Category: Press Coverage

SOMM on the Physio Network podcast

SOMM logoSOMM is excited to announce that two of their Teaching Fellows, Darren Collin and Johnny Smith have recorded an episode for the Physio Network podcast, in which they discussed the role of manual therapy in physiotherapy, along with the key differences between NHS and private practice.

Physio NetworkThis insightful conversation (coming soon to your podcast feeds) sets the stage for SOMM’s upcoming Spinal Manual Therapy Masterclass, taking place on 11th October 2025 in Liverpool — a new offering designed to sharpen hands-on skills and deepen clinical reasoning in spinal care.…

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Sport Rehab Advice on BBC

BASRaT registered sport rehabilitator, Adam Naylor gave advice on the BBC’s Morning Live programme in early February. It was in a news piece that followed two runners struggling with injuries. In the item, Adam explains factors affecting injury and carries out an assessment on each runner. Following the assessment, Adam provides personalised advice on how best to help, highlighting how a sport rehabber delivers effective, person-centred rehabilitation.

BASRaT has a dedicated running guide that benefits both beginners and those already running.…

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ROS Better Bones campaign update

The Royal Osteoporosis Society would like to extend a huge thank you to all their colleagues across ARMA who helped advocate for universal, quality Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in the build up to the Spring Budget.

Naturally, the ROS was disappointed that the Chancellor missed a golden opportunity in the Budget to launch a Transformation Fund for FLS. However, they will continue making the case with the Sunday Express, whose Better Bones campaign has driven a huge increase in public awareness of what’s at stake.…

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Walk Yourself Happy

Royal College of Podiatry MSK lead, Dr Helen Branthwaite has contributed a chapter on foot health and wellbeing for Julia Bradbury’s newest book on walking: ‘Walk Yourself Happy.’

Poor MSK health affecting the feet and the lower limb impacts around 30% of the UK population, and not being able to walk has a wider impact on wellbeing. This book covers all areas of wellbeing including, nutrition, sleep and mental health with foot care, footwear choice and foot strength playing a major role in walking yourself happy.

Making support for people in pain a reality

Media coverage of MSK conditions and pain is rare. Good coverage even more uncommon. So it was great to see the BBC focus on chronic pain on 11 May. A week earlier, coverage of the NICE draft guidelines on managing arthritis generated headlines such as “Exercise instead of taking painkillers, arthritis sufferers told.” Unsurprisingly this resulted in outcry from those who rely on pain medication to manage their arthritis, especially those who really need surgery but are on unacceptably long waiting lists after the pandemic.…

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Freehab in the British Journal of Sports Medicine

Freehab has recently been featured as a ‘service spotlight’ in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The article explains the need for Freehab’s inception and aims to inspire others to adopt social enterprise models as a means of creating equitable services. You are welcome to email info@freehab.co.uk if you have difficulties accessing the article. 

Freehab is a UK-based social enterprise that provides free access to advice, support and rehabilitation for MSK conditions. As a social enterprise, the business objective is not profit driven but, rather, focused on the achievement of its mission and vision; with any profits being reinvested towards the fulfilment of that goal.…

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Ailsa Bosworth on the EULAR PARE Podcast

EULAR bannerNRAS’s National Patient Champion, Ailsa Bosworth MBE, talks about SMILE-RA on the EULAR PARE podcast. SMILE-RA is a self-management e-learning programme for people with rheumatoid arthritis, a programme which was one of the winners of the Best Practice Fair at the EULAR PARE Conference.

You can listen to the episode, “Meet a PARE Best Practice Fair winner – NRAS” of the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and also find the EULAR PARE Podcast on Spotify.

Panorama NHS: Wait or Pay

The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 5.61 million, as the NHS struggles to clear the growing backlog of cases caused by COVID-19. In a BBC Panorama programme on 27 September, Victoria Derbyshire met some of those on the waiting list and heard about the profound effects it is having on their lives.

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BASRaT edited BJSM issue

July’s edition of British Journal of Sports Medicine is edited by BASRAT Chief Executive, Steve Aspinall and references ARMA

BJSM’s July issue is an invaluable read.  Edited by BASRaT Chief Executive, Steve Aspinall, Steve focusses on both treating the patient in front of you and the power of language: integrating research into effective clinical practice.

“In a year of great turmoil and hardship for the vast majority of society, it has also been a time for organisations, professional associations and healthcare bodies to come together, working to bring about positive change and give everybody, regardless of who or where they are, the right to rehabilitation.…

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