Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Diagnostic Labels for Rotator Cuff Disease Can Increase People's Perceived Need for Shoulder Surgery: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether different labels for rotator cuff disease influence people's perceived need for surgery. DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment. METHODS: Participants with and without shoulder pain read ...Article -
Education can reassure people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: a 3-arm, randomised, online experiment
Published 2024We aimed to investigate the immediate effect of best practice education (with and without pain science messages) and structure-focused education on reassurance among people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. We ...Article -
Effectiveness of Choosing Wisely recommendations in reducing physiotherapists' intentions to refer for imaging and use electrotherapy for low back pain: a randomised controlled experiment
Published 2025QUESTION: What is the effect of Choosing Wisely recommendations on physiotherapists' intentions to refer for imaging and use electrotherapy for low back pain? DESIGN: Three-arm parallel-group online randomised controlled ...Article -
Are musculoskeletal conditions neglected in national health surveys?
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: To describe the proportion of national health surveys that contain questions on the prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal conditions. METHODS: We used a comprehensive search strategy to obtain national ...Article -
Non-specific diagnostic labels for musculoskeletal conditions foster positive views about prognosis and non-invasive management but require clear explanation: a systematic review
Published 2025QUESTIONS: What are patient and public perceptions of diagnostic labels for musculoskeletal pain? How do these labels influence beliefs, emotions and treatment preferences? DESIGN: Systematic review and qualitative ...Article