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SIP position paper on preventive healthcare for chronic pain
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform, led by the European Pain Federation (EFIC) and Pain Alli...
Stakeholders’ perspectives on low back pain care in Australia
The article "Stakeholders’ perspectives on low back pain care in Australia" published in Health Rese...
An overview of the causes, symptoms, and treatments for back pain
Harvard Health published an article on September 1, 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of the c...
The effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation combined with physiotherapy
Published in Frontiers in Pain Research on July 22, 2025. This review evaluated the clinical outcome...
Delayed diagnosis of chronic pain is robbing Australians of years
The National Pain Report 2025 article from Chronic Pain Australia highlights the urgent need to make...
The clinical and economic burden of low back pain in high-income countries
This systematic review and meta-analysis, published in June 2023, provides a comprehensive analysis ...
Back problems in Australia
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, around 4 million people in Australia we...
New guidelines advise against injections for chronic back pain
In a significant development for the management of chronic back pain, an international panel in 2025...
Back pain will cost Australia billions, but Rx opioids dismissed as a remedy
A new study published in JAMA and led by researchers at Monash University highlights the significant...
Low back pain: only 1 in 10 treatments effective
A systematic review published in 2025 BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine found that only around one in ten ...