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At the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis we are improving the lives of people with musculoskeletal disease through world-leading epidemiological research.
Find out below the latest news from our current and previous projects, the interdisciplinary team of researchers and students at the Centre, and the engaged patient partners, supporting our work.
Improving outcomes for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain: Study 1 Learning from Professionals
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is estimated to be prevalent in up to 40% of children and young people, and for some, this pain can persist into adulthood. Children and young people can experience a number of different musculoskeletal pain conditions but little is known...
![[Infographic] Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the UK](https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/centre-for-epidemiology/wp-content/uploads/sites/236/2021/11/JIA-Twitter-1-1080x675.png)
[Infographic] Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the UK
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the name given to inflammation in the joints (arthritis) that first occurs in children and young people under the age of 16. It is a painful and disabling condition that can lead to long-term damage.The last time researchers...
Research Improves Lives – #MyMSKStory
Our colleagues at Vocal have collaborated with people living with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition and MSK researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre to share stories about physical movement, self-management, and research. Search #MyMSKStory on...
People, Not Numbers – #MyMSKStory
Our colleagues at Vocal have collaborated with people living with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition and MSK researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre to share stories about physical movement, self-management, and research. Search #MyMSKStory on...
Movement isn’t just physical – #MyMSKStory
Our colleagues at Vocal have collaborated with people living with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition and MSK researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre to share stories about physical movement, self-management, and research. Search #MyMSKStory on...
Public Involvement Opportunity with “Assembling the Data Jigsaw”
Type of Opportunity Patient-Public Involvement Contributor (known as Public Contributor[1]) with the research programme called “Assembling the Data Jigsaw” Time Commitment There will be approximately 10 meetings during the time of the research which will run...
COVID Voices: Research Funding Success Built on Conversation, Collaboration, and Relationships
The story of a comment at a Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Group by a patient contributor that turned into the award of a successful patient co-led grant.Lynn Laidlaw (Patient Researcher), Joyce Fox (Patient Researcher), and Dr Charlotte Sharp (Principal...
COVID Voices: Understanding Personal Shielding Experiences of People Living with Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease
People living with arthritis and musculoskeletal disease were amongst those identified as “clinically extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 by the NHS England. Research, commissioned by Versus Arthritis, found the approach to shielding was unclear, causing confusion and...
Pain Forecast: How to Predict Chronic Pain
In 2016, researchers at the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis conducted a national smartphone study, called Cloudy with a Chance of Pain, to investigate the age old belief that weather influences pain. We asked people to track their symptoms using a smartphone...
Manchester Digital Pain Manikin: A New Way of Measuring Pain
A team of researchers from the Centre for Health Informatics and the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis have developed the Manchester Digital Pain Manikin app.The app contains a human body-shaped figure (the manikin) on which people can draw to indicate where...
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