All Stories

  1. A conversation on storytelling in chronic pain research and clinical practice

    Article • January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  2. Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research

    Article • Nature Neuroscience, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  3. Belonging in urban park and playgrounds: Wellbeing perspectives of disabled children and their families

    Article • Wellbeing Space and Society, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  4. Systematic review of autistic representation in the treatment literature for pediatric chronic pain

    Article • Journal of Pain, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  5. “The Fact [Is] That There Is No Easy Way”. A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Aotearoa New Zealand Clinicians with Opioid Tapering for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

    Article • Journal of Pain Research, November 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  6. Development and content validity of the musculoskeletal self-management questionnaire (MSK-SMQ)

    Article • Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  7. ‘Let us enjoy the fruits of our own labour, we have our own solutions’ Creative co-design methods and narratives of Māori whānau with chronic pain

    Article • Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, July 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  8. A group-based, online-delivered pain management programme (iSelf-help) is not inferior to a group-based, in-person programme in reducing pain-related disability for people with persistent pain: A non-inferiority randomised, two-arm, parallel, open-labe...

    Article • Journal of Pain, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  9. “We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”: An integrative review of the lived experiences of chronic pain among Indigenous peoples

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  10. Evaluation of the quality and self-management related content of websites promoting physical activity engagement after myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery: A scoping review

    Article • Heart & Lung, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  11. “When you're in pain you do go into your shell” A community-based pain management programme co-designed with Māori whānau to address inequities to pain management – A qualitative case study

    Article • Journal of Pain, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  12. “Disproportionate Olympic Rings” – The usage of a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework of care when managing people with musculoskeletal pain by osteopaths in Aotearoa/New Zealand– A qualitative study

    Article • International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  13. Non‐invasive ventilation for people with neuromuscular disorders in Australia and New Zealand: a qualitative study of clinician perspectives

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  14. Subacromial bursitis and shoulder pain: Exploring the predictors for a negative anaesthetic response

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, May 2023, Physiotherapy New Zealand

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  15. Health System Factors Affecting the Experience of Non-Invasive Ventilation Provision of People with Neuromuscular Disorders in New Zealand

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  16. Experiences of individuals with multiple sclerosis and stroke using transcutaneous foot drop electrical stimulators: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  17. iSelf-Help: a co-designed, culturally appropriate, online pain management programme in Aotearoa

    Article • Research Involvement and Engagement, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  18. Barriers and facilitators experienced by osteopaths in implementing a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework of care when managing people with musculoskeletal pain – a mixed methods systematic review

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  19. At my own pace, space, and place: a systematic review of qualitative studies of enablers and barriers to telehealth interventions for people with chronic pain

    Article • Pain, June 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Christopher M Williams, Dr Hemakumar Devan

  20. “A coalition of the willing”: experiences of co-designing an online pain management programme (iSelf-help) for people with persistent pain

    Article • Research Involvement and Engagement, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  21. Clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered group-based pain management programme in improving pain-related disability for people with persistent pain—protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (iSelf-help trial)

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2021, BMJ

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  22. “Enticing” but Not Necessarily a “Space Designed for Me”: Experiences of Urban Park Use by Older Adults with Disability

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  23. “Power of Storytelling”: A Content Analysis of Chronic Pain Narratives on YouTube

    Article • Canadian Journal of Pain, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  24. ‘I think there is nothing . . . that is really comprehensive’: healthcare professionals’ views on recommending online resources for pain self-management

    Article • British Journal of Pain, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  25. Mass media campaigns for chronic pain: a scoping review to inform design of future campaigns

    Article • Physical Therapy Reviews, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  26. Issues in reporting of systematic review methods in health app-focused reviews: A scoping review

    Article • Health Informatics Journal, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  27. The social threats of COVID-19 for people with chronic pain

    Article • Pain, July 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  28. Enablers and barriers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain for engaging in telehealth interventions: protocol for a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

    Article • Systematic Reviews, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Christopher M Williams, Dr Hemakumar Devan

  29. Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on disease-specific and generic outcomes for individuals with cardiovascular diseases in India – a systematic review and Meta-analysis

    Article • Physical Therapy Reviews, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  30. Physiotherapists’ attitudes towards and challenges of working in a referral-based practice setting – a systematic scoping review

    Article • European Journal of Physiotherapy, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr Hemakumar Devan

  31. Barriers and facilitators experienced by osteopaths in implementing a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework of care when managing people with musculoskeletal pain – A mixed methods systematic review protocol

    Article • International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  32. Corrigendum to “What are the current practices of sports physiotherapists in integrating psychological strategies during athletes’ return-to-play rehabilitation? Mixed methods systematic review” [Physical Therapy in Sport 38 (2019) 96–105]

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  33. Do pain management websites foster self-management support for people with persistent pain? A scoping review

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  34. Current practices of health care providers in recommending online resources for chronic pain self-management

    Article • Journal of Pain Research, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  35. Sociocultural factors influencing physiotherapy management in culturally and linguistically diverse people with persistent pain: A scoping review

    Article • Physiotherapy, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  36. Methodological issues in reporting of systematic reviews of mobile applications: A scoping review (Preprint)

    Article • July 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  37. Environmental factors influencing leisure participation of children with movement impairments in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A mixed method study

    Article • New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, July 2019, Physiotherapy New Zealand

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  38. What are the current practices of sports physiotherapists in integrating psychological strategies during athletes’ return-to-play rehabilitation? Mixed methods systematic review

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  39. Current evidence for nonpharmacological interventions and criteria for surgical management of persistent acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis: A systematic review

    Article • Shoulder & Elbow, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  40. Evaluation of Self-Management Support Functions in Apps for People With Persistent Pain: Systematic Review

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, February 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  41. Park-based physical activity interventions for persons with disabilities: A mixed-methods systematic review

    Article • Disability and Health Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  42. Evaluation of Self-Management Support Functions in Apps for People With Persistent Pain: Systematic Review (Preprint)

    Article • December 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  43. What Works and Does Not Work in a Self-Management Intervention for People With Chronic Pain? Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

    Article • Physical Therapy, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  44. Accessibility and usability of parks and playgrounds

    Article • Disability and Health Journal, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  45. Spinal and Pelvic Kinematics During Gait in People with Lower-Limb Amputation, with and without Low Back Pain

    Article • JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, July 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  46. Computerised mirror therapy with Augmented Reflection Technology for early stroke rehabilitation: clinical feasibility and integration as an adjunct therapy

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  47. Exploring Factors Influencing Low Back Pain in People With Nondysvascular Lower Limb Amputation: A National Survey

    Article • PM&R, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  48. The relationship between chronic low back pain and fatigue: a systematic review

    Article • Physical Therapy Reviews, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  49. Spinal, pelvic, and hip movement asymmetries in people with lower-limb amputation: Systematic review

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2015, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  50. Spinal, pelvic, and hip movement asymmetries in people with lower-limb amputation: Systematic review

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2015, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  51. Perceptions of low back pain in people with lower limb amputation: a focus group study

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  52. Asymmetrical movements of the lumbopelvic region: Is this a potential mechanism for low back pain in people with lower limb amputation?

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Hemakumar Devan

  53. Physical activity and lower-back pain in persons with traumatic transfemoral amputation: A national cross-sectional survey

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2012, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Dr Steve Tumilty, Dr Hemakumar Devan