Ron Shavit

The perception of individuals with low back pain regarding reassuring information: Insights based on physiotherapists messages pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…. Time for less painsplaining ? 👇

Messages that emphasized patient autonomy and the absence of red flags were perceived as particularly reassuring and received the highest ratings (≥80%).

@AsafKlaf Link to the paper: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

💥New and important study from my friends. They examined what messages patients with low back pain found reassuring. The interesting findings is that all the usual painsplaining neuroscience messages were the least favorite! Well done! @RonShavit2

@saspist Here you go: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

@RonShavit2 PDF? Please

My new study just got published!

After 1.5 years, my second PhD paper is out! We developed a novel tool to assess physiotherapists' confidence in managing low back pain via direct access & primary care. Findings show Israeli PTs are ready for the task. Published in BMC Primary Care👇 bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

This is the new project from my PhD. Fingers crossed, hopefully it will be published.

@CraigLiebenson Thank you for sharing my study. Fingers crossed, and hopefully it will get published!

“shifting patients' perspectives from fear and avoidance to acceptance and proactive management”

“reassurance should not only target anxiety but also encourage physical activity to reinforce positive coping mechanisms and thus reduce the risk of chronicity.” doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

New research from my PhD!

A recent publication by our Lab demonstrating the potential of smartphone-based sit-to-stand assessment in detecting subtle mobility decline in midlife academic.oup.com/innovateage/ar…

New from our lab, the last paper of my PhD work published in @ISEKCongress describing potential benefits of incorporating NMES to exercise therapy in patients with chronic ankle instability. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our colleague Yarden, a physio.

In our recent study, we demonstrate that automatic anticipatory peroneal postural responses are decreased in middle-age, whereas reflexive postural responses appear to be intact. Brief neuromuscular EMG-BF training showed an immediate positive effect. shorturl.at/bvzB3

Happy to share our latest paper, as part of our effort to identify markers of functional deficits in midlife that could promote better and healthy aging. Our results show that reduced light affects middle-aged subjects more than young and old adults. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

The need for a questionnaire designed especially for midlife is critical, as this population faces unique challenges. In this report, we call for a Delphi expert of health care professionals to develop a physical functional questionnaire for middle age mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7…

It's about time...

A new study from our lab finds no association between dynamic balance tasks in individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability. This may be due to altered central neural control and highlights the importance of multiple assessments of postural control sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

My first recently published research paper as part of my PhD ongoing work.

In our recent study, we showed that Functional Tests performed up to 3 weeks after an acute Ankle Sprain can help Predict Ongoing Ankle Instability minervamedica.it/en/journals/sp…