Posts by bmillar
Foot and ankle Osteoarthritis and Cognitive impairment in retired UK Soccer players
March 31, 2023
Osteoarthritis and knee pain can force anyone to slow down; but FOCUS, the School of Academic Rheumatology’s latest study in the field, has been gaining considerable momentum. The FOCUS study (Foot and ankle Osteoarthritis and Cognitive impairment in retired UK Soccer players) aims to shed light on the effects of playing professional football on knee …
Effect of Dietary fibre & Exercise on Knee pain
July 7, 2022
Why we are doing the INSPIRE Study? Endocannabinoids are molecules made by our bodies which are similar to some of the substances in marijuana. They regulate appetite, mood, sleep, muscle strength, inflammation and they also are involved in how strongly we feel and respond to pain. There have been efforts to generate new drugs that …
Accelerated TMS for Pain Inhibition: The BoostCPM Study
November 11, 2021
What’s this & why would it help with pain? There is more and more evidence that effective treatments need to focus on any disturbed communication between brain areas that are fundamental to the perception of pain. Logically, if abnormal brain connectivity patterns are reversed, this should help to alleviate chronic pain. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) …
The East Midlands Knee Pain Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort Study
May 20, 2021
Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences The research team led by Professor Abhishek developed and tested the feasibility of a complex intervention for knee pain delivered by a nurse, and comprising both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. In the first phase, the acceptability of the non-pharmacological …
My Experience as Communication Co-ordinator
March 29, 2020
I was successful in gaining a placement as the Communication Co-ordinator for the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) MSK Theme, based in the Department of Academic Rheumatology for the spring semester through the School of English placements scheme. Throughout my time here I have been responsible for a number of tasks ranging from involvement …
The truth behind the pubic rami fracture: identification of pelvic fragility fractures at a university teaching hospital
January 23, 2020
Dawn van Berkel, O Herschkovich, R Taylor, Terence Ong, Opinder Sahota Health Care of the Older Persons, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Older patients presenting with pelvic fragility fractures(PFF) is an increasing epidemic. The most common pelvic fracture identified by plain radiograph is pubic rami fracture. These fractures are painful …
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