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2015

Nepal Physiotherapy Association (Reed D, Shakya N, Pokhrel S, Sharma S)

The Role of Physical Therapists in the Medical Response Team Following a Natural Disaster: Our Experience in Nepal., J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.,45(9):644-646

DOI: doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.0108

2016

Sharma, S., Pathak, A., Jensen, M. P.

Words that describe chronic musculoskeletal pain: implications for assessing pain quality across cultures, Journal of Pain Research,Volume 9, 1057-1066.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S119212

Sharma, S., Shrestha, N., & Jensen, M.

Pain-related factors associated with lost work days in nurses with low back pain: A cross-sectional study, Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 11, 36-41

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2015.11.007

Sharma, S., Balthillaya, G., Rao, R., & Mani, R.

Short-term effectiveness of neural sliders and neural tensioners as an adjunct to static stretching of hamstrings on knee extension angle in healthy individuals: A randomized controlled trial, Physical Therapy In Sport, 17, 30-37.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.03.003

2017

20192018201720162015 2017 Sharma, S., Palanchoke, J., Reed, D., Abbott, J.H.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Nepali versions of numerical pain rating scale and global rating of change, ,Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15(1)

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-017-0812-8

2018

Sharma, S., Palanchoke, J., Abbott, J. H

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nepali translation of the Patient-specific functional scale, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther,1-23. Epub 6 Apr 2018.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7925

Sharma, S., Abbott, J. H., Pathak, A., Jensen, M.P.

Psychometric properties of the Nepali version of the Connor Davidson Resilience Scales in individuals with chronic pain, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16(56)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0884-0

Sharma, S., Thibault, P., Abbott, J. H., Jensen, M. P.

Clinimetric properties of the Nepali version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in individuals with chronic pain, Journal of Pain Research,2018, 265-276

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S153061

Anupa Pathak, Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen

The utility and validity of pain intensity rating scales for use in developing countries, Pain Reports,August 06, 2018 – Volume Latest Articles – Issue – p

DOI: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000672

Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen, G. Lorimer Moseley, J. Haxby Abbott

Pain education for patients with non-specific low back pain in Nepal: protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial (PEN-LBP Trial), ,BMJ Open 2018;8:e022423

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.07.002

Saurab Sharma, J. Haxby Abbott, Mark P. Jensen

Why clinicians should consider the role of culture in chronic pain, ,Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 2018;22(5):345-346

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.07.002

Saurab Sharma, Anupa Pathak, Jyoti Jha, Mark P. Jensen

Socioeconomic factors, psychological factors, and function in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain from rural Nepal, ,Journal of Pain Research: 2018:11 Pages 2385—2396

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S173851

2019

Peter Brown, RELISH Consortium, and Yaoqi Zhou

Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search

DOI: 10.1093/database/baz085

Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen, Anupa Pathak, Sweekriti Sharma, Mukesh Pokharel, J. Haxby Abbott

State of clinical pain research in Nepal: a systematic scoping review

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Peter Croft, Saurab Sharma, Nadine Foster

Primary care for low back pain: we don’t know the half of it

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001752

Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen

Cross-cultural adaptations of patient-reported outcome measures can be very useful

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Alexandra Ferreira‐Valente, Saurab Sharma, Sandra Torres, Zachary Smothers, José Pais‐Ribeiro, J. Haxby Abbott, Mark P. Jensen

Does Religiosity/Spirituality Play a Role in Function, Pain‐Related Beliefs, and Coping in Patients with Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review

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Sudarshan KC, Saurab Sharma, Karen Ginn, Tawfiq Almadi, and Darren Reed

Nepali translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

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Sweekriti Sharma, Adrian Traeger, Shiva Raj Mishra, Saurab Sharma, Chris Maher

Delivering the right care to people with low back pain in low-and middle-income countries: the case of Nepal, ,June 2019; Vol. 9; No. 1; 010304

DOI: doi: 10.7189/jogh. 09.010304

Sudarshan KC, Saurab Sharma, Karen Ginn, Tawfiq Almadi, Hari Subedi and Darren Reed

Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the DASH (disability of arm, shoulder and hand) in patients with shoulder pain, ,Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.2019;17:51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1105-1

Saurab Sharma, Mark P. Jensen, G. Lorimer Moseley, J. Haxby Abbott

Results of a feasibility randomised clinical trial on pain education for low back pain in Nepal: the Pain Education in Nepal-Low Back Pain (PEN-LBP) feasibility trial, ,BMJ Open 2019;9:e026874.

DOI: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/3/e026874.info

Daniel Ribeiro, J. Haxby Abbott, Saurab Sharma, Sarah E Lamb

Process evaluation of complex interventions tested in randomised controlled trials in musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review protocol, ,BMJ Open 2019;9:e028160.

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028160