Dr Peter Kent

Research Fellow, Physiotherapy

Research Fellow (Monash Department of Physiotherapy)
NHMRC Research Training Fellow (Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Cabrini)
Practicing Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Low back pain in primary care, implementation of evidence-based care

Lectures (PTY1022)
Tutorials (PTY2042)

Coping, anxiety and social isolation in low back pain – a validation study of single item screening questions in primary care.
Probabilitistic data-mining in nonspecific low back pain – two validation studies.
Two IMPLEMENT studies – (a) the development of prognostic clinical prediction rules in non-specific low back pain, (b) fear-avoidance beliefs in acute nonspecific low back pain.
Cochrane review - Targeted versus non-targeted manual therapy for acute and sub-acute nonspecific low back pain.
A conceptual framework of nonspecific low back pain – survey of clinicians and researchers.
Pilot study of an evidence-based low back pain assessment instrument.
Nonspecific low back pain in primary care – an international study with clinical course, subgrouping, prognostic, and instrument refinement components.
Clinician resistance to guidelines for the management of low back pain - systematic review of qualitative studies.

Malliaras P, Cook J, Kent P. Anthropometric risk factors for patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2006 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.030049
Kent P. Heat wrap therapy reduces pain and disability in early stage low back pain. Critical appraisal and commentary for Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 2006; 52:227.
Malliaras P, Cook J, Kent P. Reduced ankle dorsiflexion range may increase the risk of patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18 Aug 2006; [Epub ahead of print]
Kalauokalani D, Keating J, Kent P, Pincus T. Clinicians’ cognitions and clinical style in relation to patient outcome. Proceedings of the 11th IASP World Congress on Pain (in press)
Kent P, Keating J, Taylor N. Methods used by primary-care clinicians to assess non-specific low back pain. (submitted)
Kent P, Keating J, Allen M, Morelli L. Assessing change in low back pain: The relationship between change in physical impairment, pain, activity limitation and fear-avoidance beliefs. (submitted)
Kent P, Keating J. Can we predict poor recovery from recent-onset nonspecific low back pain? A systematic review. (submitted)

“Medical and physiotherapy approaches to low back pain – Conundrums, controversies and current evidence” ” Australian Physiotherapy Association Doctors Breakfast, Geelong 24/11/06 & Melbourne 01/12/06.
“Does matching the treatment to the patient improve patient outcomes of recent-onset low back pain? A review of the literature ”Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia, Annual Conference Rydes Hotel, Melbourne, 21/10/06.
“Physiotherapy for low back pain: Lumpers, splitters, and the search for the holy grail” Australian Physiotherapy Association Annual Seminar, Bendigo, 08/10/06.
“Physiotherapy for recent-onset low back pain – does matching the treatment to the patient improve outcomes?” Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia Mid-winter Lecture, Melbourne, 19/07/06.
“Clinical assessment in low back pain – a new look at an old habit” BackFocus Physiotherapy Seminar, Melbourne, 24/05/06.
“Subgrouping in low back pain – The search for the holy grail” McKenzie Institute Australia, Ramada Inn, Melbourne, 06/05/06.

The Coal Services Health and Safety Trust $11,177 ‘The Utility of Standardising the Assessment of Low Back Pain’