New NHS Resource for adults with chronic primary pain
NHS England has published a new decision support tool – Making decisions to help you live well with chronic primary pain. The resource is intended as a decision aid for people aged 16 years and over with chronic primary pain to help you think about what options you might like to consider to help you…
EULAR launches the Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2025
EULAR PARE has announced the launch of the EULAR Edgar Stene Prize essay competition 2025 on the topic: “Growing up with an RMD – learning, transitioning from paediatrics and the impacts on childhood and the family”. The competition is open to people aged 18 and over living with rheumatic and MSK diseases (RMDs) who were…
Sport Rehabilitator – at the Paris Olympics
Samantha Parsons, BASRaT registered Sport Rehabilitator and Director of Arch Health and Fitness in Kew played a key role in supporting GB tennis in Paris. Sam has shared her rehab story with BASRat, including the preparation, day-to-day tasks, heat management, food and those infamous cardboard beds! Samantha is pictured here with GB tennis stars Neal…
Exciting opportunity for MSK innovators
Applications are now open for this year’s MSK Innovation Accelerator programme, hosted by MedTech SuperConnector. The programme, which is supported by ORUK, was successfully piloted last year. It is designed to accelerate the development of musculoskeletal innovation and thereby create and scale early-stage MSK ventures across the UK. It involves a 6-month intensive learning journey,…
Transforming MSK care across complex health systems
getUBetter will be running an MSK-focused webinar on Thursday, 26th of September at 12:30PM, titled: ‘Transforming MSK care across complex health systems with digital self-management support: Technology vs methodology. The discussion will cover the importance of different rapid deployment models and the methodology needed to realise the transformative potential of digital self-management support of all…
New report on innovation in MSK health
The NIHR Innovation Observatory has undertaken a global horizon scan, supported by ORUK, to identify emerging MSK medical and digital health and care technologies with the potential to reduce the occurrence of MSK conditions, improve health outcomes and provide efficiencies within delivery of health and care services for people with poor MSK conditions. It is…
Paediatric Clinical Assessment Guide
Versus Arthritis are excited to launch their newly updated paediatric clinical assessment guide for healthcare professionals supporting children and young people with arthritis and MSK conditions. The guide can be accessed online or a free printed copy can be ordered from the Versus Arthritis online shop.
Check your bone health risk today
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Three horizons of MSK
I was reminded the other day of the three horizons model and thought how well this expresses the tensions we face in MSK. There is wide recognition that how we do things now doesn’t work for a whole host of reasons. It was this realisation that led Sussex MSK Partnership to try to do something…
Opportunity to host a SOMM course in 2025
The Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine will have a busy few months ahead with their ‘Foundation in Musculoskeletal Medicine’ and ‘Theory and Practice of Injection Therapy’ courses; webinars; and hosting collaborative events. SOMM is also planning their 2025 programme. If someone would like to host a SOMM course next year, please email SOMM’s office for more…