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Marcia Franco-Zambelli

Current Appointments

Research Associate

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Dr. Marcia Franco-Zambelli is a Research Associate in Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). In this role, she manages the CAPACITY trial (a clinical trial for chronic low back pain), conducted at the Centre for Pain IMPACT. Marcia is a physiotherapist by background and completed her PhD at The University of Sydney in 2015.

In 2018, Marcia completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), focusing on the impact of physical activity interventions on falls prevention among older people.

Marcia has worked as a lecturer at the Department of Physical Therapy at University Center UNA, Brazil, and is currently working as a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences - The University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Publications

2025

An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial

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2025

Socioeconomic position across the life course and falls among middle- and older-aged adults: protocol for a systematic review

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2024

Beliefs regarding the use of imaging among patients with low back pain: A cross-sectional study in the context of a middle-income country

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2024

Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain is Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Independent of Physical Activity. Experimental Aging Research

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2024

Does the Number of Comorbidities Predict Pain and Disability in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain? A Longitudinal Study With 6- and 12-Month Follow-ups

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2024

Perceptions of physiotherapists about virtual reality using exergames in cardiovascular rehabilitation: a qualitative study

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2023, 01 Oct

Association Between Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Chronic Low Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0279

2023

Association of Musculoskeletal Pain With Sedentary Behavior in Public School Teachers: The Role of Habitual Physical Activity

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2023

Clinical trial registration has become more prevalent in physical therapy but it is still inadequate: A meta-research study

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2022

Adding Physical Activity Coaching and an Activity Monitor Was No More Effective Than Adding an Attention Control Intervention to Group Exercise for Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain (PAyBACK Trial): A Randomized Trial

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