Musculoskeletal pain is prevalent, disabling and associated with high socioeconomic costs. In the 2000’s there was a paradigm shift in using education to treat musculoskeletal pain. Traditional education strategies focused on anatomy, biomechanics and the …

Read moreSystematic review found that pain neurophysiology education may reduce pain and psychological distress in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Pelvic floor dysfunction and incontinence are common after pregnancy and childbirth. In the first 3 months after childbirth about one in three women have urinary incontinence and up to one in ten have faecal incontinence. …

Read moreSystematic review found that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training

Proven treatments for low back pain only provide modest overall benefits. Matching people to treatments that are likely to be most effective for them may improve clinical outcomes and makes better use of healthcare resources. …

Read moreSystematic review found passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher disability and lower psychological distress and psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability

Smokers tend to have unhealthy habits, including being physically inactive. The combination of smoking and physical inactivity increases the risk of developing chronic diseases. Aerobic exercise may assist smokers to quit. This systematic review aimed …

Read moreSystematic review found that aerobic exercise promotes smoking cessation in adults in the short term

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. There is level 1 evidence that exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of life. Telecommunication technology can be used …

Read moreSystematic review found that exercise therapy delivered using advanced telehealth technology may improve exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Improving walking is one of the main goals of rehabilitation after stroke. Electromechanical or robotic devices allow people with stroke with impaired walking to participate in intensive, high repetition, walking practice. This systematic review aimed …

Read moreSystematic review found that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke

Knee osteoarthritis is a common and disabling condition. Previous reviews of Tai Chi for knee osteoarthritis have focused on physical health outcomes. This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of Tai Chi compared to …

Read moreSystematic review found that Tai Chi probably improves physical and mental health in people with knee osteoarthritis