Mark Catley

Research Interests

Clinimetrics Neurosciences Pain Physiotherapy Rehabilitation

Dr Mark Catley

Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Mark is a lecturer and researcher has coordinated the Pain Sciences curricula in the Allied Health & Human Performance unit at UniSA since 2013. He teaches into the Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Human Movement and Clinical Exercise Physiology programs and directs the postgraduate Professional Certificate in Pain Sciences that trains clincians to be pain educators.

Mark is a member of the Innovation, Implementation & Clinical Translation (IIMPACT in Health). With a background in physiotherapy and education, his research has a clinical focus in four main areas: (1) the role of therapeutic pain sciences education (i.e. Explain Pain) in the management of people with pain, (2) the investigation of pain-related sensorimotor impairments in people with persistent pain, (3) the psychometric evaluation of clinical assessment and screening tools, and (4) clinician training in pain . Mark's work has been presented in peer-reviewed journals and conference abstracts and he has been both keynote and invited speaker at national and international conferences. He has also contributed book chapters on the topics of pain assessment, pain management and pain sciences education.

Mark currently serves on Scientific Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and reviews manuscripts for pain- and physiotherapy-related journals.

Date Institution name Country Title
2025 - 2025 University of South Australia Australia Graduate Diploma in Education Studies
2011 - 2015 University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy
2007 - 2011 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons)

Year Citation
2025 Chalmers, K. J., Slater, L., Crudden, K., Ryan, E., Symons, R., Dwyer, S., . . . Catley, M. J. (2025). Screening psychological factors in pelvic pain: validation of the pelvic pain psychological screening questionnaire (3PSQ). Journal Of Pain, 37(105552), 1-9.
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2025 Harvie, D. S., Keating, C., Fulia, N., Ferreira, M. L., Harris, I. A., & Catley, M. (2025). Predictors of willingness to undergo back surgery: a survey of Australian privately insured adults with chronic back pain. Australian Health Review A Publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 49(6), AH25242.
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2025 De Groef, A., Dams, L., Moseley, G. L., Heathcote, L. C., Wiles, L. K., Catley, M., . . . Meeus, M. (2025). Study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Belgian primary care and hospital settings on the effectiveness of an eHealth self-management support programme consisting of pain education and coaching of activity needs in breast cancer survivors with persistent pain: the PECAN trial. BMJ Open, 15(8), e099241.
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2023 Pulling, B. W., Braithwaite, F. A., Butler, D. S., Vogelzang, A. R., Moseley, G. L., Catley, M. J., . . . Stanton, T. R. (2023). Item development and pre-testing of an Osteoarthritis Conceptualisation Questionnaire to assess knowledge and beliefs in people with knee pain. PLoS One, 18(9, article no. e0286114), 1-22.
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2023 De Groef, A., Meeus, M., Heathcote, L. C., Wiles, L., Catley, M., Vogelzang, A., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2023). Treating persistent pain after breast cancer: practice gaps and future directions. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17(6), 1698-1707.
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2023 De Groef, A., Evenepoel, M., Van Dijck, S., Dams, L., Haenen, V., Wiles, L., . . . Meeus, M. (2023). Feasibility and pilot testing of a personalized eHealth intervention for pain science education and self-management for breast cancer survivors with persistent pain: a mixed-method study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(2, article no. 119), 1-22.
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2021 Nishigami, T., Watanabe, A., Maitani, T., Shigetoh, H., Mibu, A., Wand, B. M., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2021). Development and validation of a shoulder-specific body-perception questionnaire in people with persistent shoulder pain. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1, article no. 98), 1-11.
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2021 Madden, V. J., Kamerman, P. R., Catley, M. J., Bellan, V., Russek, L. N., & Camfferman, D. (2021). Variability in experimental pain studies: nuisance or opportunity?. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 126(2), e61-e64.
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2021 Yamashita, Y., Nishigami, T., Mibu, A., Tanaka, K., Wand, B. M., Catley, M. J., & Higashi, T. (2021). Development and psychometric testing of the japanese version of the fremantle neck awareness questionnaire: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Pain Research, 14, 311-324.
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2021 Rio, E. K., Stanton, T. R., Wand, B. M., Debenham, J. R., Cook, J., Catley, M. J., . . . Girdwood, M. (2021). Implicit motor imagery of the foot and hand in people with Achilles tendinopathy: a left right judgement study. Pain medicine, 22(12), 2998-3007.
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2020 Rabey, M., Catley, M., Vowles, K., Appleton, D., Bennett, R., & McAuley, J. (2020). Development and preliminary validation of the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire for clinicians. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 20(4), 673-682.
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2019 Gibson, W., Wand, B. M., Meads, C., Catley, M. J., & O'connell, N. E. (2019). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(2, article no. CD011890), 1-32.
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2019 Chalmers, K. J., Catley, M. J., Evans, S. F., & Moseley, G. L. (2019). The impact of female chronic pelvic pain questionnaire (IF-CPPQ): a validation study. The Clinical journal of pain, 35(11), 923.
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2019 Chalmers, K. J., Catley, M. J., Evans, S. F., & Moseley, G. L. (2019). The impact of female chronic pelvic pain questionnaire (IF-CPPQ): A validation study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 35(11), 923.
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2019 Schutze, R., Rees, C., Smith, A., Slater, H., Catley, M., & O'Sullivan, P. (2019). Assessing beliefs underlying rumination about pain: development and validation of the pain metacognitions questionnaire. Frontiers in psychology, 10(article no. 910), 1-18.
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2019 Madden, V. J., Kamerman, P. R., Bellan, V., Catley, M. J., Russek, L. N., Camfferman, D., & Moseley, G. L. (2019). Was That Painful or Nonpainful? The Sensation and Pain Rating Scale Performs Well in the Experimental Context. Journal of Pain, 20(4), 1-12.
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2018 Nishigami, T., Mibu, A., Tanaka, K., Yamashita, Y., Shimizu, M. E., Wand, B. M., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2018). Validation of the Japanese version of the Fremantle back awareness questionnaire in patients with low back pain. Pain practice, 18(2), 170-179.
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2018 Yamato, T. P., Maher, C., Saragiotto, B. T., Catley, M. J., & Moseley, A. M. (2018). Rasch analysis suggested that items from the template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist can be summed to create a score. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 101, 28-34.
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2018 Saragiotto, B. T., Maher, C. G., New, C. H., Catley, M., Hancock, M. J., Cook, C. E., & Hodges, P. W. (2018). Clinimetric testing of the lumbar spine instability questionnaire. Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 48(12), 915-922.
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2018 Nogueira, L. A. C., Chaves, A. D. O., Oliveira, N., Santos de Almeida, R., Reis, F. J. J., Guimarães de Andrade, F., & Catley, M. J. (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese language. Jornal brasileiro de psiquiatria, 68(4), 273-277.
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2017 Yamato, T. P., Maher, C. G., Saragiotto, B. T., Catley, M. J., & McAuley, J. H. (2017). The Roland-Morris disability questionnaire: one or more dimensions?. European spine journal, 26(2), 301-308.
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2017 Nishigami, T., Akira, M., Tanaka, K., Yamashita, Y., Yamada, E., Wand, B. M., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2017). Development and psychometric properties of knee-specific body-perception questionnaire in people with knee osteoarthritis: the Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire. PLoS one, 12(6, article no. e0179225), 1-15.
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2017 Wallwork, S. B., Grabherr, L., O'Connell, N. E., Catley, M. J., & Moseley, G. L. (2017). Defensive reflexes in people with pain-a biomarker of the need to protect? A meta-analytical systematic review. Reviews in the neurosciences, 28(4), 381-396.
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2017 Harvie, D. S., Kelly, J., Buckman, H., Chan, J., Sutherland, G., Catley, M., . . . Sterling, M. (2017). Tactile acuity testing at the neck: A comparison of methods. Musculoskeletal science and practice, 32, 23-30.
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2017 Chalmers, K. J., Catley, M. J., Evans, S. F., & Moseley, G. L. (2017). Clinical assessment of the impact of pelvic pain on women. PAIN, 158(3), 498-504.
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2016 Wand, B. M., Catley, M. J., Rabey, M. I., O'Sullivan, P. B., O'Connell, N. E., & Smith, A. J. (2016). Disrupted self-perception in people with chronic low back pain. Further evaluation of the Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire. Journal of pain, 17(9), 1001-1012.
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2016 Wallwork, S. B., Bellan, V., Catley, M. J., & Moseley, G. L. (2016). Neural representations and the cortical body matrix: Implications for sports medicine and future directions. British journal of sports medicine, 50(16), 990-996.
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2016 Madden, V. J., Catley, M. J., Grabherr, L., Mazzola, F., Shohag, M., & Moseley, G. L. (2016). The effect of repeated laser stimuli to ink-marked skin on skin temperature-recommendations for a safe experimental protocol in humans. PeerJ, 4(e1577), 1-10.
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2015 Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Gandevia, S. C., Thacker, M. A., Spence, C., & Moseley, G. L. (2015). The close proximity of threat: altered distance perception in the anticipation of pain. Frontiers in psychology, 6(626), 1-6.
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2015 Catley, M. J., Gibson, W., Wand, B. M., Meads, C., & O'Connell, N. E. (2015). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic pain: an overview of Cochrane reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(9, article no. CD011890), 1-9.
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2014 Catley, M., Tabor, A., Miegel, R., Wand, B. M., Spence, C., & Moseley, L. (2014). Show me the skin! does seeing the back enhance tactile acuity at the back?. Manual Therapy, 19(5), 461-466.
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2014 Di Pietro, F., Catley, M. J., McAuley, J. H., Parkitny, L., Maher, C. G., Costa, L. D. C. M., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2014). Rasch analysis supports the use of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire. Physical therapy, 94(1), 91-100.
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2014 Wand, B. M., Catley, M. J., Luomajoki, H. A., O'Sullivan, K. J., Di Pietro, F., O'Connell, N. E., & Moseley, G. L. (2014). Lumbar tactile acuity is near identical between sides in health pain-free participants. Manual therapy, 19(5), 504-507.
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2014 Catley, M., O'Connell, N., Berryman, C., Ayhan, F., & Moseley, G. (2014). Is tactile acuity altered in people with chronic pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pain, 15(10), 985-1000.
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2013 Wand, B. M., Abbaszadeh, S., Smith, A. J., Catley, M. J., & Moseley, G. L. (2013). Acupuncture applied as a sensory discrimination training tool decreases movement-related pain in patients with chronic low back pain more than acupuncture alone: a randomised cross-over experiment. British journal of sports medicine, 47(17), 1085-1089.
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2013 Bowering, K. J., O'Connell, N. E., Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Leake, H. B., Moseley, G. L., & Stanton, N. R. (2013). The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain : a systematic review and meta-analysis. The journal of pain, 14(1), 3-13.
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2013 Catley, M. J., Tabor, A., Wand, B. M., & Moseley, G. L. (2013). Assessing tactile acuity in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine-How reliable are two-point discrimination tests at the neck, hand, back and foot?. Rheumatology, 52(8), 1454-1461.
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2013 Catley, M. J., O'Connell, N. E., & Moseley, G. L. (2013). How good is the neurophysiology of pain questionnaire? A Rasch analysis of psychometric. The journal of pain, 14(8), 818-827.
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2013 Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Gandevia, S., Thacker, M. A., & Moseley, L. G. (2013). Perceptual bias in pain: a switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't. Pain, 154(10), 1961-1965.
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2011 Catley, M. J., & Tomkinson, G. R. (2011). Normative health-related fitness values for children: analysis of 85347 test results on 9-17-year-old Australians since 1985. British journal of sports medicine, 47(2), 98-108.
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Courses I teach

  • REHB 3009 Pain Sciences (2025)
  • REHB 5123 Pain Science (GE) (2025)
  • SCALH 90001 Pain Education SC (2025)
  • SCHLS 90011 Pain Theory and Science SC (2025)
  • HLTH 3057 Advanced Evidence Based Practice (2024)
  • REHB 3009 Pain Sciences (2024)
  • REHB 3066 Pain Mechanisms and Management (2024)
  • SCALH 90001 Pain Education SC (2024)
  • SCHLS 90011 Pain Theory and Science SC (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IMAP - Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy
  • IHPZ - Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
  • IMPE - Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry)

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