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Donna Urquhart is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and a NHMRC Career Development Fellow (Level 2)/Senior Research Scientist. She is also a physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience in the management of musculoskeletal conditions.
Donna’s research program involves a wide range of projects relating to low back pain and musculoskeletal conditions, including NHMRC-funded clinical trials examining the effectiveness of interventions for low back pain, MRFF funded research examining the overuse of narcotics and imaging for musculoskeletal pain, and internationally awarded work investigating the role of physical activity and obesity in musculoskeletal conditions.
Donna is currently supervising a number of PhD, Masters and honours students in cross-disciplinary collaborations. She is also on the International Editorial Review Board for the Cochrane Back Review Group and Journal of Physiotherapy, and is a board member for the Australian New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network Scientific Advisory Group (SAG).
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Improving outcomes in low back pain: targeting specific therapies to patient subgroups
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/01/18 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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Identifying the determinants of narcotic and radiological imaging overuse for low back pain in community-based women.
Urquhart, D., Cicuttini, F., Teede, H. & Mishra, G. D.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
22/12/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Smart-mattress development and feasibility testing for spinal alignment functions
Wang, S., Barnes, D., Cheng, W., Cicuttini, F., Goldschlager, T. & Urquhart, D.
1/10/15 → 25/12/15
Project: Research
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Does the structure of the spine matter in low back pain?
Ranger, T. & Urquhart, D.
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Antidepressants for hip and knee osteoarthritis (Review)
Leaney, A. A., Lyttle, J. R., Segan, J., Urquhart, D. M., Cicuttini, F. M., Chou, L. & Wluka, A. E., 21 Oct 2022, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022, 10, 95 p., CD012157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Does aerobic exercise effect pain sensitisation in individuals with musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review
Tan, L., Cicuttini, F. M., Fairley, J., Romero, L., Estee, M., Hussain, S. M. & Urquhart, D. M., 3 Feb 2022, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23, 1, 21 p., 113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment for Collecting Pain and Function Data for Those with Low Back Pain
Kaur, E., Delir Haghighi, P., Cicuttini, F. M. & Urquhart, D. M., Sep 2022, In: Sensors. 22, 18, 15 p., 7095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Television-viewing time and bodily pain in Australian adults with and without type 2 diabetes: 12-year prospective relationships
Dzakpasu, F. Q. S., Owen, N., Carver, A., Sethi, P., Brakenridge, C. J., Salim, A., Urquhart, D. M., Cicuttini, F. & Dunstan, D. W., Dec 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 16 p., 2218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between clusters of back and joint pain with opioid use in middle-aged community-based women: a prospective cohort study
Hussain, S. M., Wang, Y., Peeters, G., Wluka, A. E., Mishra, G. D., Teede, H., Urquhart, D., Brown, W. J. & Cicuttini, F. M., 9 Oct 2021, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22, 1, 9 p., 863.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)