Mark Hancock
Associate Professor
Department of Health Professions
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Mark Hancock is an Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Macquarie University. He has over 20 years of clinical experience as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist working in a primary care setting. Mark now works primarily as an academic/researcher, but continues part time clinical work. His research focuses on the diagnosis and management of back pain. Mark completed his PhD at the University of Sydney in 2007. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and received over 3 million dollars in funding to support his research. He has published in leading medical journals (e.g. NEJM, Lancet and BMJ and discipline specific journals (e.g. Spine and Journal of Physiotherapy). His work has been accompanied by editorials and received wide media attention. A/Prof Hancock is a member of the associate editorial board for the Cochrane Back Review Group and Journal of Physiotherapy board member.
Research Interest
musculoskeletal physiotherapist, diagnosis
Publications
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Is the number of different mri findings more strongly associated with low back pain than single MRI findings? Hancock, M., Kjaer, P., Kent, P., Jensen, R. K. & Jensen, T. S. 6 Feb 2017 In : Spine. p. 1-23 23 p.
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Do older adults with chronic low back pain differ from younger adults in regards to baseline characteristics and prognosis? Manogharan, S., Kongsted, A., Ferreira, M. L. & Hancock, M. J. 1 May 2017 In : European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom). 21, 5, p. 866-873 8 p.
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Do MRI Findings Change over a Period of Up to 1 Year in Patients with Low Back Pain and/or Sciatica? Panagopoulos, J., Hush, J., Steffens, D. & Hancock, M. J. J. 1 Apr 2017 In : Spine. 42, 7, p. 1-24 24 p.
