Publications

Site Degrees

Book chapter

Del Mar C, Yelland M (2004) 3.2 Ear pain in adults. In: Jones, R, Britten, N, Culpepper, L, Gass, DA, Grol, R, Mant, D, et al., editors. Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care. Oxford. 713-716.

Referred journal articles

Whitman M, Layt D, Yelland M (2012) Key findings on ECGs: Levels of agreement between GPs and Cardiologists. Australian Family Physician, 41(1/2): 59-62.
Yelland MJ, Bissett L, Rabago D, Patterson J (2012) Can double blinding distort results in randomized controlled trials? P M & R, 4(4): 322-323.
Moore R, Yelland M, Ng S-K (2011) Moving with the times - Familiarity versus formality in Australian general practice. Australian Family Physician, 40(12): 1004-1007.
Hooper A, Yelland MJ, Fonstad P, Southern D (2011) Prospective case series of litigants and non-litigants with chronic spinal pain treated with dextrose prolotherapy. International Musculoskeletal Medicine, 33(1): 15-20.
McCutcheon L, Yelland M (2011) Iatrogenic Pneumothorax: Safety Concerns When Using Acupuncture or Dry Needling in the Thoracic Region. Physical Therapy Review, 16(2): 126-132.
Yelland M, Hooper A, Faris P (2011) Minimum clinically important changes in disability in a prospective case series with chronic thoracic and lumbar spinal pain. International Musculoskeletal Medicine, 33(2): 49-53.
Yelland MJ, Sweeting KR, Lyftogt JA, Ng SK, Scuffham PA, Evans KA (2011) Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(5): 421-428.
McMeniman E, Moore R, Yelland M, McClure R (2011) Childhood obesity: how do Australian general practitioners feel about managing this growing health problem? Australian Journal of Primary Health, 17(1): 60-65.
Gabel CP, Melloh M, Yelland M, Burkett B, Roiko A (2011) Predictive ability of a modified Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire in an acute/subacute low back pain working population. European Spine Journal, 20(3): 449-457.
Sweeting KR, Whitty JA, Scuffham PA, Yelland MJ (2011) Patient Preferences for Treatment of Achilles Tendon Pain: Results from a Discrete-Choice Experiment. The Patient: Patient-centered Outcomes Research, 4(1): 45-54.
Scuffham PA, Nikles J, Mitchell GK, Yelland MJ, Vine N, Poulos CJ, Pillans PI, Bashford G, Del Mar C, Schluter PJ, Glasziou P (2010) Using N-of-1 Trials to Improve Patient Management and Save Costs. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25: 906-913.
Muir J, Yelland M (2010) Skin and breast disease in the differential diagnosis of chest pain. Medical Clinics of North America, 94(2): 319-324.
Nikles J, Mitchell GK, Clavarino A, Yelland MJ, Del Mar CB (2010) Stakeholders' views on the routine use of n-of-1 trials to improve clinical care and to make resource allocation decisions for drug use. Australian Health Review, 34(1): 131-136.
Yelland M, Cayley Jr W, Vach W (2010) An Algorithm for the Diagnosis and Management of Chest Pain in Primary Care. Medical Clinics of North America, 94(2): 349-374.
Yelland MJ, Poulos CJ, Pillans PI, Bashford GM, Nikles CJ, Sturtevant JM,Vine N, Del Mar CB, Schluter PJ, Tan M, Chan J, Mackenzie F, Brown R. (2009) N-of-1 Randomized Trials to Assess the Efficacy of Gabapentin for Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Pain Medicine, 10(4):754-761.
Yelland M. (2009) Review: exercise helps relieve pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis. Evidence Based Medicine, 14(2):41
Wright S, Yelland M, Heathcote K, Ng S (2009) Fear of needles in general practice; nature and prevalence. Australian Family Physician, 38(3): 172-176.
Gabel CP, Burkett B, Neller A, Yelland M (2008) Can long-term impairment in general practitioner whiplash patients be predicted using screening and patient-reported outcomes? International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 31: 79-80.
Scuffham PA, Yelland MJ, Nikles J, Pietrzak E, Wilkinson D (2008) Are n-of-1 trials an economically viable option to improve access to selected high cost medications? – the Australian experience. Value in Health, 11(1): 97-109.
Yelland M (2008) Early surgery was better than conservative care for short-term disability and pain in sciatica. Commentary in Evidence Based Medicine,13;185.
Yelland M (2007) Review: clinical examination is often as accurate as magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing meniscus tears. Evidence Based Medicine, 12(5): 151.
Yelland M (2007) Facing the challenge of musculoskeletal pain. Australian Family Physician, 36(6): 389.
Harding G, Yelland M (2007) Back, chest and abdominal pain - is it spinal referred pain? Australian Family Physician, 36(6): 422-423, 425, 427-429.
Masters S, O'Doherty L, Mitchell GK, Yelland M (2007) Acute shoulder pain in primary care - an observational study. Australian Family Physician, 36(6): 473-476.
Yelland MJ, Nikles CJ, McNairn N, Del Mar CB, Schluter PJ, Brown RM (2007) Celecoxib compared with sustained-release paracetamol for osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials. Rheumatology, 46(1): 135-140.
Yelland M, and Schluter P (2006) Defining worthwhile and desired responses to treatment of chronic low back pain. Pain Medicine, 7(1): 38-45.
Yelland MJ (2005) Commentary on article “A positive result on both the Paxinos test and bone scan ruled in a diagnosis of acromioclavicular joint pain” by Walton J, Mahajan S, Paxinos A et al, 2002 in Evidence-based Medicine, 10(1): 27.
Nikles CJ, Yelland M, Del Mar C, Wilkinson D (2005) The role of paracetamol in chronic pain: an evidence-based approach. American Journal of Therapeutics, 12(1): 80-91.
Nikles CJ, Yelland M, Glasziou PP, Mar CD (2005) Do Individualised Medication Effectiveness Tests (n-of-1 trials) change clinical decisions about which drug to use for osteoarthritis and chronic pain? American Journal of Therapeutics, 12(1): 92-97.
Van Tulder M, Yelland M (2004) Prolotherapy for back pain is not useful. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 9: 2.
Yelland M, Charlton K, Jull G, Bellamy N, Brooks P (2004) Acute thoracic spinal pain. In Evidence-based management of acute musculoskeletal pain. Australian Academic Press, 63-82.
Yelland MJ, Del Mar C, Pirozzo S, Schoene ML (2004) Prolotherapy injections for chronic low back pain: a systematic review. Spine, 29(19): 2126-2133.
Yelland M (2004) Diagnostic imaging for back pain. Australian Family Physician, 33; 6: 415-419.
Yelland MJ, Glasziou PP, Bogduk N, Schluter P, McKernon M (2004) Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections, and Exercises for Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Randomized Trial. Spine, 29(1):9-16.
Yelland MJ, Del Mar C, Pirozzo S, Vercoe P, Schoene M (2003) Prolotherapy for chronic low back pain (Protocol for a Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 4.
Yelland MJ (2001) Back, chest and abdominal pain: How good are spinal signs at identifying musculoskeletal causes of back, chest or abdominal pain? Australian Family Physician, 30(9): 908-912.
Nikles CJ, Glasziou PP, Del Mar CD, Duggan CM, Clavarino A, Yelland MJ (2000) Preliminary experiences with a single-patient trials service in general practice. Medical Journal Australia, 173: 100-103.

Refereed conference papers

Proposal for an RCT of eccentric loading exercises versus prolotherapy injections for the treatment of Achilles tendinosis - Prolotherapy Research Conference. Madsion, Wisconsin, USA. October, 2005.
Single patient trial: Chronic pain and osteoarthritis - Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sunshine Coast, March, 2005.
Quality use of analgesics in chronic pain/OA – an evidence-based approach - research paper at GSK Analgesic Forum:Quality use of analgesics in chronic pain – from diagnosis to management GSK GP Forum on Management of Chronic Pain, Singapore, January, 2005.
The Blomberg treatment algorithm – Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adelaide, October, 2004.
Why an evidence base – pluses and minuses – Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adelaide, October, 2004.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs –Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Adelaide, October, 2004.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs – Scientific Congress of the International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia, September, 2004.
Acute thoracic spinal pain – evidence based guidelines – RACGP postgraduate education weekend, Gold Coast, May, 2004.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs – Australian Pain Society Conference, Canberra, March, 2004.
Do individual medication effectiveness tests improve decisions about which drugs to use for osteoarthritis or chronic pain? Australian Pain Society Conference, Canberra, March, 2004.
Do individual medication effectiveness tests improve decisions about which drugs to use for osteoarthritis or chronic pain?– Queensland Health & Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, November, 2003.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs – Queensland Health & Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, November, 2003.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs – Research Higher Degree Students Conference, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, November, 2003. Awarded high commendation for presentation.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – Bone and Joint seminar, Royal Newcastle Hospital, September, 2003.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – two year results, predictors of response and costs – RACGP postgraduate education weekend, Gold Coast, May, 2003.
Review of prolotherapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain – Australasian Faculty of Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Retreat in Christchurch, New Zealand, March, 2003.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – Queensland Health & Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, December, 2002.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne, October, 2002.
Achieving good compliance and followup in clinical trials - Australian Association of Academic General Practice conference in Melbourne, May, 2002.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain - Australian Pain Society conference in Sydney, March, 2002.
Patient perceptions of worthwhile treatment in chronic low back pain – University of Queensland School of Population Health Research Higher Degree Students Conference, Brisbane, November, 2001.
Patient perceptions of worthwhile treatment in chronic low back pain – International Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine congress, Chicago, July, 2001.
The Prevalence of Spinal Signs and Dysfunction in Subjects with Back, Chest and/or Abdominal Pain – RACGP Gold Coast conference, May, 2000.
The Prevalence of Spinal Signs and Dysfunction in Subjects with Back, Chest and/or Abdominal Pain – Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, October 1999.
Standardised patients in the assessment of general practice consulting skills - Tertiary Education Institute “Effective Assessment at University” conference, University of Queensland, 1998.
Preliminary report on a consensus document on the role of manual therapy in the treatment of spinal pain of mechanical origin – International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine congress, Gold Coast, April, 1998.
The interobserver reliability of thoracic spinal signs – International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine congress, Gold Coast, 14-16 April, 1998.
Standardised patients in the assessment of general practice consulting skills – Tertiary Education Institute Teaching and Learning conference, University of Queensland, 1996.
Better health for blokes - a community-based men’s health program - Men’s Health conference, Toowoomba, 1995.
Better health for blokes - a community-based men’s health program - RACGP Qld Faculty Annual Postgraduate Weekend, Gold Coast, 1995.
Review of the radiological investigation of low back pain in the primary care setting – RACGP Qld Faculty Annual Postgraduate Weekend, Gold Coast, 1995.
An improved workers' compensation rehabilitation certificate - RACGP Qld Faculty Annual Postgraduate Weekend, Gold Coast, 1994.
Efficacy of oral cotrimoxazole in the treatment of otitis externa in general practice – 1990 RACGP Annual Scientific Convention, Gold Coast, 1990.

Non-refereed journal articles

Harding G, Yelland M (2008) Bol plecow,klatki piersiowej i brzucha (Back, chest and abdominal pain - is it spinal referred pain?) Lekarz Rodzinny 2008, 2 (126): 168-178.
Yelland MJ, Glasziou PP, Bogduk N, Schluter P, McKernon M (2004) Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections, and Exercises for Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Randomized Trial. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 9(2):80-87.
Yelland MJ, Glasziou P, Purdie J (2002) The interobserver reliability of thoracic spinal examination. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 7(1): 16-22.
Yelland M, Schluter P (2001) The effect of a brief training intervention on the reliability of lumbar spinal signs. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 6(1): 55-58.
Brookes P, Yelland M, Cheras P (2001) Centre for the Evaluation of Complementary Health Practices, University of Queensland. Australian Journal of Integrative Medicine, 1(1): 62-63.
Yelland M, Yeo M, Schluter P (2000) Prolotherapy injections for chronic low back pain - results of a pilot comparative study. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 5(2): 20-23.
Yelland MJ, Penrose L (1995) Better health for blokes - a community-based men’s health program. Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange, 1(1): 89-93.
Yelland MJ (1995) Review of the radiological investigation of low back pain in the primary care setting. Australasian Musculoskeletal Medicine, 1(2): 30-39.
Del Mar CB, Yelland MJ (1992) Muscular lower back pain management (Letter). Chiropractic Journal of Australia 1992; 22:110-111.
Yelland MJ, Veitch PJ (1989) How do patients identify their drugs? Australia Family Physician, 18: 1441-1445.
Yelland MJ (1989) Rubella Immune Status in General Practice. Australia Family Physician, 18: 1279-1285.

Non-refereed conference papers

The Achilles Healing Project - Yelland M, Sweeting K. Sports Medicine Australia conference, Pelican Waters, Queensland, March 2007.
Could N-of-1 trials make prescribing more cost-effective? - Yelland M, Pietrzak E, Scuffham P, Nikles, J, Wilkinson D. - abstract presented, RACGP Annual Scientific Convention, Brisbane, October 2006.
Yelland M, Nikles J, Mcnairn N, Del Mar C, Schluter P, Brown R. Do n-of-1 trials of celeocxib compared to sustained release paracetamol change patient use of drugs for osteoarthritis? Abstract presented, RACGP Annual Scientific Convention, Brisbane, October 2006.
Yelland MJ, Nikles CJ, McNairn N, Schluter PJ. Single patient trials of gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain. Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, September 2006.
Yelland M, Pietrzak E, Scuffham P, Nikles, J, Wilkinson D. Could N-of-1 trials make prescribing more cost-effective? General Practice & Primary Health Care Conference, Perth July 2006.
Trials and Tribulations – Survival skills in running an RCT on the treatment of back pain. Invited speaker at RRADO conference, Brisbane, May, 2006.
Prolotherapy and its role in tendinosis management. Invited speaker at Queensland Sports Podiatry Group Conference, Brisbane, June 2006.
Evidence-based primary care: Using evidence to inform your practice. Invited speaker at Family Medicine Symposium: New Horizon on Primary Care Management: Musculoskeletal Problems. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November 2005.
Using individualised medication effectiveness tests (IMETs) for chronic pain and osteoarthritis. Invited speaker at Family Medicine Symposium: New Horizon on Primary Care Management: Musculoskeletal Problems. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, November 2005.
Designing future trials on prolotherapy for low back pain. Invited speaker at Prolotherapy Research Conference. Madsion, Wisconsin, USA. October 2005.
Future research in prolotherapy. prolotherapy for low back pain – the cochrane and other perspectives. 2005.
Prolotherapy for low back pain – the Cochrane and other perspectives. Invited speaker at Prolotherapy Research Conference. Madsion, Wisconsin, USA. October 2005.
Trials and Tribulations – Survival skills in running an RCT on the treatment of back pain. Invited speaker at Prolotherapy Research Conference. Madsion, Wisconsin, USA. October 2005.
Yelland MJ, Nikles CJ, Del Mar C, McNairn N, Schluter PJ. Effectiveness of celecoxib vs sustained release paracetamol for osteoarthritis in Individualised Medication Effectiveness Tests. Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Conference, Cairns, October 2005.
Musculoskeletal disorders – thoracic spine. Invited speaker at meeting of occupational disease, Australian Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Brisbane, October 2005.
Management of work-related back injury – invited presentation at forum ‘Brisbane Hot Topics in Primary Health’, University of Queensland, August, 2005.
Individual Medication Effectiveness Tests (IMETs) to assess the efficacy of gabapentin in individual patients with chronic neuropathic pain – poster presented at the Australian Pain Society Conference, Canberra, March 2004.
Individual Medication Effectiveness Tests (IMETs) to assess the efficacy of gabapentin in individual patients with chronic neuropathic pain – poster presented at the Queensland Health & Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, November 2003.
Achieving good followup in clinical trials. Resource prepared for the website of the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, September 2002.
Achieving good compliance in clinical trials. Resource prepared for the website of the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, August 2002.
Patient perceptions of worthwhile treatment in chronic low back pain – poster presented at the General Practice and Primary Health Care conference in Melbourne, May 2002.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – poster presented at the General Practice and Primary Health Care conference in Melbourne, May 2002.
Patient perceptions of worthwhile treatment in chronic low back pain – poster paper presented at the Australian Pain Society conference in Sydney, March 2002.
The Prevalence of Spinal Signs and Dysfunction in Subjects with Back, Chest and/or Abdominal Pain – poster presented at the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine congress, Chicago, July 2001.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain - poster presented at the International Federation of Musculoskeletal Medicine congress, Chicago, July 2001.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain - poster presented at the Primary Health Care Research conference, Adelaide, June 2001.
The Prevalence of Spinal Signs and Dysfunction in Subjects with Back, Chest and/or Abdominal Pain – poster presented at the General Practice Evaluation Programme conference, Hobart, May 2000.
Randomised Controlled Trial of Prolotherapy Injections, Saline Injections and Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain - poster presented at the General Practice Evaluation Programme conference, Hobart, May 2000.

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