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What's New?
New downloadable guide for people living with pain Diary entries by kiritaki with persistent shoulder pain participating in the StePS-NZ trial: a qualitative content analysis Stepped care for persistent shoulder pain How much movement is enough?  Shoulder pain blog: what to do when your shoulder hurts
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New downloadable guide for people living with pain
10th May 2026

Living well with persistent joint or muscle-related pain can be challenging and confusing. A new, practical guide has been developed by a group of European researchers and clinicians, with co-funding from the European Union, to support people living with ongoing pain. This free resource is available to download and …

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Diary entries by kiritaki with persistent shoulder pain participating in the StePS-NZ trial: a qualitative content analysis
27th February 2026

Kia ora, nō Te Awamutu āhau, kō Paige tōku ingoa. My name is Paige Hughes and I am from Te Awamutu, however my whānau currently live in the Northern Territory of Australia. I am a 3rd year physiotherapy student at Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo and during the …

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Stepped care for persistent shoulder pain
8th November 2025

Improving access to shoulder‑pain care in Aotearoa New Zealand Many New Zealanders with musucloskeletal pain can only attend one or two physiotherapy sessions. Barriers such as rural distance, rigid work schedules, whānau (family) commitments, and the cost of private care—or ACC surcharges—mean that frequent visits are often impossible. In the Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ outpatient …

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How much movement is enough? 
30th May 2024

How much movement is enough?  It can be challenging to work out how to progress your exercises and physical activity, especially when you’re worried about getting sore.  One of the key things to remember is that the structures around your shoulder, like the nerves, tendons and muscles, need some …

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Shoulder pain blog: what to do when your shoulder hurts
18th January 2024

By Ihaia Kendrew (Ngāti Maniapoto) Kia ora, kō Ihaia tōku ingoa. My name is Ihaia, I’m from Ōtautahi (Christchurch) and a 3rd year physiotherapy student at Te Whare Wānanga o Otago. As part of a Summer Studentship, I had the opportunity to research and write about …

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Otago Shoulder Health study
23rd May 2023

Seeking participants in Dunedin and Christchurch Update 16th November 2023: Recruitment for this study has now been completed. It is now one year since we launched the Pokihiwi Mārōrō - Otago Shoulder Health website. Thank you for all those who have accessed the website and who have contacted …

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Nau mai, haere mai
16th May 2022

Welcome to the Pokohiwi Mārōrō – Otago Shoulder Health website! We are delighted and excited to release this website providing information about shoulder pain to the Aotearoa New Zealand community.  The Pokohiwi Mārōrō – Otago Shoulder Health project started at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, in 2016 …

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