In the absence of robust evidence, we have produced clinical consensus recommendations for the non-surgical treatment of Perthes’ Disease. The paper can be viewed here: boneandjoint.org.uk/article/10.130… #BOAAC24

It’s getting really exciting 🤩 Bobby the bone has had an upgrade, ready to open the most exciting trial ever in Perthes’ Disease🦴 Any day now! If you’re interested & we’ve not spoke to you yet, let us know 📧 [email protected] You can join the WhatsApp group too!

Congratulations to OP Non-STOP which opened to recruitment yesterday and recruited their first patient today🎉🏆Dan Perry OCTRU Trials Hub Adam Galloway NON-STOP

So happy to get this study open and start to answer one of the most important questions in paediatric orthopaedics! 💪🦴 We have a great website too, for anyone who’d like to know more about the Op NON-STOP study! opnonstop.org

Very pleased to have submitted my PhD thesis today!📗 Thanks to everyone that’s supported and participated over the last few years 🙏 💪 Bring on 2025 viva! But for now… Out of office is on! 🎅🏼 #AGCDRF #NONSTOP #Perthes

Healthcare professionals of all disciplines are welcome to submit an abstract for #CATAC25 an amazing opportunity to showcase your research! Plus, it’s hosted by University of Leeds this year…I’m not biased enough to say it means it will be the best one yet or anything 👀 but…

Want to know more about the best study ever for Perthes’ Disease?! 💪 Dan Perry & I will be hosting a webinar with Steps Charity Worldwide to discuss the trial that is going to answer one of the most important questions in children’s orthopaedics!🦴 Sign up 🔗: tinyurl.com/StepsOPNS

When life gives you the chance to describe something as “idiopathic avascular necrosis of the developing femoral head” or to use ice cream…why wouldn’t you?! 🍦 Find out more about what’s going on in the Op NON-STOP study at: opnonstop.org #Perthes #PerthesDisease

Find out all about the Op NON-STOP study in our webinar with Steps Charity Worldwide 🗓️ Tuesday 25th February ⏰20:00 Sign up link: tinyurl.com/StepsOPNS In the meantime, take a look at the study website: opnonstop.org #Perthes #PerthesDisease

Happy #RareDiseaseDay everyone 💪 The physio team Leeds Children's Hospital have donned our amazing socks to #ShowYourStripes 🦓 Thank you MedicsforRareDisease 🧦 🙏 Check out the blog below to find out more about our clinical trial in #PerthesDisease

🚨Hot off the press🚨 Our editorial for the opnonstop.org study is now available for free in The Bone & Joint Journal 🔗 ow.ly/usmS50V8jW2 📖 Read about how we will answer one of the most important questions in paeds ortho ❓How do we best manage children with #Perthes

Cracking time at #BHS25 in☀️Harrogate! 🧠Great content! 🏃‍♂️Fun run! (Missed the Eurovision memo) Delighted to have been awarded the non-surgical travelling fellowship. Looking forward to collaborating with international colleagues🇳🇴 Thank you British Hip Society for the opportunity🙏

Fantastic research symposium as ever for British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery 2025 in Brighton! Thanks to the research committee for the invite to talk about the befit of mixed methods in paediatric orthopaedic research Here’s to the next few days 💪🦴 #BSCOS25

A new type of conference for me & a really cool experience to talk at the Behaviour Change Conference 2025 in Lisbon🇵🇹 Bringing the NON-STOP app to life has been a dream thanks to HMA Today we shared our experiences of what AMAZING collaboration looks like! #BCConf2025

Still in a state of “what just happened?!” but yesterday I successfully defended Bobby the Bone and passed my PhD viva!🦴💪 Simply not possible without the amazing support I’ve had from my supervisors, mentors and the awesome FASTER team! Thank you all!🙏 #Perthes #PhD #AGCDRF

Kicked off at Royal Free yesterday (forgot the selfie!🤦‍♂️) and on to Leicester today for Op NON-STOP physio training🏥 Both teams were brilliant, now fully prepped & excited to deliver the active containment intervention🏋️ Big momentum building in Op NON-STOP💪🦴 #Perthes #NIHR

🚨Paper 3 of the NON-STOP is out! 🚨 We share the journey developing the NON-STOP app — a digital self-management tool for kids with #Perthes’ disease From theory to practice 🧠📲 Now published in Bone & Joint Open 🦴💪 Check it out 👉 boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130… #AGCDRF #PhD

🎓Had the best afternoon celebrating at graduation University of Leeds🎓 Can’t thank everyone enough, awesome supervisors, amazing mentors/life coaches, and family and friends just willing to listen to me talk about Perthes’! 🙏 #AGCDRF #PhD #Graduation

Made it to Liverpool for #BOAAC25 💪 Couple of days of listening and catching up with everyone then Thursday is ATOCP Physio time Very kindly asked to speak about #Perthes (what else 🤷) I’ll share what I’ve learned so far, and of course update on OpNONSTOP.org

Thank you Bone & Joint Open for covering our paper in the latest AI talks pod!🎙️ “From theory to practice” 🧠📲 The podcast discusses the NON-STOP app as well as lessons learned & insights for anyone interested in digital intervention development 🎧 ow.ly/XieX50WYnla 🎧