Musculoskeletal

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

2024-04-15T10:22:27+10:00Low back pain, News, Spinal|

In an episode of ABC’s Four Corners this week, the use of spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain was brought into question. Spinal cord stimulators are devices implanted surgically which deliver electric impulses directly to the spinal cord. They’ve been used to treat people with chronic [...]

Hip-specific and generic patient-reported outcome measure scores after primary hip replacement are associated with early revision surgery: a national registry study – Ilana N. Ackerman et al.

2024-04-12T11:50:43+10:00Hip, Knee, Musculoskeletal, Pain, PROMS, Publications, Risk|

The ability to efficiently identify patients at higher risk of poor outcomes after joint replacement would enable limited resources for post-operative follow-up to be directed to those with the greatest clinical need. This is particularly important as joint replacement rates continue to grow internationally, stretching [...]

Establishing a hierarchy of total knee arthroplasty patients’ goals and its congruity to health professionals’ perceptions: a cohort study – Sascha Karunaratne et al.

2024-04-07T16:49:13+10:00Knee, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Publications, Risk, Shared decision making, Surgery, Treatment|

This study established a hierarchy of the goals most important to patients, identifying key goals as improving mobility, reducing pain, and improving daily tasks. Health professionals involved in the recommendation of knee arthroplasty were generally found to be able to identify what patients wanted to [...]

A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study A Virtual Hospital Model of Care for Low Back Pain, Back@Home: Protocol for a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Type-I Study – Alla Melman et al.

2024-04-07T14:21:05+10:00Audit and feedback, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The primary aim of the Back@Home study is to assess the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care to reduce the length of admission in people presenting to ED with musculoskeletal LBP. A secondary aim is to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the [...]

A content analysis of the interventions for low back pain promoted on the websites of Australian pain clinics – Chris G. Maher et al.

2024-04-07T14:17:16+10:00Health literacy, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Public comprehension, Publications, Treatment|

The Internet is a widely used source of health information, yet the accuracy of online information can be low. This is the case for low back pain (LBP), where much of the information about LBP treatment is poor. This research conducted a content analysis to [...]

Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial – Hannah G Withers et al.

2024-04-07T14:10:21+10:00Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Research, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

The REFORM trial was a randomised, controlled non-inferiority trial in which participants were randomised to either remotely delivered physiotherapy or usual care . The assessor and statisticians were blinded. The protocol was published and the trial was prospectively registered. Participants were recruited from five public [...]

Perceptions and experiences of paramedics managing people with non-traumatic low back pain: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics – Simon P Vella et al.

2024-04-07T13:51:47+10:00Clinical guidelines, Emergency Department, Health literacy, Imaging, Low back pain, Low-value care, Musculoskeletal, Opioids, Pain, Physiotherapy, Publications, Treatment|

Internationally, non-traumatic low back pain (LBP) is an increasingly common presentation to ambulance services. Consequently, paramedics are often the first providers of care for people with LBP. Australian guidelines for paramedic management of LBP recommend the use of simple analgesia, hot/cold therapy and for people [...]

RECITAL: a non-inferiority randomised control trial evaluating a virtual fracture clinic compared with in-person care for people with simple fractures (study protocol) – Min Jiat Teng et al.

2024-04-07T13:15:38+10:00Imaging, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Physiotherapy, Publications, Surgery, Treatment, Virtual Care/Telehealth|

Most simple undisplaced fractures can be managed without surgery by immobilising the limb with a splint, prescribing medication for pain, and providing advice and early rehabilitation. Recent systematic reviews based on retrospective observational studies have reported that virtual fracture clinics can deliver follow-up care that [...]

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