Ina Diener

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ina Diener is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ina Diener has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pharmacology, 11 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ina Diener's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (8 papers). Ina Diener is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (11 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (8 papers). Ina Diener collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Australia. Ina Diener's co-authors include Adriaan Louw, Emilio J. Puentedura, David S. Butler, Kory Zimney, Merrill R. Landers, Anthea Rhoda, Terry A. Cox, César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, Jeremy Lewis and Chad Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Ina Diener

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ina Diener South Africa	18	1.2k	508	434	315	283	30	1.8k
Maaike Leeuw Netherlands	11	1.8k 1.5×	600 1.2×	382 0.9×	807 2.6×	223 0.8×	17	2.5k
Jeroen de Jong Netherlands	13	1.0k 0.8×	453 0.9×	489 1.1×	436 1.4×	142 0.5×	25	1.7k
Penney Cowan United States	11	936 0.8×	314 0.6×	236 0.5×	377 1.2×	164 0.6×	24	1.7k
Steve Woby United Kingdom	20	1.4k 1.2×	320 0.6×	393 0.9×	646 2.1×	125 0.4×	41	2.0k
Aidan G Cashin Australia	22	931 0.8×	263 0.5×	200 0.5×	401 1.3×	103 0.4×	92	2.0k
Adriaan Louw United States	28	2.0k 1.7×	910 1.8×	636 1.5×	491 1.6×	531 1.9×	86	2.9k
Gabriel Tan United States	16	893 0.7×	283 0.6×	209 0.5×	384 1.2×	247 0.9×	21	1.8k
Emilio J. Puentedura United States	31	2.1k 1.8×	813 1.6×	852 2.0×	453 1.4×	459 1.6×	85	3.1k
Rogelio A. Coronado United States	22	1.0k 0.8×	233 0.5×	595 1.4×	276 0.9×	88 0.3×	84	1.7k
Ali Asghari Iran	23	1.2k 1.0×	383 0.8×	135 0.3×	504 1.6×	171 0.6×	39	1.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Diener, Ina, et al.. (2022). Assessment and treatment of patients with kinesiophobia: A Delphi consensus. 6(2). 23–28. 2 indexed citations

Diener, Ina. (2021). Physiotherapy support for self-management of persisting musculoskeletal pain disorders. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 77(1). 1564–1564. 4 indexed citations

Lewis, Jeremy, Emma Stokes, Boris Gojanovic, et al.. (2021). Reframing how we care for people with persistent non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain. Suggestions for the rehabilitation community. Physiotherapy. 112. 143–149. 27 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2020). Preoperative pain neuroscience education for shoulder surgery: A case series. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 76(1). 1417–1417. 5 indexed citations

Diener, Ina, et al.. (2019). Correlation of the self-reported Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs score, clinical neurological examination and MR imaging in patients with lumbo-sacral radiculopathy. BMC Neurology. 19(1). 107–107. 3 indexed citations

Diener, Ina, et al.. (2017). Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on contributing factors among low back pain patients attending outpatient physiotherapy treatment in Malawi. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 73(1). 395–395. 17 indexed citations

Ickmans, Kelly, Maarten Moens, Koen Putman, et al.. (2016). Back school or brain school for patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy? Protocol for a randomised, controlled trial. Journal of physiotherapy. 62(3). 165–165. 17 indexed citations

Louw, Adriaan, Kory Zimney, Emilio J. Puentedura, & Ina Diener. (2016). The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 32(5). 332–355. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

Rhoda, Anthea, et al.. (2016). Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting lumbo-sacral nerve root compromise: a systematic literature review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 17(1). 386–386. 23 indexed citations

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Diener, Ina, et al.. (2016). Listening is therapy: Patient interviewing from a pain science perspective. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 32(5). 356–367. 50 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, Ina Diener, Merrill R. Landers, Kory Zimney, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2016). Three-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing preoperative neuroscience education for patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy. Journal of Spine Surgery. 2(4). 289–298. 45 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, Emilio J. Puentedura, & Ina Diener. (2016). A descriptive study of the utilization of physical therapy for postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy. European Spine Journal. 25(11). 3550–3559. 6 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, et al.. (2015). Preoperative therapeutic neuroscience education for lumbar radiculopathy: a single-case fMRI report. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 31(7). 496–508. 36 indexed citations

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Jones, R., et al.. (2015). Managing information and measurement to achieve excellence in service provision. Physiotherapy. 101. e14–e15.

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Louw, Adriaan, Ina Diener, Merrill R. Landers, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2014). Preoperative Pain Neuroscience Education for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Spine. 39(18). 1449–1457. 152 indexed citations

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Louw, Adriaan, David S. Butler, Ina Diener, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2013). Development of a Preoperative Neuroscience Educational Program for Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 92(5). 446–452. 52 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, David S. Butler, Ina Diener, & Emilio J. Puentedura. (2012). Preoperative education for lumbar radiculopathy: A survey of US spine surgeons. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 6(1). 130–139. 18 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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