Staff profile

Dr Andrew Hahne

Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Physiotherapy

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

B.Physio (Hons), PhD

Membership of professional Associations

Member Australian Physiotherapy Association, Member Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia

Area of study

Physiotherapy

Brief Profile

Andrew graduated from La Trobe university in 2000, receiving the David Myers University medal for the Faculty of Health Sciences. He returned to La Trobe to undetake his PhD investigating the conservative management of lumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathy. He completed his PhD in 2011, and was awarded the Stephen Duckett Graduate Research Prize for Higher Degree Research.

Andrew has worked clinically as a Physiotherapist in private practice since 2001, and he currently combines his academic work at La Trobe with ongoing clinical work. He has a particular interest in treating and researching back and neck pain.

Research interests

Back and Neck Pain

- Clinical trials, disc herniation, assessment and treatment

Joint Orthopaedics

- Shoulder pain

Teaching Units

PTY5EBP

PTY5APP

4th Year co-ordinator

Recent Publications

  • Ford JJ, Hahne AJ. (2012). Pathoanatomy and classification of low back disorders. Man Ther, In Press  
  • Richards, MC, Ford, JJ, Slater, SL, Hahne, AJ, Surkitt, LD, Davidson, M, et al. (2012). The effectiveness of physiotherapy functional restoration for post-acute low back pain: A systematic review. Man Ther, In Press.  
  • Slater SL, Ford JJ, Richards MC, Taylor NF, Surkitt LD, & Hahne AJ. (2012). The effectiveness of sub-group specific manual therapy for low back pain: A systematic review. Man Ther, 17(3), 201-212.
  • Surkitt LD, Ford JJ, Hahne AJ, Pizzari T, & McMeeken JM. (2012). Efficacy of Directional Preference Management for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review. Phys Ther, 92(5), 652-665
  • Ford JJ, Richards MC, Hahne AJ. (2012). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders: Part 4- Functional restoration for multi-factorial persistent pain. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(5), 322-334
  • Ford JJ, Hahne AJ, Chan AYP, Surkitt LD. (2012). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders: Part 3- Functional restoration for intervertebral disc related problems. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(1), 55-75
  • Ford JJ, Surkitt LD, Hahne AJ. (2011). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders: Part 2- Directional preference management for reducible discogenic pain. Physical Therapy Reviews, 16(6), 423-437
  • Ford JJ, Thompson SL, Hahne AJ. (2011). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders: Part 1- Specific manual therapy. Physical Therapy Reviews, 16(3), 168-177.
  • Hahne AJ, Ford JJ, Surkitt LD, Richards MC, Chan AY, Thompson SL, et al. (2011). Specific treatment of problems of the spine (STOPS): design of a randomised controlled trial comparing specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 12(1), 104.
  • Hahne AJ, Ford JJ, Hinman RS, Taylor NF, Surkitt LD, Walters AG, et al. (2011). Outcomes and adverse events from physiotherapy functional restoration for lumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathy. Disabil Rehabil, 33(17-18), 1537-1547.
  • Hahne AJ, Ford JJ, McMeeken JM (2010) Conservative Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation With Associated Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review. Spine 35: E488-E504.
  • Hahne AJ, Ford JJ (2006). “Functional restoration for a chronic lumbar disc extrusion with associated radiculopathy”. Physical Therapy 86(12), 1668-1680.
  • Hahne AJ, Keating JL, Wilson SC (2004): Do within-session changes in pain intensity and range of motion predict between-session changes in patients with low back pain? Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 50:17-23

Research projects

STOPS: Specific Treatment of Problems of the Spine Trial