Luciana G Macedo

Summary

Affiliation: The George Institute for International Health
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Graded activity and graded exposure for persistent nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review
    Luciana G Macedo
    University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    Phys Ther 90:860-79. 2010
  2. ncbi Differences in range of motion between dominant and nondominant sides of upper and lower extremities
    Luciana Gazzi Macedo
    The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:577-82. 2008
  3. ncbi Motor control exercise for persistent, nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review
    Luciana G Macedo
    The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050 Australia
    Phys Ther 89:9-25. 2009
  4. ncbi There was evidence of convergent and construct validity of Physiotherapy Evidence Database quality scale for physiotherapy trials
    Luciana Gazzi Macedo
    Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Clin Epidemiol 63:920-5. 2010
  5. ncbi Feasibility of using short message service to collect pain outcomes in a low back pain clinical trial
    Luciana G Macedo
    Common Spinal Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1151-5. 2012
  6. ncbi Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial
    Luciana G Macedo
    Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, 341 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:65. 2008

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Graded activity and graded exposure for persistent nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review
    Luciana G Macedo
    University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    Phys Ther 90:860-79. 2010
    ..Background: Graded activity and graded exposure are increasingly being used in the management of persistent low back pain; however, their effectiveness remains poorly understood...
  2. ncbi Differences in range of motion between dominant and nondominant sides of upper and lower extremities
    Luciana Gazzi Macedo
    The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    J Manipulative Physiol Ther 31:577-82. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to compare ranges of motion (ROM) between dominant and nondominant sides for the joints of the upper and lower extremities...
  3. ncbi Motor control exercise for persistent, nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review
    Luciana G Macedo
    The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, 2050 Australia
    Phys Ther 89:9-25. 2009
    ..Previous systematic reviews have concluded that the effectiveness of motor control exercise for persistent low back pain has not been clearly established...
  4. ncbi There was evidence of convergent and construct validity of Physiotherapy Evidence Database quality scale for physiotherapy trials
    Luciana Gazzi Macedo
    Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Clin Epidemiol 63:920-5. 2010
    ..To evaluate the convergent and construct validity of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale used to rate the methodological quality of randomized trials in physiotherapy...
  5. ncbi Feasibility of using short message service to collect pain outcomes in a low back pain clinical trial
    Luciana G Macedo
    Common Spinal Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1151-5. 2012
    ..Observational study nested within a randomized controlled trial...
  6. ncbi Motor control or graded activity exercises for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial
    Luciana G Macedo
    Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, 341 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:65. 2008
    ..At present however, there are no guidelines to help clinicians select the best treatment for a patient. As a result, time and money are wasted on treatments which ultimately fail to help the patient...