Research interests
Dr Miller leads a research program of research designed to optimise the management of chronic low back pain. He is particulalry interested in optimising exercise prescription approaches and maximising placebo effects in clinical practice for the reduction in pain and disability in adults with non-specific low back pain.
Affiliations
Exercise and Sports Science Member
Teaching interests
Unit Chair HSE707 Exercise Physiology for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease
Senior clinician and manager of the Deakin Clinical Exercise Centre.
Supervision and mentoring of multiple Honours and HDR students.
Units taught
HSE707 Exercise Physiology for Musculoskeletal Injury and Disease
HSE 704 Exercise Physiology for Metabolic Disease
Publications
C Miller, P Owen, C Than, J Ball, K Sadler, A Piedimonte, F Benedetti, D Belavy
(2022), Vol. 52, pp. 789-816, Sports Medicine, New Zealand, C1
S Tagliaferri, B Fitzgibbon, P Owen, C Miller, S Bowe, D Belavy
(2022), Vol. 163, pp. 1277-1290, Pain, United States, C1
S Tagliaferri, S Ng, B Fitzgibbon, P Owen, C Miller, S Bowe, D Belavy
(2022), Vol. 26, pp. 578-599, European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom), England, C1
S Tagliaferri, U Mitchell, T Saueressig, P Owen, C Miller, D Belavy
(2022), Vol. 52, pp. 67-84, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, United States, C1
D Belavy, S Tagliaferri, P Buntine, T Saueressig, K Sadler, C Ko, C Miller, P Owen
(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 1-15, eClinicalMedicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Exercise may impact on lumbar vertebrae marrow adipose tissue: Randomised controlled trial
D Belavy, C Miller, P Owen, T Rantalainen, D Connell, A Hahne, J Ford, G Trudel
(2022), Vol. 157, pp. 1-10, Bone, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Owen, L Main, C Miller, J Ford, A Hahne, D Belavy
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-7, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1
Reducing Low-Value Imaging for Low Back Pain: Systematic Review With Meta-analysis
Daniel Belavy, Scott Tagliaferri, Paul Buntine, Tobias Saueressig, Claire Samanna, Thomas McGuckian, Clint Miller, Patrick Owen
(2022), Vol. 52, pp. 175-191, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Alexandria, Va., C1
Chronic back pain sub-grouped via psychosocial, brain and physical factors using machine learning
Scott Tagliaferri, Tim Wilkin, Maia Angelova, Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Patrick Owen, Clint Miller, Daniel Belavy
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-15, Scientific Reports, London, Eng., C1
Interventions for promoting evidence-based guideline-consistent surgery in low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
D Belavy, S Tagliaferri, P Buntine, T Saueressig, K Ehrenbrusthoff, X Chen, A Diwan, C Miller, P Owen
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 2851-2865, European Spine Journal, C1
Mental health and quality of life during weight loss in females with clinically severe obesity: a randomized clinical trial
D van den Hoek, C Miller, S Fraser, S Selig, T Rice, M Grima, C Sari, G Lambert, J Dixon
(2022), Journal of Behavioral Medicine, C1
Daniel Belavy, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Matthew Clarkson, Evy Dhondt, Niamh Mundell, Clint Miller, Patrick Owen
(2021), Vol. 120, pp. 100-108, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Owen, C Miller, N Mundell, P Buntine, D Belavy
(2021), Vol. 50, pp. 144-146, Australian Journal of General Practice, Australia, C1
D Belavy, A Diwan, J Ford, C Miller, A Hahne, N Mundell, S Tagliaferri, S Bowe, H Pedder, T Saueressig, X Zhao, X Chen, A Balasundaram, N Arora, P Owen
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
Testing the deconditioning hypothesis of low back pain: A study in 1182 older women
Scott Tagliaferri, Gabriele Armbrecht, Clint Miller, Patrick Owen, Niamh Mundell, Dieter Felsenberg, Friederike Thomasius, Daniel Belavy
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 17-23, European journal of sport sciences, Chichester, Eng., C1
Domains of chronic low back pain and assessing treatment effectiveness: a clinical perspective
S Tagliaferri, C Miller, P Owen, U Mitchell, H Brisby, B Fitzgibbon, H Masse-Alarie, J Van Oosterwijck, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 211-225, Pain practice, Chichester, Eng., C1
P Owen, C Miller, N Mundell, S Verswijveren, S Tagliaferri, H Brisby, S Bowe, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 1279-1287, British Journal of Sports Medicine, England, C1
Exercise for the intervertebral disc: a 6-month randomised controlled trial in chronic low back pain
P Owen, C Miller, T Rantalainen, K Simson, D Connell, A Hahne, G Trudel, J Ford, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 29, pp. 1887-1899, European spine journal, Cham, Switzerland, C1
S Tagliaferri, C Miller, J Ford, A Hahne, L Main, T Rantalainen, D Connell, K Simson, P Owen, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-16, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1
S Tagliaferri, M Angelova, X Zhao, P Owen, C Miller, T Wilkin, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 3, npj Digital Medicine, England, C1
C Miller, S Fraser, S Selig, T Rice, M Grima, D Van Den Hoek, C Ika Sari, G Lambert, J Dixon
(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 307-321, Obesity facts, Basel, Switzerland, C1
J Hanel, P Owen, S Held, S Tagliaferri, C Miller, L Donath, D Belavy
(2020), Vol. 50, pp. 2193-2207, Sports Medicine, New Zealand, C1
M Teychenne, K Lamb, L Main, C Miller, A Hahne, J Ford, S Rosenbaum, D Belavy
(2019), Vol. 14, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
C Miller, M Teychenne, J Maple
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 451-461, Clinical Interventions in Aging, New Zealand, C1
K Simson, C Miller, J Ford, A Hahne, L Main, T Rantalainen, W Teo, M Teychenne, D Connell, G Trudel, G Zheng, G Thickbroom, D Belavy
(2017), Vol. 18, Trials, England, C1
D van den Hoek, C Miller, S Fraser, S Selig, J Dixon
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 2593-2605, Quality of Life Research, Netherlands, C1
C Miller, S Fraser, S Selig, T Rice, M Grima, N Straznicky, I Levinger, E Lambert, D van den Hoek, J Dixon
(2016), Vol. 17, Trials, England, C1
C Miller, S Fraser, I Levinger, N Straznicky, J Dixon, J Reynolds, S Selig
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-13, Plos one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
C Miller, S Fraser, N Straznicky, J Dixon, S Selig, I Levinger
(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 1-6, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism, Los Angeles, Calif., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Management of acute low back pain in hospital emergency departments: adherence to evidence-based guidelines
Dr Paul Buntine, A/Prof Daniel Belavy, Prof Nick Taylor, Dr Clint Miller, Dr Patrick Owen, Dr Harriet Koorts, A/Prof Steve Bowe, Dr Christopher Fong, Leanne Roddy, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Victoria Brown
Eastern Health
- 2020: $13,000
Industry and Other Funding
Systematic review for exercise in chronic low back pain
A/Prof Daniel Belavy, Dr Clint Miller
MOVE Muscle, Bone & Joint Health Research Grant
- 2019: $2,900
- 2017: $25,437
Supervisions
Scott Tagliaferri
Thesis entitled: Towards data-driven biopsychosocial classification of non-specific chronic low back pain
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Daniel James Van Den Hoek
Thesis entitled: Exercise, energy restriction and psycho-social health for women with obesity
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences