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Overview

Robert D. Herbert is affiliated with Neuroscience Research Australia and has published extensively in the field of medicine, with a strong focus on surgery, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

Their research work covers a broad range of topics, including cerebral palsy and movement disorders, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, shoulder injury and treatment, sports injuries and prevention, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, muscle activation and electromyography studies, and health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.

Frequent co-authors in Herbert's publications include Bart Bolsterlee, Stephen Jan, Rodrigo R N Rizzo, Brian V. Y. Chow, and Caroline Rae.

Common venues for Herbert's research publications are:

  • Spinal Cord
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
  • European Journal of Pain

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Herbert include:

  • Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • Effect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain, 2022, JAMA
  • Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non-specific low back pain: A randomized scenario-based experiment, 2022, European Journal of Pain
  • Clinical Course of Pain and Function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression, 2021, The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • Exergame and cognitive training for preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: a randomized controlled trial, 2024, Nature Medicine

Best Publications

  • Reliability of the PEDro Scale for Rating Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Christopher G. Maher;Catherine Sherrington;Robert D. Herbert;Anne M. Moseley

  • Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Julie C. Whitney;Stephen R. Lord;Robert D. Herbert

  • Evidence for Physiotherapy Practice: A Survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

    Anne M Moseley;Robert D Herbert;Catherine Sherrington;Christopher G Maher

  • Acute low back pain: systematic review of its prognosis.

    Liset H M Pengel;Robert D Herbert;Chris G Maher;Kathryn M Refshauge

  • A randomized trial of preexercise stretching for prevention of lower-limb injury.

    Rodney Peter Pope;Robert Dale Herbert;John Dennis Kirwan;Bruce James Graham

  • Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging.

    P.W. Hodges;L.H.M. Pengel;R.D. Herbert;S.C. Gandevia

  • Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Zoe A Michaleff;Zoe A Michaleff;Nicola Fairhall;Serene S Paul

  • The Cumberland ankle instability tool: a report of validity and reliability testing.

    Claire E. Hiller;Kathryn M. Refshauge;Anita C. Bundy;Rob D. Herbert

  • Effects of stretching before and after exercising on muscle soreness and risk of injury: systematic review.

    Rob D Herbert;Michael Gabriel

  • Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study

    Nicholas Henschke;Christopher G Maher;Kathryn M Refshauge;Robert D Herbert

  • The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis

    Luciola da C. Menezes Costa;Christopher G. Maher;Mark J. Hancock;James H. McAuley

  • Contralateral effects of unilateral strength training: evidence and possible mechanisms

    Timothy J. Carroll;Robert D. Herbert;Joanne Munn;Michael Lee

  • Comparison of general exercise, motor control exercise and spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized trial

    Manuela L. Ferreira;Paulo H. Ferreira;Jane Latimer;Robert D. Herbert

  • PEDro. A database of randomized trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy.

    C Sherrington;R.D Herbert;C.G Maher;A.M Moseley

  • Prevalence of and screening for serious spinal pathology in patients presenting to primary care settings with acute low back pain.

    Nicholas Henschke;Christopher G. Maher;Kathryn M. Refshauge;Robert D. Herbert

  • Prognosis for patients with chronic low back pain: inception cohort study

    Luciola da C Menezes Costa;Christopher G Maher;James H McAuley;Mark J Hancock

  • Effects of ankle dorsiflexion range and pre-exercise calf muscle stretching on injury risk in Army recruits.

    Rodney Pope;Rob Herbert;John Kirwan

  • Specific stabilisation exercise for spinal and pelvic pain: a systematic review

    Paulo H. Ferreira;Paulo H. Ferreira;Manuela L. Ferreira;Christopher G. Maher;Robert D. Herbert

  • Effectiveness of foot orthoses to treat plantar fasciitis: a randomized trial.

    Karl B. Landorf;Anne-Maree Keenan;Robert D. Herbert

  • EXERCISE TO PREVENT FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: AN UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    C. Sherrington;Z. Michaleff;Z. Michaleff;N. Fairhall;A. Tiedemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Simon C. Gandevia
Simon C. Gandevia Neuroscience Research Australia
Catherine Sherrington
Catherine Sherrington University of Sydney
Kathryn M. Refshauge
Kathryn M. Refshauge University of Sydney
Manuela L. Ferreira
Manuela L. Ferreira University of Sydney
Stephen R. Lord
Stephen R. Lord University of New South Wales
Robert G. Cumming
Robert G. Cumming University of Sydney
Paul W. Hodges
Paul W. Hodges University of Queensland
Kari Bø
Kari Bø Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Michael K. Nicholas
Michael K. Nicholas University of Sydney

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