Professor | University of Sydney | Sydney Musculoskeletal Health | Institute for Musculoskeletal Health | Musculoskeletal and pain researcher
Sydney, Australia
Joined January 2015
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Thank you @normanswan for the interview on our opioids for acute spinal pain study doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2………
No difference in recovery from pain between opioid and placebo groups and from Days 1-7 (red = opioid group, blue = placebo).
Click on this link to listen to the wonderful Prof @DrChristineLin on The Health Report with Norman Swan!
Medical news in @JAMA_current for
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Opioids not beneficial relief from back pain abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
Opioids do not reduce acute lower back and neck pain: RCT: thelimbic.com/rheumatology/o…
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Results of a world-first trial comparing a short course of opioids to placebo for acute back & neck pain calls for change to treatment guidelines.
🔗sydneyuni.co/46u1ZDi
#LeadershipForGood
#OPALtrial was funded by @nhmrc @syd_health and SafeWork SA. Thank you 👍
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📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain.
This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind.
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2…
#OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain
#OPALtrial shows #opioids not effective for acute low back pain and neck pain
Published in @TheLancet
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A world-first study by Sydney researchers is casting doubt over the effectiveness of some opioid medications as a treatment for people with chronic back and neck pain. @LizzyBryan1 #9News
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Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds theconversation.com/opioids-… via @ConversationEDU
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Prof @DrChristineLin quoted in @CNN on the #OPALtrial published today in @TheLancet
cnn.com/2023/06/28/health/op…
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#Opioids should not be recommended for acute non-specific low back or neck #pain
➡️No significant difference in pain severity compared with placebo
➡️Might cause worse outcomes even after short-term use
➡️Risk of #opioid misuse long-term
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via @TheLancet
Thanks @BethanRichards3, Dr Chris Needs and the crew at @SydneyLHD, for helping the #OPALtrial recruit patients and implementing the evidence into practice.
Summary - #opioids not effective in acute low back pain and neck pain. Fulltext in @TheLancet doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2…
So proud of @Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin and the OPAL team…high quality trial, high quality people, really meaningful research. Well done all 👏👏👏 @msk_health @SydneyLHD
#OPALtrial found opioids not effective in acute #BackPain and #NeckPain
Read it in full here: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2………
Time to reconsider #opioid prescribing and #guideline recommendations for #BackPain and #NeckPain
Results of a world-first trial comparing a short course of opioids to placebo for acute back & neck pain calls for change to treatment guidelines.
🔗sydneyuni.co/46u1ZDi
#LeadershipForGood
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#Opioids found to NOT be effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain in the #OPALTrial published today @TheLancet
Findings covered in @abcnews article this morning: abc.net.au/news/2023-06-29/o…
Read the full paper from @TheLancet
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2……
Opioids not effective for acute #BackPain and #NeckPain.
Fulltext from @TheLancet doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2……
Prof @DrChristineLin quoted in @CNN on the #OPALtrial published today in @TheLancet
cnn.com/2023/06/28/health/op…
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Opioids not effective for acute #backpain and #neckpain. Congratulations @Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin @CGMMaher and the OPAL team for this important trial 👏🏻🥳
📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain.
This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind.
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2…
#OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain
Great article about the #OPALtrial from @liammannix
👀 theage.com.au/national/opioi…
@Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin @CGMMaher @AndMacUSyd @JaneJlatimer @osbornidayius @bartkoes @LaurentJBillot @TheLancet
Opioids do not reducer #pain or improve other outcomes such as physical function, quality of life or recovery time.
Read from @TheLancet doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2……
In a clever trial, @Caitlin_Jones_ and @DrChristineLin show slow-release opioids are no better than a placebo for acute back pain - and may be worse over the long-term.
Check out this graph
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In a clever trial, @Caitlin_Jones_ and @DrChristineLin show slow-release opioids are no better than a placebo for acute back pain - and may be worse over the long-term.
Check out this graph
Opioids not effective for acute #BackPain and #NeckPain. New research out from @TheLancet today
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2……
Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain.
But new research by @DrChristineLin + colleagues from @Sydney_Uni shows they don’t effectively relieve low back or neck pain and can result in worse pain.
theconversation.com/opioids-…