Group leader

• Dr Jon Ford

Members

• Dr Megan Davidson

• Prof Nick Taylor

• Mr Ken Niere

• Dr Tania Pizzari

PhD students

• Ross Iles

• Matthew Stanhope

• Alexander Chan

• Andrew Hahne

• Luke Surkitt

• Matt Richards

Major research goals of the group

• to develop and validate a classification system for low back pain based on rigorous methodology that becomes widely accepted amongst health professionals

• to develop and evaluate the efficacy of a series of sophisticated treatment algorithms with specific mechanisms of effect targeting a specific subgroup of low back pain

Key publications

Wilde VE, Ford JJ, McMeeken JM. Indicators of lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain: survey of an expert panel with the Delphi technique. Physical Therapy 2007;87:1348-61.

Heymans MW, Ford JJ, McMeeken JM, Chan A, de Vet HC, van Mechelen W. Exploring the contribution of patient-reported and clinician based variables for the prediction of low back work status. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2007;17:383-97.

Hahne AJ, Ford JJ. Functional restoration for a chronic lumbar disk extrusion with associated radiculopathy. Physical Therapy 2006;86:1668-80.