Journal Articles
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Baker, Brooke, Spence, Rosalind R., Singh, Ben, Reul-Hirche, Hildegard, Bloomquist, Kira, Johansson, Karin, Jönsson, Charlotta and Hayes, Sandra Christine (2026). A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effect of exercise on the development of cancer-related lymphedema. JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 10 (2) pkag013. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag013
Collins, Katelyn, Pearse, Emma, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Taglieri-Sclocchi, Alyssa, Day, Melissa, Goodwin, Belinda, March, Sonja, Ireland, Michael and Johnston, Elizabeth A. (2026). Factors associated with pain among rural cancer survivors: Findings from an Australian longitudinal study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 34 (4) 393. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10622-0
Reul-Hirche, Hildegard M., Dunn, Matthew R., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Laakso, E.-Liisa, Troester, Melissa A. and Hayes, Sandra C. (2026). The relationship between impaired upper-body function, quality of life and breast cancer-related lymphoedema: results from a prospective, population-based cohort study. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 215 (3) 73. doi: 10.1007/s10549-025-07877-2
Hall, Michelle, Allison, Kim, Knox, Gabrielle, McManus, Fiona, Hinman, Rana S., Bennell, Kim L., Spiers, Libby, De Silva, Anurika P., Klyne, David M., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Costa, Ricardo J. S., Murphy, Nicholas J., Wu, Wen and Dobson, Fiona L. (2025). Addition of aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise for hip osteoarthritis (PHOENIX): a randomised comparative effectiveness trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 7 (5), e343-e354. doi: 10.1016/s2665-9913(24)00373-4
Gildea, Gabrielle C., Spence, Rosalind R., Jones, Tamara L., Sandler, Carolina X., McDonald, Nicole M., Hayes, Sandra C. and Plinsinga, Melanie L. (2025). The swaying pendulum: Factors influencing physical activity participation in women with recurrent ovarian cancer. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22 (5), 590-598. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0449
Kruger, Natalie, Plinsinga, Melanie, Window, Peter, Hayes, Sandra and Bunzli, Samantha (2025). Comfortable knowing little about lymphoedema? A qualitative study of medical interns in Australia. BMJ Open, 15 (1) e089789, e089789. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089789
Plinsinga, Melanie, Singh, Ben, Bloomquist, Kira, Bernas, Michael, Geyer, Debbie, Devoogdt, Nele, Koelmeyer, Louise, Piller, Neil, Reul-Hirche, Hildegard, Rockson, Stanley and Hayes, Sandi (2024). Incidence of cancer-related lymphoedema: a protocol for a living systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 14 (12) e086293, e086293. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086293
Plinsinga, Melanie L., Rye, Sheree, Jones, Tamara, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Ward, Leigh, Janda, Monika, Obermair, Andreas and Hayes, Sandra C. (2024). Mild symptoms matter: results from a prospective, longitudinal study on the relationship between symptoms, lymphedema and health-related outcomes post-gynecological cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 191, 158-164. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.10.011
Hayes, Sandra C., Bernas, Michael, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Pyke, Christopher, Saunders, Christobel, Piller, Neil, Moffatt, Christine, Keeley, Vaughan, Kruger, Natalie, Reul-Hirche, Hildegard and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2024). Breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema: a critical unmet need. eClinicalMedicine, 75 102762, 102762. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102762
Murphy, Myles c., Mkumbuzi, Nonhlanhla, Keightley, Jordan, Gibson, William, Vallance, Patrick, Riel, Henrik, Plinsinga, Melanie and Rio, Ebonie k. (2024). Conditioned pain modulation does not differ between people with lower-limb tendinopathy and nontendinopathy controls: a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54 (1), 50-59. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11940
Stubbs, Carl, Mc Auliffe, Sean, Chimenti, Ruth L., Coombes, Brooke K., Haines, Terry, Heales, Luke, de Vos, Robert-Jan, Lehman, Greg, Mallows, Adrian, Michner, Lori A., Millar, Neal B. W., O'Neill, Seth, O'Sullivan, Kieran, Plinsinga, Melanie, Rathleff, Michael, Rio, Ebonie, Ross, Megan, Roy, Jean-Sebastien, Silbernagel, Karin Gravare, Thomson, Athol, Trevail, Tim, Akker-Scheek, Inge, Vicenzino, Bill, Vlaeyen, Johan W. S., Pinto, Rafael Zambelli and Malliaras, Peter (2024). Which psychological and psychosocial constructs are important to measure in future tendinopathy clinical trials? A modified international Delphi study with expert clinician/researchers and people with tendinopathy. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 54 (1) 11903, 1-12. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11903
Alyousef, Yousef S., Johnston, Venerina, Mellor, Rebecca, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Zerguine, Haroun and Smith, Michelle D. (2023). The effect of lower limb osteoarthritis on work-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46 (17), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2259304
Escriche-Escuder, Adrian, Nijs, Jo, Silbernagel, Karin G., van Wilgen, C. Paul, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Casaña, José and Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio I. (2023). Pain neuroscience education in persistent painful tendinopathies: A scoping review from the Tendon PNE Network. Physical Therapy in Sport, 63, 38-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.07.002
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Vuvan, Viana, Maclachlan, Liam, Klyne, David, Graven-Nielsen, Thomas, Vicenzino, Bill, Hodges, Paul and Bjarke Vaegter, Henrik (2023). Pain-related cognitions and emotional distress are not associated with conditioned pain modulation: an explorative analysis of 1142 participants with acute, subacute, and chronic pain. Pain, 164 (7), 1593-1599. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002864
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Singh, Ben, Rose, Grace Laura, Clifford, Briana, Bailey, Tom George, Spence, Rosalind Renee, Turner, Jemma, Coppieters, Michel Willem, McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh and Hayes, Sandra Christine (2023). The effect of exercise on pain in people with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 53 (9), 1737-1752. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01862-9
Smith, Michelle D., Manning, Joanne, Nielsen, Mandy, Hayes, Sandra C., Plinsinga, Melanie L. and Coppieters, Michel W. (2023). Exploring women's experiences with persistent pain and pain management following breast cancer treatment: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 4 1095377, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1095377
Kruger, Natalie, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Noble-Jones, Rhian, Piller, Neil, Keeley, Vaughan and Hayes, Sandra C. (2022). The lymphatic system, lymphoedema, and medical curricula–survey of Australian medical graduates. Cancers, 14 (24) 6219, 6219. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246219
Hayes, Sandra C., Dunn, Matthew, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Reul-Hirche, Hildegard, Ren, Yumeng, Laakso, E-Liisa and Troester, Melissa A. (2022). Do patient-reported upper-body symptoms predict breast cancer-related lymphoedema: results from a population-based, longitudinal breast cancer cohort study. Cancers, 14 (23) 5998, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/cancers14235998
Plinsinga, Melanie, Manzanero, Silvia, Johnston, Venerina, Andrews, Nicole, Barlas, Panos and McCreanor, Victoria (2022). Characteristics and effectiveness of postoperative rehabilitation strategies in ankle fractures: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 36 (12), e449-e457. doi: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002436
Hall, Michelle, Allison, Kim, Hinman, Rana S., Bennell, Kim L., Spiers, Libby, Knox, Gabrielle, Plinsinga, Melanie, Klyne, David M., McManus, Fiona, Lamb, Karen E., Da Costa, Ricardo, Murphy, Nicholas J. and Dobson, Fiona L. (2022). Effects of adding aerobic physical activity to strengthening exercise on hip osteoarthritis symptoms: protocol for the PHOENIX randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23 (1) 361. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05282-0
Riel, Henrik, Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Delahunt, Eamonn, Jensen, Martin Bach, Landorf, Karl B., van Middelkoop, Marienke, Roddy, Edward, Rathleff, Michael Skovdal, Vicenzino, Bill and Olesen, Jens Lykkegaard (2022). Large variation in participant eligibility criteria used in plantar heel pain research studies - a systematic review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 15 (1) 69, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13047-022-00573-0
Hayes, Sandra Christine, Singh, Ben, Reul-Hirche, Hildegard, Bloomquist, Kira, Johansson, Karin, Jönsson, Charlotta and Plinsinga, Melanie Louise (2022). The effect of exercise for the prevention and treatment of cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 54 (8), 1389-1399. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002918
Mc Auliffe, Seán, Bisset, Leanne, Chester, Rachel, Coombes, Brooke K., Fearon, Angie, Kirwan, Paul, McCreesh, Karen, Mitham, Kieran, Morrissey, Dylan, O'Neill, Seth, Ross, Megan H., Sancho, Igor, Stephens, Gareth, Vallance, Patrick, van den Akker-Scheek, Inge, Vicenzino, Bill, Vuvan, Viana, Mallows, Adrian, Stubbs, Carl, Malliaras, Peter and Plinsinga, Melanie (2022). ICON 2020—International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus: A scoping review of psychological and psychosocial constructs and outcome measures reported in tendinopathy clinical trials. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 52 (6), 375-388. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.11005
Diamond, Laura E., Devaprakash, Daniel, Cornish, Bradley, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Hams, Andrea, Hall, Michelle, Hinman, Rana S., Pizzolato, Claudio and Saxby, David J. (2022). Feasibility of personalised hip load modification using real-time biofeedback in hip osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 4 (1) 100230, 100230-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2021.100230
Plinsinga, Melanie L., Boudreau, Shellie A., Coombes, Brooke K., Mellor, Rebecca, Hayes, Sandi and Vicenzino, Bill (2022). Comparing what the clinician draws on a digital pain map to that of persons who have greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 22 (3), 506-514. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0135
Gane, Elise M., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Brakenridge, Charlotte L., Smits, Esther J., Aplin, Tammy and Johnston, Venerina (2021). The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21) 11504, 11504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111504
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Meeus, Mira, Brink, Michel, Heugen, Nienke and Van Wilgen, Paul (2021). Evidence of widespread mechanical hyperalgesia but not exercise-induced analgesia in athletes with mild patellar tendinopathy compared with pain-free matched controls: a blinded exploratory study. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100 (10), 946-951. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001673
Egerton, Thorlene, Lawford, Belinda J., Campbell, Penny K., Plinsinga, Melanie L., Spiers, Libby, Mackenzie, David A., Graham, Bridget, Mills, Kathryn, Eyles, Jillian, Knox, Gabrielle, Metcalf, Ben, Maclachlan, Liam, Besomi, Manuela, Dickson, Chris, Abraham, Charles, Vicenzino, Bill, Hodges, Paul W., Hunter, David J. and Bennell, Kim L. (2021). Expert-moderated peer-to-peer online support group for people with knee osteoarthritis: a mixed methods randomized controlled pilot and feasibility study. JMIR Formative Research, 6 (1) e32627, 1-18. doi: 10.2196/32627
Coppieters, Michel W., Rehn, Börje and Plinsinga, Melanie L. (2021). Patient expectations about a clinical diagnostic test may influence the clinician's test interpretation. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 54 102387, 102387. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102387
Tompra, Nefeli, van Dieën, Jaap H., Plinsinga, Melanie L. and Coppieters, Michel W. (2021). Left/right discrimination is not impaired in people with unilateral chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 54 102388, 102388. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102388
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Mellor, Rebecca, Setchell, Jenny, Ford, Kelsie, Lynch, Leonard, Melrose, Joshua, Polansky, Clare and Vicenzino, Bill (2021). Perspectives and experiences of people who were randomly assigned to wait-and-see approach in a gluteal tendinopathy trial: a qualitative follow-up study. BMJ Open, 11 (4) 044934, e044934. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044934
Hall, Michelle, Dobson, Fiona, Plinsinga, Melanie, Mailloux, Catherine, Starkey, Scott, Smits, Esther, Hodges, Paul, Vicenzino, Bill, Schabrun, Siobhan M. and Masse-Alarie, Hugo (2020). Effect of exercise on pain processing and motor output in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28 (12), 1501-1513. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.07.009
Maclachlan, Liam Robert, Mills, Kathryn, Lawford, Belinda, Egerton, Thorlene, Setchell, Jenny, Hall, Leanne M., Plinsinga, Melanie, Besomi, Manuela, Teo, Samantha, Eyles, Jillian P., Mellor, Rebecca, Hodges, Paul W., Hunter, David J., Vicenzino, Bill and Bennell, Kim L. (2020). Design, effectiveness and implementation of peer-to-peer online support groups for people with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (4) e15822, e15822. doi: 10.2196/15822
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Coombes, Brooke Kaye, Mellor, Rebecca and Vicenzino, Bill (2020). Individuals with persistent greater trochanteric pain syndrome exhibit impaired pain modulation, as well as poorer physical and psychological health, compared with pain-free individuals: a cross-sectional study. Pain Medicine, 21 (11), 2964-2974. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa047
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Besomi, Manuela, Maclachlan, Liam, Melo, Luciano, Robbins, Sarah, Lawford, Belinda J, Teo, Pek Ling, Mills, Kathryn, Setchell, Jenny, Egerton, Thorlene, Eyles, Jillian, Hall, Leanne, Mellor, Rebecca, Hunter, David J, Hodges, Paul, Vicenzino, Bill and Bennell, Kim (2019). Exploring the characteristics and preferences for online support groups: mixed method study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (12) e15987, e15987. doi: 10.2196/15987
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Ross, Megan Heather, Coombes, Brooke Kaye and Vicenzino, Bill (2019). Physical findings differ between individuals with greater trochanteric pain syndrome and healthy controls: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 43, 83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.07.009
Riel, Henrik, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Mellor, Rebecca, Boudreau, Shellie A., Vuvan, Viana and Vicenzino, Bill (2019). Local hyperalgesia, normal endogenous modulation with pain report beyond its origin: a pilot study prompting further exploration into plantar fasciopathy. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 20 (2), 375-385. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0109
Ross, Megan H., Smith, Michelle, Plinsinga, Melanie L. and Vicenzino, Bill (2018). Self-reported social and activity restrictions accompany local impairments in posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: a systematic review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s13047-018-0292-z
Plinsinga, M. L., Coombes, B. K., Mellor, R., Nicolson, P., Grimaldi, A., Hodges, P., Bennell, K. and Vicenzino, B. (2018). Psychological factors not strength deficits are associated with severity of gluteal tendinopathy: a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Pain, 22 (6), 1124-1133. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1199
Plinsinga, Melanie L., van Wilgen, Cornelis P., Brink, Michel S., Vuvan, Viana, Stephenson, Aoife, Heales, Luke J., Mellor, Rebecca, Coombes, Brooke K. and Vicenzino, Bill T. (2017). Patellar and Achilles tendinopathies are predominantly peripheral pain states: a blinded case control study of somatosensory and psychological profiles. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52 (5), 284-291. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097163
Plinsinga, Melanie L., Brink, Michel S., Vicenzino, Bill and Van Wilgen, C. Paul (2015). Evidence of nervous system sensitization in commonly presenting and persistent painful tendinopathies: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 45 (11), 864-875. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2015.5895
Conference Papers
Hayes, Sandi, Janda, Monika, Eakin, Elizabeth, Shannon, Catherine, Goh, Jeffrey, Beesley, Vanessa, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Webb, Penny, Coward, Jermaine, Collins, Louisa, O'Neill, Helene, Rye, Sheree, Newton, Melissa, Gildea, Gabrielle, Plinsinga, Melanie, Sandler, Carolina, Jones, Tamara, Baniahmadi, Sara, Nascimento, Marcelo, Nicklin, James, Garret, Andrea, Obermair, Andreas and Spence, Rosa (2024). Are our exercise oncology guidelines fit-for-purpose for women with recurrent ovarian cancer? Results from a mixed methods exercise trial (the ECHO-R trial). COSA's 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 13-15 November 2024. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Hall, Michelle, Allison, Kim, Knox, Gabrielle, Hinman, Rana S., Bennell, Kim, Spiers, Libby, Plinsinga, Melanie, Klyne, David, McManus, Fiona, De Silva, Anurika, Da Costa, Ricardo, Murphy, Nicholas and Dobson, Fiona (2024). The Additive Effects Of Aerobic Activity To Strengthening Exercise For Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria, 18-21 April 2024. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.03.098
Murphy, M., Mkumbuzi, N., Keightley, J., Vallance, P., Riel, H., Plinsinga, M. and Rio, E. (2023). Conditioned pain modulation does not differ between lower-limb tendinopathy and controls: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. 2023 SMA Conference, Twin Waters, QLD Australia, 10-14 October 2023. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2023.08.170
Plinsinga, Melanie L., Singh, Ben, Rose, Grace L., Clifford, Briana, Bailey, Tom, Spence, Rosa R., Coppieters, Michel W., McCarthy, Alexandra L. and Hayes, Sandi C. (2022). The effect of exercise on cancer-related pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. COSA's 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Equitable cancer care for all: Gender, identity, culture, geography, and disease should not matter, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-4 November 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13869
Plinsinga, M., Mellor, R., Grimaldi, A., Coombes, B. and Vicenzino, B. (2019). Development and evaluation of online education for greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Protocol for a randomized control trial. 2019 ASICS SMA Conference, Maroochydore, QLD Australia, 23-26 October 2019. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.133
Plinsinga, M., Mellor, R., Ford, K., Lynch, L., Polansky, C., Setchell, J. and Vicenzino, B. (2019). Simple advice as a treatment option for GTPS: what does the patient think?. 2019 ASICS SMA Conference, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia, 23rd – 26th October. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.178
Mills, K. A., Maclachlan, L. R., Lawford, B., Besomi, M., Egerton, T., Eyles, J., Hall, L. M., Melo, L., Mellor, R., Plisinga, M. L., Robbins, S. R., Setchell, J., Hunter, D. J., Vicenzino, B. and Bennell, K. L. (2019). The design, user characteristics and efficacy of online support groups for arthritis and other chronic musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis - Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada, 2-5 May, 2019. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.488
Plinsinga, M., Coombes, B., Mellor, R. and Vicenzino, B. (2019). The multimodal nature of persistent greater trochanteric pain syndrome. 2019 ASICS SMA Conference, Maroochydore, QLD Australia, 23 – 26 October 2019. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.179
Plinsinga, M., Vuvan, V., Mellor, R., Heales, L., van Wilgen, P., Brink, M., Coombes, B. and Vicenzino, B. (2017). Quantitative sensory testing in Achilles tendinopathy. 2016 SMA Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 12 – 15 October 2015. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.12.051
Plinsinga, M., Vuvan, V., Stephenson, A., Mellor, R., Heales, L., van Wilgen, P., Brink, M., Coombes, B. and Vicenzino, B. (2017). Pain and psychological characteristics in patellar tendinopathy. 2016 SMA Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 12 – 15 October 2015. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.12.048
Data Collection
Plinsinga, Melanie, Mellor, Rebecca, Setchell, Jenny, Ford, Kelsie, Lynch, Leonard, Melrose, Joshua, Polansky, Clare and Vicenzino, Bill (2020). Data from a qualitative study of participants assigned to a wait and see approach in a clinical trial on gluteal tendinopathy.. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.1010
Thesis
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise (2019). Advancing understanding of the multifactorial nature of greater trochanteric pain syndrome and the efficacy of self-management. PhD Thesis, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.793