Musculoskeletal and Sports Health

Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research (CIPHeR) addresses the broader topic of pain and includes 4 streams that address different points along the research spectrum. Musculoskeletal and Sports Health is a particular strength of pain research at UQ and cuts across the 4 CIPHeR streams.

Mission

To advance prevention and management of musculoskeletal and sport-related pain and injuries by embedding research in an end-to-end pathway to translation, from basic research to implementation that integrates biological, psychological, social and environmental expertise to address clinically important questions.
To improve outcomes for people with musculoskeletal and sport-related pain and injuries by developing and evaluating approaches to precision management.
To prevent development, progression and recurrence of musculoskeletal or sport-related pain and injuries through identification of mechanisms and risk factors.
To evaluate treatments for musculoskeletal or sport-related pain and injuries using high-quality and innovative clinical trial designs.
To develop and evaluate interventions to enhance physical activity participation and sports performance.
To develop and/or refine treatments for musculoskeletal and sport-related pain and injuries based on an improved understanding of their mechanisms.
To advance technologies to enhance research capabilities and clinical outcomes in musculoskeletal and sports health.
To facilitate the translation and implementation of research knowledge to practice and education in musculoskeletal and sports health.

Project Title	Funding body	Investigators
Efficacy of a personalised pelvic floor Muscle Training program on Urinary incontinence after radical Prostatectomy (MaTchUP)	NHMRC	Paul Hodges, Ryan Stafford, Geoff Coughlin, Jessica Kasza, James Ashton-Miller, Anne Cameron, Luke Connelly, Leanne Hall
MyBackPain: Evaluation of an innovative consumer-focused website for low back pain	Medibank Better Health Fund Grant	Leanne Hall, Manuela Ferreira, Jenny Setchell, Simon French, Jessica Kasza, Kim Bennell, David Hunter, Bill Vicenzino, Chris Dickson, Paul Hodges
Musculoskeletal pain and disability: improving outcomes through conservative interventions	NHMRC Program Grant	Paul Hodges, Kim Bennell, David Hunter, Bill Vicenzino
Centre of Research Excellence in Translation of Research into Improved Outcomes in Musculoskeletal Pain & Health (CRE TRIUMPH)	NHMRC CRE Grant	Kim Bennell , David Hunter, Paul Hodges, Rachelle Buchbinder, Marie Pirotta, Rana Hinman, Anthony Harris, Nadine Foster, Susie Michie, Bill Vicenzino
The role of neuroimmune response on sensorimotor function in people with chronic low back pain	International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine	Hugo Massé-Alarie, Paul Hodges, Marco Loggia , Michael Farrell, P Cumming
HAPPI knees! A feasibility trial of shoe inserts for adolescents with patellofemoral pain	Molly Saint Grant, Arthritis Australia	Natalie Collins, Steven Kamper, Marienke van Middelkoop, Kay Crossley
Patellofemoral osteoarthritis: progression and prevention in young to middle-aged adults with chronic patellofemoral pain	Arthritis Queensland Fellowship; Arthritis Australia	Natalie Collins
Can shoe inserts reduce the burden of kneecap osteoarthritis?	NHMRC Project Grant	Kay Crossley, Hylton Menz, Trevor Russell, Anne Smith, Natalie Collins,
Implementation of GLA:D in Queensland public health services: towards a standardized non-surgical management approach for hip and knee osteoarthritis	Research Grant; RBWH Foundation	Maree Raymer, Shaun O'Leary, Michelle Cottrell, Natalie Collins, Michelle Smith, Liam Maclachlan, Bill Vicenzino, Tracy Comans, Joanne Kemp, Christian Barton, Kay Crossley
Painful mid-foot osteoarthritis - peering inside the foot to understand the structural and functional consequences of a common, but poorly understood disease	HaBS Research Collaboration Grant; The University of Queensland	Luke Kelly, Natalie Collins, Michelle Smith, Melinda Smith, Andrew Cresswell
The biomechanical profile and effectiveness of foot orthoses in ankle osteoarthritis	HaBS-Medicine Grant; The University of Queensland	Michelle Smith, Taylor Dick, Kylie Tucker, Natalie Collins, Francois Hug, Bill Vicenzino
Intrinsic foot muscle activity during standing balance tasks in adults with hallux valgus compared to controls.	Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation Research Grant	Sheree Hurn, Aaron Wholohan, Melinda Smith, Karen Mickle
Redefining exercise prescription for plantar heel pain: an evaluation of intrinsic foot muscle deficits and targeted muscle training	Early Career Researcher Grant; The University of Queensland	Melinda Smith
Identifying optimal sit-stand recommendations for office workers with low back pain	Office Ergonomics Research Committee, US	Charlotte Brakenridge, Venerina Johnston, Michelle Smith, Sjaan Gomersall
Improving low back pain healthcare delivery: Enhancing the biopsychosocial model.	NHMRC Early Career Fellowship	Jenny Setchell
Translating low back pain research: Identifying potential harms in health messaging	Arthritis Australia Grant in Aid	Jenny Setchell, Paul Hodges, Merrill Turpin
Improving low back pain healthcare delivery: Enhancing the biopsychosocial model	UQ Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme	Jenny Setchell
Shoulder Osteoarthritis Research (SOAR) Priority Setting Partnership (PSP)	Australia New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network, Arthritis Australia, and National Health Medical and Research Council	Jonathan Quicke

Clinics and research groups

NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain Injury and Health
SHRS Musculoskeletal and Sports Injury Clinic
Neck Pain and Whiplash Research Group
Sports Injury Rehabilitation and Prevention for Health (SIRPH)
Human Neuroscience Unit (HNU)
Centre for Research in Telerehabilitation
GLA:D UQ
PAH-UQ Cancer Exercise Collaboration
RECOVER Injury Research Centre – Facilitating Return to Pre-injury Function Group
SocioHealthLab Research Network

Chair: Paul Hodges, Professor and NHMRC SPRF

Deputy: Natalie Collins, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy

Academic staff

Sandy Brauer, Deputy Executive Dean, HMBS
Trevor Russell, Professor in Physiotherapy
Asad Khan, Associate Professor
Michelle Smith, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Roma Forbes, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Sjaan Gomersall, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Anna Hatton, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy
Lucy Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Julia Treleaven, Senior Lecturer
Shaun O’Leary, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy and Senior Research Fellow
Venerina Johnston, Honorary Associate Professor
Bill Vicenzino, Emeritus Professor

Research staff

Wolbert van den Hoorn, Senior Research Fellow
Sauro Salomoni, Research Fellow
Melinda Smith, Honarary Research Fellow
Esther Smits, Honarary Research Fellow
Dion Scott, Principal Scientific Officer

Conjoint staff

Elise Gane, Honarary Research Fellow
Hannah Gullo, Senior Research Fellow and Conjoint Research Fellow

Clinic staff

Lauren Jeffery, Clinic Manager, Physiotherapy

HDR students

Candidate	Degree	Supervision	Project Title/Description
Patrick Beaumont	PhD, Physiotherapy	Professor Paul Hodges, Associate Professor Paul Licina, Dr Patricio Pincheira Miranda	Understanding the mechanisms of recovery from back pain
Wanyun Huang	PhD, Physiotherapy	Professor Michele Sterling, Dr Nigel Armfield	To understand associations between sleep and pain after minor/moderate motor vehicle crash injuries and factors that may influence these associations
Christopher Zillmann	PhD, Physiotherapy	Associate Professor Michelle Smith, Professor Bill Vicenzino, Associate Professor Natalie Collins	Understanding impairments and management of growth-related injuries in adolescent athletes
Chalomjai Pensri	PhD, Physiotherapy	Dr Lucy Thomas, Dr Julia Treleaven, Dr Zhiqi Liang, Emeritus Professor Gwendolen Jull	The nature of neck pain and function in tension type headache
Brent Sahota	PhD, Physiotherapy	Associate Professor Michelle Smith, Dr Viana Vuvan, Professor Bill Vicenzino	Moving towards the development of criteria to clear patients to return to sport from patellar tendinopathy
Nayomi Ranathunga	PhD, Physiotherapy	Professor Michele Sterling, Dr Scott Farrell	Neurological Factors affecting chronic pain after road traffic injury
Mansour Abdullah Alshehri	PhD, Physiotherapy	Professor Paul Hodges, Dr Wolbert van den Hoorn, Dr David Klyne	Relationship between trunk postural control and low back pain

Physiotherapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital