Nourish to Flourish: A nutritionally informed approach to MSK-related pain management

Nutrition plays an important role in preventing and managing musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as OA, sarcopenia, and chronic MSK pain. Education on pain management, including nutritional education, equips individuals with self-manage skills and fosters a sense of empowerment. However, allied health clinicians, including physiotherapists, are often uncertain as to what advice they may offer, operating within scope of practice.

This lecture will cover:

• MSK pain mechanisms affected by diet;
• What adults in Australia eat and how this compares to healthy recommendations;
• Evidence-based dietary recommendations to support healthy eating and basic nutritional recommendations for MSK pain;
• Controversial diets - low carbohydrate diets and intermittent fasting;
• Resources physiotherapists can promote in practice;
• Referral pathways to access dietitians.

Presenter

Dr Emily Calton is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Nutritionist and Accredited Sports Dietitian with a PhD in Public Health. Emily is a senior lecturer and researcher at Curtin University, Western Australia and coordinates nutrition-related research at three hospitals. She teaches the latest advances in nutrition including evaluation of emerging diet trends such as intermittent fasting and the role of genes on nutrition requirements. Her research interests include investigating the impact of diet on inflammation, metabolism, body composition, and surgical outcomes in health and disease states and she supervises research students and hospital staff across a variety of clinical areas. Through her telehealth practice The Nutrition Doctor, she helps clients around Australia make changes to their diets to improve their diet, fuel their bodies for sports and exercise, manage health conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, irritable bowel syndrome, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity and fatty liver. Emily has been an invited presenter to deliver workshops to health professional bodies, not for profit organisations and Government Departments.

Host

Advanced Practice (including Emergency Department) National Group

Date of Live Event

2/12/2025

CPD Hours

1.0 hour

Please note: The content of this Lecture on Demand (LOD) was captured via a recording of a live lecture at the APA premises. Due to the nature of the event and the recording method, this LOD may not have captured some of the questions/comments from live audience. Your purchase of this module indicates your acceptance of this.