by Web team (HR) | Feb 8, 2019 | Pain and fatigue, Uncategorised
Musculoskeletal research findings What is already known? The rheumatological condition fibromyalgia is characterised by the presence of multiple positive tender points. A positive tender point is a site on the body which is painful on the application of firm pressure....
by Web team (HR) | Feb 8, 2019 | Osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal research findings What we did? Steroid injections are widely used in managing painful knee osteoarthritis. In this study supported by Arthritis Research UK, men and women aged over 40 with painful knee OA received a steroid injection into their knee...
by Web team (HR) | Feb 8, 2019 | Osteoarthritis, Uncategorised
Musculoskeletal research findings What was already known? Pain is an important outcome measure in osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trials. Unfortunately, there is a lack of consensus about what is the best way to measure pain in patients with OA, which means that...
by Web team (HR) | Feb 7, 2019 | Inflammatory myositis, Uncategorised
Musculoskeletal research findings What was already known? Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a muscle disease that is part of a group of rare autoimmune diseases known as the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, or myositis. The other major subgroups of myositis are...
by Web team (HR) | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorised
Musculoskeletal research findings 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...
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