Topics & Presenters 2013
| 6 February | Journal Club facilitated by Prof van Gelder |
| 6 March | Case presentation by Rob Boland |
| An Osteopathic Medicine approach to acute mechanical low back pain, presented by Azharuddin Fazalbhoy | |
| 3 April | Journal Club facilitated by Prof van Gelder |
| Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy (Review) | |
| Physical Function Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy Patients After Physiotherapy Alone Compared With Anterior Surgery Followed by Physiotherapy A Prospective Randomized Study With a 2-Year Follow-up |
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| 1 May | Peer Presentations |
| Physical Function Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy Patients After Physiotherapy Alone Compared With Anterior Surgery Followed by Physiotherapy (brought Forwards from PreviousMeeting) - presented by Prof James van Gelder | |
| Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy (brought forwards from previous meeting) - Presented by James Van Gelder | |
| Efficacy of classification-based cognitive functional therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial - presented by Tamer Sabet | |
| Axial Pain Live Case presented by Tamer Sabet | |
| 29 May | "The Myth of Double Crush" presented by Dr Robert Boland |
| Journal Club | Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy (Cochrane Review), reviewed by Prof van Gelder |
| Physical Function Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy Patients After Physiotherapy Alone Compared With Anterior Surgery Followed by Physiotherapy - reviewed by Prof van Gelder Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral bone edema (Modic type 1 changes): a double-blind randomized clinical controlled trial of efficacy, open peer discussion | |
| 24 July | The PRECISE Study - Establishing the Efficacy of Pregabalin for Sciatica, presented by Dr Mark Hancock |
| 21 August | “Critical Appraisal of scientific literature and its application to clinical practice”, presented by Associate Professor Tim Driscoll (Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Occupational Medicine, the University of Sydney) |
| “Review of Lumbar Discitis” by Dr Christella Mylordi | |
| “Modic Changes of Lumbar Discs and their clinical relevance” by Dr Jackson Huynh | |
| Critical Appraisal of “Antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic lower back pain and vertebral bone oedema (Modic Type I changes) double blind RCT by Albert, Sorensen, Christensen & Manniche Feb 2013” and Application to Clinical Practice, presented by Associate Professor Tim Driscoll |
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| 18 September | "The role of non-surgical approaches in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis", presented by Dr. Jeb McAviney (Chiropractor) Scoliosis Bracing and Rehabilitation Clinician |
| 16 October | Journal Club facilitated by Prof van Gelder |
| 13 November | Improving the management of Acute Low Back Pain - The NHMRC funded "Prevent" Trial, presented by Dr James McAuley |
| Biomedical engineering innovation projects undertaken between Sydney Spine Institute faculty and Sydney of University, presented by Biomedical engineering students |
