Uncertainties over back pain relief

A new study by researchers at Brunel University London, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney, published in the BMJ, looked at 69 different medicines...

Articular cartilage can heal partially after injury

Articular cartilage can heal partially after injury – researchers found a new mechanism: Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is a musculoskeletal disorder shadowing especially the life of young...

Musculoskeletal pain: Lockdown impact

People with bone, joint and muscle pain saw their symptoms worsen during lockdown – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.  A...

Musculoskeletal health during lockdown

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen will investigate musculoskeletal health during the Covid_19 lockdown. A £52,000 grant has been awarded to investigate the impact of...

Recovery from years of muscle inactivity

Recovery from years of muscle inactivity by Performing Resistance Exercises Rapidly: Several years of hospitalisation, one example of muscle inactivity, causes a disproportionate decline in the muscle strength known to affect...

Could pain killers be hiding arthritis?

Could pain killers be hiding underlying arthritis? Thousands of patients with an inflammatory arthritis condition might be being mis-diagnosed because the pain killers they take...