Adrian C. Traeger

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Adrian C. Traeger is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Adrian C. Traeger has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Pharmacology, 39 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 38 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Adrian C. Traeger's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (71 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (38 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (18 papers). Adrian C. Traeger is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (71 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (38 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (18 papers). Adrian C. Traeger collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Adrian C. Traeger's co-authors include Christopher G. Maher, James H. McAuley, G. Lorimer Moseley, Markus Hübscher, Crystian B. Oliveira, Hopin Lee, Chung‐Wei Christine Lin, Bart W. Koes, Jean‐François Chenot and Rafael Zambelli Pinto and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Adrian C. Traeger

93 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview

2018 971 citations Crystian B. Oliveira, Christopher G. Maher et al. profile →
How does pain lead to disability? A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies in people with back and neck pain

2015 387 citations Hopin Lee, Markus Hübscher et al. Pain profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians 2025 ·JAMA Network Open ·(unknown), Christopher G. Maher, Caitlin Jones, (unknown), Jeffrey A. Linder, Katy Bell, Chung‐Wei Christine Lin, (unknown), (unknown), Adrian C. Traeger	0
2	Effectiveness of clinician-directed default nudges on reducing overuse of tests and treatments in healthcare: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials 2025 ·BMJ Quality & Safety ·(unknown), Caitlin Jones, Giovanni E Ferreira, (unknown), Tammy Hoffmann, Christopher G. Maher, (unknown), Jeffrey A. Linder, Adrian C. Traeger	1
3	Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study 2024 ·Journal of physiotherapy ·(unknown), Simon French, Adrian C. Traeger, Julie Ayre, Mark J. Hancock, Hazel Jenkins	0
4	Behavioural ‘nudging’ interventions to reduce low-value care for low back pain in the emergency department (NUDG-ED): protocol for a 2×2 factorial, before-after, cluster randomised trial 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Sweekriti Sharma, Christopher G. Maher, Louise Cullen, Kirsten McCaffery, Jeffrey A. Linder, Rachelle Buchbinder, Ian A. Harris, Enrico Coiera, Qiang Li, Kirsten Howard, Andrew Coggins, Paul M Middleton, Naren Gunja, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adrian C. Traeger	2
5	Perceptions of advice for acute low back pain: a content analysis of qualitative data collected in a randomised experiment 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Joshua R Zadro, Christopher Maher, Adrian C. Traeger, Caitlin Jones, Courtney West, Jingjing Yang, Mary O’Keeffe, Hazel Jenkins, James H. McAuley, Giovanni E Ferreira	1
6	Low back pain of disc, sacroiliac joint, or facet joint origin: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review 2023 ·EClinicalMedicine ·(unknown), Mark J. Hancock, Sweekriti Sharma, Saurab Sharma, Ian A. Harris, Steven P. Cohen, John Magnussen, Christopher G. Maher, Adrian C. Traeger	20
7	How do people perceive different advice for rotator cuff disease? A content analysis of qualitative data collected in a randomised experiment 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Joshua R Zadro, Zoe A Michaleff, Mary O’Keeffe, Giovanni E Ferreira, Adrian C. Traeger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jiawen Yao, (unknown), Richard S. Page, Ian A. Harris, Christopher G. Maher	1
8	Content and sentiment analysis of gabapentinoid‐related tweets: An infodemiology study 2022 ·Drug and Alcohol Review ·Stephanie Mathieson, Mary O’Keeffe, Adrian C. Traeger, Giovanni E Ferreira, Christina Abdel Shaheed	6
9	Effect of diagnostic labelling on management intentions for non‐specific low back pain: A randomized scenario‐based experiment 2022 ·European Journal of Pain ·Mary O’Keeffe, Giovanni E Ferreira, Ian A. Harris, Ben Darlow, Rachelle Buchbinder, Adrian C. Traeger, Joshua R Zadro, Rob Herbert, Rae Thomas, Joletta Belton, Christopher G. Maher	37
10	Diagnoses and trends in use of imaging for low back pain in four Australian emergency departments between 2012 and 2019 2022 ·Emergency Medicine Australasia ·(unknown), Hopin Lee, Louise Cullen, Andrew Coggins, (unknown), Mark Gillett, Paul M Middleton, Giovanni E Ferreira, Gustavo C Machado, Christopher G. Maher, Adrian C. Traeger	6
11	What messages predict intention to self-manage low back pain? A study of attitudes towards patient education 2021 ·Pain ·Edel O’Hagan, Flavia Di Pietro, Adrian C. Traeger, Aidan G Cashin, Paul W. Hodges, Benedict M. Wand, Sean O’Neill, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Ian A. Harris, James H. McAuley	16
12	Do Patients with Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Departments Have More Severe Symptoms than Those in General Practice? ASystematic Review with Meta-Analysis 2021 ·Pain Medicine ·Crystian B. Oliveira, Melanie Hamilton, Adrian C. Traeger, Rachelle Buchbinder, Bethan Richards, (unknown), Christopher G. Maher, Gustavo C Machado	9
13	Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial 2021 ·Journal of physiotherapy ·Aidan G Cashin, Hopin Lee, Adrian C. Traeger, Markus Hübscher, Ian Skinner, James H. McAuley	9
14	Making exercise count: Considerations for the role of exercise in back pain treatment 2021 ·Musculoskeletal Care ·Aidan G Cashin, John Booth, James H. McAuley, Matthew D. Jones, Markus Hübscher, Adrian C. Traeger, (unknown), G. Lorimer Moseley	24
15	Effect of information format on intentions and beliefs regarding diagnostic imaging for non-specific low back pain: A randomised controlled trial in members of the public 2020 ·Patient Education and Counseling ·Sweekriti Sharma, Adrian C. Traeger, Mary O’Keeffe, Tessa Copp, Alexandra L. J. Freeman, Tammy Hoffmann, Christopher G. Maher	16
16	Clinician and patient beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis 2020 ·BMJ Open ·Sweekriti Sharma, Adrian C. Traeger, (unknown), Melanie Hamilton, Denise O’Connor, Tammy Hoffmann, Carissa Bonner, Rachelle Buchbinder, Christopher G. Maher	78
17	Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review 2019 ·Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chung‐Wei Christine Lin, Christopher G. Maher, Andrew J. McLachlan, Adrian C. Traeger, Gustavo C Machado, Christina Abdel Shaheed	16
18	Online Decision Aids for Knee Osteoarthritis and Low Back Pain: An Environmental Scan and Evaluation 2019 ·Medical Decision Making ·Michael Anthony Fajardo, (unknown), Haoxi Zhong, Lyndal Trevena, Adrian C. Traeger, Carissa Bonner	10
19	Review article: A scoping review of physiotherapists in the adult emergency department 2018 ·Emergency Medicine Australasia ·Giovanni E Ferreira, Adrian C. Traeger, Christopher G. Maher	26
20	Staff and patients have mostly positive perceptions of physiotherapists working in emergency departments: a systematic review 2018 ·Journal of physiotherapy ·Giovanni E Ferreira, Adrian C. Traeger, Mary O’Keeffe, Christopher G. Maher	18

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