Author: Garreth

The British Chiropractic Association begins major strategic repositioning

Throughout its 95 years, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has taken the lead in both establishing chiropractic and shaping the profession in the UK. The Association’s direction has always been driven by the needs of the profession with a view to the future; always for the benefit of its practitioners and their patients.

After changes to the senior leadership team two years ago, the Association is now at the point where establishing a new strategic position will be paramount in moving forward in its development.…

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Manual for Movement from the BCA

New consumer research from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions to stay fit and healthy as lockdown restrictions lift.

Conducted with OnePoll, the research explored the step change in the habits and routines of 5000 people across the UK regarding their physical health and wellbeing beyond the immediate effects of the pandemic.

The survey-based study revealed that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions, such as online home exercise videos, health and wellbeing apps and virtual personal trainers to stay fit and healthy as lockdown restrictions lift, with 44% seeking to improve their overall energy levels.…

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BOA Annual Congress 2021 opens to general registration

General registration for the BOA Annual Congress 2021 opened on Monday 24 May. Early Bird registration is now closed. 

The Congress will be held for the first time at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). It will be one of the largest annual gatherings of trauma and orthopaedics professionals in the UK and hopefully one of the first live events since the start of the pandemic.

Sessions include:

  • Revalidation and hot topic sessions by specialist societies
  • Naughton Dunn Lecture delivered by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and BOA Honorary Secretary, Simon Hodkinson
  • The John Charnley Lecture delivered by Medical Director, Chief Surgeon, ENDO-Clinic, Hamburg, Professor Thorsten Gehrke
  • Sir Walter Mercer Lecture delivered by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor Robin Paton
  • King James IV Professorship Lecture delivered by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor Martin McNally

Further information about the Congress sessions can be accessed on the programme page of programme page the BOA website.…

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School toolkit for hypermobility support

School toolkit launched to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders

The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS UK) and the Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) have together launched an online toolkit for schools to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders.

The new website aims to provide school staff with simple information about symptomatic hypermobility and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and how they may affect primary and secondary pupils at school. It emphasises that the conditions affect children and young people in different ways and often, simple, low-cost adjustments can make a big difference.…

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Post-viral fatigue after COVID

It is estimated that one in 10 people still have symptoms 12 weeks after falling ill with COVID-19. Experts at BASRAT have compiled this infographic to aid recovery from Long COVID and post-viral fatigue.

Experts at BASRAT have compiled this infographic to aid recovery from Long COVID and post-viral fatigue.

The infographic includes the latest knowledge and input from Graduate Sport Rehabilitators working with COVID patients. The content and terminology has been tailored to help patients and reinforce confidence that the fatigue they experience is manageable and treatable.

New Bone Health Accreditation Scheme from ROS

The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has launched a new Bone Health Accreditation Scheme, which is aiming to help people to make good choices for their bones by displaying a ‘Bone Health Approved’ logo on products.

A wide range of products and services can now apply to the use the logo on their packaging and marketing materials, including foods, beverages, supplements and living aids. ROS bone health experts will then assess the claims that a product is making about bone health, and once approved, organisations can use the logo to show that their product or service is good for bones.…

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ESCAPE Pain secures future with partnership

A new partnership between the Health Innovation Network (HIN) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) has secured the future of the award-winning ESCAPE-pain programme, which helps people with knee, hip and back pain.

The ESCAPE-pain programme, which stands for Enabling Self-Management and Coping with Arthritic Pain using Exercise (ESCAPE), was developed by Professor Mike Hurley at St George’s University of London and Kingston University to help people with knee, hip and back pain. In 2013 it was identified as a local innovation that was ready for adoption by the Health Innovation Network (HIN), the Academic Health Science Network for south London.…

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Pain Alliance Europe Chronic Pain Survey

The Pain Alliance Europe is inviting people with chronic pain or their caregivers to take part in their 2021 survey on diagnosis and treatment. It’s available in 15 languages.

This is a second version of the survey The Pain Alliance Europe conducted in 2017. It will compare the responses from four years ago with the situation now, to see if there have been improvements over time.

PAE will use the survey results as a snapshot of the lives of people with chronic pain across Europe – the picture may vary from country to country.…

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Warwick study of mental defeat in chronic pain (WITHIN study)

Do you have chronic pain?
Volunteers are needed to take part in psychological research which aims to help explain distress and disability in chronic pain.

The WITHIN Study is funded by the Medical Research Council and is investigating to what extent mental defeat explains variations in pain severity, distress, and disability in the long term in patients with chronic pain.

If you are interested in taking part in the online questionnaire, complete the screening questionnaire to see if you are eligible.…

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BestMSK Health Update webinar

BestMSK Health Collaborative Update and Futures Launch,
Monday 7 June 2021 5.00pm – 6.30pm

Building on the BestMSK Health Collaborative launch event in February, this webinar will share key programme updates on musculoskeletal (MSK) including progress from clinical workstream leads and next steps.

The webinar will explore how we intend to work with your teams, our stakeholders and partners in the future and will launch BestMSK Future NHS Platform which will be the main point for our communication and engagement with our stakeholders and partners. …

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