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P H Ferreira

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Articles 17
Citations 302
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Neurology
Psychiatry
Critical Care
Top 10 Co-Authors
M L Ferreira
C G Maher
A Bauman
J L Hopper
M B Pinheiro
J R Zadro
L Calais-Ferreira
D Shirley
K Refshauge
M Simic
Published In
Eur J Pain
Eur Spine J
J Clin Epidemiol
Prev Med
Br J Sports Med
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Recent Articles
11.
The association between symptom severity and physical activity participation in people seeking care for acute low back pain
Gomes J, Kingma M, Kamper S, Maher C, Ferreira P, Marques A, et al.
Eur Spine J . 2015 Jan; 24(3):452-7. PMID: 25597041
Purpose: To investigate the association between symptom severity and physical activity participation in people with acute non-specific low back pain (LBP). Methods: The sample included a total of 999 patients...
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Patients' perceived level of social isolation affects the prognosis of low back pain
Oliveira V, Ferreira M, Morso L, Albert H, Refshauge K, Ferreira P
Eur J Pain . 2014 Sep; 19(4):538-45. PMID: 25185789
Background: Perceived social isolation is prevalent among patients with low back pain (LBP) and could be a potential prognostic factor for clinical outcomes following an episode of LBP. Methods: A...
13.
Heritability and lifestyle factors in chronic low back pain: results of the Australian twin low back pain study (The AUTBACK study)
Junqueira D, Ferreira M, Refshauge K, Maher C, Hopper J, Hancock M, et al.
Eur J Pain . 2014 Apr; 18(10):1410-8. PMID: 24733726
Background: Heritability and population-specific lifestyle factors are considered to significantly contribute to chronic low back pain (LBP), but traditional population studies fail to (1) adjust for genetics; and (2) use...
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Self-reported moderate-to-vigorous leisure time physical activity predicts less pain and disability over 12 months in chronic and persistent low back pain
Pinto R, Ferreira P, Kongsted A, Ferreira M, Maher C, Kent P
Eur J Pain . 2014 Mar; 18(8):1190-8. PMID: 24577780
Background: Physical deconditioning in combination with societal and emotional factors has been hypothesized to compromise complete recovery from low back pain (LBP). However, there is a lack of longitudinal studies...
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Nature or nurture in low back pain? Results of a systematic review of studies based on twin samples
Ferreira P, Beckenkamp P, Maher C, Hopper J, Ferreira M
Eur J Pain . 2013 Jan; 17(7):957-71. PMID: 23335362
Twin studies are becoming popular to investigate risk factors for low back pain (LBP) because they consider the genetic factor and allow for more precise estimates of risks. We aimed...
16.
Changes in recruitment of transversus abdominis correlate with disability in people with chronic low back pain
Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Maher C, Refshauge K, Herbert R, Hodges P
Br J Sports Med . 2009 May; 44(16):1166-72. PMID: 19474006
Objectives: Although motor control exercises have been shown to be effective in the management of low back pain (LBP) the mechanism of action is unclear. The current study investigated the...
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Effect of applying different "levels of evidence" criteria on conclusions of Cochrane reviews of interventions for low back pain
Ferreira P, Ferreira M, Maher C, Refshauge K, Herbert R, Latimer J
J Clin Epidemiol . 2003 Jan; 55(11):1126-9. PMID: 12507677
The objective of this study was to examine the consistency of conclusions of Cochrane systematic reviews when different criteria are used to determine levels of evidence. We reanalyzed the data...