{"id":657,"date":"2018-03-22T10:40:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T23:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/?p=657"},"modified":"2018-03-22T21:11:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T10:11:11","slug":"the-lancet-releases-article-series-on-low-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/03\/22\/the-lancet-releases-article-series-on-low-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lancet Releases Article Series on Low Back Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 22 March 2018, The Lancet released a series of articles on low back pain<\/a>. The information contained in these articles is a MUST READ for all AMT members (and all massage therapists). It\u2019s exciting to see Australian names among the authors of these articles.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be putting together our own overview of the articles soon but in the meantime, here are the articles, and a selection of global media coverage. Get reading.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on how these articles and the associated commentary will affect your treatment plans, advice to clients and what the information means for the broader community.<\/p>\n

The Lancet released a podcast episode on 21 March 2018<\/a> to introduce the articles. It\u2019s a good place to start.<\/p>\n

The Lancet Article Series<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The Lancet article series is free to read, however you will need to register (also free) to read them.<\/p>\n

Comment \u2013 Low back pain: a major global challenge<\/a> by Stephanie Clark and Richard Horton<\/p>\n

Series \u2013 What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention<\/a> \u2013 Hartvigsen et al<\/p>\n

Series \u2013 Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions<\/a> \u2013 Foster et al<\/p>\n

Viewpoint \u2013 Low back pain: a call for action<\/a> \u2013 Buchbinder et al<\/p>\n

(All articles written on behalf of the Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group.)<\/p>\n

Global Media Coverage<\/strong><\/h6>\n

This represents a selection of the world media coverage on The Lancet\u2019s articles, which may be helpful to share with massage clients:<\/p>\n

BBC News (UK) \u2013 Many back pain patients \u2018getting wrong care\u2019<\/a> \u2013 (writer not credited)<\/p>\n

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) \u2013 Thousands of back pain sufferers given ‘harmful’ treatments<\/a> \u2013 Liam Mannix<\/p>\n

Independent (UK) \u2013 Opioids, injections and scans of ‘dubious benefit’ harming 540 million back pain sufferers worldwide<\/a> \u2013 Alex Matthews-King<\/p>\n

The Times (UK) \u2013 Back pain patients \u2018given useless drugs and treatment\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Chris Smyth<\/p>\n

The Guardian (UK) \u2013 Lower back pain being treated badly on a global scale, study says<\/a> \u2013 Sarah Boseley<\/p>\n

ABC News (Australia) \u2013 Back pain is being ‘mismanaged’ with ineffective and harmful treatments, experts warn<\/a> \u2013 Patrick Wood<\/p>\n

Global News (Canada) \u2013 We\u2019re treating lower back pain all wrong. Here\u2019s how to do it right.<\/a> \u2013 Leslie Young<\/p>\n

Herald Sun (Australia) \u2013 Most back pain \u2018medically mismanaged\u2019 with scans, X-rays and drugs<\/a> \u2013 Lucy van den Berg<\/p>\n

Globo (Brazil) \u2013 Maioria dos pacientes com dor na lombar recebe tratamento errado, dizem estudos<\/a> \u2013 (writer not credited) In Portuguese.<\/p>\n

NBC (USA) \u2013 Low back pain the top cause of disability, gets wrong treatments<\/a> \u2013 Maggie Fox<\/p>\n

Indian Express (India) \u2013 Scans, painkillers: Lancet series flags poor care for lower back pain<\/a> \u2013 Anuradha Mascarenhas<\/a><\/p>\n

More to come …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lancet released a 2-article series on Low Back Pain on 22 March 2018. A must read for all AMT members. Also read how the global media has reported on the articles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,13,20],"tags":[12,189,190],"class_list":["post-657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amt","category-news-and-events","category-research","tag-back-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-the-lancet"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Breaking-News1.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1293,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/12\/19\/the-best-of-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":657,"position":0},"title":"The Best of 2018","author":"admin","date":"19\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As the sun sets on 2018, we take a look back at some of the most read articles from AMT's blog over the last 12 months. 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