Keep up to date with recent findings and important advances in our research for musculoskeletal conditions.
Musculoskeletal conditions affect up to 9 million people in the UK.
In the Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, we are dedicated to understanding the causes of these diseases and are researching ways to improve the lives of people living with these conditions.
Find out about the major disease areas we study and the results of our research, below.
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Are you someone who has a musculoskeletal condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia or lupus? Are you a carer for someone with a musculoskeletal condition? You can influence world-leading research from the comfort of...
Incidence and Prevalence of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the UK
What was already known?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...
BSR Best Practice Award winner: supporting rheumatoid arthritis patients to take their medication
**** Just published **** Our latest paper on improving adherence to methotrexate 'Translating research into practice: halving non-adherence to methotrexate', has been awarded one of the first British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Best Practice awards!!! Here's the...
How the weather affects the pain of citizen scientists using a smartphone app
Approximately 75% of people with long-term pain conditions, such as arthritis, believe weather affects their pain. Many report pain is made worse by the cold. Others report pain is made worse by the warm. And others report damp or rainy weather aggravates pain. To...
Chromatin interactions reveal novel gene targets for drug repositioning in rheumatic diseases
Diseases affecting the joints, muscle and bone, (rheumatic diseases), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are chronic, disabling conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. These diseases have...
The risk of uveitis in patients with JIA receiving etanercept: the challenges of analysing real-world data.
What was already known? Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) affects approximately 1 in 1000 children in the UK. Up to one in four of these children will also have serious eye disease associated with their JIA called uveitis. Children with JIA are more likely to...
Myositis specific autoantibodies improve performance of the myositis classification criteria
People with myositis develop inflammation in the muscles, resulting in weakness of the arms and legs. It can be difficult for scientists to study myositis, not only because the disease is rare, but also because people often have very different symptoms from each...
Muscle amyloid scan provides a new way to distinguish between different types of muscle inflammation
Myositis is a rare disease affecting the muscles and connective tissues of the body. In people who suffer with myositis, the muscles become inflamed causing weakness of the arms and legs. There are several types of myositis and the treatment offered varies depending...
Development and validation of a methotrexate adherence assay
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) affects nearly 1% of people in Britain. Most patients with RA experience joint pain, stiffness and swelling. This is due to inflammation of the joints that can lead to joint damage. RA can have a severe impact on the lives of sufferers.RA...
Vaccinations and RA patients on immunosuppressive therapy
What is already known? People with rheumatoid arthritis are at a greater risk of infections than the general population. It is recommended that people with rheumatoid arthritis who are prescribed immunosuppressive medication have yearly influenza and a pneumonia...
Obtaining a greater understanding of the causes of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and developing new therapies.
What was already known? Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a term used to describe a collection of childhood onset arthritic diseases and as such includes a diverse group of diseases. A classification system has been established by the International League of...
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