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Opioid epidemic has reached Australia
Research by the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) at the Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has found that a […]
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Can video game exercises help chronic low back pain?
New research from University of Sydney has found home-based video game exercises can reduce chronic low back pain in older […]
It’s time to act to reduce diabetes-related foot disease
Greater investment from governments, health professionals and researchers is needed to reduce costly and common diabetes-related foot disease (DFD), QUT […]
Majority of opioid overdose deaths relate to pharmaceutical opioids
The number of people dying as a result of opioid use has risen markedly, says a report by the National […]
Illicit cannabis used for pain, mental health, sleep conditions
Australians who used illicit cannabis for medical reasons did so mainly to treat chronic pain, mental health, sleep and neurological […]
The pain circuit breaker – visual illusion proves effective in relieving knee p…
In a new study published in the journal Peer J, researchers at UniSA’s Body in Mind Research Group have found […]
Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for back pain
Anticonvulsant drugs are ineffective in the treatment of lower back and lumbar radicular pain despite prescriptions rising by 500 per […]
No strong evidence that cannabis reduces chronic non-cancer pain
Researchers at UNSW Sydney who conducted one of the world’s longest community studies of its type have found no clear […]
The brain is able to anticipate painful movements following injury
When people are injured, how does the brain adapt the body’s movements to help avoid pain? New research published in […]
Too many back pain patients receiving the wrong care
A global epidemic of inappropriate tests and treatments for back pain means patients are not receiving the right care, and […]
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