Dr Jonathan Hill

Title: Arthritis Research UK Lecturer
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 733900
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Location: DJW 1.63
Role: As above
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Dr Jonathan Hill has worked as a Research Physiotherapist since 1999 in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre at Keele University. He also works 1-day a week as a clinical physiotherapist treating musculoskeletal patients at the Haywood Hospital.

In 2007 Jonathan was awarded a 5 year Arthritis Research UK research lectureship award to provide research that has a direct benefit for musculoskeletal patients. This research is focused around three main projects, including a back pain clinical trial called the STarT Back Trial, which has demonstrated favorable outcomes for a stratified primary care management model for patients with low back pain compared with current best practice. He is also working on a NIHR funded project to develop a new generic musculoskeletal patient reported outcome measure (PROM) for physiotherapists to use to evaluate clinical services. Lastly, he is the principle investigator for a clinical trial investigating whether pro-active follow-up of patients following physiotherapy provides clinical and cost-effective outcomes.

Selected Publications

  • Morso L, Kent P, Albert HB, Hill JC, Kongsted A, Manniche C. 2013. The predictive and external validity of the STarT Back Tool in Danish primary care. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, vol. 22(8), 1859-1867. link> doi>
  • Morso L, Kent P, Hanne A, Hill JC, Kongsted A, Manniche C. 2013. The predictive and external validity of the STarT Back Tool in Danish Primary Care. European Spine Journal. doi>
  • Wideman TH, Hill JC, Main CJ, Lewis M, Sullivan MJL, Hay EM. 2012. Comparing the responsiveness of a brief, multidimensional risk screening tool for back pain to its unidimensional reference standards: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. PAIN, vol. 153(11), 2182-2191. link> doi>
  • Bruyere O, Demoulin M, Brereton C, Humblet F, Flynn D, Hill JC, Maquet D, Van Beveren J, Reginster JY, Crierlaard JM, Demoulin C. 2012. Translation validation of a new back screening questionnaire (the STarT back screening tool) in French. Archives of Public Health, vol. 70(12). doi>
  • del Pozo-Cruz B, Parraca JA, del Pozo-Cruz J, Adsuar JC, Hill JC, Gusi N. 2012. AN OCCUPATIONAL, INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION TO PREVENT CHRONICITY IN SUBACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol. 44(7), 581-587. link> doi>

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Journal Articles

  • Morso L, Kent P, Albert HB, Hill JC, Kongsted A, Manniche C. 2013. The predictive and external validity of the STarT Back Tool in Danish primary care. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, vol. 22(8), 1859-1867. link> doi>
  • Morso L, Kent P, Hanne A, Hill JC, Kongsted A, Manniche C. 2013. The predictive and external validity of the STarT Back Tool in Danish Primary Care. European Spine Journal. doi>
  • Wideman TH, Hill JC, Main CJ, Lewis M, Sullivan MJL, Hay EM. 2012. Comparing the responsiveness of a brief, multidimensional risk screening tool for back pain to its unidimensional reference standards: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. PAIN, vol. 153(11), 2182-2191. link> doi>
  • Bruyere O, Demoulin M, Brereton C, Humblet F, Flynn D, Hill JC, Maquet D, Van Beveren J, Reginster JY, Crierlaard JM, Demoulin C. 2012. Translation validation of a new back screening questionnaire (the STarT back screening tool) in French. Archives of Public Health, vol. 70(12). doi>
  • del Pozo-Cruz B, Parraca JA, del Pozo-Cruz J, Adsuar JC, Hill JC, Gusi N. 2012. AN OCCUPATIONAL, INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION TO PREVENT CHRONICITY IN SUBACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, vol. 44(7), 581-587. link> doi>
  • Main CJ, Sowden G, Hill JC, Watson PJ, Hay EM. 2012. Integrating physical and psychological approaches to treatment in low back pain: the development and content of the STarT Back trial's 'high-risk' intervention (StarT Back; ISRCTN 37113406). Physiotherapy, vol. 98(2), 110-116. link> doi>
  • Whitehurst DG, Bryan S, Lewis M, Hill JC, Hay EM. 2012. Exploring the cost-utility of stratified primary care management for low back pain compared with current best practice with risk defined subgroups. Ann Rheum Dis, vol. 71(11), 1796-1802. doi>
  • Hill JC, Konstantinou K, Egbewale BE, Dunn KM, Lewis M, van der Windt D. 2011. Clinical Outcomes Among Low Back Pain Consulters With Referred Leg Pain in Primary Care. SPINE, vol. 36(25), 2168-2175. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Whitehurst DG, Lewis M, Bryan S, Dunn KM, Foster NE, Konstantinou K, Main CJ, Mason E, Somerville S, Sowden G, Vohora K, Hay EM. 2011. Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, vol. 378(9802), 1560-1571. link> doi>
  • Gusi N, del Pozo-Cruz B, Olivares PR, Hernandez-Mocholi M, Hill JC. 2011. The Spanish version of the "STarT Back Screening Tool" (SBST) in different subgroups. ATENCION PRIMARIA, vol. 43(7), 356-361. link> doi>
  • Sowden G, Hill JC, Konstantinou K, Khanna M, Main CJ, Salmon P, Somerville S, Wathall S, Foster NE, IMPaCT Back study team. 2012. Targeted treatment in primary care for low back pain: the treatment system and clinical training programmes used in the IMPaCT Back study (ISRCTN 55174281). Fam Pract, vol. 29(1), 50-62. link> doi>
  • Hill JC and Hay EM. 2011. Invited commentary. Phys Ther, vol. 91(5), 733-734. link> doi>
  • Hill JC and Fritz JM. 2011. Psychosocial influences on low back pain, disability, and response to treatment. Phys Ther, vol. 91(5), 712-721. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Vohora K, Dunn KM, Main CJ, Hay EM. 2010. Comparing the STarT back screening tool's subgroup allocation of individual patients with that of independent clinical experts. Clin J Pain, vol. 26(9), 783-787. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Hill JC, Hay EM. 2011. Subgrouping patients with low back pain in primary care: are we getting any better at it?. Man Ther, vol. 16(1), 3-8. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Foster NE, Hay EM. 2010. Cognitive behavioural therapy shown to be an effective and low cost treatment for subacute and chronic low-back pain, improving pain and disability scores in a pragmatic RCT. Evid Based Med, vol. 15(4), 118-119. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic KS, Hill JC, Porcheret M, Croft PR. 2009. New models for primary care are needed for osteoarthritis. Phys Ther, vol. 89(12), 1371-1378. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Hill JC, Hay EM. 2010. The relationship between patient and practitioner expectations and preferences and clinical outcomes in a trial of exercise and acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis. Eur J Pain, vol. 14(4), 402-409. link> doi> full text>
  • Hill JC, Dunn KM, Main CJ, Hay EM. 2010. Subgrouping low back pain: a comparison of the STarT Back Tool with the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire. Eur J Pain, vol. 14(1), 83-89. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Foster NE, Main CJ, Hay EM. 2009. A randomized trial of behavioral physical therapy interventions for acute and sub-acute low back pain, by George SZ et al. Pain, vol. 142, 164.
  • Somerville S, Hay E, Lewis M, Barber J, van der Windt D, Hill J, Sowden G. 2008. Content and outcome of usual primary care for back pain: a systematic review. Br J Gen Pract, vol. 58(556), 790-vi. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Dunn KM, Lewis M, Mullis R, Main CJ, Foster NE, Hay EM. 2008. A primary care back pain screening tool: identifying patient subgroups for initial treatment. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 59(5), 632-641. link> doi>
  • Hay EM, Dunn KM, Hill JC, Lewis M, Mason EE, Konstantinou K, Sowden G, Somerville S, Vohora K, Whitehurst D, Main CJ. 2008. A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 9, 58. link> doi> full text>
  • Lewis M, James M, Stokes E, Hill J, Sim J, Hay E, Dziedzic K. 2007. An economic evaluation of three physiotherapy treatments for non-specific neck disorders alongside a randomized trial. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 46(11), 1701-1708. link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Barlas P, Hill JC, Young J, Mason E, Hay EM. 2007. Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, vol. 335(7617), 436. link> doi> full text>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R, Wood L, Wilkie R, Hill J, Hay EM, Croft P. 2007. Estimating the probability of radiographic osteoarthritis in the older patient with knee pain. Arthritis Rheum, vol. 57(5), 794-802. link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Lewis M, Sim J, Hay EM, Dziedzic K. 2007. Predictors of poor outcome in patients with neck pain treated by physical therapy. Clin J Pain, vol. 23(8), 683-690. link> doi>
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Handy J, Wood L, Dziedzic K, Myers H, Wilkie R, Duncan R, Hay E, Hill J, Lacey R, Croft P. 2006. The Knee Clinical Assessment Study-CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population: baseline recruitment and retention at 18 months. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 7, 30. link> doi> full text>
  • Sim J, Jordan K, Lewis M, Hill J, Hay EM, Dziedzic K. 2006. Sensitivity to change and internal consistency of the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire and derivation of a minimal clinically important difference. Clin J Pain, vol. 22(9), 820-826. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Hill J, Lewis M, Sim J, Daniels J, Hay EM. 2005. Manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy provide no additional benefit over advice and exercise in the treatment of neck disorders. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 10(4), 307-308.
  • Hill J, Foster N, Hughes R, Hay E. 2005. Meeting the challenges of research governance. Rheumatology, vol. 44(5), 571-572. doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Hill J, Lewis M, Sim J, Dainels J, Hay EM. 2005. The effectiveness of manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy in addition to exercise & advice for neck disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in physical therapy clinics. Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 53(2), 214-222.
  • Peat G, Thomas E, Handy J, Wood L, Dziedzic K, Myers H, Wilkie R, Duncan R, Hay E, Hill J, Croft P. 2004. The Knee Clinical Assessment Study--CAS(K). A prospective study of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis in the general population. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 5, 4. link> doi>
  • Hay E, Barlas P, Foster N, Hill J, Thomas E, Young J. 2004. Integrated care in practice: Is acupuncture a useful adjunct to physiotherapy for older adults with knee pain? The "Acupuncture, Physiotherapy and Exercise" (APEX) Study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 31(5).
  • HILL J, LEWIS M, PAPAGEORGIOU AC, DZIEDZIC K, CROFT P. 2004. Predicting persistent neck pain. Spine, vol. 29(15), 1648-1654.
  • Hill J, Lewis M, Kielty C, Mills P. 2002. Pulsed short-wave diathermy effects on human fibroblast proliferation. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, vol. 83(6), 832-836.

Other

  • Hill JC, Konstantinou K, Egbewale BE, Dunn KM, Lewis M, van der Windt D. 2011. Clinical outcomes among low back pain consulters with referred leg pain in primary care. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (vol. 36, pp. 2168-2175). link> doi>
  • Hill JC, Foster NE, Main CJ, Hay EM. 2009. In response to: "A randomized trial of behavioral physical therapy interventions for acute and sub-acute low back pain, by George SZ et al. [Pain 2008;140:145-57]. Pain (vol. 142, p. 164). link> doi>
  • Foster NE, Thomas E, Barlas P, Hill JC, Young J, Mason E, Hay EM. 2008. Acupuncture as an adjunct to exercise based physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: Randomised controlled trial. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II2). link>
  • Mason EE, Hill JC, Konstantinou K, Sowden G, Vohora K, Main CJ, Dunn K, Lewis M, Hay EM. 2008. Practical application of the start back screening tool: A pilot study in primary care. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II156). link>
  • Hill JC, Dunn K, Hay EM. 2008. Structured review of primary care back pain classification tools. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 47, p. II153). link>
  • Hill JC, Dunn KM, Mullis R, Lewis M, Main CJ, Hay EM. 2006. Validation of a new low back pain sub-grouping tool for primary care (the STarTBack tool). RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 45, p. I119). link>
  • Moore A, Jackson A, Jordan J, Hammersley S, Hill JC, Mercer C, Smith C, Thompson J, Woby S, Hudson A. 2005. Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of whiplash associated disorder.
  • LEWIS AM, HILL J, DZIEDZIC K, SIM J, HAY E. 2004. PANTHER - Issues of generalisability in randomised clinical trials. Rheumatology.
  • HILL J, DZIEDZIC K, SIM J, LEWIS M, HAY E. 2004. PANTHER - Physiotherapists' perceived predictors of outcome in neck pain. Rheumatology.

Jonathan’s regular teaching commitments include:

  • ‘Trial design’ for the Clinical Trials Short Course
  • 'Designing a quantitative study' for MSc Rheumatology at Keele
  • ‘Clinical trials design workshop’ for Pharmacy undergraduates at Keele
  • ‘Clinical epidemiology’ and ‘Trial design’ for MMed Sci Research Methods and Stats and Epidemiology at Keele
  • ‘Subgrouping low back pain’ for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Physiotherapists at Keele and Southampton University
  • ‘The STarT Back approach’ for the Keele ‘Management of complex patients’ Course
  • "Quantitative Research Methods" for Undergraduate medical students at Keele

At present I serve on the Arthritis Research UK Publications Review Panel, the British Pain Society Spinal Pathways Executive team, as an AHP National Research Hub Regional facilitator, and I’m running for election onto the CSP Council - researcher post.