The University of Sydney: Recent submissions
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Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis
Published 2025IMPORTANCE: Social media is an influential source of medical information, but little is known about how posts discuss medical tests that carry potential for overdiagnosis or overuse. OBJECTIVE: To investigate how social ...Article -
Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial
Published 2024QUESTION: Is remotely delivered physiotherapy as good or better than face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions? DESIGN: Randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial with concealed allocation, ...Article -
Efficacy and Harms of Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
Published 2026BACKGROUND: Opioids are commonly prescribed for acute pain. However, there is no overarching synthesis on their efficacy. AIM: We set out to conduct an overview review of the efficacy and harms of opioid analgesics for ...Article -
Awareness and use of five imaging decision rules for musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review
Published 2023BACKGROUND: Several validated decision rules are available for clinicians to guide the appropriate use of imaging for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, including the Canadian CT Head Rule, Canadian C-Spine Rule, ...Article -
The effectiveness of education for people with shoulder pain: A systematic review
Published 2025OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effectiveness of education for people with shoulder pain. DESIGN: Systematic review LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched several databases (e.g. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL) and trial registries ...Article