Research Project
Rafael Zambelli-Pinto
Current Appointments
Senior Research AssociateKey Research Areas
Dr Rafael Zambelli Pinto is a Research Associate in the School of Health Sciences. In this role, his responsibilities include overseeing clinical trials conducted at the Centre for Pain IMPACT. He is a physiotherapist by background and completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2013. Regarding his past work experiences, Dr. Zambelli worked as a project manager at Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (2013-2014), as a lecturer at the Sao Paulo State University, Brazil (2014-2017) and as a senior lecturer at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2017-2023). He is spending his sabbatical year at the Centre for Pain IMPACT. Currently, he is the secretary of the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors (ISPJE) and the editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT).
Publications
2024, 29 Feb
Clinical care standards for the management of low back pain: a scoping review
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-024-05543-2
2024, 01 Feb
Sleep as a prognostic factor in low back pain: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies and secondary analyses of randomized controlled trials
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae023
2024 Jan
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
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/jpt.0000000000000400
2024 Jan
Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2023.08.013
2024 Jan
Which Psychological and Psychosocial Constructs Are Important to Measure in Future Tendinopathy Clinical Trials? A Modified International Delphi Study With Expert Clinician/Researchers and People With Tendinopathy
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.11903
2024
Are Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness and Depression Associated with Knee Pain? A Cross-Sectional Study in Older Adults
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/63854280/
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
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/69245567/
2024
Evaluation of the thickness of the transverse muscles of the abdomen and the internal oblique muscles using ultrasound imaging in women with back pain
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/67365401/
2024
Kinetic and kinematic strategies integrating the trunk and lower limbs for a powerful soccer kick in amateur players
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/71394870/
2024
Letter to the Editor: Effects of physical interventions on pain and disability in chronic low back pain with pronated feet
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/71520316/