Dr Jonathan Quicke
Research Fellow
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Researcher biography
Jonathan is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Research at the STARS Education and Research Alliance. "STARS" is the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service specialist public health facility in Brisbane and the "Alliance" is between the University of Queensland and Metro North Health in Queensland, Australia.
His vision is to improve the quality of life of people with the most common and disabling types of joint pain by investigating the most effective and safe treatments to support condition management. A key part of this is understanding what works best for whom and why. He has a specialist interest in the clinical management of joint pain due to osteoarthritis with education, exercise and weight loss. To maximise research impact he also seeks to understand the best ways of getting new knowledge from research to the people who need it most including healthcare practitioners and people with joint pain.
His boundary-spanning physiotherapy career has involved clinical, academic, conjoint, policy and professional body roles. Prior to joining the University of Queensland, he was Research into Practice Adviser at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in the UK and he holds an Honorary Senior Research Fellow position at Keele University, UK.
He has published over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles in top musculoskeletal journals including The Lancet Rheumatology, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Rheumatology and the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He has lead-supervised three research students to completion (1 PhD, 1 MPhil and 1 Academy of Medical Sciences project student) and has 1 ongoing Prof Doc student. He contributes to national policy (e.g. 2022 UK NICE osteoarthritis guideline committee), is a steering group member of the Osteoarthritis Research Society International Joint Effort Initiative (which seeks to improve the international implementation of evidence based osteoarthritis care) and has held national committee strategy, research and communications officer roles (e.g. for: The Community Rehabilitation Alliance; The British Society of Rheumatology, and; the Council for Allied Health Professions Research). He thrives through collaboration and welcomes approaches from prospective PhD students. He is committed to improving equity, diversity and belonging in Allied Health Professions research.
Examples of national and international recognition include:
-Invited advisor to NHS England Obesity Expert Group and report writer of "the impact of weight and weight management on osteoarthritis of the hip and knee" 2021-23.
-Chartered Society of Physiotherapy competition award- Leadership Development Programme MSc module funding 2021.
-Invitations to give international conference plenaries including the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Epidemiology and Therapy Year in Review in 2021.
-Clinical Research Network West Midlands Research Scholar Fellowships x2 2020-2022
-Invited osteoarthritis expert to UK Royal Pharmaceutical Society 2020
-National Institute of Health Care Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Lecturer in Physiotherapy 2016-2019
-Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Robert Williams Award for top 10 abstract at The World Confederation of Physical Therapy 2015
-OARSI Young Investigator Award 2014
Journal Articles
Allison, Kim, Jones, Sarah, Hinman, Rana S, Pardo, Jesse, Li, Peixuan, DeSilva, Anurika, Quicke, Jonathan George, Sumithran, Priya, Prendergast, Jodie, George, Elena, Holden, Melanie A, Foster, Nadine E and Bennell, Kim L (2024). Alternative models to support weight loss in chronic musculoskeletal conditions: effectiveness of a physiotherapist-delivered intensive diet programme for knee osteoarthritis, the POWER randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, bjsports-2023. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107793
Jinks, Clare, Botto-van Bemden, Angie, Bunzli, Samantha, Bowden, Jocelyn, Egerton, Thorlene, Eyles, Jillian, Foster, Nadine, Healey, Emma L., Maddison, John, O’Brien, Daniel, Quicke, Jonathon G., Schiphof, Dieuwke, Parry, Emma, Thomas, Martin J., Holden, Melanie A. and Change OA Narrative (COAN) Initiative (2024). Changing the narrative on osteoarthritis: A call for global action. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 32 (4), 414-420. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.004
Bowden, Jocelyn L., Hunter, David J., Mills, Kathryn, Allen, Kelli, Bennell, Kim, Briggs, Andrew M., Dziedzic, K., Hinman, Rana S., Kim, Jason S., Martinez, Nina, Quicke, Jonathan G., Tan Yijia, Bryan, van der Esch, Martin, Verges, Josep and Eyles, Jillian (2023). The OARSI Joint Effort Initiative: priorities for osteoarthritis management program implementation and research 2024–2028. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 5 (4) 100408, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100408
Swaithes, Laura, Paskins, Zoe, Quicke, Jonathan G., Stevenson, Kay, Fell, Kathy and Dziedzic, Krysia (2023). Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study. Implementation Science Communications, 4 (1) 11, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00384-1
Runhaar, Jos, Holden, Melanie A., Hattle, Miriam, Quicke, Jonathan, Healey, Emma Louise, van der Windt, Danielle, Dziedzic, Krysia S., Middelkoop, Marienke van, Bierma-Zeinstra, Sita and Foster, Nadine E. (2023). Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank. RMD Open, 9 (3) e003220. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003220
Allen, K. D., Huffman, K., Cleveland, R. J., van der Esch, M., Abbott, J. H., Abbott, A., Bennell, K., Bowden, J. L., Eyles, J., Healey, E. L., Holden, M. A., Jayakumar, P., Koenig, K., Lo, G., Losina, E., Miller, K., Østerås, N., Pratt, C., Quicke, J. G., Sharma, S., Skou, S. T., Tveter, A. T., Woolf, A., Yu, S. P. and Hinman, R. S. (2023). Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 31 (7), 954-965. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.02.078
Holden, Melanie A, Hattle, Miriam, Runhaar, Jos, Riley, Richard D, Healey, Emma L, Quicke, Jonathan, van der Windt, Danielle A, Dziedzic, Krysia, van Middelkoop, Marienke, Burke, Danielle, Corp, Nadia, Legha, Amardeep, Bierma-Zeinstra, Sita, Foster, Nadine E, Brown, Jenny, Ingram, Carol, Hickson, Sheila, Taylor, Robert, Walker, Christine, Abbott, J Haxby, Allen, Kelli, Bennell, Kim, Bossen, Daniel, Chaipinyo, Kanda, Cochrane, Tom, de Rooij, Mariëtte, Risberg, May Arna, Fitzgerald, G Kelley, French, Helen ... Yilmaz Menek, Merve (2023). Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5 (7), e386-e400. doi: 10.1016/s2665-9913(23)00122-4
Harris, Anthony, Hinman, Rana S., Lawford, Belinda J., Egerton, Thorlene, Keating, Catherine, Brown, Courtney, Metcalf, Ben, Spiers, Libby, Sumithran, Priya, Quicke, Jonathan G. and Bennell, Kim L. (2023). Cost-Effectiveness of Telehealth-Delivered Exercise and Dietary Weight Loss Programs for Knee Osteoarthritis Within a Twelve-Month Randomized Trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 75 (6), 1311-1319. doi: 10.1002/acr.25022
Allison, Kim, Jones, Sarah, Hinman, Rana S, Briggs, Andrew M., Sumithran, Priya, Quicke, Jonathan, Holden, Melanie, Chiavaroli, Neville, Crofts, Sam, George, Elena, Foster, Nadine and Bennell, Kim (2023). Effects of an online education program on physiotherapists’ confidence in weight management for people with osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 75 (4), 835-847. doi: 10.1002/acr.24828
Bennell, Kim L., Jones, Sarah E., Hinman, Rana S., McManus, Fiona, Lamb, Karen E., Quicke, Jonathan G., Sumithran, Priya, Prendergast, Jodie, George, Elena S., Holden, Melanie A., Foster, Nadine E. and Allison, Kim (2022). Effectiveness of a telehealth physiotherapist-delivered intensive dietary weight loss program combined with exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity: study protocol for the POWER randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23 (1) 733, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05685-z
Smith, Robert D., McHugh, Gretl A., Quicke, Jonathan G., Finney, Andrew, Lewis, Martyn, Dziedzic, Krysia S. and Healey, Emma L. (2022). The relationship between multisite peripheral joint pain and physical activity levels in older adults: A cross-sectional survey. Musculoskeletal Care, 20 (2), 341-348. doi: 10.1002/msc.1593
Gray, Bimbi, Eyles, Jillian P., Grace, Sandra, Hunter, David J., Østerås, Nina, Quicke, Jonathan, Schiphof, Dieuwke and Bowden, Jocelyn L. (2022). Best evidence osteoarthritis care: what are the recommendations and what is needed to improve practice?. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 38 (2), 287-302. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.11.003
McKevitt, Sarah, Jinks, Clare, Healey, Emma L. and Quicke, Jonathan G. (2022). The attitudes towards, and beliefs about, physical activity in people with osteoarthritis and comorbidity: A qualitative investigation. Musculoskeletal Care, 20 (1), 167-179. doi: 10.1002/msc.1579
Quicke, J. G., Conaghan, P. G., Corp, N. and Peat, G. (2022). Osteoarthritis year in review 2021: epidemiology and therapy. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30 (2), 196-206. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.10.003
Smith, R. D., McHugh, G. A., Quicke, J. G., Dziedzic, K. S. and Healey, E. L. (2021). Comparison of reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of the IPAQ-SF and PASE in adults with osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 19 (4), 473-483. doi: 10.1002/msc.1540
Swaithes, Laura, Walsh, Nicola and Quicke, Jonathan G (2021). Are physiotherapists too bound to be boundary spanning?. Musculoskeletal Care, 19 (4), 550-554. doi: 10.1002/msc.1544
Bennell, Kim L., Lawford, Belinda J., Keating, Catherine, Brown, Courtney, Kasza, Jessica, Mackenzie, Dave, Metcalf, Ben, Kimp, Alexander J., Egerton, Thorlene, Spiers, Libby, Proietto, Joseph, Sumithran, Priya, Harris, Anthony, Quicke, Jonathan G. and Hinman, Rana S. (2021). Comparing video-based, telehealth-delivered exercise and weight loss programs with online education on outcomes of knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine, 175 (2), 198-209. doi: 10.7326/M21-2388
Ghouri, Asim, Quicke, Jonathan G. and Conaghan, Philip G. (2021). New developments in osteoarthritis pharmacological therapies. Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 60 (Supplement_6), VI1-VI11. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab679
Hall, M., van der Esch, M., Hinman, R. S., Peat, G., de Zwart, A., Quicke, J. G., Runhaar, J., Knoop, J., van der Leeden, M., de Rooij, M., Meulenbelt, I., Vliet Vlieland, T., Lems, W. F., Holden, M. A., Foster, N. E. and Bennell, K. L. (2021). How does hip osteoarthritis differ from knee osteoarthritis?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30 (1), 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.09.010
Østerås, Nina, Blaker, Irma Brandeggen, Hjortland, Tore, Cottrell, Elizabeth, Quicke, Jonathan G., Dziedzic, Krysia S., Blackburn, Steven and Paulsen, Aksel (2021). Improving osteoarthritis management in primary healthcare: results from a quasi-experimental study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22 (1) 79, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-03959-6
O’Brien, Daniel W., Pigg, Wesley, Ellis, Richard, Baldwin, Jennifer N., Quicke, Jonathan G., Evans, Nicola and Dziedzic, Krysia (2021). An evidence-informed model of care for people with lower limb osteoarthritis in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 49 (1), 24-30. doi: 10.15619/NZJP/49.1.04
Quicke, J. G., Runhaar, J., van der Windt, D. A., Healey, E. L., Foster, N. E. and Holden, M. A. (2020). Moderators of the effects of therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review of sub-group analyses from randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2 (4) 100113, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100113
Healey, Emma L., Allen, Kelli D., Bennell, Kim, Bowden, Jocelyn L., Quicke, Jonathan G. and Smith, Robert (2020). Self-Report Measures of Physical Activity. Arthritis Care and Research, 72 (S10), 717-730. doi: 10.1002/acr.24211
Kongsted, Alice, Kent, Peter, Quicke, Jonathan G., Skou, Søren T. and Hill, Jonathan C. (2020). Risk-stratified and stepped models of care for back pain and osteoarthritis: Are we heading towards a common model?. Pain Reports, 5 (5) e843, e843. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000843
McKevitt, Sarah, Healey, Emma, Jinks, Clare, Rathod-Mistry, Trishna and Quicke, Jonathan (2020). The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2 (2) 100057, 100057. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100057
Bennell, Kim L., Keating, Catherine, Lawford, Belinda J., Kimp, Alexander J., Egerton, Thorlene, Brown, Courtney, Kasza, Jessica, Spiers, Libby, Proietto, Joseph, Sumithran, Priya, Quicke, Jonathan G., Hinman, Rana S., Harris, Anthony, Briggs, Andrew M., Page, Carolyn, Choong, Peter F., Dowsey, Michelle M., Keefe, Francis and Rini, Christine (2020). Better Knee, Better Me™: Effectiveness of two scalable health care interventions supporting self-management for knee osteoarthritis-protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21 (1) 160. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-3166-z
Legha, Amardeep, Burke, Danielle L., Foster, Nadine E., van der Windt, Danielle A., Quicke, Jonathan G., Healey, Emma L., Runhaar, Jos and Holden, Melanie A. (2020). Do comorbidities predict pain and function in knee osteoarthritis following an exercise intervention, and do they moderate the effect of exercise? Analyses of data from three randomized controlled trials. Musculoskeletal Care, 18 (1), 3-11. doi: 10.1002/msc.1425
Quicke, Jonathan G, Holden, Melanie A, Bennell, Kim L and Allison, Kim (2020). Where to from Here? Is There a Role for Physical Therapists in Enacting Evidence-Based Guidelines for Weight Loss in Adults with Osteoarthritis Who Are Overweight?. Physical Therapy, 100 (1), 3-7. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz135
Eyles, Jillian P., Hunter, David J., Bennell, Kim L., Dziedzic, Krysia S., Hinman, Rana S., van der Esch, Martin, Holden, Melanie A., Bowden, Jocelyn L., Quicke, J., Skou, S. T., Risberg, M. A.G., Roos, E. M., Thorstensson, C., Hurley, M., Nelson, A., Jinks, C., Briggs, A., Egerton, T., Allen, K., Davis, A., Dowsey, M., Holm, I., Yu, S., Dahlberg, L., Peat, G., Chan, P. K., Miller, K., Scanzello, C., Østerås, N. ... Hao, L. J. (2019). Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27 (9), 1270-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.015
Holden, M. A., Whittle, R., Waterfield, J., Chesterton, L., Cottrell, E., Quicke, J. G. and Mallen, C. D. (2019). A mixed methods exploration of physiotherapist's approaches to analgesic use among patients with hip osteoarthritis. Physiotherapy, 105 (3), 328-337. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.08.003
Swaithes, L. R., Dziedzic, K. S., Cottrell, E. and Quicke, J. G. (2019). Response to: Losina E. Why past research successes do not translate to clinical reality: gaps in evidence on exercise program efficiency. osteoarthritis and cartilage 2019;27:1–2. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27 (7), e7-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.801
Holden, Melanie Ann, Waterfield, Jackie, Whittle, Rebecca, Bennell, Kim, Quicke, Jonathan George, Chesterton, Linda and Mallen, Christian David (2019). How do UK physiotherapists address weight loss among individuals with hip osteoarthritis? A mixed-methods study. Musculoskeletal Care, 17 (1), 133-144. doi: 10.1002/msc.1383
Allison, Kim, Delany, Clare, Setchell, Jenny, Egerton, Thorlene, Holden, Melanie, Quicke, Jonathan and Bennell, Kim (2019). A qualitative study exploring the views of individuals with knee osteoarthritis on the role of physiotherapists in weight management: a complex issue requiring a sophisticated skill set. Musculoskeletal Care, 17 (2), 206-214. doi: 10.1002/msc.1391
Smith, Robert D., Dziedzic, Krysia S., Quicke, Jonathan G., Holden, Melanie A., McHugh, Gretl A. and Healey, Emma L. (2019). Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care and Research, 71 (2), 237-251. doi: 10.1002/acr.23787
Bailey, Daniel L., Holden, Melanie A., Foster, Nadine E., Quicke, Jonathan G., Haywood, Kirstie L. and Bishop, Annette (2018). Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54 (6), 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098742
Holden, Melanie A., Bennell, Kim L., Whittle, Rebecca, Chesterton, Linda, Foster, Nadine E., Halliday, Nicola A., Spiers, Libby N., Mason, Elizabeth M., Quicke, Jonathan G. and Mallen, Christian D. (2018). How do physical therapists in the United Kingdom manage patients with hip osteoarthritis? Results of a cross-sectional survey. Physical Therapy, 98 (6), 461-470. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy013
Quicke, Jonathan G., Foster, Nadine E., Croft, Peter R., Ogollah, Reuben O. and Holden, Melanie A. (2018). Change in physical activity level and clinical outcomes in older adults with knee pain: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19 (1) 59. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-1968-z
Quicke, Jonathan G., Foster, Nadine E., Ogollah, Reuben O., Croft, Peter R. and Holden, Melanie A. (2017). Relationship between attitudes and beliefs and physical activity in older adults with knee pain: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Care and Research, 69 (8), 1192-1200. doi: 10.1002/acr.23104
Quicke, J. G., Foster, N. E., Thomas, M. J. and Holden, M. A. (2015). Is long-term physical activity safe for older adults with knee pain?: A systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23 (9), 1445-1456. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.05.002
Conference Papers
Mckevitt, S., Healey, E. L., Jinks, C., Rathod-Mistry, T. and Quicke, J. G. (2019). The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials. 2019 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada, 2-5 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.551
Mckevitt, S., Jinks, C., Healey, E.L. and Quicke, J.G. (2018). The effectiveness of physical activity interventions for people with osteoarthritis and obesity: a meta-analysis. EULAR Annual European Congress of Rheumatology 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13–16 June 2018. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.6421
Hu, X.-Y., Corp, N., Quicke, J., Lai, L., Blondel, C., Stuart, B., Abdelmotelb, A., Leweth, G., Mallen, C. and Moore, M. (2018). Rosa canina fruit (rosehip) for osteoarthritis: a cochrane review. 2018 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 26-29 April 2018. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.685
Holden, M. A., Waterfield, J., Whittle, R., Bennell, K., Chesterton, L., Quicke, J. G. and Mallen, C. D. (2018). A mixed methods exploration of how UK physical therapists address weight loss among individuals with hip osteoarthritis. 2018 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 26-29 April 2018. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.645
Bailey, Daniel, Holden, Melanie A., Foster, Nadine E., Quicke, Johny G., Haywood, Kirstie L. and Bishop, Annette (2017). Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review. Rheumatology 2017, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 25 – 27 April 2017. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.178
Quicke, J. G., Afolabi, E. K., Lewis, M., Watkins, J., Dziedzic, K. S. and Healey, E. L. (2017). Sitting time predicts clinical outcomes of function and physical health in adults with OA. 2017 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Las Vegas, NV USA, 27-30 April 2017. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.574
Holden, Melanie A., Babatunde, Opeyemi O., Quicke, Jonathan G., Healey, Emma, McCluskey, Michael and Foster, Nadine E. (2017). 127. Interventions to improve adherence to exercise across different health conditions: a narrative synthesis of systematic reviews. Rheumatology 2017, Unknown, Unknown. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.128
Quicke, J. G., Foster, N. E., Ogollah, R. O., Croft, P. R. and Holden, M. A. (2016). Can attitudes and beliefs about exercise predict future physical activity level in older adults with knee pain?. 2016 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis: Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 31 March-3 April 2016. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.894
Quicke, J., Foster, N., Ogollah, R. and Holden, M. (2015). The relationship between attitudes, beliefs and physical activity behaviour in older adults with knee pain. World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2015, Singapore, Singapore, 1-4 May 2015. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1146
Quicke, J. G., Foster, N. E., Thomas, M. J. and Holden, M. A. (2014). Is long-term physical activity safe for older adults with knee pain?: a systematic review. 2014 World Congress, Paris, France, 24-27 April 2014. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.042