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In this episode Dr. Stader and Dr. Bradley summarize and offer key insights for the following Coaches Top 5 picks discussing updated understanding of the harms and uncertain benefits of long-term opioid therapy, the effectiveness of brief patient-facing education tools for low back pain in primary care, and more!

• Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Pain What Is Known About Harms—and Still Not Known About Benefits Published in JAMA, August 2025
• One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care A Randomized Clinical Trial Published in JAMA Network Open, July 2025
• Short-term effects of classical massage added to a conventional physiotherapy on non-specific chronic low back Pain: A randomized, placebo-controlled study Published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy, October 2025
• Discrepancies in opioid prescription and comorbidity burden in chronic low back pain: The impact of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status Published in the Journal of Opioid Management, May-June 2025
• Parental Diseases of Despair and Suicidal Events in Their Children Published in JAMA Network Open, September 2025