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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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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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Secondary prevention of a recurrence of low back pain
Hancock, M., Maher, C., Mota Da Silva, T., Clare, H. & Steffens, D.
1/01/16 → …
Project: Research
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Low Back Pain Centre for Research Excellence
Maher, C., Buchbinder, R., Hancock, M., O'Sullivan, P., McAuley, J., Blyth, F., Jorm, L., Collie, A., McCaffery, K. & Hayes, A.
Project: Research
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Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE): a randomised, controlled, three-arm, parallel group, phase 3, clinical trial
Kent, P., Haines, T., O'Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Campbell, A., Schutze, R., Attwell, S., Caneiro, J. P., Laird, R., O'Sullivan, K., McGregor, A., Hartvigsen, J., Lee, D. C. A., Vickery, A., Hancock, M. & RESTORE trial team, 3 Jun 2023, In: The Lancet. 401, 10391, p. 1866-1877 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of normalized quantitative measures of lumbar disc degeneration
King, S., Magnussen, J., Elliott, J. & Hancock, M. J., 12 Sep 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JOR Spine. 8 p., e1278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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General population research is not patient research; and despite this can be of clinical interest
Truthmann, J., Kasch, R., Hancock, M. J., Maher, C. G., Chenot, J. F. & Schmidt, C. O., 1 May 2023, In: Spine. 48, 9, p. E130-E131 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Low back pain of disc, sacroiliac joint, or facet joint origin: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review
Han, C. S., Hancock, M. J., Sharma, S., Sharma, S., Harris, I. A., Cohen, S. P., Magnussen, J., Maher, C. G. & Traeger, A. C., May 2023, In: EClinicalMedicine. 59, p. 1-13 13 p., 101960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study
Pocovi, N. C., Ayre, J., French, S. D., Lin, C-W. C., Tiedemann, A., Maher, C. G., Merom, D., McCaffrey, K. & Hancock, M. J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Physiotherapy. 69, 3, p. 182-188 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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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)
13 Oct 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)
12 Sep 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation