About time you got up to date with the latest evidence on this Elon Musk
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New episode! What do you think? Lee Vaughan challenges clinicians to step outside of traditional practice: Longer appointments? Better awareness of resources... And genuine collaboration with people living with pain. #chronicpain #patientvoice

Lots of people getting in touch about Four Corners coverage of spinal cord stimulators and back pain. Good to see this industry again under the microscope!

Key missing point: we do have good treatments for back pain. Not enough people have heard of them. buff.ly/3vKaNr9

Interview with Peter O'Sullivan
Wow...what excellent messages from Pete.
Not only for the patient, but also healthcare professionals. facebook.com/pete.moore.731… #Anzpain18

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Introducing the Low Back Pain Curriculum Content Standards!

Designed to increase the quality of low back pain education they are essential reading for anyone involved in the education of healthcare professionals.

Visit: mq.edu.au/research/spina…

Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm theconversation.com/evidence-doesn… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Peter O'Sullivan Cochrane ABC News Mark Butler MP Adrian Traeger Chris Maher Dr Skeptic Stephen Gilbert Sydney Health Sydney Health EMCR Sydney MSK So glad I said no to this! The pain clinic I visited pushed this so hard. My psychologist (at that clinic) warned me quietly that it’s unlikely to work & is pushed because of the huge monetary gains 😞

New coverage of our Cochrane review of spinal cord stimulators for #backpain was covered in ABC News Four Corners program on Monday night, and other related news stories.

Mark Butler MP has since called for an urgent inquiry into these devices.

#4corners

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Today’s blog is on pain as a sensation and experience and my thoughts on what learning and unlearning pain means. The takeaway is pain is a complete human experience, based on sensations. Healthcare & academia don’t always see this, in my opinion.

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Tip of an iceberg sadly - so much harm is done in our’ health system’ to people living with pain

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'Dissatisfaction with work status doubled the risk of reporting a new low back pain episode'.
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20 yr old person saw a chiro for non trauma neck and back pain. X-rays taken - told they had subluxations - they freaked out - advised to go on a year plan. Asked for a 2nd opinion. Outrageous IMO and should be called out. No Accountability. Thoughts?
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Your body on walking ... ridiculously simple , astonishingly powerful... #WorldHealthDay2024 Nanette Mutrie British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) Maree Todd Dr Charlie Foster

“In lower limb tendons (in humans), PRP doesn’t work. … I’m sorry, I can’t help that.” Professor Hans Tol. Clinician, top researcher and research leader 🇳🇱, no financial conflict of interest. ⁦Isokinetic Conference⁩ #isok22 ⁦Adam Weir⁩

Should I get an MRI for my knee #osteoarthritis ? James Linklater joins us on this week’s episode of The Joint Action Podcast 🦴 to discuss 🩻

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I will be watching Ching this for sure

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It is well accepted that pain can disrupt sleep; there is also robust evidence that sleep disturbance precedes the development of MSK pain.
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