John D. Childs

13.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
112 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

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John D. Childs is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Occupational Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Childs has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Pharmacology, 43 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 23 papers in Occupational Therapy. Recurrent topics in John D. Childs's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (77 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (43 papers) and Occupational Health and Performance (22 papers). John D. Childs is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (77 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (43 papers) and Occupational Health and Performance (22 papers). John D. Childs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. John D. Childs's co-authors include Julie M. Fritz, Sara R. Piva, Julie M. Whitman, Joshua A. Cleland, Timothy W. Flynn, Deydre S. Teyhen, James J. Irrgang, Anthony Delitto, Joshua A. Cleland and Robert S. Wainner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John D. Childs

109 papers receiving 9.2k citations

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Responsiveness of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients with Low Back Pain

2005 1.2k citations John D. Childs, Sara R. Piva et al. profile →
A Clinical Prediction Rule To Identify Patients with Low Back Pain Most Likely To Benefit from Spinal Manipulation: A Validation Study

2004 594 citations John D. Childs, Julie M. Fritz et al. profile →
Psychometric Properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

2008 556 citations John D. Childs, Julie M. Whitman et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →
Neck Pain

2008 534 citations John D. Childs, Deydre S. Teyhen et al. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Childs United States	51	6.3k	2.9k	2.8k	2.0k	1.7k	112	9.8k
Anthony Delitto United States	56	7.7k 1.2×	3.7k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	156	12.4k
Simo Taimela Finland	58	5.4k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	988 0.6×	194	10.9k
Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa Brazil	47	4.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	195	8.1k
Arja Häkkinen Finland	56	3.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	266	9.4k
Anne F. Mannion Switzerland	66	9.9k 1.6×	6.9k 2.3×	6.2k 2.2×	1.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	244	15.6k
Jens Ivar Brox Norway	49	6.4k 1.0×	3.7k 1.2×	4.3k 1.5×	883 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	220	9.9k
Michele C. Battié Canada	57	9.5k 1.5×	7.5k 2.6×	3.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	922 0.5×	212	12.8k
Elaine Thomas United Kingdom	60	4.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	689 0.4×	157	10.5k
Tom G. Mayer United States	53	7.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	761 0.4×	857 0.5×	180	9.7k
Charlotte Leboeuf‐Yde Denmark	53	8.1k 1.3×	3.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	829 0.4×	901 0.5×	223	10.2k

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Parry, S, et al.. (2025). From small steps to big impact: what we learnt from the National Bowel Screening Programme. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55(5). 1304–1321.

Rhon, Daniel I., Tina A. Greenlee, Jason M. Beneciuk, et al.. (2023). Effect of Risk-Stratified Care on Disability Among Adults With Low Back Pain Treated in the Military Health System. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2321929–e2321929. 15 indexed citations

Koppenhaver, Shane, Jeffrey J. Hébert, Greg Kawchuk, et al.. (2014). Criterion validity of manual assessment of spinal stiffness. Manual Therapy. 19(6). 589–594. 15 indexed citations

Fritz, Julie M., Anne Thackeray, Gerard P. Brennan, & John D. Childs. (2014). Exercise Only, Exercise With Mechanical Traction, or Exercise With Over-Door Traction for Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy, With or Without Consideration of Status on a Previously Described Subgrouping Rule: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 44(2). 45–57. 60 indexed citations

Childs, John D., Samuel S. Wu, Deydre S. Teyhen, Michael E. Robinson, & Steven Z. George. (2013). Prevention of low back pain in the military cluster randomized trial: effects of brief psychosocial education on total and low back pain–related health care costs. The Spine Journal. 14(4). 571–583. 19 indexed citations

Childs, John D., et al.. (2013). Evolution of biomedical research during combat operations. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 75(2). S115–S119. 4 indexed citations

Teyhen, Deydre S., et al.. (2013). Functional movement screen: a reliability study in service members. 3 indexed citations

Moore, Josef H., et al.. (2013). The Role of US Military Physical Therapists During Recent Combat Campaigns. Physical Therapy. 93(9). 1268–1275. 20 indexed citations

Teyhen, Deydre S., et al.. (2010). Awareness and Compliance With Recommended Running Shoe Guidelines Among U.S. Army Soldiers. Military Medicine. 175(11). 847–854. 3 indexed citations

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Childs, John D., et al.. (2009). Effects of Sit-up Training versus Core Stabilization Exercises on Sit-up Performance. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(11). 2072–2083. 30 indexed citations

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George, Steven Z., Deydre S. Teyhen, Samuel S. Wu, et al.. (2009). Psychosocial education improves low back pain beliefs: results from a cluster randomized clinical trial (NCT00373009) in a primary prevention setting. European Spine Journal. 18(7). 1050–1058. 54 indexed citations

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Petersen, Evan J., et al.. (2009). Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from cervical traction and exercise. European Spine Journal. 18(3). 382–391. 51 indexed citations

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George, Steven Z., Julie M. Fritz, John D. Childs, & Gerard P. Brennan. (2006). Sex Differences in Predictors of Outcome in Selected Physical Therapy Interventions for Acute Low Back Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 36(6). 354–363. 29 indexed citations

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Piva, Sara R., James J. Irrgang, Scott A. Jones, et al.. (2006). Reliability of measures of impairments associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 7(1). 33–33. 191 indexed citations

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Flynn, Timothy W., John D. Childs, & Julie M. Fritz. (2006). The Audible Pop From High-Velocity Thrust Manipulation and Outcome in Individuals With Low Back Pain. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 29(1). 40–45. 45 indexed citations

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Fritz, Julie M., Julie M. Whitman, & John D. Childs. (2005). Lumbar Spine Segmental Mobility Assessment: An Examination of Validity for Determining Intervention Strategies in Patients With Low Back Pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(9). 1745–1752. 121 indexed citations

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Fritz, Julie M., John D. Childs, & Timothy W. Flynn. (2005). Pragmatic application of a clinical prediction rule in primary care to identify patients with low back pain with a good prognosis following a brief spinal manipulation intervention. BMC Family Practice. 6(1). 29–29. 80 indexed citations

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Bizzini, Mario, John D. Childs, Sara R. Piva, & Anthony Delitto. (2003). Systematic Review of the Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 33(1). 4–20. 112 indexed citations

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Childs, John D., Julie M. Fritz, Sara R. Piva, & Richard E. Erhard. (2003). Clinical Decision Making in the Identification of Patients Likely to Benefit From Spinal Manipulation: A Traditional Versus an Evidence-Based Approach. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 33(5). 259–272. 19 indexed citations

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Mulero, Julio J., Bryan Boyle, Jessica Bright, et al.. (2002). Three new human members of the lipid transfer/lipopolysaccharide binding protein family (LT/LBP). Immunogenetics. 54(5). 293–300. 40 indexed citations

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