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Mary O'Keeffe

Researcher at University of Sydney

Publications -  107
Citations -  2481

Mary O'Keeffe is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Low back pain & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 91 publications receiving 1521 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary O'Keeffe include University of Limerick.

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Physiotherapists may stigmatise or feel unprepared to treat people with low back pain and psychosocial factors that influence recovery: a systematic review

TL;DR: Physiotherapists perceived that neither their initial training, nor currently available professional development training, instilled them with the requisite skills and confidence to successfully address and treat the multidimensional pain presentations seen in LBP.
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Cognitive Functional Therapy: An Integrated Behavioral Approach for the Targeted Management of Disabling Low Back Pain

TL;DR: Cognitive functional therapy was developed as a flexible integrated behavioral approach for individualizing the management of disabling LBP and is underpinned by a multidimensional clinical reasoning framework in order to identify the modifiable and nonmodifiable factors associated with an individual's disabling L BP.
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What Influences Patient-Therapist Interactions in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy? Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

TL;DR: A mix of interpersonal, clinical, and organizational factors are perceived to influence patient-therapist interactions, although research is needed to identify which of these factors actually influence patient and physical therapist interactions.
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Do physical therapists follow evidence-based guidelines when managing musculoskeletal conditions? Systematic review.

TL;DR: Many physical therapists seem not to follow evidence-based guidelines when managing musculoskeletal conditions, and there is considerable scope to increase use of recommended treatments and reduce use of treatments that are not recommended.