James McAuley

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Whether analgesic medicine provides meaningful pain relief for people with low back pain is still an open question, a new study has found.

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Fifteen projects have received funding from the Australian Government's Medical Research Future Fund.

A woman clutches at her back and grimaces in pain

A treatment that trains both the brain and the body has shown important effects on pain and disability, a new study has found.

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Projects to develop therapies for childhood cancer and phantom limb pain have been awarded MRFF grants.

Low back pain

Muscle relaxants might not be as effective at easing back pain as previously thought, a review indicates.

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A new UNSW evidence review has found there is still no consensus between researchers about why exercise works for low back pain patients – despite decades of studies on the topic.

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Sufferers of chronic low back pain can look forward to a safe and side effect-free way to ease their discomfort, thanks to a team including UNSW researchers.