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Circus is exciting, though sometimes unpredictable. At any moment during rehearsal, performance or travel, injuries can occur.
Almost 10% of physicians in the US are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and that proportion is rising. Their medical knowledge matches that of other doctors; the difference is the philosophy behind it.
Rates of spinal fusion surgery for back pain are on the rise. This is despite little evidence that it’s an effective procedure and studies showing many will have revision surgery within ten years.
New research shows yoga can improve back and neck pain, but can put strain on the body in some poses.
Some 20% of Aboriginal Australians suffer long term musculoskeletal pain and to date it has received little attention or recognition.
Our brains tell our bodies to move differently when we have pain. And there is emerging evidence to show changing how we move could actually contribute to the development of chronic pain.
Reactions to the thalidomiders’ difference contributed – and continue to contribute – to their negative well-being and deteriorating health.
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Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Research Fellow in Brain Plasticity and Pain, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Associate professor of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer/NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Ellison Professor of Aboriginal Research, Telethon Kids Institute
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Professor, Physical Therapy, Mercy College
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Dean of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
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Physiotherapy lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
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PhD candidate, University of South Australia
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Senior Research Fellow and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor, La Trobe University
