ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical rheumatology2020
Global health policy in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities to arrest the global disability burden from musculoskeletal health conditions.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Digital Health Approaches to Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Narrative Paper.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- A Comparative Analysis of National Health Strategies and Policy Documents in Selected Latin American and African Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
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- The determinants of evidence use by Australian clinical networks as agents and stewards of safety and quality: a conceptual framework.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Integrating eye health into a child health policy in Tanzania: global and national influences.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- A novel workflow for multi-modal imaging of musculoskeletal tissues.Journal of anatomy · 2025Article
- Assessing the readiness and feasibility to implement a model of care for spine disorders and related disability in Cross Lake, an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada: a research protocol.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
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- Quantitative evaluation of the central and local community-based home care policy in China based on the PMC Index model.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Global assessment of pain care quality for musculoskeletal disorders: Insights from the quality of care index (QCI) from 1990 to 2021.PloS one · 2025Article
- Potential of AI-based diagnostic grading system for knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of spring ankle braces versus splints and casts in treating ankle sprains in patients diagnosed with ankle sprains.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The profound burden of disease associated with musculoskeletal health conditions is well established. Despite the unequivocal disability burden and personal and societal consequences, relative to other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), system-level responses for musculoskeletal conditions that are commensurate with their burden have been lacking nationally and globally. Health policy priorities and responses in the 21st century have evolved significantly from the 20th century, with health systems now challenged by an increasing prevalence and impact of NCDs and an unprecedented rate of global population ageing. Further, health policy priorities are now strongly aligned to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. With this background, what are the challenges and opportunities available to influence global health policy to support high-value care for musculoskeletal health conditions and persistent pain? This paper explores these issues by considering the current global health policy landscape, the role of global health networks, and progress and opportunities since the 2000-2010 Bone and Joint Decade for health policy to support improved musculoskeletal health and high-value musculoskeletal health care.
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