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Chow, T, Uddin, N, McManus, C, Altai, Z, Mei, Q, Evans, DW, Waterworth, S & Liew, BXW 2026, 'Biological, biomechanical, and pain sensitivity effects of walk-run in people with self-reported knee osteoarthritis', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 8, 1792156. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2026.1792156
Evans, DW, Frowen, V & Mansfield, M 2026, 'Repeated heat pain threshold testing in pain-free individuals induces habituation and yields false-positive pre–post comparisons', Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-61723-z
Evans, DW, Foster, NE, Breen, AC, Pincus, T, Underwood, M & Vogel, S 2025, 'The changing face of acute low back pain management by physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in the UK: a 20-year comparison from 2003 to 2023', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 26, no. 1, 887. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-09192-9
Brogan, SP, Evans, DW, Howe, L, McManus, C, Mei, Q & Liew, BXW 2025, 'The relationship between fear of movement and ankle biomechanical strategies in a 180° change of direction task', Gait and Posture, vol. 118, pp. 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.01.029
Selvamoorthy, R, Arvanitidis, M, Negro , F, Pincheira, P, Evans, D & Martinez Valdes, E 2025, 'Torque visuomotor feedback training versus standard eccentric exercise for the management of patellar tendinopathy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 2, e092104. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092104
Evans, DW, Liew, BXW, Andersen, JH & Mose, S 2025, 'Where is the pain? Spatial patterns of pain co-occurrence in a population-based study of 4833 pain drawings incorporating network analysis', Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003551
Evans, DW 2024, 'Development and initial testing of a brief, generic self-reported disability questionnaire: The Universal Disability Index', PLOS One, vol. 19, no. 5, e0303102. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303102
Evans, DW, Wong, ITY, Leung, HK, Yang, H & Liew, BXW 2024, 'Quantifying lumbar mobility using a single tri-axial accelerometer', Heliyon, vol. 10, no. 11, e32544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32544
Liew, BXW, Crisafulli, O & Evans, DW 2024, 'Quantifying lumbar sagittal plane kinematics using a wrist-worn inertial measurement unit', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 6, 1381020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1381020
Evans, DW, Mear, E, Neal, B, Waterworth, S & Liew, BXW 2024, 'Words matter: effects of instructional cues on pressure pain threshold values in healthy people', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103150
Barbero, M, Piff, M, Evans, D & Falla, D 2023, 'Do metrics derived from self-reported and clinician-reported pain drawings agree for individuals with chronic low back pain?', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 68, 102871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102871
Tissot, L-PM, Evans, DW, Kirby, E & Liew, BXW 2023, 'Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia may underestimate task-specific fear of movement in people with and without low back pain', PAIN Reports, vol. 8, no. 4, e1081. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001081
Review article
Kerry, R, Young, KJ, Evans, DW, Lee, E, Georgopoulos, V, Meakins, A, McCarthy, C, Cook, C, Ridehalgh, C, Vogel, S, Banton, A, Bergström, C, Mazzieri, AM, Mourad, F & Hutting, N 2024, 'A modern way to teach and practice manual therapy', Chiropractic & manual therapies, vol. 32, no. 1, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-024-00537-0
Young, KJ, Leboeuf-Yde, C, Gorrell, L, Bergström, C, Evans, DW, Axén, I, Chance-Larsen, K, Gagey, O, Georgopoulos, V, Goncalves, G, Harris, C, Harsted, S, Kerry, R, Lee, E, McCarthy, C, Nim, C, Nyirö, L, Schweinhardt, P & Vogel, S 2024, 'Mechanisms of manipulation: a systematic review of the literature on immediate anatomical structural or positional changes in response to manually delivered high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation', Chiropractic & manual therapies, vol. 32, no. 1, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-024-00549-w
Evans, DW & Lucas, N 2023, 'What is manipulation? A new definition', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 24, no. 1, 194. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06298-w
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