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Wei-Ju Chang


Current Appointments

Postdoctoral Fellow (Honorary)

Key Research Areas

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Dr Wei-Ju Chang is a Postdoctorate Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). He is an Australia Physiotherapy Association Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with 20 years of clinical experience, specialising in complex musculoskeletal pain disorders. Dr Chang was awarded a prestigious NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship for his PhD research. He is trained and experienced in using non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, EEG, and quantitative sensory testing. The unique blend of Dr Chang’s neuroscience research and strong clinical background allows his research and clinical practice to complement each other. His passions are clinical neuroscience research in pain, novel brain-based treatments for pain and evidence-informed clinical practice in musculoskeletal disorders.


Publications

2023, 16 Nov

Can non-invasive brain stimulation modulate peak alpha frequency in the human brain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.13.566909

2023, 15 Nov

Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography reveals alterations in cortical excitability during pain

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567

2023, 15 Nov

Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography reveals alterations in cortical excitability during pain

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567.3

2023, 30 Oct

Alterations in cortical excitability during pain: A combined TMS-EEG Study

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567.2

2023, 29 Jun

Systemic pro- and anti-inflammatory profiles in acute non-specific low back pain: An exploratory longitudinal study of the relationship to six-month outcome

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287192

2023, 21 Apr

Alterations in cortical excitability during pain: A combined TMS-EEG Study

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.20.537735

2023 Apr

Human assumed central sensitization in people with acute non‐specific low back pain: A cross‐sectional study of the association with brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, clinical, psychological and demographic factors

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2078

2023 Apr

The Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex on Experimental Hamstring Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Study

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.11.013

2022 Oct

The Effect of Acute and Sustained Pain on Corticomotor Excitability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Group and Individual Level Data

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2022.04.012

2022, 10 Aug

Evaluating methodological quality of prognostic prediction models on patient reported outcome measurements after total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery: a systematic review protocol

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02039-7


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