Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
NASS are delighted to launch the second in their series of three videos explaining what Ankylosing Spondylitis is and how it affects people.
The animation ‘Ankylosing Spondylitis – Not just Back Pain’ describes how AS can affect other joints, tendons and ligaments, along with other areas including the eyes, bowels and skin.
We hope you find the video interesting.
Please do share it to raise awareness of how AS affects 200,000 people in the UK.
LUPUS UK has recently launched its campaign in build up to Lupus Awareness Month 2017 in October. The #THISISLUPUS campaign is encouraging people affected by lupus to share their experiences of the disease and the impact it has on their lives. By opening up about lupus more, we hope to show people something that they may not usually see – we aim to make the invisible visible.
We have decided to re-use a design for our campaign poster because it ties very well with our aims and generated a lot of conversation when we first used it five years ago.…
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BASEM is excited to launch its new partnership with OrthoEvidence (OE).
OE is the global source for summarized, high quality orthopaedic research from around the globe and the service will provide BASEM members with premium access to summaries and critical appraisals of high quality orthopaedic research making them part of a growing community of more than 37,000 practitioners who rely on the highest-quality orthopaedic research to help improve their practice. 60% of OE members surveyed last year even stated that they had changed their practice as a result of reading OE reports.…
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Join our webinar on Friday the 8th September at 12pm to find out.
The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK will be hosting a webinar Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Training and Delivery in the NHS on the 8th September at 12pm in conjunction with ARMA and NHS England.
Speakers Dr Natasha Jones FFSEM, Vice President of the Faculty and Dr Mike Rossiter FFSEM will be detailing the scope of work a Sport & Exercise (SEM) Consultant covers, both within and outside of the NHS.…
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The aim of Fibromyalgia Awareness Week is to raise awareness of fibromyalgia, and the impact it has on those living with fibromyalgia, and their friends and family. Given that fibromyalgia is an invisible disease, it is so important that we raise awareness of fibromyalgia, in order to broaden perceptions, knowledge and understanding of this condition.
During the week, we will be sharing different perspectives from people living with fibromyalgia; family members; volunteers, patient organisation representatives, and healthcare professionals, in order to raise awareness and challenge some of the misconceptions people have about fibromyalgia. …
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The iO Convention is the biggest and best known osteopathic training and networking event in the UK osteopathic calendar. This year’s convention, running from 20th – 22nd October, offers an outstanding line-up of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. Taking place in a prestigious new venue, it will bring the profession together to learn, engage, celebrate the strides osteopathy has made, and look to the bright future for the profession.
Reflecting this year’s theme of ‘Emerging Models’, leading lights from the world of osteopathy and beyond will share the cutting-edge research transforming our understanding of osteopathic practice.…
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The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) UK welcomes the recent report published in the British Journal of General Practice – GPs’ knowledge, use and confidence in national physical activity and health guidelines and tools: a questionnaire-based survey of general practice in England.
The FSEM (UK), which represents and sets standards for Sport and Exercise Medicine clinical practice in the UK, is taking action to provide GPs with physical activity learning and reliable, evidence-based information to prevent and manage lifestyle-related diseases via physical activity.…
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The Edgar Stene Prize 2018 competition is open to people 18 years and over who are living with a Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal (RMD) disease. The 2018 prize will be awarded to the winning essay on the topic:
“My personal champion – supporting my everyday life with a rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD)”
For many people with RMDs it can be a long journey to receive the right diagnosis and appropriate treatment for their condition. The competition invites entrants to write about their personal experience.…
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The UK’s largest acupuncture association is taking its conferences on the road to Bristol and Edinburgh.
The AACP conferences provide a full day packed with distinguished speakers to educate you in the latest acupuncture research and techniques. All AACP conferences are designed to ensure every delegate learns and develops new techniques in western medical acupuncture that can be applied in their workplace.
Bristol Conference
Date: 23rd September 2017
Location: Holiday Inn Bristol – Filton, Filton Road, Bristol, BS16 1QX
Speakers:
2nd – 6th October 2017
So many people in the UK have some form of back pain. It is estimated that around 30 million people will suffer from back pain this year.
The debilitating condition can start in early life, as demonstrated by the fact that about one in four children regularly experience back pain. This is why BackCare, the national back pain charity, has chosen “Back Care in Education” as its theme for Back Care Awareness week, which is to take place between the 2 and 6 October this year.…
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