Institutions: Musculoskeletal Australia (formerly MOVE), PwC This report focused on five specific conditions (chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and osteopenia, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile arthritis) and investigated opportunities for improvement to enhance the health outcomes people with these conditions are able to achieve. Access the report and summary here. Institution: MOVE, based on analysis by Deloitte Access Economics This report details the rising cost of musculoskeletal conditions in Australia and makes a case for why there needs to be a proactive, strategic response. Read the report, summary and infographic here. Investigators: Rachelle Buchbinder, Allison Bourne, Christopher Maher, Bethan Richards, Sam Whittle This study examined the status of musculoskeletal clinical trials in Australia between 2009-2013. It looked at: trials underway, conditions and interventions under investigation, the researchers, funding sources, where research is being published and how we compare to the rest of the world. Read the report, summary and journal article here.
Musculoskeletal health – the size of the problem
Everybody MOVE: Improving outcomes in musculoskeletal health
Year: 2017A problem worth solving: the rising cost of musculoskeletal conditions in Australia
Year: 2013The scope of musculoskeletal clinical trials in Australia
Institution: Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital
Year: 2013-14