As the nation grapples with its opioid addiction epidemic, one solution for many with chronic joint pain and back pain could be physical therapy. But it’s often underutilized. Here’s why.
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OMT can reduce anxiety and improve self-care too.
Each person experiences pain differently, depending on his or her genetic makeup. That makes it difficult to figure out what treatments patients need.
Trust Me I’m An Expert: The science of pain
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Our podcast Trust Me, I'm An Expert, goes beyond the headlines and asks researchers to explain the evidence on issues making news. Today, we're talking pain and what science says about managing it.
Australia is facing a critical public health issue of poorly managed pain. The result is more opioid-related deaths than the road toll.
The claim there is no evidence painkillers combined with lower doses of codeine are more effective in treating pain, is misleading. As are others in this debate.
Opioids should only be considered in limited circumstances for low back pain.
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Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.
If opioids prevent significant suffering, then the solution to the prescription opioid problem cannot simply be to stop using them.
People’s minds can be fooled into experiencing both pain and pain relief.
As Canada moves towards legalization of cannabis in 2018, there is growing evidence of the drug’s potential to treat opioid addiction itself, as well as the chronic pain that often drives it.
One in five Canadians suffers chronic pain and almost 2,500 died last year from opioid overdose. A National Pain Strategy promises to tackle both problems.
Chronic pain often comes with other illnesses. Researchers have now shown that genetics can play a part in how likely you are to suffer.
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.
If you’re an Australian teenager or young adult diagnosed with cancer, there’s good news: overall survival rates are good and getting better. But what can you expect from life after cancer treatment?
With restrictions to cannabis loosening at the state level, research is badly needed to get the facts in order.
Many people with moderate to severe chronic pain find it difficult to move around. By contrast, HIV-positive people who had chronic pain are still active.
Poor testing methods and antibiotic use by GPs and urologists has left thousands of women with crippling infections.
Unrelieved pain contributes more to human suffering than any other disease.
If you’ve ever experienced pain in your vulva, you’re not alone. Around 16% of women will have vulvar pain that lasts for longer than three months. They are likely suffering from vulvodynia.
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy, University of South Australia
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Academic Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Curtin University
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
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Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
