Ep 178 - Pain Medications in Low Back Pain: What’s Next? With Dr. Giovanni Ferreira

💭” Sciatica is a very good example of a subgroup of people with chronic back pain for which there isn’t any - or at least not reliable - evidence to guide a clinical decision regarding pain medicine.’’ - Dr. Giovanni Ferreira

Our guest Dr. Giovanni Ferreira BAppSc (Phty), PhD, is a Senior research fellow at The Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and The University of Sydney. Giovanni’s research investigates the effectiveness of innovative pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and new models of care to improve outcomes for people with musculoskeletal pain. In 2022, NewsCorp Australia recognised Dr Ferreira as one of Australia’s top 20 medical researchers under 40. Dr Ferreira holds leadership positions in the Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal (ANZMUSC), the Australia & New Zealand Low Back Pain Research Network (ANZBAC) as Co-Chair of the ECR committee and leader of the stratified (personalised) medicine theme, and Sydney Health Partner’s Musculoskeletal Clinical Academic Group. 

📚You will learn about:

• The effectiveness and recommended use of pain medications for chronic low back pain. 
• Research gaps and challenges in treating sciatica with medications. 
• The potential of precision medicine and biomarkers to improve treatment. 
• Current research and future directions in personalized pain management.  

🔎 Dr. Giovanni Ferreira’s resources of information: 

WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community care settings

Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59/chapter/Recommendations-for-research

📲 Dr. Giovanni Ferreira’s contact information: 

Email: [email protected] 

🐦X: @giovanni_ef

💻LinkedIn: Giovanni Ferreira

Email: [email protected]

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