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End of bulk-billed telehealth painful burden for many

Haley Williams - 02-08-2021

Chronic Pain Australia has called on the government to make bulk-billed telehealth a long-term solution for chronic pain

 
Researchers show muscle relaxants are ineffective and may be unsafe for low back pain

HealthTimes - 13-07-2021

Australian researchers have found muscle relaxants are largely ineffective and potentially unsafe when treating low back pain, despite being widely prescribed.

 
APA launches new campaign to encourage more Australians to visit their physio

Nicole Madigan - 12-06-2021

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has launched a new campaign, targeting the more than 11 million Australians who live with a chronic health condition.

 
Antidepressants 'ineffective' for low back pain treatment

Health Times - 09-03-2021

A new systematic review led by UNSW Sydney has found that treating low back pain with antidepressant medicines provides no important benefits and has the potential to cause

 
Antidepressants for chronic back pain could do more harm than good: study

Charlotte Mitchell - 31-01-2021

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed to treat pain, but new Australian research has revealed they offer

 
Prescribing opioids: improving pain management must be a priority

Charlotte Mitchell - 25-11-2020

New research is paving the way to effectively reducing opioid prescribing, but experts caution that improved communication with patients and striking a balance for those who

 
Advocates are calling for national focus on migraines

AAP - 03-06-2020

Debilitating migraines are a serious headache for the economy as well as those with the chronic health condition, and advocates are hoping to raise awareness.

 
1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering

Health Times - 12-05-2020

Around 1.6 million Australians aged 45 or over have been living with persistent pain, according to newly released data from the Australian Institute of Health and

 
Pain can be complex: 5 tips on how to manage it

Health Times - 24-03-2020

One in five Australians experience persistent pain and for around half of them the pain impacts greatly on quality of life. The Pain Revolution is here to change that.

 
I'm taking glucosamine for my arthritis. So what's behind the new advice to stop?

Health Times - 26-02-2020

The Australian Rheumatology Association this week wa

 

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