A much needed tool that will assist adolescents and parents to make informed, evidence based decisions on treatment after ACL injury developed by Andrew Gamble

A patient decision aid is now available to assist children who rupture their ACL to make informed treatment choices with their parents

We developed a patient decision aid to help children and adolescents who rupture their ACL to choose between surgery and non-surgical management with their parents and health professionals

Mixed-methods development described here:
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e…

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Elon Musk says disc replacement worked for him and recommended it to others, but what does the evidence say?

Giovanni Ferreira and team explore the evidence in this The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article 👇👇

theconversation.com/elon-musk-says…

Christine Lin Chris Maher Ian Harris Joshua Zadro

Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking theconversation.com/elon-musk-says… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking

theconversation.com/elon-musk-says…

Musk has recommended people experiencing severe neck and back pain should consider disc replacement surgery.

Giovanni Ferreira + colleagues (@Sydney_Uni, UNSW) explain what the research says. theconversation.com/elon-musk-says…

Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps #chronicpain is lacking.

theconversation.com/elon-musk-says…

New The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article on disc replacement harms vs benefits + alternatives.
Giovanni Ferreira Christine Lin Chris Maher Ian Harris Joshua Zadro

New #POV accepted to PTJ: Journal of APTA promotes labeling of musculoskeletal conditions based on symptoms & clinical features (vs. purported pathology):

academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

Joshua Zadro Mary O'Keeffe Giovanni Ferreira

Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

💡 Just launched! 💡

A new decision aid for people with #ACL injury

Summarising the evidence for ACL #surgery and #nonsurgical treatment

Access here: aclinjurytreatment.com

Frustrated by inaccurate information about ACL injury treatment options?

Our decision aid summarises the evidence for ACL surgery and nonsurgical treatment, including the pros and cons of each, so people can make an informed decision.

Access here ➡️
aclinjurytreatment.com

Are you a physio that treats back pain? 📢

We want to learn about what influences the diagnostic labels and advice you use for back pain!🧐

Participation involves a brief survey and ~30min interview.

Click on the link below learn more and participate!

sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4V…

Kudos Dr Joshua Zadro for your work on patient decision aids in our field. Joshua Zadro Dr. Dawn Richards, PhD
Would be a good chapter in a future edition of Clinical Sports Medicine. Great leadership Josh. k2 Paul Blazey Clare Ardern Rachel Thompson

📢Calling for all health professionals 🥼 Join this survey to discover what labels you would assign to knee pain!

what labels should be used for knee pain? The terminology may be confusing for the patients and the clinicians, help a team led by Joshua Zadro Zixin(Jessie) Zhang as we are working towards demystifying this space

Calling all health professionals who manage knee pain 📣

We are interested in understanding how you communicate diagnoses to your patients 🦵

Please consider completing the brief survey below and sharing with your peers 🙏

Australian Physiotherapy Association Sydney MSK Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Are you a health professional in managing knee pain?

We are seeking your input about what labels #healthprofessionals use for #kneepain .

Use the link in this post to complete a quick survey (<15 min): sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7W….

Thank you for contributing to this crucial work!

Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physi... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Development of the Reporting Infographics and Visual Abstracts of Comparative studies (RIVA-C) checklist and guide

Research methods and reporting by Joshua Zadro, Giovanni Ferreira and colleagues

#OpenAccess

Link: bit.ly/3uC8aa9