Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Newsletter
November 22, 2020
The Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Newsletter is an annual newsletter keeping you up to date with news from the study and studies linked with it. Here you’ll find some highlights from our current projects and the results of our research.
Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Newsletter
October 20, 2020
A BIG THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO OUR RESEARCH. YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND CONTINUED SUPPORT IS VALUABLE AND GREATLY APPRECIATED. To find out more about our research please follow the link below: Newsletter
Persistent knee pain following total knee replacement
The problem of knee Osteoarthritis (OA), and therefore chronic pain and disability, is on the rise. Although total knee replacement (TKR) has significantly improved pain and functioning for most end-stage knee OA patients, unfortunately 20% of patients still report persistent knee pain following TKR. Third year medical student, Lauren Quinn, undertook a project which aimed …
Investigating the adverse effects related with long term use of paracetamol
April 3, 2020
Guidelines often recommend paracetamol as a first-line analgesic, particularly for osteoarthritis (OA), based on its perceived safety. However, there is growing discussion, highlighted in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence OA (NICE) 2014 guidance on OA, that paracetamol is not as safe as originally thought, especially at the highest therapeutic dose of 4gm/day. …
How hand osteoarthritis is associated with hand pain and function
March 2, 2020
Dr Abhishek is currently leading a study that investigates ultrasound markers of symptoms of hand osteoarthritis (OA). OA is the most prevalent form of arthritis, particularly concerning hand joints. The symptoms of OA include; joint swelling, functional impairment, participation restriction and overall reduced quality of life. Despite this, there are no disease-modifying drugs for OA …
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 …
Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Newsletter
October 16, 2019
The Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Newsletter is an annual newsletter keeping you up to date with news from the study and studies linked with it. Here you’ll find some highlights from our community of studies and events.
Muscle mass, metabolic quality and physical function in frail older people with non-weight bearing fractures.
September 5, 2019
“No decline with age is as dramatic or potentially more significant than the decline in lean body mass” (1). In 1989 Rosenberg published this observation and coined the term sarcopenia, a description that has subsequently been extended to incorporate the associated loss of muscle strength and function (2, 3). Muscle loss begins in the fifth …
KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AND WEB-BASED EXERCISES
April 25, 2019
“Helping research is not only about helping yourself but about helping the generations to come. And it does not stop there, as the research, in which you helped, may facilitate or initiate many other studies. It is like a chain reaction and credit go to all the volunteers helping with these studies.” Sameer Gohir …
The Musculoskeletal Theme Annual Science Day
March 1, 2019
The Musculoskeletal Theme Annual Science Day took place on the 14th January and brought together students, researchers, clinicians, academics and all those interested in MSK research in Nottingham. The opening session was led by the Phenotyping Research Area which featured a presentation on the Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing Cohort Study, a 5 year longitudinal …
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