A recent article in the European Journal of Pain explored the association between chronic low back pain and increased mortality. It was...

In my early days of treating low back pain, the hardest thing to deal with was the fear I could sense in my patient. It would become my...

Anatomy Lumbar stress fracture injuries are typified by gradual onset, and most commonly occur at the L4/L5 pars interarticularis, on the...

Close to 50% of my work is dealing with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP). Over the years, I have come to recognise common patterns...

As you know, in the absence of red flags, imaging is not indicated for the assessment of non-specific low back pain (Chou et al 2011;...

I recently attended a course run by Prof Peter O’Sullivan, world renowned clinician & researcher on low back pain (LBP). Here are some of...

Over the past 30 years, there has been a trend toward earlier loading and rehabilitation after musculoskeletal injury or surgery. It is...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions. It accounts for 25-40% of all knee problems...

The following description of examination for a patient with suspected PFP will focus on aspects relevant to this condition and ignore...