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Judith A. Turner is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the field of medicine with a focus on pain management and related disorders.

Their research encompasses several specialized subfields including pharmacology, pathology and forensic medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, anesthesiology and pain medicine, and surgery.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Spine and intervertebral disc pathology
  • Opioid use disorder treatment
  • Pain management and opioid use
  • Anesthesia and pain management
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life
  • Pain management and placebo effect

Judith A. Turner has published in various peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publication venues being:

  • Journal of Pain
  • Pain
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Judith A. Turner include:

  • The Effect of Including Benchmark Prevalence Data of Common Imaging Findings in Spine Image Reports on Health Care Utilization Among Adults Undergoing Spine Imaging (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • The Benefits of T'ai Chi for Older Adults with Chronic Back Pain: A Qualitative Study (2020, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
  • Patient Responses to the Term Pain Catastrophizing: Thematic Analysis of Cross-sectional International Data (2022, Journal of Pain)
  • T'ai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: A Feasibility Trial (2020, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
  • Moderators and Nonspecific Predictors of Treatment Benefits in a Randomized Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy vs Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain (2022, Journal of Pain)

The researcher collaborates frequently with several scholars, including:

  • Jeffrey G. Jarvik
  • Laura S. Gold
  • Pradeep Suri
  • Janna Friedly
  • Richard A. Deyo

Best Publications

  • What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

    Jan Hartvigsen;Mark J Hancock;Alice Kongsted;Quinette Louw

  • Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions.

    Nadine E Foster;Johannes R Anema;Dan Cherkin;Roger Chou

  • Expenditures and Health Status Among Adults With Back and Neck Problems

    Brook I. Martin;Richard A. Deyo;Sohail K. Mirza;Judith A. Turner

  • A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures

    David F. Kallmes;Bryan A. Comstock;Patrick J. Heagerty;Judith A. Turner

  • The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop

    Roger Chou;Judith A. Turner;Emily B. Devine;Ryan N. Hansen

  • Comparative reliability and validity of chronic pain intensity measures.

    Mark P Jensen;Judith A Turner;Judith A Turner;Joan M Romano;Joan M Romano;Lloyd D Fisher

  • Coping with chronic pain: A critical review of the literature.

    Mark P. Jensen;Judith A. Turner;Joan M. Romano;Paul Karoly

  • Low back pain: a call for action

    Rachelle Buchbinder;Maurits van Tulder;Birgitta Öberg;Lucíola Menezes Costa

  • The importance of placebo effects in pain treatment and research.

    Judith A. Turner;Richard A. Deyo;John D. Loeser;Michael Von Korff

  • Chronic Pain and Depression: Does the Evidence Support a Relationship?.

    Joan M. Romano;Judith A. Turner

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for individuals with chronic pain: efficacy, innovations, and directions for research.

    Dawn M. Ehde;Tiara M. Dillworth;Judith A. Turner

  • Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Attempted meta-analysis of the literature.

    Judith A. Turner;Mary Ersek;Larry Herron;Richard Deyo

  • Overtreating Chronic Back Pain: Time to Back Off?

    Richard A. Deyo;Sohail K. Mirza;Judith A. Turner;Brook I. Martin

  • What is the maximum number of levels needed in pain intensity measurement

    Mark P. Jensen;Judith A. Turner;Joan M. Romano

  • Do beliefs, coping, and catastrophizing independently predict functioning in patients with chronic pain?

    Judith A. Turner;Mark P. Jensen;Joan M. Romano

  • Patient Outcomes After Lumbar Spinal Fusions

    Judith A. Turner;Mary Ersek;Larry Herron;Jodie Haselkorn;Jodie Haselkorn

  • Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Daniel C. Cherkin;Karen J. Sherman;Benjamin H. Balderson;Andrea J. Cook

  • Mediators, moderators, and predictors of therapeutic change in cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain.

    Judith A. Turner;Susan Holtzman;Lloyd Mancl

  • Spinal cord stimulation for patients with failed back surgery syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review of effectiveness and complications.

    Judith A Turner;John D Loeser;Richard A Deyo;Stacy B Sanders

  • Changes in beliefs, catastrophizing, and coping are associated with improvement in multidisciplinary pain treatment.

    Mark P. Jensen;Judith A. Turner;Joan M. Romano

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark P. Jensen
Mark P. Jensen University of Washington
Richard A. Deyo
Richard A. Deyo Oregon Health & Science University
Patrick J. Heagerty
Patrick J. Heagerty University of Washington
Daniel C. Cherkin
Daniel C. Cherkin Kaiser Permanente
Michael Von Korff
Michael Von Korff Kaiser Permanente
David F. Kallmes
David F. Kallmes Mayo Clinic
John D. Loeser
John D. Loeser University of Washington
Dawn M. Ehde
Dawn M. Ehde University of Washington
Sean D. Sullivan
Sean D. Sullivan University of Washington
Lianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard University of Washington

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