APA Pain Physiotherapist
PhD, BPhysio, CredMDT, APAM, MACP
Clinics: Boronia, Dandenong
Luke commenced working as a physiotherapist for our group in 1997. Since then, he has developed experience in treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions with a particular interest in acute and chronic spinal pain. Luke has completed a PhD on the treatment of low back pain using the McKenzie approach. He is the author or co-author of several research articles on low back pain published in physiotherapy and medical journals. Luke is a Credentialed McKenzie practitioner and has also achieved the title of APA Pain Physiotherapist.
Luke is a member of the multidisciplinary Network Pain Management team at Advance Healthcare Boronia (Team Leader) and Dandenong. He also works part-time at La Trobe University teaching evidence-based practice and research skills to final year physiotherapy students as well as post-graduate students in the Masters of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy programs.
Research Outcomes and Impact
Ford, J., Hahne, A., Surkitt, L., Chan, A., & Richards, M. (2019). The Evolving Case Supporting Individualised Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(9), 1334. doi: doi.org/10.3390/jcm8091334
Ford, J. J., Slater, S. L., Richards, M. C., Surkitt, L. D., Chan, A. Y. P., Taylor, N. F., & Hahne, A. J. (2019). Individualised manual therapy plus guideline-based advice vs advice alone for people with clinical features of lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy, 105(1), 53-64. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.008
Ford, J. J., Richards, B. M. C., Surkitt, L. D., Chan, B. A. Y., Slater, S. L., Taylor, N. F., & Hahne, A. J. (2018). Development Of A Multivariate Prognostic Model For Pain And Activity Limitation In People With Low Back Disorders Receiving Physiotherapy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.026
Hahne, A. J., Ford, J. J., Richards, M. C., Surkitt, L. D., Chan, A. Y., Slater, S. L., & Taylor, N. F. (2017). Who Benefits Most from Individualized Physiotherapy or Advice for Low Back Disorders? A Pre-Planned Effect Modifier Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). doi: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002148
Hahne, A. J., Ford, J. J., Surkitt, L. D., Richards, M. C., Chan, A. Y., Slater, S. L., & Taylor, N. F. (2017). Individualized Physical Therapy is Cost Effective Compared to Guideline-Based Advice for People with Low Back Disorders. Spine, 42(3), E169-E176.
Hahne, A. J., Ford, J. J., Hinman, R. S., Richards, M. C., Surkitt, L. D., Chan, A. Y., . . . Taylor, N. F. (2016). Individualized functional restoration as an adjunct to advice for lumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathy. A preplanned subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Spine J. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.10.004
Chan, A. Y. P., Ford, J. J., Surkitt, L. D., Richards, M. C., Slater, S. L., Davidson, M., & Hahne, A. J. (2017). Individualised functional restoration plus guideline-based advice vs advice alone for non-reducible discogenic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy, 103(2), 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.08.001
Ford, J. J., Hahne, A. J., Surkitt, L. D., Chan, A. Y., Richards, M. C., Slater, S. L., et al. (2016). Individualised physiotherapy as an adjunct to guideline-based advice for low back disorders in primary care: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50(4), 237-245. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095058
Surkitt, L. D., Ford, J. J., Chan, A. Y., Richards, M. C., Slater, S. L., Pizzari, T., & Hahne, A. J. (2016). Effects of individualised directional preference management versus advice for reducible discogenic pain: A pre-planned secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Manual Therapy, 25, 69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2016.06.002
Surkitt, L. D., Ford, J. J., Hahne, A. J., Pizzari, T., & McMeeken, J. M. (2012). Efficacy of directional preference management for low back pain: a systematic review. Physical Therapy, 92(5), 652-665.
Slater, S. L., Ford, J. J., Richards, M. C., Taylor, N. F., Surkitt, L. D., & Hahne, A. J. (2012). The effectiveness of sub-group specific manual therapy for low back pain: a systematic review. Manual Therapy, 17(3), 201-212.
Richards, M. C., Ford, J. J., Slater, S. L., Hahne, A. J., Surkitt, L. D., Davidson, M., et al. (2012). The effectiveness of physiotherapy functional restoration for post-acute low back pain: A systematic review. Manual Therapy. 2012 Feb;18(1):4-25.
Ford, J., Hahne, A., Chan, A., & Surkitt, L. (2012). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders Part 3 - Functional restoration for intervertebral disc related disorders. Physical Therapy Reviews, 17(1), 55-75.
Hahne, A. J., Ford, J. J., Hinman, R. S., Taylor, N. F., Surkitt, L. D., Walters, A. G., et al. (2011). Outcomes and adverse events from physiotherapy functional restoration for lumbar disc herniation with associated radiculopathy. Disability & Rehabilitation, 33(17-18), 1537-1547.
Hahne, A., Ford, J., Surkitt, L., Richards, M., Chan, A., Thompson, S., et al. (2011). Specific treatment of problems of the spine (STOPS): design of a randomised controlled trial comparing specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12(1), 104.
Ford, J., Surkitt, L., & Hahne, A. (2011). A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders Part 2 - Directional preference management for reducible discogenic pain. Physical Therapy Reviews, 16(6), 423-437.