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New 🚨 in The American Journal of Sports Medicine: in 51 adolescents with patellofemoral pain, running in minimalist shoes (vs motion-control) cut peak patellofemoral joint force by 7.5% and lateral patellar force by 7.8%. Gastrocnemius force ↑ 26.6%
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Apr 30
Congratulations to Dr @Julia_ZhuShiyi on winning the 2026 @OARSI_Rehab Discussion Group Paper of the Year Award for Early Career Investigators!
🏆 Her RETREAT trial showed online Tai Chi improved knee pain and function in people with knee OA 🎉
👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Apr 29
🌟 What a week at #OARSI2026! The CHESM team represented brilliantly in West Palm Beach. A few highlights below 🧵
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Apr 13
Can an app help people stick to their knee OA exercises? New research from @CHESM_unimelb's @HinmanRana and team in @OACJournal says yes 📱🦵
A mobile exercise messaging app significantly improved adherence to home strength programs in a new RCT. 👇
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Apr 13
New research from @CHESM_unimelb PhD candidate @Est33y1 explores the bidirectional relationship between physical activity and knee pain in osteoarthritis 🦵
Findings highlight the need for personalised pain and activity strategies - read more below!
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Mar 30
Online osteoarthritis info can be unclear, outdated & inconsistent. 🤦🏻
OVA (Osteoarthritis Virtual Assistant) is a free AI chatbot from @CHESM_unimelb that answers common OA questions using only clinical guidelines & peer-reviewed research.✅
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic…
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Libby Spiers retweeted
Feb 24
Summary for patients for our new clinical trial: Stable Supportive Footwear for Self-managing Hip Osteoarthritis Pain
@AnnalsofIM @CHESM_unimelb
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Feb 23
Summary for Patients: Stable Supportive Footwear for Self-managing Hip Osteoarthritis Pain | Annals of Internal Medicine acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/…
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Feb 24
Great to see the latest RCT from @CHESM_unimelb published in this issue of @AnnalsofIM .........check out our trial evaluating shoes for hip osteoarthritis pain
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12 Dec 2025
Latest from @CHESM_unimelb led by @haber_travis
The smallest worthwhile effect of exercise for OA pain….and it differs depending on mode of exercise delivery
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27 Oct 2025
📢Just published in @JAMAInternalMed
An online unsupervised Tai Chi intervention was more effective in improving pain during walking and physical function at 12-weeks than in online education control for people with chronic knee pain.
Full article: lnkd.in/gkHnQpWa
27 Oct 2025
Congratulations @Julia_ZhuShiyi on your RCT publication! Latest from @CHESM_unimelb
Tai Chi Intervention for Knee Pain and Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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7 Dec 2025
Original Investigation: A slow-tempo music intervention did not reduce delirium duration, severity, pain, or anxiety in mechanically ventilated older adults in the ICU. ja.ma/3MrUjf4
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3 Dec 2025
I'm speaking at Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy World Online Congress (SEPWOC) on 8th Dec, a 25-hour global congress featuring 75 speakers from 29 countries.
The format ensures all time zones can join live.
Get your tickets at: ifspt.org/sepwoc
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30 Nov 2025
Congratulations to A/Prof @stephfilbay!
Steph was awarded for Excellence in Mid-Career Research Achievements in the recent @UniMelb Excellence Awards 2025 👏🤩
More winners here: healthsciences.unimelb.edu.a…
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30 Nov 2025
📣 Just published #infographic!
Top Australian #osteoarthritis research priorities according to consumers, clinicians and researchers
Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Australia: A 2024–2025 research priority-setting study
🔗sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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30 Nov 2025
Prof @KimBennell presented 'Hip Osteoarthritis: the evidence and the opportunity' at the @apaphysio annual End of Year Breakfast 👏
CHESM and Physio department staff were there in force to cheer her on and take away some key learnings about hip #osteoarthritis evidence
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Libby Spiers retweeted
28 Nov 2025
💡 Just published!
Qualitative work infographic by @Julia_ZhuShiyi explores how people with #osteoarthritis feel about online Tai Chi
🔗acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Access the free online program here: myjoint-taichi.org/
And the full RCT: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Libby Spiers retweeted
28 Nov 2025
📣 Just published!
Top Australian #osteoarthritis research priorities according to consumers, clinicians and researchers
Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Australia: A 2024–2025 research priority-setting study
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Libby Spiers retweeted
17 Nov 2025
Just published in @jmirpub!
Process evaluation of the RETREAT trial by @Julia_ZhuShiyi and team 👏
👉The majority of users found the online Tai Chi program highly satisfying, usable, credible, and acceptable
rehab.jmir.org/2025/1/e82115
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12 Nov 2025
📣 Congratulations to Dr @haber_travis and team!!
Travis was awarded a @UniMelb Early Career Researcher Grant 👏
For project: Smallest worthwhile effects of strength exercise for physical function in individuals with knee #osteoarthritis.
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