Thank you to all the authors for their help putting this together, especially my supervisors Chris Maher and Mark Hancock

New from Chris Han & team: Red flags to screen for vertebral fracture in people presenting with low back pain. "few red flags are useful in guiding clinical decisions to further investigate people suspected to have a vertebral fracture" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37615643/

Perspectives on chronic musculoskeletal pain management among healthcare professionals in Bhutan: A qualitative study. Wonderful work here monu tamang and colleagues. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37706565/

Some MRI findings may have weak associations with future low back pain, but the association is so weak that it is not worth getting imaging purely to gain this prognostic information. bit.ly/3EtlI9h Free full text Mark Hancock

Physios who manage people with low back pain needed for a survey 📢 We want to know what tests and treatments you use for 3 different low back pain cases Survey will take <15min Your help is much appreciated! bit.ly/BackPainResear… Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Wiser Healthcare

Three very challenging, but incredible years come down to this. Thank you for all the amazing support, guidance, and life advice along the way Chris Maher & Mark Hancock. Very blessed to have such hands on supervisors. And a big thank you to the incredible people at Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

PhD Scholarship alert! 📢📢 Are you interested in doing a PhD in low back pain? Chris Maher and I have a scholarship available to work on NHMRC-funded low back pain research. International students are eligible! Applications are open until May 29, 2024: sydney.edu.au/scholarships/c…

cochrane.org/podcasts/10.10… A quick summary of our recent Cochrane review on red flags to screen for vertebral fracture.

This random Professor wanted a photo.. In all seriousness, thank you so very much for all your guidance and support over the years Chris Maher and Mark Hancock. Your passion for our profession is truly inspiring. The future is very bright with the both of you leading the way.

The STarTBack Tool, a commonly used tool, but not always clearly reported how this tool is implemented. ⁦Chris Maher⁩ ⁦Mark Hancock⁩ ⁦Caitlin Jones⁩ bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/6/e…

Are you a physio that treats low #backpain? We want to learn about what influences the diagnostic labels and advice you use for low back pain! Participation involves a brief survey & ~30min interview. Click on the link below learn more & participate 👇 sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4V…

We developed a patient decision aid to help people with back pain considering lumbar fusion choose between surgery and non-surgical options. Mixed-methods development described here (open access!) sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Prof. Tammy Hoffmann Prof Manuela Ferreira

Are you a physiotherapist that treats back pain? We want to learn about what influences the language around diagnostic labels/advice for #backpain. Participation involves a 5min survey + 30-45min interview. $100 gift voucher for your time! Learn more: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4V…

What’s the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? Rachelle Buchbinder and I explain what the similarities and differences between these two conditions are. The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Institute for Musculoskeletal Health theconversation.com/whats-the-diff…