Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
·
2018 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Cost-effectiveness of Risk Stratified Care Versus Usual Care for Low Back Pain in the Military Health System.
Journal Article Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · July 15, 2025 STUDY DESIGN: Cost-effectiveness of two trial interventions for low back pain. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incremental cost-effectiveness between risk-stratified and usual care for low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: A recent trial compared risk-s ... Full text Link to item CiteReporting and incorporation of social risks in low back pain and exercise studies: A scoping review.
Journal Article Musculoskelet Sci Pract · June 2025 BACKGROUND: Exercise is a common intervention for low back pain, but its effect sizes are small to modest. Social risk factors significantly influence health outcomes, yet their consideration in randomized controlled trials on exercise for low back pain is ... Full text Link to item CiteExpectations about the benefit of exercise, not surgery, are associated with future pain and physical function in patients with non-specific low back pain.
Journal Article J Pain · June 2025 Beliefs can affect perceived harms and benefits of a treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between beliefs about exercise and surgery effectiveness and pain interference and physical function in patients with non-specific low ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Baylor University ·
2008
D.Sc.