Research

Bryan O'Halloran's Research

Criterion validation and interpretability of the Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE) of self-reported recovery in patients with neck pain. O'Halloran, B., Cook, C. and Oakley, E., 2021. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56, p.102467.
Symptom response to mobilization and outcomes in patients with subacromial pain syndrome: A Cohort Study. Riley S, Harris J, O'Halloran B, Showalter C, Learman K. Physiotherapy Research International 2021 May, 26(3), doi: 10.1002/pri.1914
Pragmatic application of manipulation versus mobilization to the upper segments of the cervical spine plus exercise for treatment of cervicogenic headache: a randomized clinical trial. Lerner-Lentz A, O'Halloran B, Donaldson M, Cleland JA. J Man Manip Ther. 2020 Nov 5:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2020.1834322. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33148134.
Pragmatically Applied Cervical and Thoracic Nonthrust Manipulation Versus Thrust Manipulation for Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.Griswold D, Learman K, Kolber MJ, O'Halloran B, Cleland JA.J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Mar;48(3):137-145. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7738. Epub 2018 Feb 6.
Early use of thrust manipulation versus non-thrust manipulation: a randomized clinical trial. Cook C, Learman K, Showalter C, Kabbaz V, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2013 Jun;18(3):191-8. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2012.08.005. Epub 2012 Oct 2.
Which prognostic factors for low back pain are generic predictors of outcome across a range of recovery domains? Cook CE, Learman KE, O'Halloran BJ, Showalter CR, Kabbaz VJ, Goode AP, Wright AA. Phys Ther. 2013 Jan;93(1):32-40. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20120216. Epub 2012 Aug 9.
Can a within/between-session change in pain during reassessment predict outcome using a manual therapy intervention in patients with mechanical low back pain? Cook CE, Showalter C, Kabbaz V, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2012 Aug;17(4):325-9. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2012.02.020. Epub 2012 Mar 22.
The role of patients' expectation of appropriate initial manual therapy treatment in outcomes for patients with low back pain. Donaldson M, Learman K, O'Halloran B, Showalter C, Cook C. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jun;36(5):276-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.05.016.
The addition of cervical unilateral posterior-a nterior mobilisation in the treatment of patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomised clinical trial. Cook C, Learman K, Houghton S, Showalter C, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2013 Jun 19. doi:pii: S1356-689X(13)00085-4. 10.1016/j.math.2013.05.007. [Epub ahead of print]
Thrust and nonthrust manipulation for older adults with low back pain: an evaluation of pain and disability. Learman KE, Showalter C, O'Halloran B, Cook CE. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jun;36(5):284-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.05.007. Epub 2013 Jun 12.
In Response to: Fábio Franciscatto Stieven, Master candidate; Ferreira E Giovanni, Undergraduate; Silva F Marcelo, Doctor; Rosa T Luis, Doctor. Thrust manipulation versus non-thrust manipulation: A question that still needs to be answered. Cook C, Learman K, Showalter C, Kabbaz V, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2013 Sep 24. doi:pii: S1356-689X(13)00142-2. 10.1016/j.math.2013.07.010. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Criterion Validation of the Rate of Recovery, a Single Alphanumeric Measure, in Patients with Shoulder Pain. O'Halloran B, Wright A, Cook CE. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2013 December; 8(6): 784-792.
A preliminary study comparing the use of cervical/upper thoracic mobilization and manipulation for individuals with mechanical neck pain. Griswold D, Learman K, O'Halloran B, Cleland J. J Man Manip Ther. 2015 May;23(2):75-83
No Differences in Outcomes in People with Low Back Pain Who Met the Clinical Prediction Rule for Lumbar Spine Manipulation When a Pragmatic Non-thrust Manipulation Was Used as the Comparator. Learman K, Showalter C, O'Halloran B, Donaldson M, Cook C. Physiother Can. 2014 Fall;66(4):359-66
Response to Letter to the Editor: The addition of cervical Unilateral Posterior Anterior Mobilization (UPA) in the treatment of patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: A randomized clinical trial. Cook C, Learman K, Houghton S, Showalter C, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2015 Jun;20(3):e11
The relationship between chief complaint and comparable sign in patients with spinal pain: An exploratory study. Cook C, Learman K, Showalter C, O'Halloran B. Man Ther. 2015 Jun;20(3):451-5
Different minimally important clinical difference (MCID) scores lead to different clinical prediction rules for the Oswestry disability index for the same sample of patients. Schwind J, Learman K, O'Halloran B, Showalter C, Cook C. J Man Manip Ther. 2013 May;21(2):71-8.