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How low back pain is managed—a mixed methods study in 32 countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series | ⁦@JOSPT⁩ jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…

Many Paths to Recovery: The Case for Treatment Pluralism jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…

Structural "abnormalities" are nearly universal in football players and do not differentiate those with pain from those without.

The Impact of Exercise on Intervertebral Disc Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 🔥🏃‍♀️👏 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41840183/

NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER: Monitoring Training Effects in Athletes: A Multidimensional Framework for Decision-Making link.springer.com/article/10.100…

📄 Now online in @SportsMedicineJ, our new piece discussing ‘Monitoring Training Effects’ led by Andre Rebelo. 🔓 Open access manuscript here: link.springer.com/article/10.100….

Hot off the Press 🔥 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗜𝗗 𝗥𝗖𝗧 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41784643/

📕 #Neuroimmune Special Issue Series - 🟢 OPEN ACCESS - buff.ly/UzwdaRz - Can neural tissue management measurably reduce neuroinflammation in cervical radiculopathy? #Neuroinflammation #Radiculopathy #PhysiotherapyResearch #Rehab

📕 #Neuroimmune Special Issue Series - buff.ly/SzvjnI0 - Could neuroinflammation be the missing link transforming how we understand and treat persistent musculoskeletal pain? #Neuroinflammation #NeuroImmunology #MusculoskeletalHealth #PainScience

Credit to @Retlouping for posting this first but wow. 70% failure rate and 13x higher rate of meniscus tear in Cross Bracing group. I get it that not everyone needs ACLR but highly skeptical from the start on this.

🟢 Open Access buff.ly/aMZapGx - Should lumbar MRI findings be summed - or should the most severe finding guide how we understand different low back pain phenotypes? #LowBackPain #SpineMRI #ClinicalDecisionMaking #MusculoskeletalResearch

From @JAMAInternalMed: #RotatorCuff abnormalities on #MRI were found in 99% of adults aged 41 to 76, including 96% of asymptomatic shoulders, indicating most findings are age-related rather than disease. ja.ma/4tLyg4r

Diagnostic accuracy of physical examination tests for painful cervical radiculopathy: update of a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41680685/

💡#Masterclass - have you checked out our NEW masterclass on the Individualised physiotherapy assessment and management of migraine? - 🟢 Open Access: buff.ly/IOZLX7f #Migraine #Cervical #Sensitisation #Physiotherapy

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗖𝗟-𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲: 𝗔 4-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗥𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 1,207 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41370366/

Can the addition of #PhysicalTherapists in emergency departments reduce expenses for the public payer and society, and improve health-related quality of life 🤔 This NEW #Trial published in @JOSPT set out to find out ➡️ ow.ly/2Ezz50YcyWI #yourJOSPT #FirstContactPhysio

In a new Science study, researchers report an unexpected role for sensory nerves in bone healing, providing insights into communication between the nervous system and the cells responsible for bone repair. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/3Nj6M5p

Our Contextual effects paper as a video. ⁦@GiacomoRoss86⁩ frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Neuroinflammation in the nerve roots and dorsal root ganglion decreases following 6 weeks of neural tissue management: PET/CT imaging findings in a patient with painful cervical radiculopathy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part I: Diagnosis and Prognosis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Empathic Communication by Physical Therapists Improves Chronic Pain Outcomes academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar… @Retlouping @TDekkersPhysio @tomgoom @DerekGriffin86 @BillingMartin @CorKinetic