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Robert D Herbert

Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
Verified email at rherbert.net
Cited by 35291

Effective exercise for the prevention of falls: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

C Sherrington, JC Whitney, SR Lord… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of exercise on falls prevention in older people and
establish whether particular trial characteristics or components of exercise programs are …

Acute low back pain: systematic review of its prognosis

LHM Pengel, RD Herbert, CG Maher, KM Refshauge - Bmj, 2003 - bmj.com
Objectives To describe the course of acute low back pain and sciatica and to identify
clinically important prognostic factors for these conditions. Design Systematic review. Data …

Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

C Sherrington, ZA Michaleff, N Fairhall… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Previous meta-analyses have found that exercise prevents falls in older people.
This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials are added, and it …

Reliability of the PEDro scale for rating quality of randomized controlled trials

CG Maher, C Sherrington, RD Herbert… - Physical …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) is common practice in systematic reviews. However, the reliability of data obtained …

Evidence for physiotherapy practice: a survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

AM Moseley, RD Herbert, C Sherrington… - Australian Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Evidence-based practice involves the use of evidence from systematic reviews and
randomised controlled trials, but the extent of this evidence in physiotherapy has not …

Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study

N Henschke, CG Maher, KM Refshauge, RD Herbert… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the one year prognosis and identify prognostic factors in cases of
recent onset low back pain managed in primary care. Design Cohort study with one year …

Comparison of general exercise, motor control exercise and spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial

ML Ferreira, PH Ferreira, J Latimer, RD Herbert… - Pain, 2007 - Elsevier
Practice guidelines recommend various types of exercise and manipulative therapy for
chronic back pain but there have been few head-to-head comparisons of these …

The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis

LCM Costa, CG Maher, MJ Hancock, JH McAuley… - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Although low-back pain is a highly prevalent condition, its clinical course
remains uncertain. Our main objective was to systematically review the literature on the …

Prevalence of and screening for serious spinal pathology in patients presenting to primary care settings with acute low back pain

N Henschke, CG Maher, KM Refshauge… - … : Official Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the prevalence of serious pathology in patients presenting to primary
care settings with acute low back pain, and to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of …

Contralateral effects of unilateral strength training: evidence and possible mechanisms

TJ Carroll, RD Herbert, J Munn… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
If exercises are performed to increase muscle strength on one side of the body, voluntary
strength can increase on the contralateral side. This effect, termed the contralateral strength …