Christine Lin
@DrChristineLin
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Professor | University of Sydney | Sydney Musculoskeletal Health | Institute for Musculoskeletal Health | Musculoskeletal and pain researcher
Sydney, Australia
Joined January 2015
Thank you @normanswan for the interview on our opioids for acute spinal pain study … . No difference in recovery from pain between opioid and placebo groups and from Days 1-7 (red = opioid group, blue = placebo).
Click on this link to listen to the wonderful Prof @DrChristineLin on The Health Report with Norman Swan!.
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Opioids do not reduce acute lower back and neck pain: RCT:
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RT @Sydney_Uni: Results of a world-first trial comparing a short course of opioids to placebo for acute back & neck pain calls for change t….
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📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain. This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind. #OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain
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#OPALtrial shows #opioids not effective for acute low back pain and neck pain. Published in @TheLancet .
A world-first study by Sydney researchers is casting doubt over the effectiveness of some opioid medications as a treatment for people with chronic back and neck pain. @LizzyBryan1 #9News
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RT @CGMMaher: Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds via….
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RT @SydneyMSK: Prof @DrChristineLin quoted in @CNN on the #OPALtrial published today in @TheLancet .
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RT @DrAiLynTan: #Opioids should not be recommended for acute non-specific low back or neck #pain. ➡️No significant difference in pain sever….
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Thanks @BethanRichards3, Dr Chris Needs and the crew at @SydneyLHD, for helping the #OPALtrial recruit patients and implementing the evidence into practice. Summary - #opioids not effective in acute low back pain and neck pain. Fulltext in @TheLancet
So proud of @Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin and the OPAL team…high quality trial, high quality people, really meaningful research. Well done all 👏👏👏 @msk_health @SydneyLHD.
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#OPALtrial found opioids not effective in acute #BackPain and #NeckPain . Read it in full here: … . Time to reconsider #opioid prescribing and #guideline recommendations for #BackPain and #NeckPain.
Results of a world-first trial comparing a short course of opioids to placebo for acute back & neck pain calls for change to treatment guidelines. 🔗 #LeadershipForGood
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RT @msk_health: #Opioids found to NOT be effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain in the #OPALTrial published today @TheLancet….
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Read the full paper from @TheLancet .
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RT @stevekamper1: Two things come to mind for me:. 1) Wow, that is some result. 2) @Caitlin_Jones_ punching out a ground-breaking RCT publ….
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RT @SweekritiSharma: Opioids not effective for acute #backpain and #neckpain. Congratulations @Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin @CGMMaher and….
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Fulltext of #OPALtrial from @TheLancet . . for those who want more. .
Great article about the #OPALtrial from @liammannix . 👀 @Caitlin_Jones_ @DrChristineLin @CGMMaher @AndMacUSyd @JaneJlatimer @osbornidayius @bartkoes @LaurentJBillot @TheLancet.
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Opioids do not reducer #pain or improve other outcomes such as physical function, quality of life or recovery time. Read from @TheLancet .
In a clever trial, @Caitlin_Jones_ and @DrChristineLin show slow-release opioids are no better than a placebo for acute back pain - and may be worse over the long-term. Check out this graph
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RT @liammannix: In a clever trial, @Caitlin_Jones_ and @DrChristineLin show slow-release opioids are no better than a placebo for acute bac….
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