Adriaan Louw

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Adriaan Louw is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Adriaan Louw has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Pharmacology, 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Adriaan Louw's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (73 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (35 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (20 papers). Adriaan Louw is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (73 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (35 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (20 papers). Adriaan Louw collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Belgium. Adriaan Louw's co-authors include Emilio J. Puentedura, Ina Diener, Kory Zimney, David S. Butler, Merrill R. Landers, Paul E. Mintken, Jo Nijs, Terry A. Cox, César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas and Joshua A. Cleland and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Adriaan Louw

83 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature

2016 484 citations Adriaan Louw, Kory Zimney et al. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice profile →
The Effect of Neuroscience Education on Pain, Disability, Anxiety, and Stress in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

2011 480 citations Adriaan Louw, Ina Diener et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adriaan Louw United States	28	2.0k	910	636	531	491	86	2.9k
Emilio J. Puentedura United States	31	2.1k 1.0×	813 0.9×	852 1.3×	459 0.9×	453 0.9×	85	3.1k
Nathalie Roussel Belgium	32	2.2k 1.1×	598 0.7×	657 1.0×	227 0.4×	876 1.8×	133	3.4k
C.P. van Wilgen Netherlands	32	1.4k 0.7×	489 0.5×	663 1.0×	279 0.5×	840 1.7×	69	2.9k
Ina Diener South Africa	18	1.2k 0.6×	508 0.6×	434 0.7×	283 0.5×	315 0.6×	30	1.8k
Beatrice Korwisi Germany	14	1.1k 0.5×	436 0.5×	448 0.7×	345 0.6×	530 1.1×	28	2.3k
Albère Köke Netherlands	27	2.7k 1.3×	493 0.5×	594 0.9×	182 0.3×	909 1.9×	78	4.0k
Monika Hasenbring Germany	30	2.6k 1.3×	694 0.8×	323 0.5×	307 0.6×	1.5k 3.2×	125	3.8k
Markus Hübscher Australia	29	1.9k 0.9×	533 0.6×	421 0.7×	176 0.3×	767 1.6×	79	3.4k
Timothy H. Wideman Canada	24	1.7k 0.9×	553 0.6×	244 0.4×	222 0.4×	715 1.5×	73	2.4k
Peter H. T. G. Heuts Netherlands	15	3.0k 1.5×	942 1.0×	351 0.6×	321 0.6×	1.3k 2.7×	19	3.7k

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2024). Pain Neuroscience Education for Physical Therapy Assistant Students: An Exploratory Study. 7(3).

Zimney, Kory, Emilio J. Puentedura, Morey J. Kolber, & Adriaan Louw. (2024). The correlation of trust as part of the therapeutic alliance in physical therapy and their relation to outcomes for patients with chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 41(3). 473–480. 3 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2023). Pain Neuroscience Education in Elementary and Middle Schools. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 35(3). 330–337. 2 indexed citations

Huysmans, Eva, Lisa Goudman, Iris Coppieters, et al.. (2023). Effect of perioperative pain neuroscience education in people undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 131(3). 572–585. 11 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2023). Pain Neuroscience Education Via Sign Language: A Pilot Study. 1 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2023). Can Pain Neuroscience Education Change Older Adult’s Beliefs About Pain Medication?. 1 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2022). How Common is Laterality-Deficits in Patients Attending Outpatient Physiotherapy with Lower Extremity Injuries?. 9(5).

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2021). Depression and patients attending outpatient physical therapy with musculoskeletal pain and disability. MOJ Orthopedics & Rheumatology. 13(6). 126–129. 3 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2021). Pain Neuroscience Education for Older Adults. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics. 40(1). 50–63. 3 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2020). Behavior Change Following Pain Neuroscience Education in Middle Schools: A Public Health Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(12). 4505–4505. 22 indexed citations

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Goudman, Lisa, Eva Huysmans, Kelly Ickmans, et al.. (2019). A Modern Pain Neuroscience Approach in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Clinical Perspective. Physical Therapy. 99(7). 933–945. 19 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2018). Immediate preoperative outcomes of pain neuroscience education for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A case series. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 35(6). 543–553. 28 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, Jo Nijs, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2017). A clinical perspective on a pain neuroscience education approach to manual therapy. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 25(3). 160–168. 80 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2016). The effect of manual therapy and neuroplasticity education on chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 25(5). 227–234. 30 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2016). A randomised controlled trial of ‘clockwise’ ultrasound for low back pain. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 72(1). 306–306. 2 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, Ina Diener, César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2016). Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Pain Medicine. 18(4). 736–750. 36 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2015). Chronic pain and the thoracic spine. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 23(3). 162–168. 6 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2015). Moving without moving: immediate management following lumbar spine surgery using a graded motor imagery approach: a case report. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 31(7). 509–517. 22 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, Ina Diener, David S. Butler, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2012). Preoperative education addressing postoperative pain in total joint arthroplasty: Review of content and educational delivery methods. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 29(3). 175–194. 91 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, Ina Diener, David S. Butler, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2011). The Effect of Neuroscience Education on Pain, Disability, Anxiety, and Stress in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 92(12). 2041–2056. 480 indexed citations breakdown →

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