By Professor James McAuley

Journal articles

Pietro FD; Stanton TR; Moseley GL; Lotze M; McAuley JH, 2017, 'An exploration into the cortical reorganisation of the healthy hand in upper-limb complex regional pain syndrome', Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 13, pp. 18 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.06.004

Buscemi V; Chang WJ; Liston MB; McAuley JH; Schabrun S, 2017, 'The role of psychosocial stress in the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 6, pp. 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0618-0

Elliott JH; Synnot A; Turner T; Simmonds M; Akl EA; McDonald S; Salanti G; Meerpohl J; MacLehose H; Hilton J; Tovey D; Shemilt I; Thomas J; Agoritsas T; Perron C; Hodder R; Pestridge C; Albrecht L; Horsley T; Platt J; Armstrong R; Nguyen PH; Plovnick R; Arno A; Ivers N; Quinn G; Au A; Johnston R; Rada G; Bagg M; Jones A; Ravaud P; Boden C; Kahale L; Richter B; Boisvert I; Keshavarz H; Ryan R; Brandt L; Kolakowsky-Hayner SA; Salama D; Brazinova A; Nagraj SK; Buchbinder R; Lasserson T; Santaguida L; Champion C; Lawrence R; Santesso N; Chandler J; Les Z; Schünemann HJ; Charidimou A; Leucht S; Chou R; Low N; Sherifali D; Churchill R; Maas A; Siemieniuk R; Cnossen MC; Cossi MJ; Macleod M; Skoetz N; Counotte M; Marshall I; Soares-Weiser K; Craigie S; Marshall R; Srikanth V; Dahm P; Martin N; Sullivan K; Danilkewich A; García LM; Danko K; Mavergames C; Taylor M; Donoghue E; Maxwell LJ; Thayer K; Dressler C; McAuley J; Egan C; Tritton R; McKenzie J; Tsafnat G; Elliott SA; Tugwell P; Etxeandia I; Merner B; Turgeon A; Featherstone R; Mondello S; Foxlee R; Morley R; van Valkenhoef G; Garner P; Munafo M; Vandvik P, 2017, 'Living systematic review: 1. Introduction—the why, what, when, and how', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 91, pp. 23 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.08.010

Thomas J; Noel-Storr A; Marshall I; Wallace B; McDonald S; Mavergames C; Glasziou P; Shemilt I; Synnot A; Turner T; Elliott J; Agoritsas T; Hilton J; Perron C; Akl E; Hodder R; Pestridge C; Albrecht L; Horsley T; Platt J; Armstrong R; Nguyen PH; Plovnick R; Arno A; Ivers N; Quinn G; Au A; Johnston R; Rada G; Bagg M; Jones A; Ravaud P; Boden C; Kahale L; Richter B; Boisvert I; Keshavarz H; Ryan R; Brandt L; Kolakowsky-Hayner SA; Salama D; Brazinova A; Nagraj SK; Salanti G; Buchbinder R; Lasserson T; Santaguida L; Champion C; Lawrence R; Santesso N; Chandler J; Les Z; Schünemann HJ; Charidimou A; Leucht S; Chou R; Low N; Sherifali D; Churchill R; Maas A; Siemieniuk R; Cnossen MC; MacLehose H; Simmonds M; Cossi MJ; Macleod M; Skoetz N; Counotte M; Soares-Weiser K; Craigie S; Marshall R; Srikanth V; Dahm P; Martin N; Sullivan K; Danilkewich A; García LM; Danko K; Taylor M; Donoghue E; Maxwell LJ; Thayer K; Dressler C; McAuley J; Egan C; Tritton R; McKenzie J; Tsafnat G; Elliott SA; Meerpohl J; Tugwell P; Etxeandia I; Merner B; Featherstone R; Mondello S; Foxlee R; Morley R; van Valkenhoef G; Garner P, 2017, 'Living systematic reviews: 2. Combining human and machine effort', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 91, pp. 31 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.08.011

Simmonds M; Salanti G; McKenzie J; Elliott J, 2017, 'Living systematic reviews: 3. Statistical methods for updating meta-analyses', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 91, pp. 38 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.08.008

Akl EA; Meerpohl JJ; Elliott J; Kahale LA; Schünemann HJ; Agoritsas T; Hilton J; Perron C; Hodder R; Pestridge C; Albrecht L; Horsley T; Platt J; Armstrong R; Nguyen PH; Plovnick R; Arno A; Ivers N; Quinn G; Au A; Johnston R; Rada G; Bagg M; Jones A; Ravaud P; Boden C; Richter B; Boisvert I; Keshavarz H; Ryan R; Brandt L; Kolakowsky-Hayner SA; Salama D; Brazinova A; Nagraj SK; Salanti G; Buchbinder R; Lasserson T; Santaguida L; Champion C; Lawrence R; Santesso N; Chandler J; Les Z; Charidimou A; Leucht S; Shemilt I; Chou R; Low N; Sherifali D; Churchill R; Maas A; Siemieniuk R; Cnossen MC; MacLehose H; Simmonds M; Cossi MJ; Macleod M; Skoetz N; Counotte M; Marshall I; Soares-Weiser K; Craigie S; Marshall R; Srikanth V; Dahm P; Martin N; Sullivan K; Danilkewich A; García LM; Synnot A; Danko K; Mavergames C; Taylor M; Donoghue E; Maxwell LJ; Thayer K; Dressler C; McAuley J; Thomas J; Egan C; McDonald S; Tritton R; McKenzie J; Tsafnat G; Elliott SA; Tugwell P; Etxeandia I; Merner B; Turgeon A; Featherstone R; Mondello S; Turner T; Foxlee R; Morley R; van Valkenhoef G; Garner P; Munafo M; Vandvik P; Gerrity M, 2017, 'Living systematic reviews: 4. Living guideline recommendations', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 91, pp. 47 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.08.009

McAuley J; Gustin S, 2017, 'Innovative treatments for chronic pain', Impact, 2017, pp. 69 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2017.8.69

Breckenridge JD; McAuley JH; Butler DS; Stewart H; Moseley GL; Ginn KA, 2017, 'Reply to the letter to the Editor ‘Re: The development of a shoulder specific left/right judgement task: Validity & reliability’', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 30, pp. e88 - e89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.04.008

Saragiotto BT; Maher CG; Traeger AC; Li Q; McAuley JH, 2017, 'Dispelling the myth that chronic pain is unresponsive to treatment', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51, pp. 986 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096821

Cashin AG; McAuley JH, 2017, 'Measuring two-point discrimination threshold with a caliper', Journal of Physiotherapy, 63, pp. 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2017.04.005

Gardner T; Refshauge K; Smith L; McAuley J; Hübscher M; Goodall S, 2017, 'Physiotherapists’ beliefs and attitudes influence clinical practice in chronic low back pain: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies', Journal of Physiotherapy, 63, pp. 132 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2017.05.017

Lee H; Wiggers J; Kamper SJ; Williams A; O'Brien KM; Hodder RK; Wolfenden L; Yoong SL; Campbell E; Haskins R; Robson EK; McAuley JH; Williams CM, 2017, 'Mechanism evaluation of a lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese: Protocol for a causal mediation analysis', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e014652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014652

Karran EL; Traeger AC; McAuley JH; Hillier SL; Yau YH; Moseley GL, 2017, 'The Value of Prognostic Screening for Patients With Low Back Pain in Secondary Care', Journal of Pain, 18, pp. 673 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.12.020

Traeger AC; Skinner IW; Hübscher M; Lee H; Moseley GL; Nicholas MK; Henschke N; Refshauge KM; Blyth FM; Main CJ; Hush JM; Pearce G; Lo S; McAuley JH, 2017, 'A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain (PREVENT Trial): statistical analysis plan', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21, pp. 219 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.04.005

Lee H; Hübscher M; Moseley GL; Kamper SJ; Traeger AC; Skinner IW; Williams CM; McAuley JH, 2017, 'An embedded randomised controlled trial of a Teaser Campaign to optimise recruitment in primary care', Clinical Trials, 14, pp. 162 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1740774516683921

Breckenridge JD; McAuley JH; Butler DS; Stewart H; Moseley GL; Ginn KA, 2017, 'The development of a shoulder specific left/right judgement task: Validity & reliability', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 28, pp. 39 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.01.009

Traeger AC; Hübscher M; McAuley JH, 2017, 'Understanding the usefulness of prognostic models in clinical decision-making', Journal of Physiotherapy, 63, pp. 121 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2017.01.003

Karran EL; McAuley JH; Traeger AC; Hillier SL; Grabherr L; Russek LN; Moseley GL, 2017, 'Erratum to: Can screening instruments accurately determine poor outcome risk in adults with recent onset low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis. [BMC Med. 15, (2017), (1), (13)] DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0774-4', BMC Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0814-8

Yamato TP; Maher CG; Saragiotto BT; Catley MJ; McAuley JH, 2017, 'The Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire: one or more dimensions?', European Spine Journal, 26, pp. 301 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4890-9

Karran EL; McAuley JH; Traeger AC; Hillier SL; Grabherr L; Russek LN; Moseley GL, 2017, 'Can screening instruments accurately determine poor outcome risk in adults with recent onset low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Medicine, 15, pp. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0774-4

Traeger AC; O'Hagan ET; Cashin A; McAuley JH, 2017, 'Reassurance for patients with non-specific conditions – a user's guide', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 21, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2016.12.007

Bagg MK; Hübscher M; Rabey M; Wand BM; O'Hagan E; Moseley GL; Stanton TR; Maher CG; Goodall S; Saing S; O'Connell NE; Luomajoki H; McAuley JH, 2017, 'The RESOLVE Trial for people with chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomised clinical trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, 63, pp. 47 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2016.11.001

Traeger AC; Skinner IW; Hübscher M; Henschke N; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2017, 'What you wear does not affect the credibility of your treatment: A blinded randomized controlled study', Patient Education and Counseling, 100, pp. 104 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.08.009

, 2017, 'Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain', Clinical Spine Surgery, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01933606-900000000-99596

Lee H; Mansell G; McAuley JH; Kamper SJ; Hübscher M; Moseley GL; Wolfenden L; Hodder RK; Williams CM, 2016, 'Causal mechanisms in the clinical course and treatment of back pain', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 30, pp. 1074 - 1083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2017.04.001

Gardner T; Refshauge K; McAuley J; Goodall S; Hubscher M; Smith L, 2016, 'Patient-led goal setting: A Pilot Study Investigating a Promising Approach for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain', Spine, 41, pp. 1405 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000001545

O’Brien KM; Williams A; Wiggers J; Wolfenden L; Yoong S; Campbell E; Kamper SJ; McAuley J; Attia J; Oldmeadow C; Williams CM, 2016, 'Effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention for low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee: Protocol and statistical analysis plan for two randomised controlled trials', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 20, pp. 477 - 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0189

Traeger AC; Hübscher M; Henschke N; Williams CM; Maher CG; Moseley GL; Lee H; McAuley JH, 2016, 'Emotional distress drives health services overuse in patients with acute low back pain: a longitudinal observational study', European Spine Journal, 25, pp. 2767 - 2773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4461-0

Lee H; McAuley JH; Hübscher M; Kamper SJ; Traeger AC; Moseley GL, 2016, 'Reply', Pain, 157, pp. 2142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000616

Lee H; Hübscher M; McAuley JH, 2016, 'The Implications of Using Binary Outcomes in Mediation Analysis', Journal of Pain, 17, pp. 1045 - 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.03.007

Traeger AC; Henschke N; Hübscher M; Williams CM; Kamper SJ; Maher CG; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2016, 'Estimating the Risk of Chronic Pain: Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model (PICKUP) for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain', PLoS Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002019

Lee H; McAuley JH; Hübscher M; Allen HG; Kamper SJ; Moseley GL, 2016, 'Tweeting back: Predicting new cases of back pain with mass social media data', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 23, pp. 644 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv168

Lee H; McAuley JH; Hübscher M; Kamper SJ; Traeger AC; Moseley GL, 2016, 'Does changing pain-related knowledge reduce pain and improve function through changes in catastrophizing?', Pain, 157, pp. 922 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000472

Williams A; Wiggers J; O'brien KM; Wolfenden L; Yoong S; Campbell E; Robson E; McAuley J; Haskins R; Kamper SJ; Williams CM, 2016, 'A randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle behavioural intervention for patients with low back pain, who are overweight or obese: Study protocol Rehabilitation, physical therapy and occupational health', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0922-1

Fritz HC; McAuley JH; Wittfeld K; Hegenscheid K; Schmidt CO; Langner S; Lotze M, 2016, 'Chronic Back Pain Is Associated with Decreased Prefrontal and Anterior Insular Gray Matter: Results from a Population-Based Cohort Study', Journal of Pain, 17, pp. 111 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2015.10.003

O'brien KM; Wiggers J; Williams A; Campbell E; Wolfenden L; Yoong S; Robson EK; McAuley J; Haskins R; Kamper SJ; Williams C, 2016, 'Randomised controlled trial of referral to a telephone-based weight management and healthy lifestyle programme for patients with knee osteoarthritis who are overweight or obese: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010203

Breckenridge J; Ginn K; Wallwork S; McAuley J, 2016, 'Does Upper Limb Pain Affect the Left/Right Judgment Task? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', HAND, 11, pp. 136S - 136S, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1558944716660555jl

Ross C; Juraskova I; Lee H; Parkitny L; Stanton TR; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Psychological Distress Mediates the Relationship between Pain and Disability in Hand or Wrist Fractures', Journal of Pain, 16, pp. 836 - 843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2015.05.007

O’Connell NE; Moseley GL; McAuley JH; Wand BM; Herbert RD, 2015, 'Interpreting effectiveness evidence in pain: Short tour of contemporary issues', Physical Therapy, 95, pp. 1087 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20140480

Gardner T; Refshauge K; McAuley J; Goodall S; Hübscher M; Smith L, 2015, 'Patient led goal setting in chronic low back pain-What goals are important to the patient and are they aligned to what we measure?', Patient Education and Counseling, 98, pp. 1035 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.012

Traeger AC; Hübscher M; Henschke N; Moseley GL; Lee H; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Effect of primary care based education on reassurance in patients with acute low back pain systematic review and meta-analysis', JAMA Internal Medicine, 175, pp. 733 - 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0217

Hübscher M; Tu S; Stanton T; Moseley GL; Wand BM; Booth J; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Movement restriction does not modulate sensory and perceptual effects of exercise-induced arm pain', European Journal of Applied Physiology, 115, pp. 1047 - 1055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-014-3085-5

Di Pietro F; Stanton TR; Moseley GL; Lotze M; Mcauley JH, 2015, 'Interhemispheric somatosensory differences in chronic pain reflect abnormality of the Healthy side', Human Brain Mapping, 36, pp. 508 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.22643

McAuley J, 2015, 'Commentary to: The PACT trial: PAtient Centered Telerehabilitation Effectiveness of software-supported and traditional mirror therapy in patients with phantom limb pain following lower limb amputation: Protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, 61, pp. 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2014.10.001

Traeger A; Henschke N; Hübscher M; Williams CM; Kamper SJ; Maher CG; Moseley GL; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Development and validation of a screening tool to predict the risk of chronic low back pain in patients presenting with acute low back pain: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007916

Lee H; Hübscher M; Moseley GL; Kamper SJ; Traeger AC; Mansell G; McAuley JH, 2015, 'How does pain lead to disability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies in people with back and neck pain', Pain, 156, pp. 988 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000146

Lee H; Hübscher M; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Importance of quantifying indirect effects from mediation analyses', Pain, 156, pp. 2634 - 2635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000346

Lee H; Moseley GL; Hübscher M; Kamper SJ; Traeger AC; Skinner IW; McAuley JH, 2015, 'Understanding how pain education causes changes in pain and disability: Protocol for a causal mediation analysis of the PREVENT trial', Journal of Physiotherapy, 61, pp. 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2015.03.004

Kamper SJ; Grootjans SJM; Michaleff ZA; Maher CG; McAuley JH; Sterling M, 2015, 'Measuring Pain Intensity in Patients with Neck Pain: Does It Matter How You Do It?', Pain Practice, 15, pp. 159 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papr.12169

Gardner T; Refshauge K; McAuley J; Goddall S; Huebscher M; Smith L, 2015, 'Patient led goal setting in chronic low back pain—an effective novel approach', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e444 - e445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3225

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