Low Back Pain Centre for Research Excellence

Maher, Chris Gerard (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
Buchbinder, Rachelle (Chief Investigator (CI))
Hancock, Mark Jonathan (Chief Investigator (CI))
O'Sullivan, Peter B. (Chief Investigator (CI))
McAuley, James (Chief Investigator (CI))
Blyth, Fiona M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Jorm, Louisa (Chief Investigator (CI))
Collie, Alex (Chief Investigator (CI))
McCaffery, Kirsten (Chief Investigator (CI))
Hayes, Alison Joy (Chief Investigator (CI))

Clinical Registries

Project: Research

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/11/19 → 31/10/25

Funding

NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia): A$2,499,189.50

18 Article

Changes in Pregabalin Dispensing to Australians with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Low Back Pain Following the Listing of Pregabalin on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Di Donato, M. F. (Leading Author), Abdel Shaheed, C., Collie, A. (Leading Author), Maher, C. G. & Mathieson, S., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 36, 2, p. 416–425 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
General Practitioner Service Use Before and After Long-Term Workplace Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Maharjan, P. (Leading Author), Griffiths, D., Di Donato, M., Sheehan, L. R., Mazza, D. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
Can General Practitioner Opioid Prescribing to Compensated Workers with Low Back Pain Be Detected Using Administrative Payments Data? An Exploratory Study
Vo, J., Gray, S., Traeger, A. C. & Di Donato, M., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 35, 1, p. 48-53 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access