Mr David Butler

Adjunct Associate Professor UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

email David.Butler@unisa.edu.au

Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences
Human Movement and Sports Science
Neurosciences
Cognitive Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2022	Moseley, GL, Butler, DS & Stanton, T 2022, Epiphaknee: a modern approach to knee osteoarthritis, NOIgroup Publications, Australia.
2013	Butler, DS & Moseley, GL 2013, Explain pain, Noigroup Publications, Adelaide, South Australia.

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.
2018	Louw, A & Butler, DS 2018, 'Chronic back pain and pain science', in CE Giangarra & RC Manske (eds), Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: A Team Approach, 4th, Elsevier, US, ch. 7, pp. 532-540.e1.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS, Kim, AS & Carey, LM 2025, 'Neuropathic symptoms and frequency of chronic pain in an international online sample of individuals with sub-acute and chronic stroke', Healthcare: the Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, vol.13 , no. 5, article no 455, pp. 1-13. Open access
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. 28 25 75
2024	Pulling, BW, Braithwaite, FA, Mignone, J, Butler, DS, Caneiro, J, Lipp, O V & Stanton, TR 2024, 'People with painful knee osteoarthritis hold negative implicit attitudes towards activity', Pain, vol. 165, no. 9, pp. 2024-2034. 2 125
2023	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS, Cocks, TS, Kim, AS & Carey, LM 2023, 'Body schema as assessed by upper limb left/right judgment tasks is altered in stroke: implications for motor imagery training', Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 26-34. 3 2
2023	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS, Kim, AS & Carey, LM 2023, 'Somatosensory impairment and chronic pain following stroke: an observational study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1-11. Open access 7 6
2023	Pulling, BW, Braithwaite, FA, Butler, DS, Vogelzang, AR, Moseley, GL, Catley, MJ, Murray, CM & Stanton, TR 2023, 'Item development and pre-testing of an Osteoarthritis Conceptualisation Questionnaire to assess knowledge and beliefs in people with knee pain', PLoS One, vol. 18, no. 9, article no. e0286114, pp. 1-22. Open access 4 2 11
2022	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS, Moseley, GL, Kim, AS & Carey, LM 2022, '"My hand is different": altered body perception in stroke survivors with chronic pain', Brain Sciences, vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 1-15. Open access 7 7 460
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 20 16 137
2021	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS, Kim, AS & Carey, LM 2021, 'Chronic pain following stroke: current treatment and perceived effect', Disability and Health Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 100971, pp. 1-6. Open access 9 10
2021	Stanton, TR, Braithwaite, FA, Butler, D, Moseley, GL, Hill, C, Milte, R, Ratcliffe, J, Maher, C, Tomkins-Lane, C, Pulling, BW, MacIntyre, E, Esterman, A, Stanford, T, Lee, H, Fraysse, F, Metcalf, B, Mouatt, B & Bennell, K 2021, 'The EPIPHA-KNEE trial: Explaining Pain to target unhelpful pain beliefs to Increase PHysical Activity in KNEE osteoarthritis - a protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial with clinical- and cost-effectiveness analysis', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 22, pp. 1-22. Open access 5 3 8
2020	Haslam, BS, Butler, DS & Carey, LM 2020, 'Novel insights into stroke pain beliefs and perceptions', Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 344-353. 4 6
2020	Stanton, TR, Karran, E, Butler, DS, Hull, MJ, Schwetlik, SN, Braithwaite, FA, Jones, HG, Moseley, GL, Hill, CL, Tomkins-Lane, C, Maher, C & Bennell, K 2020, 'A pain science education and walking program to increase physical activity in people with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study', Pain Reports, vol. 5, no. 5, article no. e830, pp. 1-13. Open access 21 22 42
2018	Pate, JW, Hush, JM, Hancock, MJ, Moseley, LG, Butler, DS, Simons, LE & Pacey, V 2018, 'A child's concept of pain: an international survey', Children, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-11. Open access 25 24 7
2015	Cocks, T, Butler, D & Moseley, G 2015, 'Towards a greater pain literacy in sports', Dansk Sportsmedicin, vol. 3, no. 19, pp. 6-8.
2015	Moseley, GL & Butler, DS 2015, 'Fifteen years of explaining pain: the past, present, and future', Journal of Pain, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 807-813. Open access 597 544 238
2013	Louw, A, Butler, DS, Diener, I & Puentedura, EJ 2013, 'Development of a preoperative neuroscience educational program for patients with lumbar radiculopathy', American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 92, no. 5, pp. 446-452. 48 47
2013	Louw, A, Diener, I, Butler, DS & Puentedura, EJ 2013, 'Preoperative education addressing postoperative pain in total joint arthroplasty : review of content and educational delivery methods', Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 175-194. 89 76
2013	Wallwork, SB, Butler, DS, Fulton, I, Stewart, H, Darmawan, I & Moseley, GL 2013, 'Left/right neck rotation judgments are affected by age, gender, handedness and image rotation', Manual Therapy, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 225-230. 43 43
2012	Louw, A, Butler, DS, Diener, I & Puentedura, EJ 2012, 'Preoperative education for lumbar radiculopathy : a survey of US spine surgeons', International Journal of Spine Surgery, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 130-139. Open access 17 15
2012	Wallwork, SB, Butler, DS, Wilson, DJ & Moseley, GL 2012, 'Are people who do yoga any better at a motor imagery task than those who do not?', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 123-127. 18 13
2011	Louw, A, Diener, I, Butler, DS & Puentedura, EJ 2011, 'The effect of neuroscience education on pain, disability, anxiety, and stress in chronic musculoskeletal pain', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 92, no. 12, pp. 2041-2056. 495 454
2009	Wilson, D, Williams, M & Butler, D 2009, 'Language and the pain experience', Physiotherapy Research International : The Journal for Researchers and Clinicians in Physical Therapy, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 56-65. 40 21

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Capital Territory Pain Centre	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	AUSTRALIA
Hanze University of Applied Sciences	NETHERLANDS
John Hunter Hospital	AUSTRALIA
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
Mount Royal University	CANADA
Neuro Orthopaedic Institute	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Rockhurst University	UNITED STATES
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children	AUSTRALIA
Seattle Children's Research Institute	UNITED STATES
Stanford University	UNITED STATES
Stellenbosch University	SOUTH AFRICA
Teesside University	UNITED KINGDOM
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Antwerp	BELGIUM
University of California	UNITED STATES
University of California San Francisco	UNITED STATES
University of California System	UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	UNITED STATES
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Oxford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Toronto	CANADA

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