Hard to imagine a more qualified team to write about this topic. Essential reading:

Surgery won’t fix my chronic back pain, so what will? theconversation.com/surgery-wont-f… via
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
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A recent Four Corners episode questioned the use of surgically implanted devices called spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain.

Here’s what the evidence says according to researchers from UNSW + University of Sydney.

theconversation.com/evidence-doesn…

Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm 🙅

New The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article just published by Dr Skeptic Adrian Traeger Caitlin Jones

#backpain #4corners #spinalcordstimulators

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

New paper on opioid prescribing for Australians with compensable #backpain . Administrative data could be the key to improving safety and quality of care. Led by Jennifer Vo, Shannon Gray, Michael Di Donato Monash University doi.org/10.1007/s10926…

Next on Four Corners: Pain Factory

Monday 8 April
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2023 was a big year for Institute for Musculoskeletal Health! Thank you to our staff, participants, collaborators and friends for making it all possible.

Check out this video of some of our 2023 highlights.

NUDG-ED trial protocol out now in BMJ_Open!
doi.org/10.1136/bmjope…

Really stoked about this important paper published today in The BMJ! Co-led with superstar Tessa Copp and an amazing team of women from Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Wiser Healthcare, Sydney Health and Minna Johansson jadoust bmj.com/content/384/bm…

New paper in The BMJ:
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children: more focus on care and support, less on diagnosis.
Led by Luise Kazda with me, Rae Thomas Leah Hardiman, Iona Heath, Alex Barratt Wiser Healthcare PODC
bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Very pleased to see my boss & mentor Chris Maher awarded an AM. Recognition of years of excellence, leadership & generosity, many more to come. I’m sure our colleagues at Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Sydney MSK Sydney Health University of Sydney Sydney Local Health District Sydney Research Australian Physiotherapy Association Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences share my joy

Meet your new Australians of the Year, Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer.

Thanks to their lifesaving research, advanced melanoma is now a curable disease.

Just a superb video from NEJM on treatment of opioid use disorder. Lifesaving information appropriate for a general audience. Everyone should watch this. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

A #healthcoaching and #activitytracker intervention with #fallprevention advice can significantly improve physical activity measures without increasing falls in older people.

New open access British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) article led by Juliana S Oliveira out now! 👇🏼

bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…