Ms Esther Smits
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
+61 7 336 51523
Journal Articles
Window, Peter, McGrath, Michelle, Harvie, Daniel S., Smits, Esther, Johnston, Venerina, Murdoch, Megan and Russell, Trevor (2024). Pain education and virtual reality improves pain, pain-related fear of movement, and trunk kinematics in individuals with persistent low back pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 40 (8), 478-489. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001221
Payne, Caitlyn, Gesch, Janelle, Smits, Esther, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Johnston, Venerina, Gardiner, Paul A., Comans, Tracy, Bell, Ryan and Gane, Elise (2024). Feasibility of a physiotherapist-supervised walking program with telephone coaching to increase physical activity following acquired brain injury. Brain Impairment, 25 (2) ARTN IB23095. doi: 10.1071/ib23095
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J., Gane, Elise M., Andrews, Nicole E., Williams, Gina and Johnston, Venerina (2024). Effectiveness of interventions on work outcomes after road traffic crash-related musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1007/s10926-024-10185-z
Clanchy, Kelly, Stanfield, Matthew, Smits, Esther, Liimatainen, Jenna and Ritchie, Carrie (2024). Calibration and validation of physical behaviour cut-points using wrist-worn ActiGraphs for children and adolescents: a systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27 (2), 92-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2023.11.008
Ritchie, Carrie, Smits, Esther, Armfield, Nigel and Sterling, Michele (2023). Objectively and subjectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with whiplash associated disorder and aged-matched healthy controls. PLoS One, 18 (10) e0292629, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292629
Riddick, Ryan, Smits, Esther, Faber, Gert, Shearwin, Cory, Hodges, Paul and van den Hoorn, Wolbert (2023). Estimation of human spine orientation with inertial measurement units (IMU) at low sampling rate: How low can we go?. Journal of Biomechanics, 157 111726, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111726
Veen, Egbert J. D., Smits, Esther J., Ker, Andrew, Whitehouse, Sarah L, Ziegenfuss, Brandon L., Pivonka, Peter, Gupta, Ashish and Cutbush, Kenneth (2023). Anterior deltoid muscle reflection using a deltopectoral approach is safe and does not influence outcome of reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 32 (6), 1135-1145. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.01.029
Costa, Nathalia, Smits, Esther J., Kasza, Jessica, Salomoni, Sauro, Rodriguez-Romero, Beatriz, Ferreira, Manuela L and Hodges, Paul W. (2022). Are objective measures of sleep and sedentary behaviours related to low back pain flares?. Pain, 163 (9), 1829-1837. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002585
Smits, Esther Josefina, Salomoni, Sauro, Costa, Nathalia, Rodríguez-Romero, Beatriz and Hodges, Paul W. (2022). How reliable is measurement of posture during sleep: real-world measurement of body posture and movement during sleep using accelerometers. Physiological Measurement, 43 (1) 015001, 015001. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac482f
Gane, Elise M., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J., Aplin, Tammy and Johnston, Venerina (2021). The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21) 11504, 11504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111504
Ritchie, Carrie, Clanchy, Kelly, Sterling, Michele, Tate, Robyn, Smits, Esther J., Day, Melissa, Nikles, Jane, Liimatainen, Jenna and Tweedy, Sean M. (2021). Evaluation of a physical activity promotion intervention for adults with whiplash associated disorders: a single-case experimental design study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (23), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1989062
Hall, Michelle, Dobson, Fiona, Van Ginckel, Ans, Nelligan, Rachel K., Collins, Natalie J., Smith, Michelle D., Ross, Megan H., Smits, Esther and Bennell, Kim L. (2021). Comparative effectiveness of exercise programs for psychological well-being in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51 (5), 1023-1032. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.07.007
McCarthy, K. L., Harris-Brown, T., Smits, E. J., Legg, A., Chatfield, M. D. and Paterson, D. L. (2021). The MOBILISE study: utilisation of ambulatory pumps in the inpatient setting to administer continuous antibiotic infusions—a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 40 (12), 2505-2513. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04294-3
Wu, Yizhou, Smits, Esther J., Window, Peter, Beningfield, Alice, Johnston, Venerina and McRae, Prue (2021). Mobility levels of acute medical patients: is behavioural mapping comparable to accelerometry?. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35 (4), 595-605. doi: 10.1177/0269215520970341
Costa, Nathalia, Smits, Esther J., Kasza, Jessica, Salomoni, Sauro E., Ferreira, Manuela and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). Low back pain flares : how do they differ from an increase in pain?. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 37 (5), 313-320. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000926
Costa, Nathalia, Smits, Esther, Kasza, Jessica, Salomoni, Sauro, Ferreira, Manuela, Sullivan, Michael and Hodges, Paul W. (2021). ISSLS PRIZE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE 2021: What are the risk factors for low back pain flares and does this depend on how flare is defined?. European Spine Journal, 30 (5), 1089-1097. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06730-6
Smits, Esther J., Gane, Elise M., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Andrews, Nicole E. and Johnston, Venerina (2020). Expert consensus and perspectives on recovery following road traffic crashes: a Delphi study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (13), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1855677
Hall, Michelle, Dobson, Fiona, Plinsinga, Melanie, Mailloux, Catherine, Starkey, Scott, Smits, Esther, Hodges, Paul, Vicenzino, Bill, Schabrun, Siobhan M. and Masse-Alarie, Hugo (2020). Effect of exercise on pain processing and motor output in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28 (12), 1501-1513. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.07.009
Gane, Elise M., Smits, Esther J., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Gangathimmaiah, Vinay, Jagnoor, Jagnoor, Cameron, Ian D. and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Functional and employment outcomes following road traffic crashes in Queensland, Australia: protocol for a prospective cohort study. Journal of Transport and Health, 15 100678, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100678
Smits, Esther, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Gane, Elise, Warren, Jacelle, Heron-Delaney, Michelle, Kenardy, Justin and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Identifying risk of poor physical and mental health recovery following a road traffic crash: an industry-specific screening tool. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 132 105280, 105280. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.105280
Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Gane, Elise M., Smits, Esther J., Andrews, Nicole E. and Johnston, Venerina (2019). Impact of interventions on work-related outcomes for individuals with musculoskeletal injuries after road traffic crash: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 8 (1) 247, 247. doi: 10.1186/s13643-019-1178-2
Gane, Elise M., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J. and Johnston, Venerina (2018). The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 7 (1) 202, 202. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0869-4
Smits, E. J., Winkler, E. A. H., Healy, G. N., Dall, P. M., Granat, M. H. and Hodges, P. W. (2018). Comparison of single- and dual-monitor approaches to differentiate sitting from lying in free-living conditions. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (8), 1888-1896. doi: 10.1111/sms.13203
Smits, Esther J., Tolonen, Antti J., Cluitmans, Luc, van Gils, Mark, Zietsma, Rutger C., Tijssen, Marina A. J. and Maurits, Natasha M. (2018). Reproducibility of standardized fine motor control tasks and age effects in healthy adults. Measurement, 114, 177-184. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.09.011
Smits, Esther J., Tolonen, Antti J., Cluitmans, Luc, van Gils, Mark, Zietsma, Rutger C., Borgemeester, Robbert W. K., van Laar, Teus and Maurits, Natasha M. (2017). Graphical tasks to measure upper limb function in patients with Parkinson's disease: Validity and response to dopaminergic medication. Ieee Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21 (1), 283-289. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2015.2503802
Lubbe, Anouk S., Kistemaker, Jos C. M., Smits, Esther J. and Feringa, Ben L. (2016). Solvent effects on the thermal isomerization of a rotary molecular motor. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 (38), 26725-26735. doi: 10.1039/c6cp03571j
Smits, Esther J., Tolonen, Antti J., Cluitmans, Luc, van Gils, Mark, Conway, Bernard A., Zietsma, Rutger C., Leenders, Klaus L. and Maurits, Natasha M. (2014). Standardized handwriting to assess bradykinesia, micrographia and tremor in Parkinson's disease. PLoS One, 9 (5) e97614, e97614. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097614
Conference Papers
Hall, M., Nelligan, R. K., Dobson, F. L., Collins, N. J., Smits, E. J., Ross, M. H., Kasza, J. E. and Bennell, K. L. (2019). Effect of exercise on psychological well-being in people with knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. 2019 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2 - 5 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.481
Tolonen, Antti, Cluitmans, Luc, Smits, Esther, Van Gils, Mark, Maurits, Natasha and Zietsma, Rutger (2015). Distinguishing Parkinson's disease from other syndromes causing tremor using automatic analysis of writing and drawing tasks. 15th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2015, Belgrade, Serbia, 2-4 November 2015. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/BIBE.2015.7367690