Research Project
Dr
Adrian Traeger
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Postdoctoral Research FellowKey Research Areas
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Adrian Traeger is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, a division of the School of Public Health, University of Sydney. He is a physiotherapist who has worked in primary care for over 10 years. He completed his doctorate at NeuRA, UNSW, which focused on how best to reassure patients with low back pain.
Adrian’s postdoctoral research focus is on developing strategies to improve healthcare for low back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions. He is currently investigating ways to reduce unnecessary diagnostic imaging for low back pain. Other interests include overdiagnosis and overtreatment, communicating research evidence to healthcare consumers, and evidence-based practice. Follow Adrian’s work on Google Scholar.
Since finishing his PhD, Adrian has continued to work closely with the McAuley Group. He supervises 3 PhD students at NeuRA (Aidan Cashin, Edel O’Hagan, Rod Rizzo) and is an investigator on the Social Media for Low Back Pain project.
Publications
2019
Avoid routinely prescribing medicines for non-specific low back pain
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2019
Can nudge-interventions address health service overuse and underuse? Protocol for a systematic review
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2019
Care for low back pain: Can health systems deliver?,Prise en charge des lombalgies: Les systèmes de santé peuvent-ils suivre?,Atención del dolor lumbar: ¿Los sistemas de salud son eficaces?
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2019
Credibility, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of internet-based information about low back pain: A systematic review
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2019
Delivering the right care to people with low back pain in low- and middle-income countries: The case of Nepal
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2019
Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients with Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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2019
Effect of two behavioural €nudging' interventions on management decisions for low back pain: A randomised vignette-based study in general practitioners
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2019
Evaluation of guideline-endorsed red flags to screen for fracture in patients presenting with low back pain
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2019
Major Concerns Regarding the Conduct of a Trial of Spinal Mobilization for Lumbar Radiculopathy
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2019
Need for Randomized Trials to Support Procedural Interventions
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