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  1. Movement System Impairment-Based Classification Treatment Versus General Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  2. The effect of training volume based on set exercises of lumbar extensor muscles

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  3. Motor control exercise for acute non-specific low back pain

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 2016, Wiley

    Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Dr Lucíola L Costa , Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  4. Four sessions of spinal manipulation, simple exercises and education are not better than usual care for patients with acute low back pain

    Article • Evidence-Based Medicine, January 2016, BMJ

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  5. Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, January 2016, Wiley

    Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Dr Lucíola L Costa , Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  6. Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire - Short Form and Start Back Screening Tool

    Article • Spine, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  7. Pilates for low back pain

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2015, Wiley

    Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  8. Örebro Questionnaire: short and long forms of the Brazilian-Portuguese version

    Article • Quality of Life Research, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  9. Prevalência da dor lombar no Brasil: uma revisão sistemática

    Article • Cadernos de Saúde Pública, June 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  10. What do physical therapists think about evidence-based practice? A systematic review

    Article • Manual Therapy, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  11. Central sensitization and changes in conditioned pain modulation in people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a case–control study

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  12. Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire--Brazilian-Portuguese Version

    Article • January 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  13. Measurement Properties of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the MedRisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Physical Therapy Care

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, November 2014, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  14. Different models and techniques of Kinesio Taping have never been tested

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  15. Kinesio Taping to generate skin convolutions is not better than sham taping for people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  16. Anatomic alignment of lower limbs and musculoskeletal injuries in runners: Descriptions, associations and injury rates

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  17. Current evidence does not support the use of Kinesio Taping in clinical practice: a systematic review

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  18. Previous injuries and some training characteristics predict running-related injuries in recreational runners: a prospective cohort study

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  19. Shoulder questionnaires in Brazilian-Portuguese

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  20. Effectiveness of Back School Versus McKenzie Exercises in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  21. Immediate Effects of Region-Specific and Non–Region-Specific Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  22. Translation, Cross-cultural Adaptation, and Clinimetric Testing of Instruments Used to Assess Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in the Brazilian Population

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Ronaldo Cunha

  23. Cross-cultural Adaptation and Measurement Properties of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella (VISA-P) Scale

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Marcos A De Noronha

  24. Do convolutions in Kinesio Taping matter? Comparison of two Kinesio Taping approaches in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised trial

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  25. Language of publication has a small influence on the quality of reports of controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  26. Effectiveness of mat Pilates or equipment-based Pilates in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a protocol of a randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  27. Pilates for low-back pain

    Article • December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  28. Clinical Trial Registration

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  29. What are the Main Running-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries?

    Article • Sports Medicine, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  30. What are the Main Running-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries?

    Article • Sports Medicine, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  31. Reproducibility of the pressure biofeedback unit in measuring transversus abdominis muscle activity in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain

    Article • Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  32. Rasch analysis supports the use of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales to measure mood in groups but not in individuals with chronic low back pain

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  33. Reproducibility of the Portuguese version of the PEDro Scale

    Article • Cadernos de Saúde Pública, October 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa , PhD Tatiana Sato

  34. PEDro: a base de dados de evidências em fisioterapia

    Article • Fisioterapia em Movimento, September 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  35. The Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the McGill Pain Questionnaire were reproducible, valid, and responsive in patients with musculoskeletal pain

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  36. Measurement properties of the pressure biofeedback unit in the evaluation of transversus abdominis muscle activity: a systematic review

    Article • Physiotherapy, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  37. Musculoskeletal pain is prevalent among recreational runners who are about to compete: an observational study of 1049 runners

    Article • Journal of Physiotherapy, January 2011, Elsevier

    Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto, Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  38. Core Journals That Publish Clinical Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  39. Author Response

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  40. Author Response

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

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  41. Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Article • Physical Therapy, November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  42. Systematic review of cross-cultural adaptations of McGill Pain Questionnaire reveals a paucity of clinimetric testing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa

  43. Rehabilitation After Lumbar Disc Surgery

    Article • Spine, August 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  44. Reproducibility of Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging for the Measurement of Abdominal Muscle Activity: A Systematic Review

    Article • Physical Therapy, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, rob smeets

  45. An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

    Article • European Spine Journal, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  46. Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery

    Article • October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  47. Clinimetric Testing of Three Self-report Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain Patients in Brazil

    Article • Spine, October 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  48. Psychometric Testing Confirms That the Brazilian-Portuguese Adaptations, the Original Versions of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia Have Similar Measurement Properties

    Article • Spine, April 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  49. Psychometric Characteristics of the Brazilian-Portuguese Versions of the Functional Rating Index and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

    Article • Spine, August 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  50. Self-Report Outcome Measures for Low Back Pain

    Article • Spine, April 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  51. Monitoramento e prevenção do supertreinamento em atletas

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, October 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  52. Letters

    Article • Spine, September 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  53. Análise epidemiológica de lesões no futebol de salão durante o XV Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Sub 20

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, February 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa

  54. Intra-tester reliability of two clinical tests of transversus abdominis muscle recruitment

    Article • Physiotherapy Research International, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Leonardo O P Costa, Dr Lucíola L Costa