Key papers identified by JAMA Internal Medicine for 2019 update on overuse. Usual suspects: - opioids for chronic non cancer pain - antibiotics too early for too many - advanced imaging —>incidentaloma Wiser Healthcare jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

IT’S TIME TO BREAK THE SILOED APPROACH TO MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN! We recommend 5 ACTIONS to manage a person with pain, irrespective of body region. These actions will guide clinicians to change practice to focus on the person and optimise the value of healthcare provided.

Blue Wode Subluxationists will jump on anything they think validates their beliefs. I gave up trying to have discussions with them, as with most so called chiro skeptics as they tend to do the same thing.

Nice on! Adjunct professor Pierre Coté’s inaugural seminar @ Spine Centre of Southern Denmark on shifting the focus from pain management to disability prevention and rehabilitation.... for the dynamic health condition back pain @SUND_SDU Idræt og Biomekanik @JanHartvigsen #LBP #prevention

Chronic pain affects more than 100 million Americans — more than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. The economic burden is estimated to cost the United States between $560-$635 billion annually. medscape.com/mtv/chronic-pa…

Blue Wode

Balanced report and not what I expected.

Historic first-ever gathering in Pittsburgh of the 3 major professions involved in non-surgical, non-pharm spine care. Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Osteopathy. Tremendous opportunities to work together for the benefit of our patients. American Chiro Assn. #ICSC UAlberta Rehab Med

Excited to be launching this feasibility project led by Matt Fernandez funded by ANZMUSC and Macquarie University Looking forward to seeing how GLA:D Back is incorporated in Australian chiro and physio clinics. Thank you for leading the training @AliceKongsted and Jesper Høeg

New research published today confirms that the prescribing of opioids to people with chronic non-cancer pain and chronic low back pain has increased over time! doi.org/10.1111/joim.1… Chris Maher Christine Lin Andrew McLachlan Rachelle Buchbinder JIM - Journal of Internal Medicine #opioids #chronicpain

Very important study. Thanks for leading this @SMathieson1S Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Sydney Public Health Wiser Healthcare ANZMUSC Andrea D. Furlan MD PhD PM&R

#Opioid prescriptions for chronic non-cancer pain doubled in 24 years: ow.ly/3DEi50yx6uc Latest publication from #AusPainSoc member @SMathieson1S via JIM - Journal of Internal Medicine and Sydney Uni Media

Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday nyti.ms/2UucSBK

The Lancet Series call to action to reduce low value care for low back pain: an update 👀❗️👀❗️ journals.lww.com/pain/Fulltext/…

Low value care remains an epidemic in back pain. Jan Hartvigsen and team take on this important issue in The Lancet

You determine the outcome of this election — not Donald Trump. Vote: iwillvote.com

‘Choose your humans wisely’ Best Biden campaign video so far

#POTUS #RealDonaldTrump US casualties whole #WW2 418,500. US #Covid casualties #9months 207,451 (Days from 50%WW2). Will there be a memorial in Washington to your bungled war on #Covid ? What will it look like? Inscription on it "It is what it is" or "I took no responsibility"?

Tonight, First Lady Melania Trump and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!

Marjorie Taylor Greene says "get ready to fight for America tomorrow," the day before the attack, while in front of the US Capitol. Greene also says "Trump was re-elected," and that the Electoral College vote was "stolen." Expel immediately.