A patient’s story of recovery with knee osteoarthritis
I was told by a physiotherapist, almost five years ago, that both my knees were ‘knackered’ and that they needed replacing. Feeling neither physically or mentally ready for surgery, I […]
22
Nov
‘Overdiagnosis’ / ‘overtreating’– relevant in sports physio/medicine?
In this podcast, Prof. Peter O’Sullivan discusses some key issues regarding low back pain with Prof. Karim Khan (editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine). “We can massively create […]
06
Nov
Life is hard. If it throws pain at you, the power to overcome that is in your head
Rose is a creative person who runs her own small business and has had to overcome a lot of things in life. Rose has worked hard on who she is […]
27
Oct
Needless treatments: spinal fusion surgery for lower back pain is costly and there’s little evidence it’ll work
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. It was written by Gustavo Machado, Christine Lin and Ian Harris. From […]
12
Oct
Physiotherapists’ views and experiences of assessing psychosocial factors in chronic low back pain: An opportunity to re-focus our clinical and educational priorities?
Psychosocial (PS) factors play an important role in the development and subsequent recovery of individuals suffering from chronic low back pain (CLBP) (O’Sullivan, 2011; Hayden et al, 2009, Wand and […]
11
Dec