Libby Spiers

Summary for patients for our new clinical trial: Stable Supportive Footwear for Self-managing Hip Osteoarthritis Pain @AnnalsofIM @CHESM_unimelb acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.73…

Summary for Patients: Stable Supportive Footwear for Self-managing Hip Osteoarthritis Pain | Annals of Internal Medicine acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

Great to see the latest RCT from @CHESM_unimelb published in this issue of @AnnalsofIM .........check out our trial evaluating shoes for hip osteoarthritis pain

Latest from @CHESM_unimelb led by @haber_travis The smallest worthwhile effect of exercise for OA pain….and it differs depending on mode of exercise delivery sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢Just published in @JAMAInternalMed An online unsupervised Tai Chi intervention was more effective in improving pain during walking and physical function at 12-weeks than in online education control for people with chronic knee pain. Full article: lnkd.in/gkHnQpWa

Original Investigation: A slow-tempo music intervention did not reduce delirium duration, severity, pain, or anxiety in mechanically ventilated older adults in the ICU. ja.ma/3MrUjf4

I'm speaking at Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy World Online Congress (SEPWOC) on 8th Dec, a 25-hour global congress featuring 75 speakers from 29 countries. The format ensures all time zones can join live. Get your tickets at: ifspt.org/sepwoc

Congratulations to A/Prof @stephfilbay! Steph was awarded for Excellence in Mid-Career Research Achievements in the recent @UniMelb Excellence Awards 2025 👏🤩 More winners here: healthsciences.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-event…

📣 Just published + #infographic! Top Australian #osteoarthritis research priorities according to consumers, clinicians and researchers Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Australia: A 2024–2025 research priority-setting study 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Prof @KimBennell presented 'Hip Osteoarthritis: the evidence and the opportunity' at the @apaphysio annual End of Year Breakfast 👏 CHESM and Physio department staff were there in force to cheer her on and take away some key learnings about hip #osteoarthritis evidence

💡 Just published! Qualitative work + infographic by @Julia_ZhuShiyi explores how people with #osteoarthritis feel about online Tai Chi 🔗acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac… Access the free online program here: myjoint-taichi.org And the full RCT: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

📣 Just published! Top Australian #osteoarthritis research priorities according to consumers, clinicians and researchers Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Australia: A 2024–2025 research priority-setting study sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Just published in @jmirpub! Process evaluation of the RETREAT trial by @Julia_ZhuShiyi and team 👏 👉The majority of users found the online Tai Chi program highly satisfying, usable, credible, and acceptable rehab.jmir.org/2025/1/e82115

📣 Congratulations to Dr @haber_travis and team!! Travis was awarded a @UniMelb Early Career Researcher Grant 👏 For project: Smallest worthwhile effects of strength exercise for physical function in individuals with knee #osteoarthritis.

📣 Just published in @JAMAInternalMed 📷 Research led by @Julia_ZhuShiyi found a free online Tai Chi program was more effective in improving pain and function for people with chronic knee pain than an online education control 📷 Full article: lnkd.in/gkHnQpWa

Online Tai Chi is helping people with chronic knee pain pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/Onlin…

What an amazing time in Brisbane for the ANZMUSC Scientific Meeting last week! Great discussions on the state of musculoskeletal trials, equity, biomarkers, and looking ahead to the network's future. Thank you all for joining us! #ANZMUSC #ANZBACK #MSKResearch #ClinicalTrials

Latest from @CHESM_unimelb …..what are the most important research priorities in PA/exercise therapy for hip/knee #osteoarthritis?

Our latest paper describes a new way of grading severity of ACL rupture on MRI to consider potential for non-surgical healing with the Cross Bracing Protocol ✅️ Integrity of ACL attachments ✅️ Displacement ✅️ Gap distance ✅️ Involution jsams.org/article/S1440-…

Interested in the most important research priorities for exercise/physical activity in knee/hip OA? Read the latest work led by the @OARSInews Rehab Discussion Group.....published in @OACJournal @CHESM_unimelb oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-…