Epidemiology, pain and primary care researcher. Interested in research on pain in children, young people & over the lifecourse. Views are my own.
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@campainstudy findings published! Prevalence of childhood musculoskeletal pain in Swedish primary care. Many consultations coded as unspecified pain sites, with back pain the most common specific site recorded #KeeleMSK sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @AnnaJoud
Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis: 2026 British Society for Rheumatology evidence-based guideline. This is the first BSR guideline focused on pain in inflammatory arthritis.
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2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis | Rheumatology | Oxford Academic - academic.oup.com/rheumatolog…
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Welcome to the Pain Navigator website!
Based on research and input from children & young people, we created a resource to support aged 8-18 year olds in managing their pain and their feelings about it & taking the mystery away from using primary care.
painnavigator.co.uk
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Our Pain Navigator resources for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain are now live! Take a look, share, feedback if you want!! painnavigator.co.uk/
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Our Pain Navigator resources for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain are now live! Take a look, share, feedback if you want!! painnavigator.co.uk/
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The EQ-5D-5L is valid for identifying high impact chronic pain in population-based studies sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #KeeleMSK #EuroQol
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Are you a paediatric physiotherapist working in private practice in the UK? We’re inviting clinicians to take part in a research study. If you’re interested in finding out more or would like to take part, please get in touch via the QR code below or email: [email protected]
Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) are broadly acceptable for patients with inflammatory #arthritis, but less so in patients who are older or with lower digital skills/access or health literacy. academic.oup.com/rheumap/art… #KeeleMSK #PROMs
New paper from @campainstudy - there is substantial variation in primary care analgesia prescribing & referrals for back pain in children & young people, with inequities by deprivation & ethnicity #LBP #KeeleMSK rdcu.be/e8yhX @arthritisukorg @mjthomas287
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Do you have #osteoporosis? Have you broken a bone easily or have you been offered osteoporosis medicines? Take part in a survey to help us explore and address how this can affect wellbeing.
See flyer for details or click here: healthsurvey.hfac.keele.ac.u…
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Keele University is leading a new multi-million pound research initiative to transform mental health support across the region, after securing £11m from @NIHRresearch.
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Knee bracing can lead to improvements in patient reported outcomes in people with knee #osteoarthritis. @KeeleUniversity @Keele_CTU RCT of 466 individuals @melaholden @clare_jinks #KeeleMSK
Adding compartment specific knee bracing and an adherence intervention to advice, written information, and exercise instruction resulted in small improvements in patient reported outcomes among individuals with knee osteoarthritis, finds study
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Mixed methods process evaluation for an RCT to improve shared decision-making on #osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study Protocol openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/arti… #KeeleMSK
Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1… #KeeleMSK
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Keele's healthcare research has been recognised as among the best in the world in a newly-released international ranking🌍 🥇
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Keele University recognised as global research leader in musculoskeletal disorders keele.ac.uk/about/news/2025/… #KeeleMSK
Current evidence does not demonstrate a significant effect of HRT on musculoskeletal pain in menopausal women. Studies have substantial heterogeneity, making it difficult to to draw firm conclusions to guide clinical practice. #KeeleMSK
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Workshops with adolescents & professionals gave important insights on an intervention for long-lasting adolescent pain. #KeeleMSK link.springer.com/article/10…
1st paper from @campainstudy published!
Prevalence of primary care consultations for musculoskeletal pain in a denominator population of over 4 million children & young people.
link.springer.com/article/10… #KeeleMSK
