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.

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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.

Search Professor Bill Vicenzino’s works on UQ eSpace

621 works between 1993 and 2025
All (621) Journal Article (430) Book Chapter (34) Conference Publication (146) Book (2) Other Outputs (9)

201 - 220 of 621 works

2018

Journal Article

Polarized vs. threshold training intensity distribution on endurance sport performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Rosenblat, Michael A., Perrotta, Andrew S. and Vicenzino, Bill (2018). Polarized vs. threshold training intensity distribution on endurance sport performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33 (12), 1-3500. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002618

Polarized vs. threshold training intensity distribution on endurance sport performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2018

Journal Article

Effects of internet-based pain coping skills training prior to home exercise for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (HOPE trial): a randomised controlled trial

Bennell, Kim L., Nelligan, Rachel K., Rini, Christine, Keefe, Francis J., Kasza, Jessica, French, Simon, Forbes, Andrew, Dobson, Fiona, Abbott, J. Haxby, Dalwood, Andrew, Harris, Anthony, Vicenzino, Bill, Hodges, Paul W. and Hinman, Rana S. (2018). Effects of internet-based pain coping skills training prior to home exercise for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (HOPE trial): a randomised controlled trial. Pain, 159 (9), 1-1842. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001281

Effects of internet-based pain coping skills training prior to home exercise for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (HOPE trial): a randomised controlled trial

2018

Journal Article

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial

Mellor, Rebecca, Bennell, Kim, Grimaldi, Alison, Nicolson, Philippa, Kasza, Jessica, Hodges, Paul, Wajswelner, Henry and Vicenzino, Bill (2018). Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial. BMJ, 361 k1662, k1662. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1662

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, randomised clinical trial

2018

Journal Article

The psychological features of patellofemoral pain: a cross-sectional study

Maclachlan, Liam R., Matthews, Mark, Hodges, Paul W., Collins, Natalie J. and Vicenzino, Bill (2018). The psychological features of patellofemoral pain: a cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 18 (2), 261-271. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0025

The psychological features of patellofemoral pain: a cross-sectional study

2018

Conference Publication

Isometric exercise or wait-and-see on pain, disability and global improvement in patients with lateral epicondylalgia: a randomised clinical trial

Vuvan, Viana, Vicenzino, Bill, Mellor, Rebecca, Heales, Luke and Coombes, Brooke (2018). Isometric exercise or wait-and-see on pain, disability and global improvement in patients with lateral epicondylalgia: a randomised clinical trial. Scandinavian Congress of Medicine and Science in Sports, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 2018. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099334.14

Isometric exercise or wait-and-see on pain, disability and global improvement in patients with lateral epicondylalgia: a randomised clinical trial

2018

Journal Article

Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study

Collins, N.J., Neogi, T., Vicenzino, B., Guermazi, A., Roemer, F.W., Lewis, C.E., Torner, J.C., Nevitt, M.C. and Stefanik, J.J. (2018). Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26, S59-26. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.127

Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study

2018

Journal Article

Response to considerations on "Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties."

Coombes, Brooke Kaye, Tucker, Kylie, Vicenzino, Bill, Vuvan, Viana, Mellor, Rebecca, Heales, Luke, Nordez, Antoine and Hug, François (2018). Response to considerations on "Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties.". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (4), 1471-1472. doi: 10.1111/sms.13025

Response to considerations on "Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties."

2018

Journal Article

Exercise professionals with advanced clinical training should be afforded greater responsibility in pre-participation exercise screening: A new collaborative model between exercise professionals and physicians

Maiorana, Andrew J, Williams, Andrew D, Askew, Christopher D, Levinger, Itamar, Coombes, Jeff, Vicenzino, Bill, Davison, Kade, Smart, Neil A and Selig, Steve E (2018). Exercise professionals with advanced clinical training should be afforded greater responsibility in pre-participation exercise screening: A new collaborative model between exercise professionals and physicians. Sports Medicine, 48 (6), 1293-1302. doi: 10.1007/s40279-018-0888-2

Exercise professionals with advanced clinical training should be afforded greater responsibility in pre-participation exercise screening: A new collaborative model between exercise professionals and physicians

2018

Journal Article

Capturing patient-reported area of knee pain: a concurrent validity study using digital technology in patients with patellofemoral pain

Matthews, Mark, Rathleff, Michael S, Vicenzino, Bill and Boudreau, Shellie A (2018). Capturing patient-reported area of knee pain: a concurrent validity study using digital technology in patients with patellofemoral pain. PeerJ, 6 (3) e4406, e4406. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4406

Capturing patient-reported area of knee pain: a concurrent validity study using digital technology in patients with patellofemoral pain

2018

Journal Article

Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties: a shear wave elastography study

Coombes, B. K., Tucker, K., Vicenzino, B., Vuvan, V., Mellor, R., Heales, L., Nordez, A. and Hug, F. (2018). Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties: a shear wave elastography study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (3), 1201-1208. doi: 10.1111/sms.12986

Achilles and patellar tendinopathy display opposite changes in elastic properties: a shear wave elastography study

2018

Journal Article

Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

Allison, Kim, Hall, Michelle, Hodges, Paul W., Wrigley, Tim V., Vicenzino, Bill, Pua, Yong-Hao, Metcalf, Ben, Grimaldi, Alison and Bennell, Kim L. (2018). Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: different pathologies, different hip biomechanics. Gait & Posture, 61, 459-465. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.011

Gluteal tendinopathy and hip osteoarthritis: different pathologies, different hip biomechanics

2018

Journal Article

Psychological factors not strength deficits are associated with severity of gluteal tendinopathy: a cross-sectional study

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

Psychological factors not strength deficits are associated with severity of gluteal tendinopathy: a cross-sectional study

2018

Journal Article

Age-related differences in foot mobility in individuals with patellofemoral pain

Tan, Jade M., Crossley, Kay M., Vicenzino, Bill, Menz, Hylton B., Munteanu, Shannon E. and Collins, Natalie J. (2018). Age-related differences in foot mobility in individuals with patellofemoral pain. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11 (1) 5, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s13047-018-0249-2

Age-related differences in foot mobility in individuals with patellofemoral pain

2018

Journal Article

Hip abductor muscle activity during walking in individuals with gluteal tendinopathy

Allison, K., Salomoni, S. E., Bennell, K. L., Wrigley, T. V., Hug, F., Vicenzino, B., Grimaldi, A. and Hodges, P. W. (2018). Hip abductor muscle activity during walking in individuals with gluteal tendinopathy. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (2), 686-695. doi: 10.1111/sms.12942

Hip abductor muscle activity during walking in individuals with gluteal tendinopathy

2018

Journal Article

Feedback Leads to Better Exercise Quality in Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain

Riel, Henrik, Matthews, Mark, Vicenzino, Bill, Bandholm, Thomas, Thorborg, Kristian and Rathleff, Michael Skovdal (2018). Feedback Leads to Better Exercise Quality in Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50 (1), 28-35. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001412

Feedback Leads to Better Exercise Quality in Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain

2018

Journal Article

Attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists for base of thumb osteoarthritis in Australia (The ABC Thumb Study)

Duong, Vicky, Bennell, Kim L., Deveza, Leticia A., Eyles, Jillian P., Hodges, Paul W., Holden, Melanie A., Hunter, David J., Jongs, Ray, Knapp, Donna, Mei, Yifang, Vicenzino, Bill, Wajon, Anne and Robbins, Sarah R. (2018). Attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists for base of thumb osteoarthritis in Australia (The ABC Thumb Study). Hand Therapy, 23 (1), 19-27. doi: 10.1177/1758998317731437

Attitudes, beliefs and common practices of hand therapists for base of thumb osteoarthritis in Australia (The ABC Thumb Study)

2018

Conference Publication

Foot orthoses and footwear in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: A pilot randomised trial

Wyndow, N., Crossley, K., Vicenzino, B., Tucker, K. and Collins, N. (2018). Foot orthoses and footwear in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: A pilot randomised trial. 2018 Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting with the Rheumatology Health Professionals Association, Melbourne, Australia, 5–8 May 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.

Foot orthoses and footwear in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: A pilot randomised trial

2018

Conference Publication

Intrinsic foot muscle morphology, foot posture, pain and function in plantar heel pain: a preliminary investigation

Franettovich Smith, M., Vicenzino, B., Hides, J., Hodges, P. and Collins, N. (2018). Intrinsic foot muscle morphology, foot posture, pain and function in plantar heel pain: a preliminary investigation. 2018 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 10-13 October 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.148

Intrinsic foot muscle morphology, foot posture, pain and function in plantar heel pain: a preliminary investigation

2018

Conference Publication

Association between joint laxity and disease severity in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis

Riordan, E., Meneses, S., Deveza, L., Duong,, Oo, W. M., Wajon, A., Bennell, K., Vicenzino, B., Hodges, P., Eyles, J., Jongs, R., O'Connell, Rachel, Linklater, J. and Hunter, D. (2018). Association between joint laxity and disease severity in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. 2018 Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting with the Rheumatology Health Professionals Association, Melbourne, Australia, 5–8 May 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.

Association between joint laxity and disease severity in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis

2018

Conference Publication

Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study

Collins, N. J., Neogi, T., Vicenzino, B., Guermazi, A., Roemer, F. W., Lewis, C. E., Torner, J. C., Nevitt, M. C. and Stefanikf, J. J. (2018). Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis - Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis, Liverpool, England, 26-29 April 2018 . London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.

Psychological characteristics and pain sensitization in people with symptomatic and MRI features of patellofemoral osteoarthritis: the multicenter osteoarthritis study

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    A quantum exoGarment for unrivalled measurement of muscle function in sport
    Quantum 2032 Challenge Program
    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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