INTEGRATE Pain – Delphi voting

Pain Alliance Europe is asking: Which aspects of pain are important to record and measure? The question comes from an exciting transatlantic research consortium, INTEGRATE-Pain. PAE on behalf of INTEGRATE-Pain is looking for people’s personal experience to help decide this. Pain Alliance Europe is looking for people with lived and/or advocacy experience to participate in…

Ostrich flat feet research

When it comes to pain, what’s right for children’s feet? People can hold strong beliefs on children’s foot health: from what is worn on the feet, to the use of orthoses. It all comes from a good place and wanting the best for children and young people. The most common scenario clinicians encounter is symptomatic…

Guest blog: How treating my RMD has influenced my hopes for the future

Pain is not something that anyone wants. Chronic illness will rob so much of a person that often, we are only able to see it as stealing from life. For myself, I will never seek to deny the anguish of the first years of my illness with rheumatoid arthritis. I was a shadow, hiding in…

Anthony Woolf retires from ARMA Board

ARMA bids a fond farewell to Professor Anthony Woolf, who retires from the board of trustees in July. Tony Woolf served nine years on the ARMA board, two years as vice-chair and seven years as chair. In his role on the board, Tony ardently supported the drive for everyone with MSK conditions to receive appropriate,…

Four Nation Strategy for Pain Management

The Faculty of Pain Medicine is pleased to announce the publication of a Four Nation Strategy for Pain Management. This framework, published 30 June 2022, integrates pain management across other stakeholder sectors of health and social care, and aims to help coordinate, deliver and further develop care using resources and pathways already available. It was…

NRAS Stress Matters survey

At the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), research helps develop and deliver services to best meet the needs of all those living with inflammatory arthritis. NRAS is planning to develop resources with practical information about managing stress levels. The ‘Stress Matters’ project is an NRAS initiative that aims to develop a better understanding on the…

NOA NCIP webinar

NOA webinar: National Consultant Information Portal (NCIP) Orthopaedic Roll Out 6 July 2022 1pm – 2.15pm The next NOA webinar will look at the National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) roll out in Orthopaedic Surgery across England. Speakers include: Stephen Lowis, NCIP Programme Implementation and Insights Lead, NHS England and NHS Improvement Marina Bogovac, Head of…

Consortium to transform leisure facilities into MSK hubs

Good Boost introduces a UK health pilot aiming to explore how the untapped potential of leisure facilities could save millions from painful MSK conditions and billions for NHS. Good Boost, ukactive, Orthopaedic Research UK, ESCAPE-pain and Arthritis Action have formed a health and fitness consortium to research transforming leisure facilities into MSK hubs The project…

PCRMM webinar: All About PMR

19 July 2022 This extremely informative and interesting webinar will discuss in depth the diagnosis and treatment of Polymyalgia rheumatica. It will be hosted by Dr Sarah Mackie and Dr Bharat Kandikonda, both well-known experts in this area. They will discuss what PMR is, how to diagnose it, how to treat it and when to…

AI in Orthopaedics conference

AI in Orthopaedics, 27 September 2022, London Orthopaedic Research UK are organising the first national conference dedicated to the role of AI within orthopaedics. It’s designed to cut through the hype and focus on practical ways in which AI, underpinned by Big Data, can be used to benefit patients and the NHS. Speakers will include…