By Prof Andrew Briggs and Prof Helen Slater, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
Chronic musculoskeletal conditions, which can start in childhood and increase in prevalence over the life course, are often difficult to treat.
They can also impose a substantial burden on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and health systems. A unifying characteristic of chronic musculoskeletal conditions is persisting, and frequently disabling, pain.
The 2022 Australian National Health Survey estimated that around 7.3 million Australians (29%) lived with a chronic musculoskeletal condition. Other estimates suggest a prevalence of one in five experience...
Chronic musculoskeletal conditions, which can start in childhood and increase in prevalence over the life course, are often difficult to treat.
They can also impose a substantial burden on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and health systems. A unifying characteristic of chronic musculoskeletal conditions is persisting, and frequently disabling, pain.
The 2022 Australian National Health Survey estimated that around 7.3 million Australians (29%) lived with a chronic musculoskeletal condition. Other estimates suggest a prevalence of one in five experience...
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