Manasi Mittinty

Research Interests

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Health Promotion Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Primary Health Care Public Health Indigenous and Disadvantaged Health Musculoskeletal Health Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health

Dr Manasi Mittinty

School of Dentistry

College of Health

In August 2017, Dr Manasi Mittinty obtained her PhD in Medicine, entitled ‘Vitamin D deficiency and its role in chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain.’ She examined the role of vitamin D (deficiency and supplementation) in chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, from primary health care and patient perspective. She also investigated the intricate role play between psychological and social factors on persistent pain. In her post-doctoral researcher role at the Indigenous oral health Unit she is investigating how psychological and social factors impact individuals experiencing chronic pain, with a specific focus on Indigenous Australians.

Manasi M Mittinty is a research associate in the Indigenous Oral Health Unit under the mentorship of Prof Lisa Jamieson. She completed her PhD in Medicine at the University of Adelaide, where her research focused on examining the role of vitamin D deficiency on chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain.



During her PhD studies, she broadened her research interests to include pain and pain education, patient-provider relationship and patient expected outcomes.



Currently, her primary research interest is investigating role of fear of pain and coping styles on patients’ expectations of recovery, using FOP-III Questionnaire, and to develop innovative approaches to treat chronic pain patients.

 

Date Position Institution name
2017 - ongoing Tutor- Quality Use of Medicines University of South Australia
2016 - ongoing Tutor-Pharmacology 3 University of South Australia
2015 - ongoing Tutor- Cased Based Learning (year 2 and 3) School of Medicine
2013 - 2014 Densitometrist Osteoscan
2013 - 2015 Tutor- Public Health School of Medicine, University of Adelaide
2012 - ongoing Scientific Reviwer- Joanans Briggs Institute Joanna Briggs Institute

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2018 Award International Scholar Grant West Virginia University United States -
2017 Award Travel award - Australia -
2016 Award School of Medicine Travel Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
2016 Award International Association for the Study of Pain Travel Award - United States -
2016 Award Travel Award Australian Pain Society Australia -
2015 Award Australian Pain Society Travel grant Australian Pain Society - -
2014 Award Faculty of Health Science Best student poster award Florey International Conference Australia -
2013 Award Australian Pain Society Travel grant Australian Pain Society Australia -
2013 Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
2008 Achievement Dean's award for academic excellence St Petersburg, State Medical Academy Russian Federation -
2006 Achievement Dean's award for academic excellence St Petersburg, State Medical Academy - -

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Hindi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Marathi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Russian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Sanskrit Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 - 2017 School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide Australia PhD (Medicine)
2010 - 2011 University of Queensland Australia Graduate Diploma of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2002 - 2008 St. Petersburg State Medical Academy Russia MD (Honors Degree)

Date Title Institution name Country
2013 Bone Densitometry Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Australia
2012 Laser safety certificate course Australia Laser Alliance -
2011 CEP Certificate Course on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Indian Institute of Technology India

Year Citation
2025 Tiruye, T. Y. (2025). Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406(10513), 1873-1922.
DOI Scopus18 WoS6 Europe PMC15
2024 Chih, H., Mittinty, M., Brennan, A., & Reid, C. (2024). Applying Machine Learning Technique on Registry Data to Assess Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality Among STEMI Patients With Hypertension. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 33, S507-S508.
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2024 Fritsch, C. G., Ferreira, M. L., Halliday, M. H., Roberts, K., Comachio, J., Mittinty, M., . . . Ferreira, P. H. (2024). Health coaching intervention with or without the support of an exercise buddy to increase physical activity of people with chronic low back pain compared to usual care: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 71, 102941.
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2024 Mittinty, M. M., Mittinty, M. N., Buchbinder, R., Lassere, M., Chand, V., Whittle, S., . . . Hill, C. (2024). Interpersonal Process of Dyadic Coping in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Perspective From the Australian Rheumatology Association Database. Journal of Rheumatology, 51(9), 862-869.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2024 Mittinty, M. M., & Mittinty, M. N. (2024). To use or not to use Sobel's test for hypothesis testing of indirect effects and confidence interval estimation. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 173, 111461.
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2024 Roberts, K. E., Ho, E., Gassen-Fritsch, C., Halliday, M., Mattinty, M. M., & Ferreira, P. (2024). Perceived social support impacts on exercise adherence in patients with chronic low back pain. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 37(6), 1467-1477.
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2023 Roberts, K., Ho, E., Mittinty, M., Halliday, M., Fritsch, C., & Ferreira, P. (2023). Does social support impact on exercise adherence in patients with chronic low back pain?. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26, S171-S172.
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2023 Sharma, S., Birnie, K. A., Wang, S., Fernandes Gomes, F. I., Gibbs, J. L., & Mittinty, M. M. (2023). The value of the International Association for the Study of Pain to career development: perspectives of trainee and early career members. Pain, 164(11), S31-S38.
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2023 Gill, T. K., Mittinty, M. M., March, L. M., Steinmetz, J. D., Culbreth, G. T., Cross, M., . . . Monasta, L. (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(11), e670-e682.
DOI Scopus218 WoS193 Europe PMC170
2022 Mittinty, M. M., Elliott, J. M., Hunter, D. J., Nicholas, M. K., March, L. M., & Mittinty, N. (2022). Explaining the gap in the experience of depression among arthritis patients. CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, 41(4), 1227-1233.
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2022 Mittinty, M. M., Santiago, P. H. R., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Assessment of Pain-Related Fear in Indigenous Australian Populations Using the Fear of Pain-9 Questionnaire (FPQ-9). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 1-15.
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2022 Mittinty, M. M., Lee, J. Y., Walton, D. M., El-Omar, E. M., & Elliott, J. M. (2022). Integrating the Gut Microbiome and Stress-Diathesis to Explore Post-Trauma Recovery: An Updated Model. Pathogens, 11(7), 10 pages.
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2021 Mittinty, M. M., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2021). Building evidence to reduce inequities in management of pain for Indigenous Australian people. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 22(2), 356-364.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC7
2021 Khan, S., Bettiol, S., Kent, K., Peres, M., Barnett, T., Crocombe, L. A., & Mittinty, M. (2021). Association between obesity and periodontitis in Australian adults: A single mediation analysis.. J Periodontol, 92(4), 514-523.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2021 Quentin, L. L., Nelson, C. I., Wright, C. D., Arias, M. C., Mittinty, M. M., & McNeil, D. W. (2021). Development and validation of the Brief Assessment of Distress about Pain. European Journal of Pain United Kingdom, 25(6), 1292-1302.
DOI Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2021 Van Alboom, M., De Ruddere, L., Kindt, S., Loeys, T., Van Ryckeghem, D., Bracke, P., . . . Goubert, L. (2021). Well-being and Perceived Stigma in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia: A Daily Diary Study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 37(5), 349-358.
DOI Scopus40 WoS41 Europe PMC34
2021 Brushe, M. E., Lynch, J., Reilly, S., Melhuish, E., Mittinty, M. N., & Brinkman, S. A. (2021). The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective study. BMC Pediatrics, 21(1), 247-1-247-9.
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2020 Lawless, M., Marshall, A. J., Mittinty, M., & Harvey, G. (2020). What does integrated care mean from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review. BMJ Open, 10(1), e035157-1-e035157-16.
DOI Scopus49 WoS44 Europe PMC38
2020 Mittinty, M., Kindt, S., Mittinty, M., Bernardes, S., Cano, A., Verhofstadt, L., & Goubert, L. (2020). Corrigendum to: A Dyadic Perspective on Coping and its Effects on Relationship Quality and Psychological Distress in Couples Living with Chronic Pain: A Longitudinal Study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 21(4), 880.
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2020 Du, M., Haag, D., Lynch, J., & Mittinty, M. (2020). Response to the Letter to the Editor: "Examining Bias and Reporting in Oral Health Prediction Modeling Studies".. J Dent Res, 99(11), 22034520940275.
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2019 Mittinty, M. M., Kindt, S., Mittinty, N. M., Bernardes, S., Cano, A., Verhofstadt, L., & Goubert, L. (2019). A dyadic perspective on coping and its effects on relationship quality and psychological distress in couples living with chronic pain: a longitudinal study. Pain Medicine, 21(2), 102-113.
DOI Scopus28 WoS24 Europe PMC17
2019 Brennan, D. S., Mittinty, M. M., & Jamieson, L. M. (2019). Psychosocial factors and self-reported transitions in oral and general health. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 127(3), 241-247.
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2019 Harvey, G., Dollard, J. T., Marshall, A. J., & Mittinty, M. M. (2019). Creating the right sort of ship to achieve integrated care. A response to recent commentaries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 8(5), 317-318.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2019 Peres, M. A., Ju, X., Mittinty, M., Spencer, A. J., & Do, L. G. (2019). Modifiable factors explain socioeconomic inequalities in children’s dental caries. Journal of Dental Research, 98(11), 1211-1218.
DOI Scopus30 WoS27 Europe PMC17
2019 Mittinty, M. N., Lynch, J. W., Forbes, A. B., & Gurrin, L. C. (2019). Effect decomposition through multiple causally nonordered mediators in the presence of exposure-induced mediator-outcome confounding. STATISTICS IN MEDICINE, 38(26), 18 pages.
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2018 Mittinty, M., McNeil, D., Brennan, D., Randall, C., Mittinty, N., & Jamieson, L. (2018). Assessment of pain-related fear in individuals with chronic painful conditions. Journal of Pain Research, 2018(11), 3071-3077.
DOI Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC10
2018 Mittinty, M. M., Vanlint, S., Aylward, P., & Stocks, N. (2018). A qualitative exploration of GPs’ perspectives on managing chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain in Australian general practice - a focus group study. Family Medicine and Community Health, 6(1), 32-38.
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2018 Gaikwad, M., Vanlint, S., Moseley, G. L., Mittinty, M., & Stocks, N. (2018). Factors associated with vitamin D testing, deficiency, intake and supplementation in patients with chronic pain. Journal of Dietary Supplements, 15(5), 636-648.
DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC10
2018 Harvey, G., Dollard, J., Marshall, A., & Mittinty, M. M. (2018). Achieving integrated care for older people: shuffling the deckchairs or making the system watertight for the future?. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 7(4), 290-293.
DOI Scopus30 WoS29 Europe PMC28
2018 Mittinty, M. M., McNEil, D. W., & Jamieson, L. M. (2018). Limited evidence to measure the impact of chronic pain on health outcomes of indigenous people. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 107, 53-54.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC8
2018 Mittinty, M. M., Marshall, A., & Harvey, G. (2018). What integrated care means from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 8(3), e019256-1-e019256-5.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC7
2018 Mittinty, M. M. (2018). Vitamin D testing: finding a balance. Clinical Rheumatology, 37(6), 1737.
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2018 Mittinty, M., Vanlint, S., Stocks, N., Mittinty Murthy., & Moseley, L. (2018). Exploring effect of pain education on chronic pain patients' expectation of recovery and pain intensity. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 18(2), 211-219.
DOI Scopus44 WoS38 Europe PMC29
2017 Mittinty, M. M., Lee, J., de. C. Williams, A. C., & Curran, N. (2017). Exploring patient experiences of a pain management centre: a qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 17(1), 378-381.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2017 Mittinty, M. M., Brennan D., Randall, C. L., McNeil, D. W., Mittinty, N. M., & Jamieson, L. M. (2017). Influence of fear of pain and coping strategies on health-related quality of life and patient-anticipated outcomes in patients with chronic pain: cross-sectional study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(9), e176-1-e176-7.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2017 Gaikwad, M., Vanlint, S., Moseley, G. L., Mittinty, M. N., & Stocks, N. (2017). Understanding patient perspectives on management of their chronic pain: Online survey protocol. Journal of Pain Research, 10, 31-35.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2016 Sawyer, M., Reece, C., Bowering, K., Jeffs, D., Sawyer, A., Peters, J., . . . Lynch, J. (2016). Usage, adherence and attrition: how new mothers engage with a nurse-moderated web-based intervention to support maternal and infant health. A 9-month observational study. BMJ Open, 6(8), e009967-1-e009967-11.
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2016 Pearce, A., Sawyer, A., Chittleborough, C., Mittinty, M., Law, C., & Lynch, J. (2016). Do early life cognitive ability and self-regulation skills explain socio-economic inequalities in academic achievement? An effect decomposition analysis in UK and Australian cohorts. Social Science and Medicine, 165(-), 108-118.
DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC15
2014 Sawyer, A., Chittleborough, C., Lynch, J., Baghurst, P., Mittinty, N., Kaim, A., & Sawyer, M. (2014). Can screening 4-5 year olds accurately identify children who will have teacher-reported mental health problems when children are ages 6-7 years?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(6), 554-563.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2013 Mittinty, N., Golley, R., Smithers, L., Brazionis, L., & Lynch, J. (2013). A preference based measure of complementary feeding quality: Application to the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. PLoS One, 8(10), 1-10.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2013 Brazionis, L., Golley, R., Mittinty, N., Smithers, L., Emmett, P., Northstone, K., & Lynch, J. (2013). Diet spanning infancy and toddlerhood is associated with child blood pressure at age 7.5 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 97(6), 1375-1386.
DOI Scopus25 WoS22 Europe PMC17
2013 Smithers, L., Golley, R., Mittinty, N., Brazionis, L., Northstone, K., Emmett, P., & Lynch, J. (2013). Do dietary trajectories between infancy and toddlerhood influence IQ in childhood and adolescence? Results from a prospective birth cohort study. PLoS One, 8(3), 1-9.
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2012 Brinkman, S., Gialamas, A., Rahman, A., Mittinty, N., Gregory, T., Silburn, S., . . . Lynch, J. (2012). Jurisdictional, socioeconomic and gender inequalities in child health and development: analysis of a national census of 5-year-olds in Australia. BMJ Open, 2(5), 1-14.
DOI Scopus78 WoS73 Europe PMC47
2012 Smithers, L., Golley, R., Mittinty, N., Brazionis, L., Northstone, K., Emmett, P., & Lynch, J. (2012). Dietary patterns at 6, 15 and 24 months of age are associated with IQ at 8 years of age. European Journal of Epidemiology, 27(7), 525-535.
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2012 Smithers, L., Brazionis, L., Golley, R., Mittinty, N., Northstone, K., Emmett, P., . . . Lynch, J. (2012). Associations between dietary patterns at 6 and 15 months of age and sociodemographic factors. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(6), 658-666.
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2012 Golley, R., Smithers, L., Mittinty, N., Brazionis, L., Emmett, P., Northstone, K., . . . Lynch, J. (2012). An index measuring adherence to complementary feeding guidelines has convergent validity as a measure of infant diet quality. Journal of Nutrition, 142(5), 901-908.
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2012 Brazionis, L., Golley, R., Mittinty, N., Smithers, L., Emmett, P., Northstone, K., & Lynch, J. (2012). Characterization of transition diets spanning infancy and toddlerhood: a novel, multiple-time-point application of principal components analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(5), 1200-1208.
DOI Scopus28 WoS28 Europe PMC27
2012 Roe, Y., Zeitz, C., Mittinty, M., McDermott, R., & Chew, D. (2012). Impact of Age, Gender and Indigenous Status on Access to Diagnostic Coronary Angiography for Patients Presenting with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTEACS) in Australia. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 21, S303.
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2010 Schrader, G., MacLeod, A., Mittinty, M., Brunel, S., Kaminski, K., Kehlenbeck, H., . . . Baker, R. (2010). Enhancements of pest risk analysis techniques: Contribution to Work Package 3: enhancing techniques for standardising and summarising pest risk assessments - review of best practice in enhancing consistency. EPPO Bulletin, 40(1), 107-120.
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- Brushe, M., Mittinty, M., Haag, D., Reilly, S., Melhuish, E., Gregory, T., . . . Brinkman, S. (2023). The causal effect of parent-child interactions on children’s language development at 3 and 4 years. Population Medicine, 5(Supplement).
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- Mittinty, M. M., Mittinty, M., Buchbinder, R., Lassere, M., Chand, V., Whittle, S., . . . Hill, C. (n.d.). Dyadic Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Couple Perspective from the Australian Rheumatology Association Database Registry. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Year Citation
2017 Mittinty, M. (2017). Vitamin D deficiency and its role in Chronic Nonspecific Musculoskeletal
Pain.. The University of Adelaide.

Year Citation
2024 Gebremichael, B., Lassi, Z. S., Begum, M., Mittinty, M., & Zhou, S. J. (2024). Patterns and predictors of low-calorie sweetener consumption during pregnancy: findings from a national survey in Australia. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY Vol. 83 (pp. 1 page). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.
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2020 Mittinty, M. M., & Simons, L. (2020). EXAMINING IF CHILDREN OR PARENTS ARE BETTER PREDICTORS OF POOR PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR THE CHILDREN, OVERTIME USING THE ACTOR -PARTNER INTERDEPENDENCE MODEL. In INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL Vol. 50 (pp. 31). WILEY.
2019 Begum, M., Chittleborough, C. R., Pilkington, R. M., Mittinty, M., Lynch, J. W., Penno, M., & Smithers, L. G. (2019). EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AMONG CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES: WHOLE-OF-POPULATION STUDY. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 73 (pp. A55-A56). BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP.
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2019 Nelson, C., Mittinty, M., Wright, C., Arias, M., Kao, E., Neiswanger, K., . . . McNeil, D. (2019). Fear of Pain during Pregnancy. In JOURNAL OF PAIN Vol. 20 (pp. S51-S52). CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE.
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2017 Gaikwad, M. N. (2017). Efficacy of vitamin D therapy on Chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. In IASP. Yokohoma, Japan.
2016 Mittinty, M. M. (2016). Can vitamin D supplementation aaleviate chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain?. In APS. Perth, Australia.
2015 Gaikwad, M. N. (2015). GPs' perspective on managing chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain. In Australian Pain Society. Brisbane, QLD.
2012 Gaikwad, M. N., Mittinty, N. M., & Rogers, M. J. (2012). Effect of digital infrared thermal imaging and cold laser therapy on chronic lower back pain. In E. L. Laakso, & C. Young (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th World Association for Laser Therapy Congress Walt 2012 (pp. 29-32). Australian Med Laser Assoc (AMLA), Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA: MEDIMOND S R L.

Year Citation
2016 Mittinty, M. M. (2016). Can vitamin D deficinency could be a reason for Chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Pain Society. Perth.
2016 Gaikwad, M. N. (2016). Does Vitamin D supplementation alleviate chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. Poster session presented at the meeting of EPS. Siena, Italy.
2015 Gaikwad, M. (2015). Vitamin D and chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain. Poster session presented at the meeting of 40th Annual Scientific Meeting New Zealand Pain Society (NZPS 2015). Auckland, New Zealand.

Year Citation
2017 Candy Gulko. (2017). Vitamin D for Pain Relief? It Depends. MedPage Today.
2014 Gaikwad, M. N. (2014). GP guidelines needed for chronic pain treatment. The University of Adelaide.

2018 Australian Government Endeavour Postdoctoral fellowship

2013-2016 Australian Postgraduate Award

  • Tutor- Cased Based Learning (year 2 and 3), School of Medicine, Jul 2015 - presentEdit
  • Tutor-Pharmacology 3, School of Phramacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Jul 2016 - presentEdit
  • Tutor- Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Jun 2013 - Jun 2015Edit
  • Tutor- Quality Use of Medicines, School of Phramacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Feb 2017 - present

Date Role Membership Country
2017 - ongoing Co-Chair Sex, Gender and Pain United States
2014 - ongoing - Environment Protection Agency Australia
2013 - ongoing - Australian Pain Society -
2012 - ongoing - International Association for the Study of Pain -
2012 - ongoing - World Association of Laser Therapy -
2012 - ongoing - Australian Medical Laser Association -

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