Joel E Bialosky,
Clinical Professor
Department:
HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Business Phone:
(352) 733-1162
Business Email:
bialosky@phhp.ufl.edu
Accomplishments
Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching
2024
·
American Physical Therapy Association
James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
2017
·
American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Orthopaedics
Margaret L. Moore Award for Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member
2013
·
American Physical Therapy Association
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2006,2008-2025
PHT6771C Musclskltl Disordr 2
2011-2013,2015-2024,2023-2024
HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
2020-2021,2025
RSD7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2009-2024
PHT6770C Musclskltl Disordr 1
2018-2024
PHT6608 Evidence Base Pract 2
2012-2024
PHT6218C Pain and Therapeutic Modalities in Physical Therapy
2019-2020
HSC4913 Supervised Research Experience
2011-2025
PHT6188C Functional Anatomy 2
2019-2020
PHT6609 Evidence Base Pract 3
2019-2020,2024-2025
RSD7979 Advanced Research
2018,2024-2025
RSD6910 Supervised Research
2017,2025
RSD6905 Individual Work
2016
RSD6930 Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science
2023
PHT6872C Complex Case Studies/Competency 2
2024
RSD6940 Supervised Teaching
2024
PHT6870C Integrated Case Studies for PT/Competency I
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
An international consensus on gaps in mechanisms of forced-based manipulation research: findings from a nominal group technique.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
32(1):111-117
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2023.2262336.
[PMID] 37840477.
2024
An overview of systematic reviews examining the quantitative sensory testing-derived hypoalgesic effects of manual therapy for musculoskeletal pain.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
32(1):67-84
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2023.2267954.
[PMID] 37908101.
2024
Biopsychosocial contributors to irritability in individuals with shoulder or low back pain.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
32(4):400-411
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2023.2294679.
[PMID] 38108631.
2024
Integrated manual therapies: IASP taskforce viewpoint.
Pain reports.
9(6)
[DOI] 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001192.
[PMID] 39479389.
2024
Restoration of normal central pain processing following manual therapy in nonspecific chronic neck pain.
PloS one.
19(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0294100.
[PMID] 38781273.
2024
Virtual Rehabilitation and COVID-19: Varied Adoption and Satisfaction Among Patients and Providers Participating in a Multi-Site Survey Study.
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing.
61
[DOI] 10.1177/00469580231222334.
[PMID] 38166514.
2023
An international consensus definition for contextual factors: findings from a nominal group technique.
Frontiers in psychology.
14
[DOI] 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1178560.
[PMID] 37465492.
2023
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Receiving Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain with a Nociplastic Pain Presentation: A Secondary Analysis.
Pain research & management.
2023
[DOI] 10.1155/2023/5326261.
[PMID] 36935875.
2023
Expectations affect pain sensitivity changes during massage.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
31(2):84-92
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2022.2118449.
[PMID] 36069038.
2023
Pain phenotyping and investigation of outcomes in physical therapy: An exploratory study in patients with low back pain.
PloS one.
18(2)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0281517.
[PMID] 36787322.
2023
Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.).
381
[DOI] 10.1136/bmj-2022-072108.
[PMID] 37230508.
2023
The Biology of Placebo and Nocebo Effects on Experimental and Chronic Pain: State of the Art.
Journal of clinical medicine.
12(12)
[DOI] 10.3390/jcm12124113.
[PMID] 37373806.
2022
A Sneak Peek at JOSPT Collections: Coming Soon for JOSPT Subscribers.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
52(11):703-704
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2022.11575.
[PMID] 36317358.
2022
Can Patient Expectations Modulate the Short-Term Effects of Dry Needling on Sensitivity Outcomes in Patients with Mechanical Neck Pain? A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
23(5):965-976
[DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnab134.
[PMID] 33830234.
2022
Experimental Pain Phenotype Profiles in Community-dwelling Older Adults.
The Clinical journal of pain.
38(7):451-458
[DOI] 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001048.
[PMID] 35656805.
2022
Patient-centered outcomes: Domain importance predicts health care use following physical therapy.
PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation.
14(9):1044-1055
[DOI] 10.1002/pmrj.12680.
[PMID] 34296528.
2022
Resident Case Series: Blood Flow Restriction as an Adjunct to Strengthening Exercises in Two Patients with Subacromial Impingement and High Irritability.
International journal of sports physical therapy.
17(5):931-940
[PMID] 35949378.
2022
The healthcare buffet: preferences in the clinical decision-making process for patients with musculoskeletal pain.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
30(2):68-77
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2021.1989754.
[PMID] 34657575.
2021
A psychophysical study comparing massage to conditioned pain modulation: A single blind randomized controlled trial in healthy participants.
Journal of bodywork and movement therapies.
27:426-435
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.02.014.
[PMID] 34391267.
2021
Age Differences in Multimodal Quantitative Sensory Testing and Associations With Brain Volume.
Innovation in aging.
5(3)
[DOI] 10.1093/geroni/igab033.
[PMID] 34616958.
2020
Are Changes in Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Self-efficacy Mediators of Function and Pain at Discharge in Patients With Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain?
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
50(6):301-308
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2020.8982.
[PMID] 31905094.
2020
Importance of Outcome Domain for Patients With Musculoskeletal Pain: Characterizing Subgroups and Their Response to Treatment.
Physical therapy.
100(5):829-845
[DOI] 10.1093/ptj/pzaa009.
[PMID] 31944245.
2020
Musculoskeletal pain stakeholder engagement and partnership development: determining patient-centered research priorities.
Research involvement and engagement.
6
[DOI] 10.1186/s40900-020-00192-8.
[PMID] 32514375.
2020
Riding a Tiger: Maximizing Effects of Manual Therapies for Pelvic Pain.
Journal of women's health physical therapy.
44(1):32-38
[DOI] 10.1097/jwh.0000000000000156.
[PMID] 34163308.
2019
Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain.
Physiotherapy theory and practice.
35(1):70-79
[DOI] 10.1080/09593985.2018.1440676.
[PMID] 29452024.
2019
Patient-defined outcomes for pain, fatigue, emotional distress, and interference with activities did not differ by age for individuals with musculoskeletal pain.
Pain reports.
4(6)
[DOI] 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000798.
[PMID] 31984302.
2018
Kinesiophobia and Its Association With Health-Related Quality of Life Across Injury Locations.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
99(1):43-48
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.06.023.
[PMID] 28760572.
2018
Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (Ospro) for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Results From the Validation Cohort
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.
48(6):460-475
[DOI] 10.2513/jospt.2018.7811.
2018
Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions: Results From the Validation Cohort.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
48(6):460-475
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2018.7811.
[PMID] 29629615.
2018
Unraveling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modeling an Approach.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
48(1):8-18
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2018.7476.
[PMID] 29034802.
2017
Manual physical therapy for chronic pain: the complex whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
25(3):115-117
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2017.1309344.
[PMID] 28694673.
2017
Placebo disclosure does not result in negative changes in mood or attitudes towards health care or the provider.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
25(3):151-159
[DOI] 10.1080/10669817.2017.1298699.
[PMID] 28694678.
2017
Placebo Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing?
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
47(5):301-304
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2017.0604.
[PMID] 28459190.
2017
The influence of clinical equipoise and patient preferences on outcomes of conservative manual interventions for spinal pain: an experimental study.
Journal of pain research.
10:965-972
[DOI] 10.2147/JPR.S130931.
[PMID] 28490899.
2016
Development of a Yellow Flag Assessment Tool for Orthopaedic Physical Therapists: Results From the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) Cohort.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
46(5):327-43
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2016.6487.
[PMID] 26999408.
2015
Development of a Review-of-Systems Screening Tool for Orthopaedic Physical Therapists: Results From the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) Cohort.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
45(7):512-26
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2015.5900.
[PMID] 25996361.
2015
Investigating dynamic pain sensitivity in the context of the fear-avoidance model.
European journal of pain (London, England).
19(1):48-58
[DOI] 10.1002/ejp.519.
[PMID] 24890100.
2015
The comparative effects of spinal and peripheral thrust manipulation and exercise on pain sensitivity and the relation to clinical outcome: a mechanistic trial using a shoulder pain model.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
45(4):252-64
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2015.5745.
[PMID] 25739842.
2015
Thoracic spinal manipulation for musculoskeletal shoulder pain: Can an instructional set change patient expectation and outcome?
Manual therapy.
20(3):469-74
[DOI] 10.1016/j.math.2014.11.011.
[PMID] 25543999.
2015
Treatment Preference, Equipoise and Expectations: What You Expect Is What You Get
Journal of Pain.
16(4, 1)
2015
What effect can manual therapy have on a patient’s pain experience?
Pain management.
5(6):455-64
[DOI] 10.2217/pmt.15.39.
[PMID] 26401979.
2014
Pain sensitivity subgroups in individuals with spine pain: potential relevance to short-term clinical outcome.
Physical therapy.
94(8):1111-22
[DOI] 10.2522/ptj.20130372.
[PMID] 24764070.
2014
Spinal manipulative therapy-specific changes in pain sensitivity in individuals with low back pain (NCT01168999).
The journal of pain.
15(2):136-48
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.10.005.
[PMID] 24361109.
2013
Patient expectations of benefit from interventions for neck pain and resulting influence on outcomes.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
43(7):457-65
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2013.4492.
[PMID] 23508341.
2013
Temporal summation of second pain: variability in responses to a fixed protocol.
European journal of pain (London, England).
17(1):67-74
[DOI] 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00190.x.
[PMID] 22899549.
2012
Basis for spinal manipulative therapy: a physical therapist perspective.
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology.
22(5):643-7
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.11.014.
[PMID] 22197083.
2012
Changes in pain sensitivity following spinal manipulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology.
22(5):752-67
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.12.013.
[PMID] 22296867.
2011
Heightened pain sensitivity in individuals with signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and the relationship to clinical outcomes following a manual therapy intervention.
Manual therapy.
16(6):602-8
[DOI] 10.1016/j.math.2011.06.003.
[PMID] 21764354.
2011
Patient expectations of benefit from common interventions for low back pain and effects on outcome: secondary analysis of a clinical trial of manual therapy interventions.
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
19(1):20-5
[DOI] 10.1179/106698110X12804993426929.
[PMID] 22294850.
2011
Placebo response to manual therapy: something out of nothing?
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy.
19(1):11-9
[DOI] 10.1179/2042618610Y.0000000001.
[PMID] 22294849.
2011
Stability of behavioral estimates of activity-dependent modulation of pain.
Journal of pain research.
4:151-7
[DOI] 10.2147/JPR.S18105.
[PMID] 21811390.
2010
Individual expectation: an overlooked, but pertinent, factor in the treatment of individuals experiencing musculoskeletal pain.
Physical therapy.
90(9):1345-55
[DOI] 10.2522/ptj.20090306.
[PMID] 20592270.
2010
Supra-threshold scaling, temporal summation, and after-sensation: relationships to each other and anxiety/fear.
Journal of pain research.
3:25-32
[PMID] 21197307.
2010
The relationship of the audible pop to hypoalgesia associated with high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust manipulation: a secondary analysis of an experimental study in pain-free participants.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics.
33(2):117-24
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.12.008.
[PMID] 20170777.
2009
A randomized sham-controlled trial of a neurodynamic technique in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
39(10):709-23
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2009.3117.
[PMID] 19801812.
2009
Spinal manipulative therapy has an immediate effect on thermal pain sensitivity in people with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Physical therapy.
89(12):1292-303
[DOI] 10.2522/ptj.20090058.
[PMID] 19797305.
2009
The mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain: a comprehensive model.
Manual therapy.
14(5):531-8
[DOI] 10.1016/j.math.2008.09.001.
[PMID] 19027342.
2008
Fear of pain, pain catastrophizing, and acute pain perception: relative prediction and timing of assessment.
The journal of pain.
9(9):806-12
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.03.012.
[PMID] 18486557.
2008
How spinal manipulative therapy works: why ask why?
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
38(6):293-5
[DOI] 10.2519/jospt.2008.0118.
[PMID] 18515964.
2008
Manipulation of pain catastrophizing: An experimental study of healthy participants.
Journal of pain research.
1:35-41
[PMID] 21197286.
2008
Regional interdependence: a musculoskeletal examination model whose time has come.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
38(3):159-60; author reply 160
[PMID] 18349496.
2008
The influence of expectation on spinal manipulation induced hypoalgesia: an experimental study in normal subjects.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders.
9
[DOI] 10.1186/1471-2474-9-19.
[PMID] 18267029.
2007
Sex differences in pain drawing area for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
37(3):115-21
[PMID] 17416126.
2006
Immediate effects of spinal manipulation on thermal pain sensitivity: an experimental study.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders.
7
[PMID] 16911795.
2005
The centralization phenomenon and fear-avoidance beliefs as prognostic factors for acute low back pain: a preliminary investigation involving patients classified for specific exercise.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
35(9):580-8
[PMID] 16268245.
2004
Physical therapist management of a patient with acute low back pain and elevated fear-avoidance beliefs.
Physical therapy.
84(6):538-49
[PMID] 15161419.
2003
The effect of a fear-avoidance-based physical therapy intervention for patients with acute low back pain: results of a randomized clinical trial.
Spine.
28(23):2551-60
[PMID] 14652471.
Presentations
2022-10-28
A Mechanistic Based Approach to Managing a Patient with Chronic Pain Following a Complex Surgical History at the Ankle
National
/
Refereed.
Paper.
St Louis, MO
2022-10-28
Isometrics for exercise- induced hypoalgesia with an individual with patellofemoral pain syndrome
National
/
Refereed.
Paper.
St Louis, MO
2023-02-25
Pain Phenotyping in Outpatient Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Characterization of Subgroups and Examination of Clinical Outcomes
National
/
Refereed.
Paper.
San Diego, CA
2023-02-25
Physical Therapists’ Readiness to Manage Fear of Reinjury after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
National
/
Refereed.
Paper.
San Diego, CA
2024-02-17
What a Pain! Reconceptualizing Irritability
National
/
Refereed.
Lecture.
Boston, MA
2023-10-14
Why Manual Therapy Works (and why we should care)
International
/
Invited.
Lecture.
Lyon, France
2023-10-14
Contextual Influence Of Pain
International
/
Invited.
Lecture.
Lyon, France
Grants
Mar 2024
ACTIVE
Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Spinal Manipulative Therapy
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER ACAD ORTHOPAEDIC MANUAL PHYS THERAP
Feb 2024
ACTIVE
Biopsychosocial Contributors to Irritability in Individuals with Shoulder Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
via FOU FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY RES
Aug 2018
– Jul 2023
Evaluating Specific and Non-Specific Mechanisms in Two Distinct Complementary/Integrative Interventions for Chronic Pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: RUSH UNIV MED CTR
via NATL CTR FOR COMPLEM AND INTEGRATIVE HLT
Jan 2013
– Jan 2017
Creation of the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Investigative Network (OPT-IN) for the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) Cohort Study
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: AMER PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC
Education
PhD Rehabilitation Science
2008
·
University of Florida
MS Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy
1998
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University of Pittsburgh
BS Physical Therapy
1990
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Ithaca College
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 733-1162
Emails:
- Business:
- bialosky@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100154
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSI
PO BOX 100154
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
GAINESVILLE FL 326100154