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Dekkers, T., Blake, C., Collins, K. D., McVeigh, J. G., & O’Sullivan, K. J. (2026). Reliability and validity of trunk strength and endurance tests in athletes with low back pain. Physiotherapy Practice and Research, 47(1), 75–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/22130683251369690

Dekkers, T., Blake, C., Collins, K. D., McVeigh, J. G., & O’Sullivan, K. J. (2025). Trunk strength and endurance testing in field-athletes: A reliability study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 75, 105–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2025.07.012

Dekkers, T., O’Sullivan, K., Blake, C., McVeigh, J., & Collins, K. (2022). Epidemiology and moderators of injury in Gaelic football: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(3), 222–229.

Dekkers, T., O’Sullivan, K., Collins, K., McVeigh, J., Roe, M., Murphy, J., & Blake, C. (2022). The epidemiology of back injuries in elite Gaelic football athletes: An 8-year prospective study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 57, 105–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.07.009

Brady, N., McVeigh, J. G., McCreesh, K., Rio, E., Dekkers, T., & Lewis, J. S. (2021). Exploring the effectiveness of immersive Virtual Reality interventions in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a state-of-the-art review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 0(0), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2021.1903209

Claus, A. P., Verrel, J., Pounds, P. E. I., Shaw, R. C., Brady, N., Chew, M. T., Dekkers, T., & Hodges, P. W. (2016). A new method for sudden mechanical perturbation with axial load, to assess postural control in sitting and standing. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(7), 1141–1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.02.039

Dekkers, T., & Collins, K. (2019). Anthropometric and performance characteristics of elite youth and adult Gaelic footballers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(sup1), 1–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1671688

Dekkers TA. Acupuncture, manual therapy and exercise in the management of neck pain and cervicogenic headache: a pain-mechanism-based approach. Journal of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. Autumn 2011; (2): 83-9