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10 Scientific Facts about Back Pain Videos
10 Scientific Back Facts Video (presented by patients)
Recovery Stories Behind the 10 Back Pain Facts
Back Facts Snippets
Some key messages from the back facts highlighted on the Empowered Beyond Pain Podcast
Back Facts Snippet
Stories Behind The Facts Snippet
Fact 1 Snippet
Scary, but rarely dangerous
Fact 2 Snippet
Getting older does not cause back pain
Fact 3 Snippet
Persistent back pain is rarely associated with tissue damage
Fact 4 Snippet
Scan's rarely show the cause of back pain
Fact 5 Snippet
Pain with movement doesn't mean harm
Fact 6 Snippet
Back pain is not caused by poor posture
Fact 7 Snippet
The myth of core stability...
Fact 8 Snippet
Backs don't wear out with loading or bending
Fact 9 Snippet
Pain flares don't mean you're damaging yourself
Fact 10 Snippet
Surgery... the ultimate placebo?
O’Sullivan, P., Caneiro, J. P., Sullivan, K., Lin, I., Bunzli, S., Wernli, K., & Keeffe, M. (2019). Back to basics: 10 facts every person should know about back pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101611
Wernli, K., Smith, A., Coll, F., Campbell, A., Kent, P., & O’Sullivan, P. (2022). From protection to non-protection: A mixed methods study investigating movement, posture and recovery from disabling low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 26(10), 2097–2119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2022
Websites:
https://www.restorebackpain.com/ - Lancet CFT trial
https://painhealth.csse.uwa.edu.au/ - patient stories
http://www.greglehman.ca/pain-science-workbooks - Recovery Strategies - your pain guidebook.
www.pain-ed.com http://www.pain-ed.com/blog/2020/06/13/ten-low-back-pain-facts-videos/
https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/chronic-pain
Understanding chronic pain and what to do about it in 5 min (Video)
https://soundcloud.com/painhealthau - mindfulness for pain
www.matilda.health - Digital Endometriosis Care
Kevin Wernli presenting his PhD thesis in 3-minutes
Kevin's Articles:
Wernli, K., Smith, A., Coll, F., Campbell, A., Kent, P., & O'Sullivan, P. (2022). From protection to non-protection: A mixed methods study investigating movement, posture and recovery from disabling low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 26(10), 2097-2119. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2022
Wernli, K., Tan, J., O’Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Campbell, A., & Kent, P. (2020). Does movement change when low back pain changes? A systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 50(12), 664-670. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2020.9635
Wernli, K., O’Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Campbell, A., & Kent, P. (2020). Movement, posture and low back pain. How do they relate? A replicated single-case design in 12 people with persistent, disabling low back pain. European Journal of Pain, 00, 1- 19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1631
Wernli, K., Tan, J., O’Sullivan, P., Smith, A., Campbell, A., & Kent, P. (2021). The relationship between changes in movement and changes in low back pain: A systematic review of single-case designs. JOSPT Cases. https://doi.org/10.2519/josptcases.2021.10231
O’Sullivan, P., Caneiro, J. P., Sullivan, K., Lin, I., Bunzli, S., Wernli, K., & O’Keeffe, M. (2019). Back to basics: 10 facts every person should know about back pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101611
Caneiro, J. P., Roos, E. M., Barton, C. J., Sullivan, K., Kent, P., Lin, I., Choong, P., Crossley, K. M., Hartvigsen, J., Smith, A. J., Wernli, K., & O’Sullivan, P. B. (2020). Infographic. Roadmap to managing a person with musculoskeletal pain irrespective of body region. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(9), 554. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101681
Wernli, K., Ng, L., Phan, X., Davey, P., & Grisbrook, T. (2016). The Relationship Between Landing Sound, Vertical Ground Reaction Force, and Kinematics of the Lower Limb During Drop Landings in Healthy Men. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 46(3), 194-199. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2016.6041
Phan, X., Grisbrook, T. L., Wernli, K., Stearne, S. M., Davey, P., & Ng, L. (2017). Running quietly reduces ground reaction force and vertical loading rate and alters foot strike technique. J Sports Sci, 35(16), 1636-1642. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1227466