Giovanni E. Ferreira

Experience

• 2020–present
  Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Sydney

Education

• 2020 
  The University of Sydney , PhD

Publications

• 2022
  Diagnoses and trends in use of imaging for low back pain in four Australian emergency departments 2012-2019, Emergency Medicine Australasia
• 2022
  Spinal Cord Stimulators: An analysis of the adverse events reported to the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, J Pat Saf
• 2022
  How do people perceive different labels for rotator cuff disease? A content analysis of data collected in a randomised controlled experiment, BMJ Open
• 2022
  A content analysis of online information about the benefits and harms of spine surgery [Accepted for publication in Braz J Phys Ther], Braz J Phys Ther
• 2022
  . Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Systematic review and Meta-Analysis, Med J Aus
• 2021
  Online information about the effectiveness of shoulder surgery is not evidence-based: a content analysis, Arch Phys Med Rehabil
• 2021
  Strategies to minimise concerns with selection bias in systematic reviews of interventions, Musculoskelet Sci Prac
• 2021
  Efficacy of antidepressants for back pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis, BMJ
• 2021
  Time to reconsider what Global Burden of Disease studies really tell us about low back pain, Ann Rheum Dis
• 2021
  Insights into low back pain management in Argentina, Braz J Phys Ther
• 2021
  Advice and education provide small short-term improvements in pain and disability in people with non-specific spinal pain: a systematic review, J Physiother
• 2021
  Meditation for Adults with Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Scand J Pain
• 2021
  What makes a great clinical trial in physiotherapy?, Phys Theor Pract
• 2021
  Immediate effects of dry needling and myofascial release on local and widespread pressure pain threshold in individuals with active upper trapezius trigger points: a randomized clinical trial, J Man Physiol Ther
• 2021
  Are musculoskeletal conditions neglected in national health surveys?, Rheumatology (Oxford)
• 2021
  Completeness and quality of low back pain prevalence data in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, BMJ Global Health
• 2021
  Low back pain presentations to New South Wales emergency departments: trends over time and geographical variation, Emerg Med Australas
• 2021
  Intensive supervised rehabilitation versus less supervised rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis, J Sci Med Sports
• 2021
  Global Media Coverage of the Benefits and Harms of Early Detection Tests, JAMA Internal Medicine
• 2021
  Diagnostic Labels for Rotator Cuff Disease Can Increase People’s Perceived Need for Shoulder Surgery: An Online Randomized Controlled Experiment, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther
• 2021
  The challenges faced by musculoskeletal health research in Australia & New Zealand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Intern Med J
• 2021
  Recommendations for shaping the future of low back pain prevention research, Br J Sports Med
• 2020
  A look into the challenges and complexities of managing low back pain in Mexico, Global Public Health
• 2020
  Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain: An overview of systematic reviews. [Accepted for publication on October 2020], Medical Journal of Australia
• 2020
  People considering exercise to prevent low back pain recurrence prefer exercise programs that differ from programs known to be effective: a discrete choice experiment [Accepetd for publication on September 2020], Journal of Physiotherapy
• 2020
  Deprescribing opioids in chronic non-cancer pain; systematic review of randomised trials, Drugs
• 2020
  The effectiveness of hip arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
• 2020
  Exercise is medicine, but perhaps not for preventing low back pain: a randomized trial of exercise and education to prevent low back pain recurrence [Accepted for publication on October 2020], Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
• 2020
  Autonomic Effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, J Man Physiol Ther
• 2020
  TOPS – a randomized controlled trial of exercise and education to prevent recurrence of low back pain: statistical analysis plan, Braz J Phys Ther
• 2020
  Has physical therapists’ management of musculoskeletal conditions improved over time?, Braz J Phys Ther
• 2020
  Dry Needling Combined With Guideline-Based Physical Therapy Provides No Added Benefit in the Management of Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial., J Orthop Sports Phys Ther
• 2020
  The Back Beliefs Questionnaire, J Physiother
• 2020
  . Measurement properties of the craniocervical flexion test: a systematic review, Phys Ther
• 2019
  Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments, BMJ Quality & Safety
• 2019
  Early Physical Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain May Not Reduce Health Services Utilization, Costs, and Opioid Use, Arch Phys Med Rehabil
• 2019
  Review article: A scoping review of physiotherapists in the adult emergency department, Emerg Med Australas
• 2019
  Effects of post-ICU follow-up on subject outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis, J Crit Care
• 2019
  Credibility, Accuracy, and Comprehensiveness of Internet-Based Information About Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review, J Med Internet Res
• 2018
  Staff and patients have mostly positive perceptions of physiotherapists working in emergency departments: a systematic review, J Physiother
• 2018
  Measurement properties of the craniocervical flexion test: a systematic review protocol., BMJ Open
• 2018
  Can nudge-interventions address health service overuse and underuse? Protocol for a systematic review, BMJ Open
• 2018
  Autonomic function and pressure pain threshold following thoracic mobilization in asymptomatic subjects: A randomized controlled trial, J Bodyword Mov Ther
• 2018
  Short-Term Effects of Different Rates of Thoracic Mobilization on Pressure Pain Thresholds in Asymptomatic Individuals: A Randomized Crossover Trial, J Chirop Med
• 2018
  Tackling low back pain in Brazil: a wake-up call, Braz J Phys Ther
• 2018
  Limited evidence for screening for serious pathologies using red flags in patients with low back pain presenting to the emergency department. , Emerg Med Australas
• 2017
  Trial of neurodynamic treatment was reported accurately and appropriately. Journal of physiotherapy, J Physiother
• 2016
  Global Postural Reeducation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, Braz J Phys Ther
• 2016
  Neurodynamic treatment did not improve pain and disability at two weeks in patients with chronic nerve-related leg pain: a randomised trial, J Physiother
• 2016
  Neurodynamic treatment for patients with nerve-related leg pain: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial, J Bodywork Mov Ther
• 2015
  Unspecific Passive Exercises in Rotator Cuff Pathology: The Need for Comprehensive Physical Therapy, Arthroscopy
• 2015
  The effect of exercise therapy on knee adduction moment in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review, Clin Biomech

Grants and Contracts

• 2022
  Improving back pain in Australia

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  National Health and Medical Research Council

Professional Memberships

• Australia New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network