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 …
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 …
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
Identifying key elements of non-pharmacological treatment package for fibromyalgia: Evidence synthesis and Delphi exercise
April 14, 2020
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body and currently has no cure. However, there are treatments which can help relieve some of the symptoms and make the condition easier to live with. Burak Kundakci, a PhD student at the University of Nottingham, conducted research into a package of care …
Neural adaptations to acute muscle damage in younger and older adults (AMD)
March 10, 2020
Muscle force relies on a combination of altered motor unit (MU) firing rates and recruitment through an increasing range of sizes. However, alterations in these mechanisms may influence muscle functional decline when in a fatigued and damaged state. Although eccentric exercise provokes more significant loss of function, muscle damage and soreness than concentric exercise, it …
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.
How lying in bed will help future manned missions to Mars
October 2, 2019
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are helping to push back the boundaries of space travel in a new study to examine a potentially serious adverse effect of weightlessness on the human body. The 3-day bed rest study is being carried out in Nottingham in parallel to a 60-day bed rest study currently …
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 Benefits of a Nurse-Led Package of Care for Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis
April 5, 2019
Nottingham’s Biomedical Research Centre are currently in the midst of an exciting new study, titled ‘The East-Midlands Knee Pain Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort Study: Cohort Establishment and Feasibility cohort-randomised controlled trial’. Led by Chief Investigator Dr Abhishek, Clinical Associate Professor of Rheumatology, the study is set to develop a nurse-led package of care for …
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