Roughly a quarter of patients under 45 years suffering ongoing lower-back pain without an obvious other cause will have the disease ankylosing spondylitis.
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We often think of posture as a physical thing – but our minds play a crucial part too.
The evidence suggests too much medicine is doing us harm, particularly when treating knee pain, back pain, chest pain and screening for prostate cancer.
Not so long ago, getting an x-ray for acute back pain was the norm. And they are still used far more frequently than is necessary.
People seeing a doctor for low back pain are often told to take paracetamol. But a study published today shows the drug is ineffective for the condition and its prolonged use has harmful side effects.
Researchers have found people who use weight training machines and stretching as part of their exercise routines are at a…
People with lower back pain are usually told to take some paracetamol for relief. But research published today shows that this almost universal advice is misguided. Up to 90% of the population will experience…
Almost all of us have either had it, or can look forward to getting it in our lifetime. In fact, somewhere between about a tenth to a third of us have back pain right now. So is back pain just something…
High-heeled shoes are thought to characterise femininity and beauty, making the wearer feel self-assured and elegant. But they also alter alignment of the feet, legs, and back, and can have long-term effects…
If you’re anything like me, your medicine cupboard is chockers with various non-prescription pain remedies: liquids, pills, capsules, children’s painkillers, formulations that are “gentle on the stomach…
Almost everyone crosses their legs, whether it’s conscious or unconscious, for custom, for comfort, for effect, to stop your legs splaying, to take pressure off a foot, or for no reason at all. But is…
Changing the way people think and move can have a huge impact on their experience of unexplained lower back pain, a study has found. The new findings, published in the European Journal of Pain, show that…
Epidural corticosteroid injections offer little benefit to sciatica sufferers, a study has found. Sciatica is lower back…
Nearly 10% of Australians (1.8 million people) have back problems, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (based on data from the 2007-08 National…
Australians living with back problems are 2.5 times more likely to experience a depressive disorder than the wider population, according to a report released today by the government’s Australian Institute…
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Curtin University
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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