Friday, 5th September

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Friday, 5th September

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7:30AM - 8:15AM

8:15AM - 8:30AM

Friday, 5th September

8:30AM - 9:00AM

Friday, 5th September

Role of Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Results from an Age, Sex and BMI Matched Study. - Stone Sima
Nociceptive pain assessed by the PainDETECT questionnaire may predict response to opioid treatment for chronic low back pain. - Victor Chen
Explain pain 2.0: reframing the problem and equipping people for recovery - Lorimer Moseley

9:30AM - 10:30AM

Friday, 5th September

Keynote Speaker - Beyond Neurons: The B Cell-IgG Axis as a Driver of Persistent Pain and a Source for Objective Blood-Based Biomarkers - Mark Hutchinson
The effect of head-forward posture on risk of lower neck dislocation during head-first impacts: a dynamical computational and experimental investigation - Ryan D Quarrington
Finite Element Analysis of Endplate Remodeling in Lumbar and Cervical Spinal Fusion - William Parr

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Friday, 5th September

Adults with chronic low back pain hold negative beliefs towards running: a mixed methods study - Christopher Neason
Patient and General Practitioner Perceptions of Digital Decision Aids for Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Study - Rodrigo RN Rizzo
Conversational Agents to Support Pain Management: A Scoping Review - Filipe L Souza
Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol - Christina Abdel Shaheed
Bridging the gap from evidence to practice: adaptation and implementation of a novel treatment for people with chronic low back pain. - Martjie Venter
The transportability of the OPAL trial to a primary care setting in the United States - Harrison Hansford
"From Pain to Empowerment" Case Study: A Multi-Systems Approach to Managing Persistent Cervical Neck Pain - Kieran B Doyle
Testing the predictive validity of five MRI-based grading systems for disc degeneration - Dean Esposito
Evaluating the effect of financial incentives to general practitioners (GPs) on recruitment of people with low back pain with limited English proficiency: Study within a trial (SWAT) protocol. - Lisa Vizza
The effect of goal-setting as a part of multi-component behavioural interventions on pain, disability, and physical activity in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Andrew R Natoli
Implementation and Effectiveness of an Online Pain Education Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in the Brazilian Public Health System: A Hybrid Type III Randomized Controlled Trial - Bruno T Saragiotto
A feasibility randomised controlled trial of digitally delivered interventions for people with chronic low back pain seeking care in general practices - Isha Mishra
Effectiveness of painful versus non-painful exercise on patient-reported outcomes in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Matt Jones
Effectiveness of team-based primary care for the management of musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review protocol - Isaac Searant
Developing Pain Smart: Exploring what adolescents understand about pain and their preferences for learning about pain at school - Tie Yamato
The feasibility of delivering and evaluating stratified care integrated with telehealth (‘Rapid Stratified Telehealth’) for patients with low back pain: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial - Andrew R Robert
Development and co-design of a PAthway of CarE for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions living in regional, rural and remote Australia using allied telehealth (PACE-RURAL). - Alla Melman
Exploring physiotherapists' perspectives on implementing a prevention-based walking program in clinical practice for patients with recurrent low back pain. - Seong Kyeong Yeom
A home-based self-directed EEG neurofeedback intervention for people with corneal neuropathic pain - Negin Hesam-Shariati
MIcrobiome Impacts Surgical Outcomes – Comparison of Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy: The MISO Study. - Stone Sima
Implementation of a virtual hospital model of care for low back pain (Back@Home) - Crystian Bitencourt Soares de Oliveira
Leveraging consumer involvement to amplify your research - Sarah Cummings
Are clinician characteristics associated with the effectiveness of interventions for the management of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Stephen Sharp
The Role of the Oral Microbiome in Postoperative Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Decompression Surgery - Tharun Loku Galappaththige
Mixed Pain in Low Back Pain: Clinical and Cognitive Correlations of Overlapping Mechanisms - Owen Zhou
Comparison of Standalone vs. Unilateral Fixation vs. Bilateral Fixation for Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) - Sindhu Sunkad
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Back pain Knowledge and beliefs Survey (BacKS) for the Brazilian population. - Leticia Correa
Segmental versus global sagittal balance restoration in lumbar fusion; radiographic and clinical outcomes - William Parr
The importance of bone growth through the cage graft window as opposed to bone on-growth - William Parr
Exosomes from Oxidative Stress-Primed BMSCs Attenuate Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via miR-29a-3p/BMF-Mediated Mitophagy - Jun Zou
The influence of screw fixation on VAS (back pain) scores; a systematic review of lumbar spinal fusion implants - William Parr
Navigating the Learning Curve in Uniportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery: Overcoming Complications and Strategies for Success - Prashanth J Rao
Multifidus Muscle Degeneration and Its Association with Modic Changes Following Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery - Prashanth J Rao
Sacroiliac joint fusion for treating lower back pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a literature review and case series - Hasan Jamali
Stand-Alone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion; A cohort study of patients treated with patient specific implants - William Parr
Physiotherapists’ delivery of Cognitive Functional Therapy for people with chronic low back pain in routine clinical practice: facilitators and barriers - Phoebe Simpson

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Friday, 5th September

Keynote Speaker - What can we glean from paediatric pain research? - Joshua Pate
Predicting complications after elective spinal surgery for lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis: development and validation of multivariable prediction models - Giovanni Ferreira
Fusion Conversion After Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation: A 3-Year Retrospective Analysis of Sacroiliac Joint Patients - Prashanth J Rao

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Friday, 5th September

Keynote Speaker - “It’s just crucial to deal with the emotions as well as the pain” - Emotion Regulation as a Target in Chronic Pain Treatment - Nell Norman-Nott
Cost-effectiveness of a telerehabilitation program for chronic spinal pain: a trial-based economic evaluation. - Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Friday, 5th September

2:00PM - 2:30PM

Friday, 5th September

Keynote Speaker - Session details coming soon - Gabrielle Campbell

2:30PM - 3:15PM

Friday, 5th September

Treatment effect modifiers of graded sensorimotor retraining for people with chronic low back pain: a secondary analysis of the RESOLVE trial. - Martjie Venter
Risk factors for persistent opioid use in older adults with chronic back pain: A systematic review - Sujita Narayan
Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE): 3-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial - Mark Hancock
Comparing Group and Individual Multidisciplinary Pain Management Programs: A Clinical Data Audit - Mitchell T Gibbs
Effect of a walking and education program on duration and severity of recurrences of low back pain: A secondary exploratory analysis of the WalkBack trial. - Natasha C Pocovi
Assessment of Cervical Cord Compression using Whole Spine Sagittal MRI Sequences: A Missed Opportunity in Spinal Imaging? - Rohil V Chauhan
Cognitive Outcomes in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) Patients from the MYelopathy NAtural History (MYNAH) Registry - Rupon Alam
Paramedic management of back pain in a large Australian ambulance service - Simon Vella
Unilateral Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Non-calcified Massive Lumbar Disc Herniation with Concomitant Bilateral Radiculopathy - Jun Zou
“Every patient teaches you something new”: Experiences of physiotherapists delivering cognitive functional therapy for people with chronic, disabling low back pain in the RESTORE trial. - Phoebe Simpson

3:15PM - 3:45PM

Friday, 5th September

3:45PM - 4:45PM

Friday, 5th September

Keynote Speaker - Spinal Cord Stimulators: Patterns Of Care, Reintervention Rate, And Cost Per Admission Using Australian Private Health Insurer Data - Caitlin MP Jones
Clinical Development of Intradiscal rhGDF-6 for Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Overview of Phase I, II, and III Studies - Neha Chopra

4:45PM - 5:00PM

Friday, 5th September

5:00PM - 5:45PM

Friday, 5th September

Friday, 5th September Sydney Spinal Symposium 2025

Registration Opens

Acknowledgement to Country and Opening Remarks

Session 1 - Low Back Pain

Session 2 - Biomechanics

Morning Tea & Poster Viewing

Session 3 - Surgical outcomes

Session 4 - Cost of care

Lunch and Poster Viewing

Session 5

Lightning Talks

Afternoon Tea

Session 6 - Pre-clinical & Pain

Conference Close

Poster Awards, Drinks & Substantial Canapes