The University of Sydney: Recent submissions
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Low back pain presentations to New South Wales emergency departments: Trends over time and geographical variation
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: To determine whether rates of ED presentations because of low back pain (LBP) have increased from 2016 to 2019 in New South Wales and map the geographical distribution of ED presentations because of LBP across ...Article -
PhyCARE reporting guidelines for physiotherapy case reports: a consensus-based development?
Published 2026OBJECTIVES: Case reports (CRs) are essential in physiotherapy, yet reporting remains heterogeneous and insufficiently standardised. The 2013 CAse REport (CARE) guideline improves transparency but lacks physiotherapy-specific ...Article -
The Effect of Diagnostic Labels on Treatment Preferences and Beliefs in People With Musculoskeletal Pain. A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials
Published 2026OBJECTIVE: To assess how different diagnostic labels affect treatment preferences and beliefs in people with musculoskeletal pain. DESIGN: Systematic review of randomized trials. LITERATURE SEARCH: PubMed, Web of Science, ...Article -
Development of a patient decision aid for people with chronic low back pain and degenerative disc disease considering lumbar fusion: A mixed-methods study
Published 2025OBJECTIVES: To develop and user-test a patient decision aid providing evidence-based information for people with chronic low back pain (LBP) and degenerative disc disease considering lumbar fusion. DESIGN: Convergent ...Article -
The Clinical Course of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Adults Attending Two Hospital Outpatient Physiotherapy Clinics in NSW: An Evaluation of the Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program (OACCP)
Published 2025BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects over 700,000 individuals in NSW, with projections estimating an increase to 1 million by 2030. This has led to a significant rise in joint replacement surgeries and associated ...Article