Academic Department
Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Cabrini Hospital - Projects
Current Research Projects:
A 4-year NH&MRC-funded randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty for acute painful osteoporotic spinal compression fractures
Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD)
Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group, Australian Satellite
Understanding health information in the community
Predictive modelling of low back pain in primary care
Quality of Life, disability and prioritisation of people waiting for joint replacement surgery.
An open-label study of anti-TNF chimeric monoclonal antibody, infliximab (Remicade), in the treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate treatment
Cochrane reviews of interventions for shoulder pain and tennis elbow
Malignancy and rheumatoid arthritis
Recent Research Projects:
A 3-year NH&MRC-funded randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of physiotherapy after hydrodilatation for the stiff painful shoulder
The efficacy of extra-corporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow): a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
Supplementary written information for patients receiving drug therapy: evaluation of readability and efficacy
Ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for plantar fasciitis (painful heel): a randomised controlled trial
Effects of a media campaign on back pain beliefs and its potential influence on management of low back pain in general practice
A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral prednisolone in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis
The responsiveness of disability and pain measures in shoulder disorders
How reliably do rheumatologists measure shoulder movement?
Malignancy and polymyositis
