Research Project
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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
2023 Nov
The efficacy of neuromuscular training, with minimal or no equipment, on performance of youth athletes: A systematic review with meta-analysis
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.09.010
2023 Oct
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.msksp.2023.102836
2023, 03 Sep
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/10.1080/10669817.2023.2253071
2023
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://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54096146/
2023
Myofascial stiffness of plantar fascia and Achilles tendon in individuals with plantar fasciopathy: An observational cross-sectional study
View full journal-article on https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/60648025/