Dr Hayley Leake

Research Fellow UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (C7-37)
tel +61 8 830 24263

email Hayley.Leake@unisa.edu.au

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About me

chronic pain
pain science education
adolescents
co-design

Dr Hayley Leake is a Research Fellow on the 'EQUIPP Partnership' (Equipping the General Public to Prevent and Overcome Chronic Pain) within the IIMPACT Group (UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance), at the University of South Australia. Hayley has a clinical background as a physiotherapist, and holds an appointment as an honorary Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) in the Centre for Pain IMPACT in Sydney.

Hayley has published over 40 research articles with a h-index of 18. She was awarded the 2023 South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards for PhD Research Excellence. She was also awarded the 2022 Ruth Grant Prize for dedication to physiotherapy research by UniSA. She has... Read more

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Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Human Movement and Sports Science
Medical and Health Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2022	Leake, HB, Mardon, A, Stanton, TR, Harvie, DS, Butler, DS, Karran, EL, Wilson, D, Booth, J, Barker, T, Wood, P, Fried, K, Hayes, C, Taylor, L, Macoun, M, Simister, A, Moseley, GL & Berryman, C 2022, 'Key Learning Statements for persistent pain education: an iterative analysis of consumer, clinician and researcher perspectives and development of public messaging', Journal of Pain, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1989-2001. Open access 22 19 137
2022	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Murphy, LK, Murray, CB, Palermo, TM & Heathcote, LC 2022, 'How does pain work? A qualitative analysis of how young adults with chronic pain conceptualise the biology of pain', European Journal of Pain, vol. 27. no. 3, pp. 424-437. Open access 11 11 94
2021	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Stanton, TR, Heathcote, LC, Pate, JW, Wewege, MA & Lee, H 2021, 'Using mediation analysis to understand how treatments for paediatric pain work: a systematic review and recommendations for future research', Children, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-19. Open access 7 4 56
2021	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Stanton, TR, O'Hagan, ET & Heathcote, LC 2021, 'What do patients value learning about pain? A mixed-methods survey on the relevance of target concepts after pain science education', Pain, vol. 162, no. 10, pp. 2558-2568. 78 77 236
2019	Leake, HB, Heathcote, LC, Simons, LE, Stinson, J, Kamper, SJ, Williams, CM, Burgoyne, LL, Craigie, M, Kammers, M, Moen, D, Pate, JW, Szeto, K & Moseley, GL 2019, 'Talking to teens about pain: a modified Delphi study of adolescent pain science education', Canadian Journal of Pain, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 200-208. Open access 32 30 64

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Catley, M, Leake, H, Butler, D & Moseley, L 2020, 'Educating people about pain', in C Liebenson (ed.), Rehabilitation of the spine: a patient-centered approach, 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, US, ch. 12, pp. 1-14.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Mardon, AK, Leake, HB, Wilson, M V, Karran, EL, Parker, R, Malani, R, Moseley, GL & Chalmers, KJ 2025, 'Pain science education concepts for pelvic pain: an e-Delphi of expert clinicians', FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH, vol. 6, article no. 1498996, pp. 1-11. Open access
2025	Mardon, AK, Wilson, D, Leake, HB, Harvie, D, Andrade, A, Chalmers, KJ, Bowes, A & Moseley, GL 2025, 'The acceptability, feasibility, and usability of a virtual reality pain education and rehabilitation program for Veterans: a mixed-methods study', FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH, vol. 6, article no. 1535915, pp. 1-15. Open access 2 2
2024	Hansford, HJ, Cashin, AG, Doyle, J, Leake, HB, McAuley, JH & Jones, MD 2024, 'Barriers and enablers to using intervention reporting guidelines in sports and exercise medicine trials: a mixed-methods study', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 142-152. 4 5
2024	Leake, HB, Heathcote, LC, Ferencz, N, Birnie, KA, Davis, A, Karran, EL, Starr, TS, Thorpe, M & Moseley, GL 2024, 'Co-design and evaluation of pain science messages on social media with adolescents with a history of chronic pain', Journal of Pain, vol. 25, no. 9, article no. 104580, pp. 1-16. 2 2 12
2024	Mardon, AK, Chalmers, KJ, Heathcote, LC, Curtis, L-A, Freedman, L, Malani, R, Parker, R, Neumann, PB, Moseley, GL & Leake, HB 2024, '"I wish I knew then what I know now" - pain science education concepts important for female persistent pelvic pain: a reflexive thematic analysis', Pain, vol. 165, no. 9, pp. 1990-2001. 9 7 153
2024	Mardon, AK, Leake, HB, Szeto, K, Moseley, GL & Chalmers, KJ 2024, 'Recommendations for patient education in the management of persistent pelvic pain: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines', Pain, vol. 165, no. 6, pp. 1207-1216. 8 9 33
2024	Moseley, GL, Leake, HB, Beetsma, AJ, Watson, JA, Butler, DS, van der Mee, A, Stinson, JN, Harvie, D, Palermo, TM, Meeus, M & Ryan, CG all authors listed in The Pain Education Team to Advance Learning (PETAL) Collaboration 2024, 'Teaching patients about pain: the emergence of pain science education, its learning frameworks and delivery strategies', Journal of Pain, vol. 25, no. 5, article no. 104425, pp. 1-14. 44 45 75
2024	Rizzo, RR, Wand, BM, Leake, HB, O'Hagan, ET, Traeger, AC, Gustin, SM, Moseley, GL, Sharma, S, Cashin, AG, Bagg, MK, McAuley, JH & Bunzli, S 2024, 'Why might fears and worries persist after a pain education-grounded multimodal intervention for chronic back pain? A qualitative study', Pain Reports, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1-8. Open access 23
2023	Jordan, A, Williams, M, Jones, A, Noel, M, Neville, A, Clinch, J, Pincus, T, Gauntlett Gilbert, J & Leake, HB 2023, 'Pediatrician explanations of pediatric pain in clinical settings: a delicate craft', Journal of Pain, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 1396-1405. Open access 7 6
2023	Mardon, AK, Leake, HB, Hayles, C, Henry, ML, Neumann, PB, Moseley, GL & Chalmers, KJ 2023, 'The efficacy of self-management strategies for females with endometriosis: a systematic review', Reproductive Sciences, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 390-407. Open access 14 16 7
2023	Moseley, GL, Pearson, N, Reezigt, R, Madden, VJ, Hutchinson, MR, Dunbar, M, Beetsma, AJ, Leake, HB, Moore, P, Simons, L, Heathcote, L, Ryan, C, Berryman, C, Mardon, AK & Wand, BM 2023, 'Considering precision and utility when we talk about pain. Comment on Cohen et al', Journal of Pain, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 178-181. 12 13 75
2023	Mouatt, B, Leake, HB, Stanton, TR, Moseley, GL, Simons, LE & Braithwaite, FA 2023, 'A single-item mood question adequately discriminates moderately severe to severe depression in individuals with persistent pain: preliminary validation', British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 131, no. 4, pp. e137-e139. 4 11
2023	O'Hagan, ET, Cashin, AG, Rizzo, RR, Leake, HB, Zahara, P, Bagg, MK, Wand, BM & McAuley, JH 2023, 'Development of a booster intervention for graded sensorimotor retraining (RESOLVE) in people with persistent low back pain: a nested, randomised, feasibility trial', Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 444-452. Open access 1 1
2023	Rizzo, RR, Wand, BM, Leake, HB, O'Hagan, ET, Bagg, MK, Bunzli, S, Traeger, AC, Gustin, SM, Moseley, GL, Sharma, S, Cashin, AG & McAuley, JH 2023, '"My back is fit for movement': a qualitative study alongside a randomized controlled trial for chronic low back pain', Journal of Pain, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 824-839. Open access 16 16 18
2023	Wewege, MA, Bagg, MK, Jones, MD, Ferraro, MC, Cashin, AG, Rizzo, RR, Leake, HB, Hagstrom, AD, Sharma, S, McLachlan, AJ, Maher, CG, Day, R, Wand, BM, O'Connell, NE, Nikolakopolou, A, Schabrun, S, Gustin, SM & McAuley, JH 2023, 'Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesic medicines for adults with acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and network meta-analysis', BMJ: British Medical Journal, vol. 380, article no. e072962, pp. 1-15. Open access 44 38
2022	Leake, HB, Mardon, A, Stanton, TR, Harvie, DS, Butler, DS, Karran, EL, Wilson, D, Booth, J, Barker, T, Wood, P, Fried, K, Hayes, C, Taylor, L, Macoun, M, Simister, A, Moseley, GL & Berryman, C 2022, 'Key Learning Statements for persistent pain education: an iterative analysis of consumer, clinician and researcher perspectives and development of public messaging', Journal of Pain, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1989-2001. Open access 22 19 137
2022	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Murphy, LK, Murray, CB, Palermo, TM & Heathcote, LC 2022, 'How does pain work? A qualitative analysis of how young adults with chronic pain conceptualise the biology of pain', European Journal of Pain, vol. 27. no. 3, pp. 424-437. Open access 11 11 94
2022	Mardon, AK, Leake, HB, Szeto, K, Astill, T, Hilton, S, Moseley, GL & Chalmers, KJ 2022, 'Treatment recommendations for the management of persistent pelvic pain: a systematic review of international clinical practice guidelines', BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 129, no. 8, pp. 1248-1260. 31 29 27
2022	Rizzo, RR, Ferraro, MC, Wewege, MA, Cashin, AG, Leake, HB, O'Hagan, ET, Jones, MD, Gustin, SM, McLachlan, AJ, Day, R & McAuley, JH 2022, 'Targeting neurotrophic factors for low back pain and sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Rheumatology, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 2243-2254. Open access 3 4
2022	Wewege, MA, Desai, I, Honey, C, Coorie, B, Jones, MD, Clifford, BK, Leake, HB & Hagstrom, AD 2022, 'The effect of resistance training in healthy adults on body fat percentage, fat mass and visceral fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Sports Medicine, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 287-300. 84 75
2021	Cashin, AG, Folly, T, Bagg, MK, Wewege, MA, Jones, MD, Ferraro, MC, Leake, H, Rizzo, RR, Schabrun, SM, Gustin, SM, Day, R, Williams, CM & McAuley, JH 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of muscle relaxants for adults with non-specific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ: British Medical Journal, vol. 374, pp. 1-12. Open access 83 62
2021	Clifford, B, Koizumi, S, Wewege, MA, Leake, HB, Ha, L, Macdonald, E, Fairman, CM & Hagstrom, AD 2021, 'The effect of resistance training on body composition during and after cancer treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Sports Medicine, vol. 51, pp. 2527-2546. 22 23
2021	Ferraro, MC, Bagg, MK, Wewege, MA, Cashin, AG, Leake, HB, Rizzo, RR, Jones, MD, Gustin, SM, Day, R, Loo, CK & McAuley, JH 2021, 'Efficacy, acceptability, and safety of antidepressants for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. 62, pp. 1-13. Open access 26 22
2021	Leake, HB & Moseley, GL 2021, 'Clinimetrics: assessing functional disability in children and adolescents', Journal of Physiotherapy, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 145-145. Open access 3
2021	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Stanton, TR, Heathcote, LC, Pate, JW, Wewege, MA & Lee, H 2021, 'Using mediation analysis to understand how treatments for paediatric pain work: a systematic review and recommendations for future research', Children, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-19. Open access 7 4 56
2021	Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Stanton, TR, O'Hagan, ET & Heathcote, LC 2021, 'What do patients value learning about pain? A mixed-methods survey on the relevance of target concepts after pain science education', Pain, vol. 162, no. 10, pp. 2558-2568. 78 77 236
2021	Mardon, AK, Leake, HB & Chalmers, KJ 2021, 'A review of chronic pelvic pain in women', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 326, no. 21, pp. 2206-2208. 1 12
2021	O'Hagan, ET, Leake, H, Heathcote, LC, Stanton, TR & Moseley, GL 2021, 'Author response to "the therapeutic alliance may yet prove effective"', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 527-528. 1 3
2021	O'Hagan, ET, Leake, HB, Heathcote, LC, Stanton, TR & Moseley, GL 2021, 'The therapeutic alliance may yet prove effective', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 526-527. 3 4 4
2021	O'Hagan, ET, Traeger, AC, Bunzli, S, Leake, HB, Schabrun, SM, Wand, BM, O'Neill, S, Harris, IA & McAuley, JH 2021, 'What do people post on social media relative to low back pain? A content analysis of Australian data', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 54, article no. 102402, pp. 1-7. 19 18
2021	Rizzo, RR, Ferraro, MC, Wewege, MA, Cashin, AG, Leake, HB, O'Hagan, ET, Jones, MD, Gustin, SM & McAuley, JH 2021, 'Efficacy and safety of medicines targeting neurotrophic factors in the management of low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-8. Open access 2 2
2021	Rizzo, RR, Wewege, MA, Leake, HB & McAuley, JH 2021, 'Commentary: The efficacy of nerve growth factor antibody for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain and chronic low-back pain: a meta-analysis', Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 12, article no. 619344, pp. 1-3. Open access 1 1
2021	Soliman, N, Haroutounian, S, Hohmann, AG, Krane, E, Leake, HB & Rice, A and 35 other authors 2021, 'Systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabinoids, cannabis-based medicines, and endocannabinoid system modulators tested for antinociceptive effects in animal models of injury-related or pathological persistent pain', Pain, vol. 162, S1, pp. S26-44. Open access 100
2021	Summers, SJ, Chalmers, KJ, Wallwork, SB & Leake, HB 2021, 'Interrogating cortical representations in elite athletes with persistent posterior thigh pain - new targets for intervention?', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 135-140. Open access 7 8 5
2020	Pate, JW, Heathcote, LC, Simons, LE, Leake, H & Moseley, GL 2020, 'Creating online animated videos to reach and engage youth: lessons learned from pain science education and a call to action', Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 131-138. Open access 20
2020	Wallwork, SB, Leake, HB, Peek, AL, Moseley, GL & Stanton, TR 2020, 'Implicit motor imagery performance is impaired in people with chronic, but not acute, neck pain', PEERJ, vol. 2020, no. 2, article number e8553, pp. 1-22. Open access 23 22 38
2019	Heathcote, LC, Pate, JW, Park, AL, Leake, HB, Moseley, GL, Kronman, CA, Fischer, M, Timmers, I & Simons, LE 2019, 'Pain neuroscience education on you tube', PEERJ, vol. 7, article no. e6603, pp. 1-22. Open access 35 37 40
2019	Leake, HB, Heathcote, LC, Simons, LE, Stinson, J, Kamper, SJ, Williams, CM, Burgoyne, LL, Craigie, M, Kammers, M, Moen, D, Pate, JW, Szeto, K & Moseley, GL 2019, 'Talking to teens about pain: a modified Delphi study of adolescent pain science education', Canadian Journal of Pain, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 200-208. Open access 32 30 64
2019	Williams, LJ, Braithwaite, FA, Leake, HB, McDonnell, MN, Peto, DK, Moseley, GL & Hillier, SL 2019, 'Reliability and validity of a mobile tablet for assessing left/right judgements', Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, vol. 40, pp. 45-52. 15 14 19
2016	Stanton, TR, Leake, H, Chalmers, KJ & Moseley, GL 2016, 'Evidence of impaired proprioception in chronic, idiopathic neck pain: systematic review and meta-analysis', Physical Therapy, vol. 96, no. 6, pp. 876-887. Open access 176 159 22
2013	Chalmers, KJ, O'Connell, NE, Tabor, A, Catley, MJ, Leake, H, Moseley, GL & Stanton, NR 2013, 'The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain : a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Pain, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 3-13. Open access 268 233

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Capital Territory Pain Centre	AUSTRALIA
Brunel University	UNITED KINGDOM
Brunel University London	UNITED KINGDOM
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation	UNITED STATES
EndoActive	AUSTRALIA
Entropy Physiotherapy & Wellness Illinois	UNITED STATES
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Form Physiotherapy	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Hanze University of Applied Sciences	NETHERLANDS
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	UNITED KINGDOM
Indiana University	UNITED STATES
Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research	AUSTRALIA
John Hunter Hospital	AUSTRALIA
King's College London	UNITED KINGDOM
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
MGM School of Physiotherapy	INDIA
Neuroscience Research Australia	AUSTRALIA
Pain Concern	UNITED KINGDOM
Seattle Children's Research Institute	UNITED STATES
Seattle University	UNITED STATES
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
St Vincents Hospital	UNITED STATES
St Vincent's Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Stanford University	UNITED STATES
Teesside University	UNITED KINGDOM
The Pain Toolkit	UNITED KINGDOM
The University of Notre Dame Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Antwerp	BELGIUM
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Bristol	UNITED KINGDOM
University of British Columbia	CANADA
University of Calgary	CANADA
University of Canberra	AUSTRALIA
University of Cape Town	SOUTH AFRICA
University of Freiburg	GERMANY
University of London	FRANCE
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of South Carolina - Columbia	UNITED STATES
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of the West of England	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Toronto	CANADA
University of Washington	UNITED STATES
Washington University	UNITED STATES
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA
Western University	CANADA
Women's and Children's Health Network	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Hospital	AUSTRALIA

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
A precision co-design approach for tailoring a whole of community pain education intervention in rural Australia	Current
Translating evidence into practice: an investigation into the clinical management of pelvic pain	Completed

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Dr Hayley Leake

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