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Mark Hancock is a Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Macquarie University. He has over 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist working in a primary care setting. Mark now works primarily as an academic/researcher. His research focuses on the diagnosis and management of back pain.
Mark completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2007. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers and received over $11 million in funding to support his research. He has published in leading medical journals (e.g. NEJM, Lancet and BMJ and discipline specific journals (e.g. Spine and Journal of Physiotherapy). His work has been accompanied by editorials and received wide media attention. Professor Hancock is a member of the associate editorial board for the Cochrane Back Review Group and Journal of Physiotherapy board member.
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ANZBACK: Effectiveness and acceptability of a swimming program for low back pain: a randomised controlled trial
Jenkins, H., Hancock, M., Wareham, D., Maher, C., Fuller, J., Graham, P., Pocovi, T., Mace, K., Collison, K. & Panagopoulos, J.
3/04/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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A feasibility study for integrating physical and psychological care for persistent low back pain in primary care.
McNaughton, D., French, S., Hancock, M., Dear, B., Fisher, A. & Jones, M.
1/02/24 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Time to unpack the black box of non-specific back pain
Hancock, M., Cicuttini, F., Jarvik, J., Magnussen, J., Koes, B., Maher, C., Irwig, L., Herbert, R. & MacAskill, P.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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A decision aid for patients considering surgery for sciatica: codesign and user-testing with patients and clinicians
Ayre, J., Kumarage, R., Jenkins, H., McCaffery, K. J., Maher, C. G. & Hancock, M. J., Jun 2024, In: Health Expectations. 27, 3, p. 1-13 13 p., e14111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of patient recruitment in randomised controlled trials of preoperative exercise
Steffens, D., Solomon, M., Young, J., Beckenkamp, P. R., Bartyn, J., Koh, C. & Hancock, M., Jun 2024, In: Clinical Trials. 21, 3, p. 371-380 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Development of low back pain curriculum content standards for entry-level clinical training
Jenkins, H. J., Brown, B. T., O’Keeffe, M., Moloney, N., Maher, C. G. & Hancock, M., 12 Feb 2024, In: BMC Medical Education. 24, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DiTA: helping you search for evidence of diagnostic test accuracy in physical therapy
Kaizik, M. A., Hancock, M. J. & Herbert, R. D., 1 May 2024, In: Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 28, 3, p. 1-7 7 p., 101082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial
Pocovi, N. C., Lin, C-W. C., French, S. D., Graham, P. L., van Dongen, J. M., Latimer, J., Merom, D., Tiedemann, A., Maher, C. G., Clavisi, O., Tong, S. Y. K. & Hancock, M. J., 13 Jul 2024, In: Lancet. 404, 10448, p. 134-144 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of an electronic clinical decision support system for the management of low back pain in community pharmacy
Aron Downie (Speaker), Mark Hancock (Speaker), Christina Abdel Shaheed (Speaker), Andrew McLachlan (Speaker), Baki Kocaballi (Speaker), Christopher M. Williams (Speaker), Zoe A Michaleff (Speaker) & Chris G Maher (Speaker)
31 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests across 21 years
Aron Downie (Speaker), Mark Hancock (Speaker), Hazel Jenkins (Speaker), Rachelle Buchbinder (Speaker), Ian A. Harris (Speaker), Martin Underwood (Speaker), Stacy Goergen (Speaker) & Chris G Maher (Speaker)
31 Aug 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests across 21 years
Aron Downie (Speaker), Mark Hancock (Speaker), Hazel Jenkins (Speaker), Rachelle Buchbinder (Speaker), Ian A. Harris (Speaker), Martin Underwood (Speaker), Stacy Goergen (Speaker) & Chris G Maher (Speaker)
7 Jul 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Appropriateness of imaging for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
John Magnussen (Speaker), Hazel Jenkins (Speaker), Aron Downie (Speaker), Niamh Moloney (Speaker), Christopher Maher (Speaker) & Mark Hancock (Speaker)
12 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Appropriateness of imaging for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
John Magnussen (Speaker), Hazel Jenkins (Speaker), Aron Downie (Speaker), Niamh Moloney (Speaker), Christopher Maher (Speaker) & Mark Hancock (Speaker)
13 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation