Research Project
Wei-Ju Chang
Current Appointments
Postdoctoral Fellow (Honorary)Key Research Areas
Dr Wei-Ju Chang is a Postdoctorate Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). He is an Australia Physiotherapy Association Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with 20 years of clinical experience, specialising in complex musculoskeletal pain disorders. Dr Chang was awarded a prestigious NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship for his PhD research. He is trained and experienced in using non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, EEG, and quantitative sensory testing. The unique blend of Dr Chang’s neuroscience research and strong clinical background allows his research and clinical practice to complement each other. His passions are clinical neuroscience research in pain, novel brain-based treatments for pain and evidence-informed clinical practice in musculoskeletal disorders.
Publications
2024 Nov
Can assessment of human assumed central sensitisation improve the predictive accuracy of the STarT Back screening tool in acute low back pain?
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103177
2024 Aug
Can non‐invasive brain stimulation modulate peak alpha frequency in the human brain? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16424
2024, 14 Jun
Peak alpha frequency is not significantly altered by five days of experimental pain and repetitive transcranial stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.14.599003
2023, 16 Nov
Can non-invasive brain stimulation modulate peak alpha frequency in the human brain? A systematic review and meta-analysis
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.13.566909
2023, 15 Nov
Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography reveals alterations in cortical excitability during pain
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567
2023, 15 Nov
Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography reveals alterations in cortical excitability during pain
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567.3
2023, 30 Oct
Alterations in cortical excitability during pain: A combined TMS-EEG Study
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88567.2
2023, 29 Jun
Systemic pro- and anti-inflammatory profiles in acute non-specific low back pain: An exploratory longitudinal study of the relationship to six-month outcome
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287192
2023, 21 Apr
Alterations in cortical excitability during pain: A combined TMS-EEG Study
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.20.537735
2023 Apr
Human assumed central sensitization in people with acute non‐specific low back pain: A cross‐sectional study of the association with brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, clinical, psychological and demographic factors
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2078