MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND DISABILITY: IMPROVING OUTCOMES THROUGH CONSERVATIVE INTERVENTIONS

Abstract

Musculoskeletal conditions (particularly back pain and osteoarthritis) are highly prevalent and have a major impact on health and well being of Australians. This Program aims to resolve the major priorities in the field: optimal methods to target the right treatment to the right person at the right time through our unique strategy to understand mechanisms and identify patient subgroups, and establish optimal methods to overcome barriers to translation of research to policy and practice.