On this week's episode of Joint Action, we delve into the world of osteoarthritis management through the lens of mobile applications. Professor James Bilzon joins us to discuss how mobile apps are transforming osteoarthritis care, including the features, benefits and future potential of these innovative tools to empower individuals to take control of their osteoarthritis journey. James is a professor of Human and Applied Physiology with specific expertise in rehabilitation medicine at the University of Bath, UK. RESOURCES Journal articles Influence of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis life ..read more

On today’s episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Dr James Linklater OAM to discuss the use and misuse of imaging in the context of knee osteoarthritis. James is a radiologist and CEO of Castlereagh Imaging. He has particular skills in all aspects of musculoskeletal imaging and intervention and has ongoing research interests in imaging osteoarthritis and imaging of ACL reconstructions.  CONNECT WITH US Twitter/X: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorg Instagram: @ProfDavidHunter Email: hello@jointaction.info Website: www.jointaction.info/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva ..read more

On today’s episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Professor Jasvinder Singh to discuss disparities in total joint replacement, including disparities in who receives surgery and in surgical outcomes. Jasvinder Singh, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and holds the Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research Endowed Professor of Medicine. He has served as Director of the Rheumatology Research at the Birmingham VA Medical Center since 2009. RESOURCES Does the money matter? Disparities in total joint replacement outcomes by income CONNECT WITH US Twitter/X: @ProfDavidHunter @jointa ..read more

On today’s episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Professor Toby Smith to discuss core outcome sets in osteoarthritis trials. Toby is Professor of Clinical Trials at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick. His current research areas include exploring the rehabilitation of people after hip and knee surgery, trauma, and persistent pain. RESOURCES Journal articles The OMERACT-OARSI Core Domain Set for Measurement in Clinical Trials of Hip and/or Knee Osteoarthritis Uptake of the OMERACT-OARSI Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Core Outcome Set: Review of Randomized Controlled Tria ..read more

On this week's episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Dr Lauren King. Lauren is a rheumatologist and clinician scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her clinical research program combines epidemiology and implementation science, with the goal of identifying gaps in care and developing evidence-informed solutions to improve care and outcomes for people living rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, with a particular focus on osteoarthritis. RESOURCES “You don't put it down to arthritis”: A qualitative study o ..read more

On this week's episode of Joint Action, we are joined by Dr Matlock Jeffries. Matlock is a rheumatologist and clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre. His research interests include the microbiome in osteoarthritis and his research lab was the first to identify a microbiome within human and mouse cartilage which changes as patients develop osteoarthritis. RESOURCES OA susceptibility in mice is partially mediated by the gut microbiome, is transferrable via microbiome transplantation and is associated with immunophenotype changes The Microb ..read more

Dr Kosaku Aoyagi is a physical therapist and Assistant Professor based at the University of Texas at El Paso and the Director of Pain Research in Mechanism-based Physical Therapy. His expertise is in pain and central pain mechanism in osteoarthritis. On this week's episode of Joint Action, we discuss the use of opioids for osteoarthritis, opioid induced hyperalgesia and much more. RESOURCES Mediating Effect of Pain Sensitization on the Paradoxical Relation of Taking Opioids to Pain Severity in Knee Osteoarthritis: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study CONNECT WITH KOSAKU Laboratory website ..read more

On today’s episode of Joint Action, we discuss common misconceptions about osteoarthritis and how we can improve knowledge and build helpful beliefs. We are joined by Dr Ben Darlow. Ben is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago Wellington and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialist based in Wellington, New Zealand.   RESOURCES Living with osteoarthritis is a balancing act: an exploration of patients' beliefs about knee pain The osteoarthritis knowledge scale CONNECT WITH US Twitter: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorg Email: hello@jointaction.info Website: www.jointaction.in ..read more

On the final episode for 2023, we answer some listener questions. Best wishes for the end of 2023 and Happy Holidays! CONNECT WITH US Twitter: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorg Email: hello@jointaction.info Website: www.jointaction.info/podcast If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to learn more about osteoarthritis from the world's leading experts! And please let us know what you thought by leaving us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

On this week's episode of Joint Action, learn more about the benefits of walking and running for managing your osteoarthritis and how you can get started. We will hear from experts: Grace Lo (Season 3, Episode 14) Christian Barton (Season 3, Episode 16) CONNECT WITH US Twitter: @ProfDavidHunter @jointactionorg Email: hello@jointaction.info Website: www.jointaction.info/podcast If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to learn more about osteoarthritis from the world's leading experts! And please let us know what you thought by leaving us a review! Hosted on Acast. See aca ..read more