Jack March am a big fan of NASS, this isnt news really. What is news though is they have innovated again in the patient self-management and support world. YourSpAce is a sensational resource to signpost patients to. Zoe Clark - Senior Self-management Programme Officer NASS and Allied Health Professional is here to discuss the project. Your SpAce LinkOrder free promo packs (postcards and A4 posters) Your SpAce has been supported by funding from Novartis. Novartis had no editorial input. With thanks to Ben Marlow from Ben&Jack Studio for recording and editing https://benandjackstudio.com ..read more

We are finishing up this AxSpA series with a bang! I finally managed to get Dr James Noake behind the microphone to talk about AxSpA in Sport and Exercise Medicine. We discuss the patients that attend his clinic, some of his tips, the challenges that this cohort present and the role of SEM Consultants in assessment/management Find James on twitter HERE Please provide feedback on this podcast HERE Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring this Series of 5 podcasts For more resources CLICK HERE ..read more

Psoriasis as we know is a big risk for developing Psoriatic Arthritis. Clinically reasoning who we send to Rheumatology is a little bit of a challenge however. Do you refer a person with Psoriasis and tendon pain? Or do you need more of an inflammatory picture first?  We don't want to delay diagnosis but we also don't want to over investigate or over medicalise. I discussed one way in a blog about nails. In this video I discuss a paper that looks at Psoriasis, MSK Pain and Ultrasound. We take some useful ideas from it to help with clinical reasoning.  Unfortunately the paper is not o ..read more

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The people who have conditions are the voices we need in healthcare to understand not only the effects of the disease but also the processes involved in navigating healthcare systems. Bethany Dawson has had Axial Spondyloarthritis for a number of years and has experienced the good and the bad of these systems. Dale Webb is the CEO of the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society who work tirelessly to bridge the divide between patients and healthcare. The information and experience in this podcast are vital if we as MSK Therapists are to understand our place in this landscape. I learned so much ..read more

I didnt think saying "not everyone with joint pain needs an xray" was going to be my controversial opinion when I think Tea is the worst drink ever invented but here we are... The NICE guidance says "Our guideline on osteoarthritis recommends that adults aged 45 or over should be diagnosed with osteoarthritis clinically without investigations if they have activity-related joint pain and either no morning joint-related stiffness or morning stiffness that lasts no longer than 30 minutes ..read more

Axial Spondyloarthritis affects "people of childbearing age" which means we need to know the affect it has on pregnancy, birth and symptoms. Unfortunately until recently this information has been quite sparce. Enter Dr Sinead Maguire who is changing this in a hugely positive manner. In this podcast we cover a lot of ground, the what, why and how does AxSpA affect women during and after pregnancy. Then we go on to talk about effects on the baby as well. A must for anyone seeing women with AxSpA! Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring this Series of 5 podcasts For more resources CLICK HERE Please ..read more

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, I booked in another sneaky podcast record and its a really great look at Hypermobility with the awesome Mike Makher.  We discuss what hypermobility is, what physios can do and when we should refer out.  Don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel or head to my website Rheumatology.physio for podcast links, blogs and more Rheumatology info   Comment on your experiences or any topics you want me to cover ..read more

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, trying something new this week as I created my first "Top Tips" video. This weeks video comes from a recent batch of courses I presented, the question was asked a couple of times. How do you differentiate a gout flare from an osteoarthritis flare? After all the symptom profiles and patient demographics are rather similar. The "Top Tips" series is born, you can watch the video below (10 mins) or I have popped the slides below as well which contain the information. Let me know what you think of this format please! The Rheum 101 hybrid event in Person and Virtual t ..read more

Welcome back Rheumatology fans, we are all about imaging and Psoriatic Arthritis this week following a heads up from the wonderful Chris Martey on twitter about a paper tha discusses this in fantastic detail. I have pulled out what I believe to be the salient points for this blog. The Rheum 101 hybrid event in Person and Virtual tickets are available and being snapped up FAST. Grab yours HERE if you want to hear from some amazing speakers all about Rheumatology (including Chris!). It will be unmissable!! FULL PAPER (open access ..read more