Adrian Traeger

Out today in @bmj_latest: Low back pain in people aged 60 years and over We collected the best available evidence on primary care management of #backpain in older people and wrote this practice article for clinicians. Hopefully it is useful bmj.com/content/376/bm…

One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care A Randomized Clinical Trial jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… “an information sheet listing management options was more effective than an advice sheet at preparing patients for shared decision-making.”

Are you considering spinal cord stimulation? This article covers what we know about likely benefits and harms, and where to find unbiased sources of evidence. Anyone can access the Cochrane Library 🤓 no science background required! Thanks for working with me @CGMMaher

About one in four people have to go back to have corrective surgery after their implant, new research shows. @CGMMaher @Caitlin_Jones_ @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/is-spinal-cord…

These spinal devices cost more than $50,000. A new study found they come with serious risks smh.com.au/national/these…

smh.com.au/national/these… coverage of @Caitlin_Jones_ important new paper on spinal cord stimulator revisions in Australia

Logging in to share our new paper out in the @theMJA on spinal cord stimulators ⚡️ We used private insurer data to examine the patterns of care, re-intervention rates, and costs of spinal cord stimulators in Australia. We looked at 12k episodes of care... /1 @msk_health

There is a lot of “marketing dressed up as science” in the neuromodulation space. So read this! Great work @adrian_traeger

'Spinal cord stimulation for #LowBackPain' 📰Read the press release cochrane.org/news/spinal-co… 📚 Read the #SystematicReview and #PlainLanguage summary of 13 clinical trials cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care Fact sheets do better than regular advice to support shared decision making! jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… @PainIMPACTNeuRA @msk_health @Pain_NeuRa @AusPainSoc

New paper just out on default #nudges to reduce overuse of tests and treatments. Logical intervention, but current evidence suggests inconsistent effects. Excellent work by @msk_health PhD candidate @GemmaAltinger with international team🔥 qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/…

This paper came out earlier in the year on how Behavioural Economics principles can increase exercise adherence ⬇️ But what does it say? Here’s a summary 🧵 Well done to @GemmaAltinger @CGMMaher @adrian_traeger Link to article at the end.

Thrilled to see our work published in @JAMANetworkOpen! RCT with 1,080 people seeking care for #BackPain: Advice vs treatment options—what better prepares patients for shared decision-making? Huge thanks to @adrian_traeger for the mentorship!

Contrary to guidelines, patients with low back pain prefer facts, not advice.

The WalkBack Trial: An individualised and progressive walking and education program to prevent low back pain recurrence. Article now published @TheLancet - Link below: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

New paper in @JPhysiother: @GemmaAltinger brings some fresh perspective to an age old problem... Adherence to an exercise prescription. What can behavioural economics teach us? Nice work Gemma! @CGMMaher @msk_health @wiserhealthcare sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Last night I received the Dean's Merit Award for graduating at the top of the Masters of Behavioural Economics at UTS and the top 1-2% of graduates in the School of Business. Thank @jasonacollins and @page_eco for bringing together an interesting and engaging Masters degree!

I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a postdoctoral scholarship from @FRQS1. I am very excited to continue my research under the supervision of @TH_Wideman at @mcgillu. Thank you to @FRQS1 for supporting my research career and being part of the #FRQcommunity.