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  1. Beyond the joint: neurophysiological and clinical impacts of manipulative therapy in complex pain disorders

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, September 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  2. Pneumothorax After Dry Needling of Intrascapular Muscles Using a Rib Bracketing Technique: Insights From the Clinician, Patient, and Clinical Expert

    Article • Physical Therapy, June 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken

  3. Prevalence of positive neural findings in patients attending outpatient physical therapy: an exploratory study

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  4. Manual physical therapy for neck disorders: an umbrella review

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  5. Practice what we teach: why academic PT faculty should stay in the trenches

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  6. Mentorship and self-efficacy are associated with lower burnout in physical therapists in the United States: a cross-sectional survey study

    Article • Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, September 2023, Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute

    Paul Mintken

  7. Pain Neuroscience Education in Elementary and Middle Schools

    Article • Pediatric Physical Therapy, April 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Paul Mintken

  8. The healthcare buffet: preferences in the clinical decision-making process for patients with musculoskeletal pain

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  9. Thoracic spine thrust manipulation for individuals with cervicogenic headache: a crossover randomized clinical trial

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  10. What is in a Name? Perhaps your Professional Identity and Practice – A Call to Maintain IFOMPT as the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  11. Integrating Motivational Interviewing in Pain Neuroscience Education for People With Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

    Article • Physical Therapy, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    rob smeets, Paul Mintken

  12. Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Combined With Epidural Steroid Injection for Individuals With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2019, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  13. Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, November 2018, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  14. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  15. Physical Therapists’ Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, May 2018, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  16. Manual therapists – Have you lost that loving feeling?!

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  17. Hands off approach for painful frozen shoulder

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2018, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  18. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Joshua Cleland, Paul Mintken

  19. Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Mark D Bishop, Paul Mintken

  20. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  21. Physiological effects of physical therapy interventions on lumbar intervertebral discs: A systematic review

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  22. Immediate effects of mirror therapy in patients with shoulder pain and decreased range of motion

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 2017, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  23. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, April 2017, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  24. Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist

    Article • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Paul Mintken

  25. Use of Neuroscience education, tactile discrimination, limb laterality and graded motor imagery in a patient with frozen shoulder

    Article • Manual Therapy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  26. A novel treatment of dry needling and eccentric exercise for patients with chronic bicipital tendinopathy: A case series

    Article • Manual Therapy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  27. Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection resulting from a benign mechanism of injury; A medical case description

    Article • Manual Therapy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  28. Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with shoulder pain likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation: A multi-center randomized clinical trial

    Article • Manual Therapy, September 2016, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  29. Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy Plus Exercise Therapy Versus Exercise Therapy Alone in the Management of Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, August 2016, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr. Scott A Burns, Paul Mintken

  30. Risk Stratification for 4,837 Individuals with Knee Pain Who Receive Physical Therapy Treatment

    Article • Musculoskeletal Care, July 2016, Wiley

    Paul Mintken

  31. Risk stratification of patients with shoulder pain seen in physical therapy practice

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, June 2016, Wiley

    Paul Mintken

  32. Interrater reliability of the cervicothoracic and shoulder physical examination in patients with a primary complaint of shoulder pain

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Scott A Burns, Paul Mintken

  33. Large Popliteal Cyst in Patient with Complaint of Posteromedial Knee Pain

    Article • International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group

    Paul Mintken

  34. Rupture of the Radial Collateral Ligament and Common Extensor Origin

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, January 2016, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  35. Use of taping to maintain centralization in a patient with low back pain with sciatica

    Article • Journal of Spine Care, January 2016, Open Access Text Pvt, Ltd.

    Paul Mintken

  36. Risk stratification of patients with low back pain seen in physical therapy practice

    Article • Manual Therapy, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Jason R Rodeghero, Paul Mintken

  37. Regional interdependence and manual therapy directed at the thoracic spine

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  38. A Preliminary Risk Stratification Model for Individuals with Neck Pain

    Article • Musculoskeletal Care, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Jason R Rodeghero, Paul Mintken

  39. Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise Versus Supervised Home Exercise in the Management of Patients With Inversion Ankle Sprain: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, July 2013, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr Joshua Cleland, Paul Mintken

  40. Patient Expectations of Benefit From Interventions for Neck Pain and Resulting Influence on Outcomes

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, July 2013, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr Mark D Bishop, Paul Mintken

  41. Effectiveness of Physical Therapy as an Adjunct to Epidural Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • The Spine Journal, September 2012, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  42. Thoracic impairments and shoulder pain: which came first?

    Article • Physical Therapy Reviews, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  43. Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thrust Joint Manipulation to the Cervical Spine

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, July 2012, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr Emilio J Puentedura, Dr Merrill R Landers, Paul Mintken

  44. In a 32-Year-Old Woman With Chronic Neck Pain and Headaches, Will an Exercise Regimen Be Beneficial for Reducing Her Reports of Neck Pain and Headaches?

    Article • Physical Therapy, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken

  45. Use of an abbreviated neuroscience education approach in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A case report

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Paul Mintken

  46. A Treatment-Based Classification Approach to Examination and Intervention of Lumbar Disorders

    Article • Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach, July 2011, SAGE Publications

    Paul Mintken

  47. Short-term response of hip mobilizations and exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain: a case series

    Article • Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Scott A Burns, Paul Mintken

  48. Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation Versus Cervical Spine Thrust Manipulation in Patients With Acute Neck Pain : A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, April 2011, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr Emilio J Puentedura, Dr Merrill R Landers, Paul Mintken

  49. Femoral Acetabular Impingement and Osteoarthrosis in a Patient With Hip Pain

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2011, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  50. Neurodynamic interventions and physiological effects

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  51. Author Response

    Article • Physical Therapy, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken

  52. Examination of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation and a General Cervical Range of Motion Exercise: Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken, Dr Joshua Cleland

  53. Clinical decision making in a patient with secondary hip-spine syndrome

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Scott A Burns, Paul Mintken

  54. August 2010 Letters to the Editor-in-Chief

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, August 2010, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  55. Psychometric Properties of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in Patients With Shoulder Pain

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, July 2010, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  56. Red Flag condition following total hip replacement

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, June 2010, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Dr. Scott A Burns, Paul Mintken

  57. Moving Past Sleight of Hand

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, May 2010, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  58. Author Response

    Article • Physical Therapy, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken

  59. On "Some factors predict successful short-term outcomes..." Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Carpenter KJ, et al. Phys Ther. 2010;90:26-42.

    Article • Physical Therapy, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken, Dr Michael Thomas Cibulka

  60. Some Factors Predict Successful Short-Term Outcomes in Individuals With Shoulder Pain Receiving Cervicothoracic Manipulation: A Single-Arm Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Mintken

  61. Psychometric properties of the shortened disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (QuickDASH) and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in patients with shoulder pain

    Article • Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, November 2009, Elsevier

    Paul Mintken

  62. Predicting Short-Term Response to Thrust and Nonthrust Manipulation and Exercise in Patients Post Inversion Ankle Sprain

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2009, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  63. March 2009 Letters to the Editor-in-Chief

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2009, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  64. Tarsometatarsal Joint Injury in a Patient Seen in a Direct-Access Physical Therapy Setting

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, January 2009, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  65. Upper Cervical Ligament Testing in a Patient With Os Odontoideum Presenting With Headaches

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, August 2008, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  66. A Model for Standardizing Manipulation Terminology in Physical Therapy Practice

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, March 2008, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken

  67. Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Optimize Quadriceps Muscle function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, July 2007, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Paul Mintken