Ben Metcalf

The association between psychological factors and pain exacerbations in hip osteoarthritis.

Kai Fu, Ben Metcalf, Kim L Bennell, Yuqing Zhang, Leticia A Deveza, Sarah R Robbins, David J Hunter

Journal article  |  2021  |  Rheumatology

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between psychological factors and pain exacerbations in people with hip OA. METHODS: Eligi..

Podiatry Intervention Versus Usual General Practitioner Care for Symptomatic Radiographic Osteoarthritis of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint: A Randomized Clinical Feasibility Study

Kade L Paterson, Rana S Hinman, Ben R Metcalf, Penny K Campbell, Hylton B Menz, David J Hunter, Kim L Bennell

Journal article  |  2021  |  Arthritis Care & Research

OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of a clinical trial comparing a podiatry intervention to usual general practitioner (GP) c..

Can pain flares in knee osteoarthritis be predicted?

I Atukorala, A Pathmeswaran, J Makovey, B Metcalf, KL Bennell, L March, T Chang, Y Zhang, DJ Hunter

Journal article  |  2021  |  Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Objectives: This study examined whether risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain such as age, gender, body mass index (BMI)..

The Effect of Flat Flexible Versus Stable Supportive Shoes on Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms : A Randomized Trial.

Kade L Paterson, Kim L Bennell, Penny K Campbell, Ben R Metcalf, Tim V Wrigley, Jessica Kasza, Rana S Hinman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Annals of Internal Medicine

BACKGROUND: Experts recommend that persons with knee osteoarthritis wear stable supportive shoes; however, evidence suggests that ..

Foot orthoses for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis: study protocol for the FORT randomised controlled trial

Kade L Paterson, Rana S Hinman, Ben R Metcalf, Sarah E Jones, Hylton B Menz, Shannon E Munteanu, Jessica Kasza, Kim L Bennell

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

BACKGROUND: First metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and debilitating condition affecting nearly one..

Guidance for implementing best practice therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: what does the current evidence base tell us?

Melanie A Holden, Kate Button, Natalie J Collins, Yves Henrotin, Rana S Hinman, Jesper B Larsen, Ben Metcalf, Hiral Master, Søren T Skou, Louise M Thoma, Elizabeth Wellsandt, Daniel K White, Kim Bennell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Arthritis Care & Research

OBJECTIVE: Therapeutic exercise is a recommended first-line treatment for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis. However, there ..

Response to Letter to Editor: "Comment on the TARGET trial by Bennell et al: was the interpretation of similar improvement based on equivalence analysis?"

KL Bennell, RK Nelligan, AJ Kimp, S Schwartz, J Kasza, TV Wrigley, B Metcalf, PW Hodges, RS Hinman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Association of weather factors with the risk of pain exacerbations in people with hip osteoarthritis

K Fu, B Metcalf, KL Bennell, Y Zhang, LA Deveza, SR Robbins, ML Ferreira, DJ Hunter

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to evaluate the association of weather factors with the risk of pain exacerbations in people with sy..

Is Heel Height Associated with Pain Exacerbations in Hip Osteoarthritis Patients?-Results from a Case-Crossover Study

Kai Fu, Ben R Metcalf, Kim L Bennell, Yuqing Zhang, K Douglas Gross, Kathryn Mills, Leticia A Deveza, Sarah R Robbins, David J Hunter

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Clinical Medicine

What type of exercise is most effective for people with knee osteoarthritis and co-morbid obesity?: The TARGET randomized controlled trial

KL Bennell, RK Nelligan, AJ Kimp, S Schwartz, J Kasza, TV Wrigley, B Metcalf, PW Hodges, RS Hinman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

OBJECTIVE: Different exercise types may yield different outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA) subgroups. The objective was to directly c..