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Data on pain can tell us a lot about about a the wellbeing of a country’s citizens.
As you step out, you trip and land awkwardly. You think you’ve twisted your ankle. Or is a sprain? What’s the difference anyway?
Around 41% of us have noisy knees. Here’s what we know about these clicks.
It’s a common idea, but a myth. Here’s what we think is really going on.
The physical damage caused by their unusual working positions can be seen on the scribes’ skeletons.
Having asymptomatic flat feet is not a problem and does not require treatment. It’s important to debunk this common myth.
Yes, there is a risk of injuring yourself while playing netball but the overall risk of serious injury is relatively small – and far outweighed by the benefit of being active and part of a team.
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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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW
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Ellison Professor of Aboriginal Research, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Associate Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow in Brain Plasticity and Pain, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Associate professor of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer/NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Physical Therapy, Mercy College
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Postdoctoral researcher in Egyptology, Charles University
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Professeur, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
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Senior Research Fellow and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University
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Physiotherapist and PhD candidate, Body in Mind Research Group, Adelaide University
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anthropologist / curator, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague