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Aron Downie is a chiropractor, health researcher and full time lecturer at Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic. He completed his PhD at the University of Sydney Medical School. His research focus interests are recovery from spinal pain and the accuracy of screening tools for detection of pathology for people with back pain.
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Health professionals' perceptions of the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in clinical practice: a survey
Tu, R. (PhD Student), Downie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), French, S. (Chief Investigator), Saragiotto, B. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Scaff, S. (PhD Student)
Project: Research
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Characterization of force-time characteristics of prone cervico-thoracic spinal manipulative therapy using a manikin
Downie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Brown, B. (Chief Investigator), Swain, M. (Chief Investigator) & Funabashi, M. (Partner Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Young patients and chiropractors’ observation and analysis study (Young-COAST): A feasibility study
Beynon, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Swain, M. (Chief Investigator), Downie, A. (Co-Investigator), French, S. (Co-Investigator), Pohlman, K. (Co-Investigator), de Luca, K. (Co-Investigator), Neave, M. (Student CI), Young, A. (Research Assistant) & Sharp, S. (Research Assistant)
1/02/22 → 1/05/23
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Do X-rays for spinal pain in patients receiving spinal manipulative therapy change patient outcomes? A pilot randomised controlled trial.
Jenkins, H. (Primary Chief Investigator), French, S. (Associate Investigator), Hancock, M. (Associate Investigator), Downie, A. (Associate Investigator), Moore, C. (Associate Investigator) & Whillier, S. (Associate Investigator)
16/11/20 → 16/11/21
Project: Research
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MtCaRF: Erring on the side of safety: Using an Active Surveillance Reporting System to prospectively identify adverse events at the Macquarie University chiropractic teaching clinics.
Burrell, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), De Luca, K. (Chief Investigator), Downie, A. (Chief Investigator), Giuriato, R. (Chief Investigator), Pohlman, K. A. (Associate Investigator) & Funabashi, M. (Associate Investigator)
1/11/20 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Association of proximity to greenspaces and back pain in older men and women: analysis of data from two cohort studies
Roseen, E. J., Wong, A., Mu, C. X., Harrison, S., Downie, A., Nim, C., McNaughton, D. T., Jenkins, H., Young, J. J., Hartvigsen, J., Wong, J. J., Kahere, M., Lee, S., Stone, K. L., Ensrud, K., Fink, H. A., Pescador Jimenez, M. & Michael, Y. L., 19 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PM and R. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of an internationally agreed national minimum dataset for low back pain: a modified Delphi study
McKenzie, B. J., Ferreira, G. E., Haas, R., Gorelik, A., Maher, C. G., Buchbinder, R. & International Low Back Pain Minimum Dataset Delphi Panel, Apr 2026, In: The Spine Journal. 26, 4, p. 779-796 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does radiographic imaging for spinal pain in patients receiving chiropractic care change patient outcomes? A pilot randomised controlled trial
Jenkins, H. J., Hancock, M., Downie, A., Young, A., Moore, C., Whillier, S. & French, S. D., 2 Jul 2026, In: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. 34, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Latent classes of trial reporting and publication practices in spinal manipulation research: a meta-epidemiological study
Nim, C., Frederiksen, M., Aspinall, S., Downie, A., Funabashi, M., Harsted, S., Jenkins, H., McNaughton, D., Nyirö, L., Roseen, E. J., Young, J. J., Dennett, L., Perle, S. M., Cook, C., Juhl, C. & Hartvigsen, J., Feb 2026, In: Musculoskeletal Science & Practice. 81, p. 1-9 9 p., 103480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Perception of being worse based on changes in pain and disability in people with low back pain
Funabashi, M., Kongsted, A., Hogg-Johnson, S., Skovgaard, M. B., de Luca, K., Downie, A., Eklund, A., Pohlman, K. A., Roseen, E. J. & Nim, C., Dec 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 29634.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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CAA National Grand Prize for Research Excellence
De Luca, K. (Recipient), Parkinson, L. (Recipient), Downie, A. (Recipient), Byles, J. E. (Recipient) & Blyth, F. M. (Recipient), 21 Oct 2015
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Chiropractors Association of Australia (CAA) -NSW: Best researcher award
Downie, A. (Recipient), 10 Oct 2015
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Chiropractors Association of Australia (CAA) NSW: Chiropractor of the Year
Downie, A. (Recipient), 12 Nov 2015
Prize: Other distinction
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Chiropractic management of low back pain
Downie, A. (Speaker)
17 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Prognosis of low back pain – where to from here?
Downie, A. (Speaker)
15 Jun 2020 → 20 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Clinical decision making - translating red flags into clinical practice
Downie, A. (Speaker)
28 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Clinical decision making - translating red flags into clinical practice
Downie, A. (Speaker)
9 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Development of an electronic clinical decision support system for the management of low back pain in community pharmacy
Downie, A. (Speaker), Hancock, M. (Speaker), Abdel Shaheed, C. (Speaker), McLachlan, A. (Speaker), Kocaballi, B. (Speaker), Williams, C. M. (Speaker), Michaleff, Z. A. (Speaker) & Maher, C. G. (Speaker)
31 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation