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Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy

27/06/2018

General practitioners are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team to help manage pelvic girdle pain.


Paediatric constipation: An approach and evidence-based treatment regimen

Paediatric constipation: An approach and evidence-based treatment regimen

01/05/2018

In the absence of organic aetiology, childhood constipation is almost always functional and is often due to painful bowel movements that prompt the child to withhold stool.


Temporomandibular dysfunction

Temporomandibular dysfunction

22/03/2018

Temporomandibular dysfunction represents a major cause of orofacial pain. The focus of this article is to provide an overview of this disorder and management considerations in general practice.


Interdisciplinary spinal pain clinics in primary care: Outcomes from one service

Interdisciplinary spinal pain clinics in primary care: Outcomes from one service

29/04/2019

Complex spinal pain interdisciplinary assessment in a primary care setting shows reasonable long-term outcomes comparable to more intensive interventions.


HeartConnect: Integrating primary care and specialist cardiology for rapid access and better patient and healthcare practitioner experiences

HeartConnect: Integrating primary care and specialist cardiology for rapid access and better patient and healthcare practitioner experiences

22/04/2025

This research paper evaluates the HeartConnect model of care, which aims for greater collaboration between general practitioners and cardiologists.


A cumulative strain model for chronic pain and multimorbidity

A cumulative strain model for chronic pain and multimorbidity

20/02/2025

This paper considers common mechanisms underpinning chronic conditions and how these mechanisms might be targeted therapeutically in primary care.


Chest pain

Chest pain

18/06/2024

This discussion emphasises the importance of accurately describing the nature of chest discomfort and using appropriate terminology to facilitate an appropriate diagnostic work-up.


Pre- and post-migration factors associated with chronic pain in humanitarian refugee women living in Australia: A protocol study

Pre- and post-migration factors associated with chronic pain in humanitarian refugee women living in Australia: A protocol study

02/05/2022

Refugee women exhibit some of the highest rates of chronic pain, but the relationship between chronic pain and refugee-related challenges arising from migration trajectories remains unclear.


Chronic pain: Overlap and specificity in multimorbidity management

Chronic pain: Overlap and specificity in multimorbidity management

26/09/2019

Chronic non-cancer pain management illustrates the case for reconceptualising chronic condition management using a generic lifestyle-based approach.


Oral corticosteroids for painful acute otitis externa (swimmer’s ear): A triple-blind randomised controlled trial

Oral corticosteroids for painful acute otitis externa (swimmer’s ear): A triple-blind randomised controlled trial

24/07/2019

If a benefit of oral corticosteroids is not proven, then physicians currently prescribing it need to be advised of this finding.


Neck pain: What if it is not musculoskeletal?

Neck pain: What if it is not musculoskeletal?

01/05/2018

Neck pain is a leading cause of disability in adults, reported in up to 20% of adults.


The assessment and management of chest pain in primary care: A focus on acute coronary syndrome

The assessment and management of chest pain in primary care: A focus on acute coronary syndrome

01/05/2018

Patients with symptoms of possible acute coronary syndrome require careful risk stratification usually requiring urgent referral to hospital.


General practitioner attitudes towards systems-level opioid prescribing interventions: A pooled secondary qualitative analysis

General practitioner attitudes towards systems-level opioid prescribing interventions: A pooled secondary qualitative analysis

23/04/2021

Beliefs about the usefulness of initiatives to reduce opioid prescribing in clinical practice and autonomy in prescribing may be important considerations in driving compliance.


Virtual Reality for IMMunisation (VRIMM) pain in young children: Results of a randomised controlled trial in general practice

Virtual Reality for IMMunisation (VRIMM) pain in young children: Results of a randomised controlled trial in general practice

22/09/2023

This study compares virtual reality against standard care for children undergoing routine four-year-old immunisations.


Medicinal cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain

Medicinal cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain

22/09/2021

It is estimated that 600,000 Australians currently self-medicate with cannabis, with chronic pain a leading indication for such use.

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