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Paul Monaro

Feb 28, 20202 min read

Lumbar - Chronic Low Back Pain & Mortality

A recent article in the European Journal of Pain explored the association between chronic low back pain and increased mortality. It was...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 28, 20205 min read

Lumbar Spine Chronic LBP: What have we learned

In my early days of treating low back pain, the hardest thing to deal with was the fear I could sense in my patient. It would become my...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Lumbar - Disc Stress Fractures

Anatomy Lumbar stress fracture injuries are typified by gradual onset, and most commonly occur at the L4/L5 pars interarticularis, on the...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Lumbar - Hip Contribution to LBP

Close to 50% of my work is dealing with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP). Over the years, I have come to recognise common patterns...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 26, 20203 min read

Lumbar - Imaging for LBP

As you know, in the absence of red flags, imaging is not indicated for the assessment of non-specific low back pain (Chou et al 2011;...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 25, 20206 min read

Lumbar - Chronic LBP: Some Interesting Facts

I recently attended a course run by Prof Peter O’Sullivan, world renowned clinician & researcher on low back pain (LBP). Here are some of...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 24, 20203 min read

Muscle Injury - When is the best time to start treatment

Over the past 30 years, there has been a trend toward earlier loading and rehabilitation after musculoskeletal injury or surgery. It is...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 23, 20205 min read

Patellofemoral Joint - Latest trends in Management

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions. It accounts for 25-40% of all knee problems...

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Paul Monaro

Feb 23, 20208 min read

Patellofemoral Joint - Examination & Management

The following description of examination for a patient with suspected PFP will focus on aspects relevant to this condition and ignore...

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