Charles Perkins Centre Musculoskeletal Research Hub

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Read more: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13161

The aims of the study were to identify prognostic factors associated with health care outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal conditions in primary care and to determine whether characteristics associated with choice of care modify treatment effects of a direct-access physical therapist–led pathway in addition to general practitioner (GP)–led care compared to GP-led care alone.

Read more ✔︎ https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae066

🚨New Article Alert 🚨

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.102941

Review article
The association between musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analyses

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.01.027

📢 New paper out in
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2024.01.003

An eHealth physiotherapist-delivered intervention is effective and provides clinically meaningful improvements in function compared to usual care for people with musculoskeletal pain in rural communities. In AC&R https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25272

Published just now!
Barriers and facilitators to reducing paracetamol use in low back pain: A qualitative study

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102856

📢Out today in European Spine Journal

Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-07935-7

*NEW PAPER*
Developing resilient clinical trials: Lessons learned from rolling out the Get Back to Healthy trial during a pandemic

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107330

Just published!

HIGHLIGHTS👌
•The impact of aggregate positive lifestyle behaviors on LBP resilience is not known.
•People with more optimal lifestyle behaviors used significantly less medication for their LBP.
•People with more optimal lifestyle behaviors used significantly less care for their LBP.
•The behaviors studied are modifiable, and more cost effective than some current treatment options for LBP.

For more information:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2023.06.388

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Published today in The Spine Journal
“Association between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and the trajectory of low back pain”

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2023.03.006