Chronic pain (CP) that significantly impacts a person's life, known as high impact chronic pain (HICP), is an important measure of CP consequences. Th…

AbstractObjectives. While electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) can facilitate innovative, holistic care for patients with inflammatory art

Objective To determine whether adding compartment specific knee bracing with an adherence intervention to advice, written information, and exercise instruction (AIE+B) is superior to advice, written i...

Objective To determine whether adding compartment specific knee bracing with an adherence intervention to advice, written information, and exercise instruction (AIE+B) is superior to advice, written i...

Musculoskeletal pain is a common complaint among children and young people, and primary care services are typically the first contact when seeking med…

Researchers from the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research at Keele University have been selected to take part in an exclusive exchange programme with colleagues in Washington DC thanks to their ...

Read the latest article version by Laurna Bullock, Andrea Cherrington, Emma M Clark, Jane Fleming, Ida Bentley, Elaine Nicholls, David Webb, Jo Smith, Sarah Bathers, Sarah Lewis, Robert Horne, Terence...

Objectives Most patients with health conditions necessitating time off work consult in primary care. Offering vocational advice (VA) early within this setting may help them to return to work and reduc...

Up to 70% of menopausal women report musculoskeletal (MSK) pain during and after the time of menopause. This observation suggests oestrogen deficiency may play ...

Introduction Long-lasting pain in adolescents may affect education, social interactions, and is associated with mental health challenges. Current interventions are often suboptimal due to insufficient...

BMC Pediatrics - Pain in childhood is common, but there is an information gap on initial care seeking. Our aim was to determine trends and variations in the consultation prevalence and incidence of...

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Background People living with persistent non-cancer pain often are prescribed opioids long-term, despite a lack of evidence for their long-term effectiveness and safety. This study informed the design...

Activity pacing aims to manage symptoms of chronic pain and improve function by modifying pain-related behaviours: avoidance, overdoing and overdoing-…

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Published: 18 September 2025 This report, commissioned by the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and Wellcome, has found that clinical research funded by charities and the public sector ...

Summary An electronic survey of 341 UK primary care staff identified barriers to evidence-based osteoporosis care including low confidence in clinical skills, the complex nature of decision-making, in...

This systematic review has summarized evidence regarding the course of hand pain, hand function, and prognostic factors that predict changes in symptoms in people with hand and thumb base osteoarth...

Objectives To estimate the direction and magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in outcome, experience and care among adults consulting for a musculoskeletal pain condition. Design Multicentre, pros...

To identify research priorities for physical activity and exercise management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA).We used a multi-stage process involv…

Introduction Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) international management guidelines advocate patient education and individualised exercises but lack evidence and physiotherapy practice for PMR is unknown....

This narrative review outlines recent research highlights and uncertainties in the exercise management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) published between J…

Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire - Volume 26

Objectives To assess the feasibility of a guideline-informed model of care for osteoarthritis in primary healthcare and community pharmacy settings in the West African context.Methods The 4-phase mixe...

Introduction Long Covid, the patient-preferred term, describes symptoms persisting after an acute Covid-19 infection. Understanding the importance and meaning of a Long Covid diagnosis to children a...

Read the latest article version by Martin J Thomas, Gemma Hughes, Kendra Cooke, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Emma Marshall, Laura Bowyer, Simon Wathall, Jo Smith, Sarah A Lawton, June Brammar, Thomas Burn...

To evaluate if, and how, clinicians elicit and address health and medicine beliefs in osteoporosis consultations, and to evaluate the impact of a conv…

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