Professor Bill Vicenzino
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Bill Vicenzino

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Background

I am a Professor Emeritus in Sports Physiotherapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences where I am the Director of the Master of Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy Majors) and co-Director of the Sports Injury Rehabilitation and Prevention for Health Research unit. My research is mainly focussed on non-surgical management of persistent musculoskeletal problems like tendon related pain/disability (tendinopathy) and knee cap pain (patellofemoral pain). I also delve into the underlying mechanisms of these conditions and other common sporting injuries (e.g., ankle sprains) – a leading cause of ankle osteoarthritis.

Since gaining my PhD in 2000, I have been awarded over $30million in competitive research funding as a chief investigator to study these conditions – 5 NHMRC project grants, 2 NHMRC CRE, 2 NHMRC program grants, 2 NHMRC MRFF grants and an ARC Linkage grant. I have also conducted over half a million dollars of commercially sponsored research.

I have authored 2 books, 26 book chapters and over 382 peer reviewed publications (h-index 68). My top tendinopathy papers are cited over 10 times more than average for the field – most are published in the top sports/general medicine and physiotherapy journals . I have 2 highly cited papers – in the top 1% of the academic field of Clinical Medicine 2022. I have presented my work world wide in over 300 workshops, seminars and keynote presentations.

I enjoy my role in mentoring early/mid career academics and supervising researh higher degree students – having supervised 40 PhD and 2 MPhil candidates to completion. In this capacity I lead the physiotherapy research higher degree seminar series where our students engage in presenting their work and hearing from top international researchers on a range of relevant topics. One reason why my work was recently recognised by the school award for research mentoring.

Availability

Professor Bill Vicenzino is:
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Fields of research

Clinical sciences Sports science and exercise

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Curtin University of Technology
  • Masters (Research) of Science, Curtin University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

I am internationally recognised as a leading researcher in tendinopathy and patellfemoral pain. I am ranked in the top 1 to 3 researchers in tennis elbow, tendinopathy and patellofemoral pain in expertscape. The other top 4 ranked tennis elbow researchers all completed their PhD under my supervision.

My work in tennis elbow has made an impact on patients with better outcomes, while halving rates of treatment and use of non-evidence based treatments. It has been replicated in several other UK NHS sites and implemented in online knowledge translation platforms in Canada, Denmark and UK specialist practice.My scholarly outputs in tendinopathy are the basis of implementation research in a Health Research Board Ireland project and a UK NHS Doctoral Fellowship Optimising Physiotherapy for Tennis Elbow.

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612 works between 1993 and 2024
All (612) Journal Article (426) Book Chapter (32) Conference Publication (145) Book (2) Other Outputs (7)

1 - 20 of 612 works

2024

Journal Article

A combined program of education plus exercise versus general advice for ankle osteoarthritis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

Smith, Michelle, Vuvan, Viana, Collins, Natalie J., Franettovich Smith, Melinda M., Costa, Nathalia, Southern, Zachary, Duffy, Tim, Downie, Alex, Hunter, David J. and Vicenzino, Bill (2024). A combined program of education plus exercise versus general advice for ankle osteoarthritis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 74 103169, 103169. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103169

A combined program of education plus exercise versus general advice for ankle osteoarthritis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

2024

Journal Article

Global Rating of Change for Better or Worse-What Does It Mean When Patients Who Are Treated for Patellofemoral Pain Rate Their Change?

de Vasconcelos, Gabriela S., Andreucci, Alessandro, Vicenzino, Bill, Thorborg, Kristian, Mikkelsen, Mette, Serrão, Fábio Viadanna and Rathleff, Michael Skovdal (2024). Global Rating of Change for Better or Worse-What Does It Mean When Patients Who Are Treated for Patellofemoral Pain Rate Their Change?. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 54 (10), 657-671. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2024.12120

Global Rating of Change for Better or Worse-What Does It Mean When Patients Who Are Treated for Patellofemoral Pain Rate Their Change?

2024

Journal Article

Physiotherapy practices in the clinical assessment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: an international survey

Heales, Luke, Vicenzino, Bill, Bisset, Leanne, Bateman, Marcus, Hill, Caitlin, Kean, Crystal, Spyve, Aleesha, Jaques, Ashlee, Sansom, Fergus, Lowe, Michael and Obst, Steven (2024). Physiotherapy practices in the clinical assessment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: an international survey. Physiotherapy Research International, 29 (4) e2125. doi: 10.1002/pri.2125

Physiotherapy practices in the clinical assessment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: an international survey

2024

Journal Article

ICON 2023: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus – the core outcome set for Achilles tendinopathy (COS-AT) using a systematic review and a Delphi study of professional participants and patients

de Vos, Robert-Jan, Gravare Silbernagel, Karin, Malliaras, Peter, Visser, Tjerk Sleeswijk, Alfredson, Hakan, Akker-Scheek, Inge van den, van Ark, Mathijs, Brorsson, Annelie, Chimenti, Ruth, Docking, Sean, Eliasson, Pernilla, Farnqvist, Kenneth, Haleem, Zubair, Hanlon, Shawn L, Kaux, Jean-Francois, Kearney, Rebecca Samantha, Kirwan, Paul D, Kulig, Kornelia, Kumar, Bhavesh, Lewis, Trevor, Longo, Umile Giuseppe, Lui, Tun Hing, Maffulli, Nicola, Mallows, Adrian James, Masci, Lorenzo, McGonagle, Dennis, Morrissey, Dylan, Murphy, Myles Calder, Newsham-West, Richard ... Vicenzino, Bill (2024). ICON 2023: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus – the core outcome set for Achilles tendinopathy (COS-AT) using a systematic review and a Delphi study of professional participants and patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58 (20), bjsports-2024. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108263

ICON 2023: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus – the core outcome set for Achilles tendinopathy (COS-AT) using a systematic review and a Delphi study of professional participants and patients

2024

Journal Article

The Functional Organization of Corticomotor Neurons Within the Motor Cortex Differs Among Basketball and Volleyball Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Compared to Asymptomatic Controls

Vallance, Patrick, Kidgell, Dawson J., Vicenzino, Bill, Frazer, Ashlyn K., Garofolini, Alessandro and Malliaras, Peter (2024). The Functional Organization of Corticomotor Neurons Within the Motor Cortex Differs Among Basketball and Volleyball Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Compared to Asymptomatic Controls. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34 (9) e14726, e14726. doi: 10.1111/sms.14726

The Functional Organization of Corticomotor Neurons Within the Motor Cortex Differs Among Basketball and Volleyball Athletes With Patellar Tendinopathy Compared to Asymptomatic Controls

2024

Book Chapter

The elbow

Vuvan, Viana, Coombes, Brooke, Bisset, Leanne and Vicenzino, Bill (2024). The elbow. Grieve's modern musculoskeletal physiotherapy. (pp. 505-517) edited by Deborah Falla, Chad Cook, Jeremy Lewis, Christopher McCarthy and Michele Sterling. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.

The elbow

2024

Journal Article

Concerns beyond ankle symptoms predominate healthcare professionals’ views of patients with ankle osteoarthritis: A qualitative study

Alanazi, Sultan Ayyadah, Vicenzino, Bill and Smith, Michelle D. (2024). Concerns beyond ankle symptoms predominate healthcare professionals’ views of patients with ankle osteoarthritis: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 72 102946, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102946

Concerns beyond ankle symptoms predominate healthcare professionals’ views of patients with ankle osteoarthritis: A qualitative study

2024

Journal Article

An Online Evidence-Based Education Resource Is Useful and Can Change People’s Perceptions About Running and Knee Health

Besomi, Manuela, Hunt, Michael A., de Oliveira Silva, Danilo, Passigli, Samuele, Rathleff, Michael Skovdal, van Middelkoop, Marienke, Barton, Christian, Callaghan, Michael J., Harkey, Matthew S., Hoens, Alison M., Krowchuk, Natasha M., Teoli, Anthony, Vicenzino, Bill, Willy, Richard W. and Esculier, Jean-Francois (2024). An Online Evidence-Based Education Resource Is Useful and Can Change People’s Perceptions About Running and Knee Health. JOSPT Open, 2 (3), 246-255. doi: 10.2519/josptopen.2024.0149

An Online Evidence-Based Education Resource Is Useful and Can Change People’s Perceptions About Running and Knee Health

2024

Journal Article

An EDucation and eXercise intervention for gluteal tendinopathy in an Irish setting: a protocol for a feasibility randomised clinical trial (LEAP-Ireland RCT)

Almousa, Sania, Vicenzino, Bill, Mellor, Rebecca, Grimaldi, Alison, Bennett, Kathleen, Doyle, Frank, McCarthy, Geraldine M., McDonough, Suzanne M., Ryan, Jennifer M., Lynch, Karen, Sorensen, Jan and French, Helen P. (2024). An EDucation and eXercise intervention for gluteal tendinopathy in an Irish setting: a protocol for a feasibility randomised clinical trial (LEAP-Ireland RCT). HRB Open Research, 6 76, 76. doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13796.2

An EDucation and eXercise intervention for gluteal tendinopathy in an Irish setting: a protocol for a feasibility randomised clinical trial (LEAP-Ireland RCT)

2024

Journal Article

The effects of vibrating shoe insoles on standing balance, walking, and ankle-foot muscle activity in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Hatton, Anna L., Chatfield, Mark D., Cattagni, Thomas and Vicenzino, Bill (2024). The effects of vibrating shoe insoles on standing balance, walking, and ankle-foot muscle activity in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Gait and Posture, 111, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.04.008

The effects of vibrating shoe insoles on standing balance, walking, and ankle-foot muscle activity in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

2024

Journal Article

Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 2: service providers’ perceptions

Cottrell, Michelle A., Raymer, Maree E., Maclachlan, Liam R., Vuvan, Viana, Smith, Michelle D., O’Leary, Shaun P., Vicenzino, Bill, Comans, Tracy, Kemp, Joanne L., Barton, Christian J. and Collins, Natalie J. (2024). Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 2: service providers’ perceptions. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 71 102961, 102961. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102961

Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 2: service providers’ perceptions

2024

Journal Article

Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 1: feasibility

Collins, Natalie J., Smith, Michelle D., O’Leary, Shaun P., Maclachlan, Liam R., Cottrell, Michelle A., Vicenzino, Bill, Vuvan, Viana, Comans, Tracy, Kemp, Joanne L., Barton, Christian J., Lee, Darryl, McCaskill, Stuart, Cush, Adrian, Hislop, Andrew C. and Raymer, Maree E. (2024). Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 1: feasibility. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 71 102960, 102960. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102960

Implementing Good Life with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D®) in Australian public hospitals. Part 1: feasibility

2024

Journal Article

A dual inertial measurement unit system for classifying standard overhead drill movements in elite women’s water polo

King, Marguerite H., Lewis, Amy, Watson, Kate, Da Costa, Nathalia and Vicenzino, Bill (2024). A dual inertial measurement unit system for classifying standard overhead drill movements in elite women’s water polo. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 56 (5), 999-1007. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003369

A dual inertial measurement unit system for classifying standard overhead drill movements in elite women’s water polo

2024

Journal Article

Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the hip

Grimaldi, Alison, Mellor, Rebecca, Nasser, Anthony, Vicenzino, Bill and Hunter, David J (2024). Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the hip. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8 (2) rkae022, rkae022. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkae022

Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the hip

2024

Conference Publication

Adapting and implementing Walk with Ease for the Australian context: protocol for consumer co-design and a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Kobayashi, Sarah, Hunter, David, Aitken, Dawn, Bennell, Kim, Barton, Christian J., Callahan, Leigh F., Eyles, Jillian P., Hinman, Rana S., Losina, Elena, Rankin, Nicole, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Vicenzino, Bill, White, Daniel and Duong, Vicky (2024). Adapting and implementing Walk with Ease for the Australian context: protocol for consumer co-design and a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria, 18-21 April 2024. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.794

Adapting and implementing Walk with Ease for the Australian context: protocol for consumer co-design and a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

2024

Journal Article

Prospective validity of a clinical prediction rule for response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis in tertiary care: a multisite prospective longitudinal study

Window, Peter, Raymer, Maree, McPhail, Steven M., Vicenzino, Bill, Hislop, Andrew, Vallini, Alex, Elwell, Bula, O'Gorman, Helen, Phillips, Ben, Wake, Anneke, Cush, Adrian, McCaskill, Stuart, Garsden, Linda, Dillon, Miriam, McLennan, Andrew and O'Leary, Shaun (2024). Prospective validity of a clinical prediction rule for response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis in tertiary care: a multisite prospective longitudinal study. BMJ Open, 14 (3) e078531, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078531

Prospective validity of a clinical prediction rule for response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis in tertiary care: a multisite prospective longitudinal study

2024

Conference Publication

Cross-sectional study of machine learning and inertial measurement unit performance to classify upper limb movements in an elite women’s water polo practice session

King, Marguerite Helen, Lewis, Amy, Watson, Kate, Da Costa, Nathalia and Vicenzino, Bill (2024). Cross-sectional study of machine learning and inertial measurement unit performance to classify upper limb movements in an elite women’s water polo practice session. 7th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport, Monaco, 29 February–2 March 2024. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-ioc.124

Cross-sectional study of machine learning and inertial measurement unit performance to classify upper limb movements in an elite women’s water polo practice session

2024

Journal Article

Determining intracortical, corticospinal and alpha motoneurone excitability in athletes with patellar tendinopathy compared to asymptomatic controls

Vallance, Patrick, Malliaras, Peter, Vicenzino, Bill and Kidgell, Dawson J. (2024). Determining intracortical, corticospinal and alpha motoneurone excitability in athletes with patellar tendinopathy compared to asymptomatic controls. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34 (2) e14579, e14579. doi: 10.1111/sms.14579

Determining intracortical, corticospinal and alpha motoneurone excitability in athletes with patellar tendinopathy compared to asymptomatic controls

2024

Journal Article

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)

Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., Davis, D., Beckhelling, J., Cooper, K., Saunders, B., Littlewood, C., Vicenzino, B., Foster, N.E. and Hill, J.C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69 102905, 102905. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)

2024

Journal Article

Gait biomechanics do not differ between adolescents with and without patellofemoral pain

Mazzella, Natalie, Trowell, Danielle, Fox, Aaron, Saunders, Natalie, Vicenzino, Bill and Bonacci, Jason (2024). Gait biomechanics do not differ between adolescents with and without patellofemoral pain. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34 (2) e14587, 1-8. doi: 10.1111/sms.14587

Gait biomechanics do not differ between adolescents with and without patellofemoral pain

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    A quantum exoGarment for unrivalled measurement of muscle function in sport
    Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Foot orthoses plus education compared to usual care for ankle OA: A pilot and feasibility trial
    Arthritis Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Walk with Ease Australia (MRFF 2022 Effective Treatments and Therapies Grant Opportunity administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2020
    Intrinsic foot muscle morphology in plantar heel pain: a novel investigation using 7T magnetic resonance imaging
    Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Patellofemoral joint disease may be associated with poor function after ACL reconstruction: implications for enhanced rehabilitation
    Queensland Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Network
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Orthoses or Flip-Flops for Pain in the Heel (OFFPH Study): A randomised clinical trial
    Vasyli International
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Factors Associated with the Recruitment and Retention of the Current and Future Allied Health Workforce - A Longitudinal E-Cohort Study
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Optimising corticosteroid injection for lateral epicondylalgia with physiotherapy: a randomised placebo control trial
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury Research unit Donation
    Vasyli International
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2008
    Foot orthotics in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome:a randomised control trial in primary care
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002
    To visit the gait laboratory at the Northern Arizona University to enhance skills and expertise in the study of movement dysfunction and its treatment.
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Physiotherapy of the injured ankle: An evaluation of outcome measures and a pilot randomised clinical trial of a rehabilitation program.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Responsiveness to change and predictive ability of a battery of clinical tests in ankle injured subjects
    Physiotherapy Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Peripheral joint manipulation: an investigation of the initial pain relieving effects of a new physiotherapy treatment for lateral epicondylagia
    Physiotherapy Research Foundation
    Open grant

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Enquiries

Contact Professor Bill Vicenzino directly for media enquiries about:

  • Ankle Injuries
  • Exercise
  • Foot Injuries
  • Foot Orthotics
  • Injury Prevention
  • Injury Rehabilitation
  • Knee Injuries
  • Kneecap Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
  • Running Injuries
  • Sports Injuries
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports Physiotherapy
  • Tendon Injuries

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