Peter B O'Sullivan

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Top papers

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1 A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work--2: neck and shoulder kinematics. Man Ther 2005 2.15
2 Health literacy and beliefs among a community cohort with and without chronic low back pain. Pain 2010 1.66
3 A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work--1: neck and shoulder muscle recruitment patterns. Man Ther 2005 1.64
4 Assessment of voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction in continent and incontinent women using transperineal ultrasound, manual muscle testing and vaginal squeeze pressure measurements. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2006 1.24
5 An investigation into the use of MR imaging to determine the functional cross sectional area of lumbar paraspinal muscles. Eur Spine J 2005 1.13
6 Assessment of pelvic floor movement using transabdominal and transperineal ultrasound. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2005 1.13
7 Biopsychosocial factors are associated with low back pain in female nursing students: a cross-sectional study. Int J Nurs Stud 2008 1.08
8 Comparison of transperineal and transabdominal ultrasound in the assessment of voluntary pelvic floor muscle contractions and functional manoeuvres in continent and incontinent women. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2006 1.07
9 Levator plate movement during voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction in subjects with incontinence and prolapse: a cross-sectional study and review. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2003 1.06
10 Examining the low, high and range measures of muscle activity amplitudes in symptomatic and asymptomatic computer users performing typing and mousing tasks. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009 1.02
11 Low back pain characteristics from undergraduate student to working nurse in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Int J Nurs Stud 2008 0.97
12 Individuals with chronic low back pain have greater difficulty in engaging in positive lifestyle behaviours than those without back pain: an assessment of health literacy. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011 0.95
13 Differences in muscle activation patterns during pelvic floor muscle contraction and Valsalva maneuver. Neurourol Urodyn 2006 0.93
14 Disabling chronic low back pain as an iatrogenic disorder: a qualitative study in Aboriginal Australians. BMJ Open 2013 0.89
15 A detailed characterisation of pain, disability, physical and psychological features of a small group of adolescents with non-specific chronic low back pain. Man Ther 2010 0.89
16 During computing tasks symptomatic female office workers demonstrate a trend towards higher cervical postural muscle load than asymptomatic office workers: an experimental study. Aust J Physiother 2009 0.89
17 Regional differences in lumbar spinal posture and the influence of low back pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 0.88
18 The relationship between bowling action classification and three-dimensional lower trunk motion in fast bowlers in cricket. J Sports Sci 2008 0.87
19 Computer use and habitual spinal posture in Australian adolescents. Public Health Rep 2007 0.87
20 Lumbar spine repositioning sense in adolescents with and without non-specific chronic low back pain--an analysis based on sub-classification and spinal regions. Man Ther 2013 0.86
21 Identification of modifiable personal factors that predict new-onset low back pain: a prospective study of female nursing students. Clin J Pain 2010 0.86
22 Sitting postures and trunk muscle activity in adolescents with and without nonspecific chronic low back pain: an analysis based on subclassification. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 0.86
23 Relationships between prolonged neck/shoulder pain and sitting spinal posture in male and female adolescents. Man Ther 2008 0.86
24 Altered muscle activation patterns in symptomatic women during pelvic floor muscle contraction and Valsalva manouevre. Neurourol Urodyn 2006 0.85
25 Back and neck pain are related to mental health problems in adolescence. BMC Public Health 2011 0.83
26 The relationship between back muscle endurance and physical, lifestyle, and psychological factors in adolescents. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2010 0.81
27 An exploration of the relationship between back muscle endurance and familial, physical, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors in adolescents and young adults. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2011 0.78
28 Sitting spinal posture in adolescents differs between genders, but is not clearly related to neck/shoulder pain: an observational study. Aust J Physiother 2008 0.78
29 Back pain beliefs are related to the impact of low back pain in 17-year-olds. Phys Ther 2012 0.78
30 An exploration of familial associations in spinal posture defined using a clinical grouping method. Man Ther 2011 0.78
31 Fitness, motor competence and body composition as correlates of adolescent neck/shoulder pain: an exploratory cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2008 0.76
32 Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents--an exploratory cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2010 0.76
33 Low back pain beliefs are associated to age, location of work, education and pain-related disability in Chinese healthcare professionals working in China: a cross sectional survey. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014 0.76
34 Vertebral bone mineral measures and psychological wellbeing among individuals with modic changes. Clin Med Insights Case Rep 2012 0.75
35 Cognitive functional therapy for the management of low back pain in an adolescent male rower: a case report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013 0.75
36 Differences in spinopelvic kinematics in sweep and scull ergometer rowing. Clin J Sport Med 2011 0.75