What are Brazilian Orthopaedists’ views on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain? A qualitative investigation Fabiana Murray Fabianna Moraleida @nathaliaccosta1 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ms…

Excellent workshop to improve collaboration between high, middle and low income countries. Shaping new paths and increase inclusiveness

People with LBP consider a 20-30% improvement in pain from simple analgesics or exercise to be worthwhile. This is about 1.5 pts difference on a 11pt pain NRS (with a few assumptions). VERY few interventions achieve this. Exercise does – but only temporarily @HJHthisansford

WHY? 50K+ low back pain articles, but only 8% focus on seniors' needs. 🌟 Let's bridge the research gap and give our aging population the relief they deserve! 💪 #BackPain @JanHartvigsen Dino Samartzis Prof Manuela Ferreira Greg Kawchuk Katie de Luca doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S4…

🔥12 international physiotherapy journals support equity in academic publishing. They support research from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Read some barriers and strategies to supporting research from LMICs in this joint editorial. doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt… [🧵1/8]

Great opportunity for academic Australian Physiotherapy Association to come join us La Trobe University in a senior lecturer or A/Prof role Click here to learn more: careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/job…

With @Iben_research, we launch "Manual therapies for older adults during the Decade of Healthy Ageing" in Chiro & Manual Ther . SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE on local/global initiatives to ⬇️ the burden of MSK diseases, ⬆️ function, quality of life and 🟰 health inequities in the elderly.

Gender inequalities persist-new data reveal inactivity levels in women are on average 5 percentage points higher than in men (34% vs. 29%). In 1/3 of countries it is 10% and some countries, the difference is 20%! Read more: in Lancet tinyurl.com/39ysuhx6

How is #LowBackPain managed in 32 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) 🤔 Mixed-methods study ➡️ ow.ly/aGJI50T2EiK "The data may help us decide what is feasible, accessible, and acceptable care for low back pain in LMICs" #yourJOSPT

On the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day, EFIC and Europe Region of World Physiotherapy 🇪🇺 are holding a joint webinar on 5 September, 12.00 to 13.30. The event will feature expert physiotherapists in pain management sharing latest evidence on Low Back Pain. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…