Our researchers want to find out if resistance training can improve chronic low back pain, mental well-being and measures of inflammation. Find out if you're eligible for our new study here: deakin.au/4bi2OAg

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Sample size calculation in RCTs is a hoax. Trialists consider feasibility & $$$ they are likely to get from funders & make up the numbers for their calculation accordingly. There is a better way that we continue to ignore. Instead we collude in the hoax. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…

Just publshed in JOSPT Community 🔥 Boosting Treatment Outcomes via the Patient-Practitioner Relationship, Treatment Beliefs, or Therapeutic Setting. Tobias Saueressig A/Prof Patrick J Owen Daniel Belavy and colleagues 👏 jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…

Hey everyone! I'm currently at risk of redundancy and so am on the lookout for opportunities to explore my options including outside academia. So, if anyone has any opportunities, thinks they'd hire me, or just ideas for me, please DM me. Thanks, and do share this.

1/2 Our manuscript reporting #strength norms in #powerlifting is accepted in JSAMS Check out thestrengthinitiative.com to try the calculator Christopher Latella Joel Garrett Adele van den Hoek The Strength Initiative A/Prof Patrick J Owen

Congratulations again Dr Riley Brown! Happy Graduation Day and, what else can I say, but "onwards and upwards"!

Acting Executive Director - Eastern Health Institute, Adjunct Associate Professor Paul Buntine has over 20 years’ experience as an emergency physician, and is putting all of that passion for healthcare into his executive role.

How powerful is #placebo for #MusculoskeletalPain (About 30% of the treatment❗️) A #systematicreview with #meta-analysis 👇 #infographic on our paper in European Journal of Pain European Pain Federation EFIC® 🔓#openaccess ➡️ doi.org/10.1002/ejp.22… Lead author: Tobias Saueressig

How strong are the strongest older adults? That’s one takeaway from this analysis of 809,986 powerlifting competition entries. The strongest (90th percentile) powerlifters aged 80+ had relative strength levels (as multiples of bodyweight) of: Squat: 1.01x BW (females), 1.72x

“…contextual effect of non-pharma conservative interventions for musculoskeletal conditions is likely to be small….given the known effect sizes of recommended evidence-based treatments for MSK conditions, it may still contribute an important component” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

Are you as strong as a powerlifter? Find out where you rank against some of the world's strongest athletes jsams.org/article/S1440-… Online calculator available at thestrengthinitiative.com Adele van den Hoek Christopher Latella Joel Garrett A/Prof Patrick J Owen Robert Buhmann

🏆#Milestone: 500 cites on our British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) #SystematicReview & network #MetaAnalysis on #exercise for low back #pain 📰Article: doi.org/10.1136/bjspor… 📊Infographic: doi.org/10.1136/bjspor… 🙏All those who continue to cite & collabs (Daniel Belavy Dr. Niamh Mundell AEP Scott Tagliaferri et al.)

Adherence to low back pain clinical guidelines in Australian hospital emergency departments: A public and private comparison pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39068042/

The plans for our project on what „dose“ of #exercise is best for #backpain Published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 🔓 👉 doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem… 🙏 Nitin Kumar Arora Hugo Pedder A/Prof Patrick J Owen Tobias Saueressig Svenja Ka Dr. Niamh Mundell AEP Dr Ashish Diwan Scott Tagliaferri Tim Schleimer + others!

Ben Cormack Derek Griffin BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Nitin Kumar Arora Hugo Pedder A/Prof Patrick J Owen Tobias Saueressig Svenja Ka Dr. Niamh Mundell AEP Dr Ashish Diwan Scott Tagliaferri Tim Schleimer Physio Meets Science Evert Verhagen Sportfisio Swiss Physiotutors pt Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten The Naked Physio™ The big picture RCT/MA data inform the individual treatment advice …eg from this study, doi.org/10.1136/bjspor… I teach students to inform patients that multiple exercise options work, and work out with the individual what works best for them.

🆕 #Protocol DOSage of Exercise for chronic low back pain disorders (DOSE): protocol for a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis 🗒️ by Nitin Kumar Arora, @larsdonath, A/Prof Patrick J Owen, Dr Clint Miller, Svenja Ka, Tobias Saueressig, Hugo Pedder, Dr. Niamh Mundell AEP,

What is the Eastern Health Institute? From its inception in 2023, the Eastern Health Institute has brought together the long-standing research and education capabilities of Eastern Health. youtu.be/zML1g6YDztE

#Telemedicine for #musculoskeletal pain❓ 👇 #infographic on our paper in Telemedicine Journal Lead by Svenja Ka 🎉 🔓#openaccess ➡️ doi.org/10.1089/tmj.20… 🙏 Lars Donath A/Prof Patrick J Owen Tobias Saueressig Dr. Niamh Mundell AEP Moritz Topp Claire Samanna Rebekka Döding

🚨#Published: Prolonged sitting during night shifts increases musculoskeletal pain. Breaking sitting with 3-min walks every 30 min does not reduce this pain.📷Published via Sleep Medicine: doi.org/10.1016/j.slee… 📷 Led by the excellent EmmaCraige.