Rate My Professor Mark Jones

Mark Jones is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Allied Health and Human Performance, College of Health, at Adelaide University. He was a member of the academic teaching staff in the Physiotherapy discipline of the Allied Health and Human Performance Unit for 31 years before retiring in 2021. His research specializations include musculoskeletal physiotherapy, physiotherapy education, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning.

Jones has authored and co-authored numerous influential publications advancing clinical practice and education in physiotherapy. A cornerstone of his work is the second edition of the book Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Practice, co-authored with D. A. Rivett and published by Elsevier in 2019. Recent contributions feature systematic reviews and meta-analyses on baseball pitching, including "Pitching mechanics and performance of adult baseball pitchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis for normative data" (Mine et al., 2023, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport), "Does trunk rotation timing affect shoulder and elbow kinetics in baseball pitching? A systematic review with meta-analysis" (Mine et al., 2026, Physical Therapy Reviews), and "Associations between upper trunk rotation kinematics, shoulder and elbow joint kinetics and pitching performance in Australian baseball pitchers" (Mine et al., 2025, Journal of Sports Sciences). Additional key papers address innovative educational tools and pain mechanisms, such as "Score Your Way to Clinical Reasoning Excellence: SCALENEo Online Serious Game in Physiotherapy Education" (Hage et al., 2025, Education Sciences), "Rethinking neck-related arm pain: hypothetical clinical scenarios to differentiate the underlying IASP-defined pain mechanisms" (Hage et al., 2024, Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy), and "Description and rules of a new card game to learn clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy" (Hage et al., 2023, Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy). Earlier works include foundational studies on clinical reasoning strategies in physical therapy (Edwards et al., 2004, Physical Therapy) and ethical reasoning assessments for physiotherapy students (Jones et al., 2013, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education). These publications underscore his impact on evidence-based musculoskeletal assessment, sports injury prevention, and professional development in physiotherapy.