Saurab Sharma, PhD

Thrilled to receive Research Excellence Award at the Royal North Shore Hospital, @NthSydHealth. Didn’t see that coming. Thank you to all who’ve contributed to my research journey and life in general. @KollingINST

Tackling the growing burden of pain in low/middle-income countries pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41086346/

Financial Aid opportunities are available to support attendance at the #2026WorldCongressonPain. Members from developing countries and trainees worldwide are encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: 28 February bit.ly/4oTk5r7 #IASP2026

“For children with acute nonoperative limb injuries, pain scores did not improve with addition of either acetaminophen or hydromorphone to ibuprofen; adverse events were higher with hydromorphone.”

Well done @emwalker_exphys for leading this 👏 journals.lww.com/painrpts/fullt…

Excited to share this clinical update for the International Association of the Study of Pain’s 2025 Global Year 🌏

@pash22 Thanks for sharing! 🙏 nice work from Emily.

Social determinants of health equity for people with pain: from understanding to action journals.lww.com/painrpts/fullt… via @link_physio et al

The social determinants of health shape people’s pain experiences, management and outcomes. A recent article led by @emwalker_exphys calls for coordinated action to advance equitable pain care, by focusing on what clinicians can do in practice ✅ doi.org/qmd8

"The purpose of retraction is to correct the literature and ensure its integrity, not to punish the authors." Howard Browman, COPE Trustee, expands on this and shares updates to the latest guidelines. 👉 Read editorial: ow.ly/GYg150XbVn2 #Scholcomms #PublicationIntegrity

Original: Drs. Tamang, @link_physio et al. found that in Bhutanese patients with musculoskeletal pain, the Faces Pain Scale–Revised was most valid, reliable, and preferred compared to others clinical used scales. Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…

🆕 Largest global review (>130 studies and risk factors evaluated) of risk factors for knee #osteoarthritis (KOA) identifies obesity, knee injury & occupational risks as targets for future prevention strategies 🔓 Read free from @vickyduong et al. - oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-…

🏃‍♂️🍎🥦🚭Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain🚭🥦🍎🏃‍♂️ Synopsis: doi.org/10.1016/j.jphy… Commentary: doi.org/10.1016/j.jphy… @link_physio

The TARGET guideline has been published today in JAMA and the BMJ. We hope this guideline helps researchers report studies that use observational data to estimate effects of interventions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… bmj.com/content/390/bm… @UNSWMedicine @neuraustralia

Making Underrepresented Pain Visible: Chronic Pain Disparities Among Immigrant Adolescents in 30 European Countries - The Journal of Pain jpain.org/article/S1526-…

🔥 Assessing pain intensity in people from non-western countries: A multi... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📣New Study in @BrazJPhysTher validates the Subjective Happiness Scale in Nepali adults with musculoskeletal pain. @link_physio @Pain_NeuRa doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt… #musculoskeletalpain #reliability #validity

Hello! 🔥NEW PAPER out today in @JAMANetworkOpen . RCT in 1080 people seeking care for #BackPain. Should we give advice, or give options? Bravo @longtinchris & Jeremy R Chang Thanks @pain_neura @msk_health and stellar team

Contrary to guidelines, patients with low back pain prefer facts, not advice.

Original: Dr. @SweekritiSharma, Dr. Saurab Sharma (@link_physio) et al. show that a quarter of adults are affected by low back pain in Nepal — Women and older people are more likely to experience back pain in Nepal Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…