Today is #WorldASday The focus is #mentalhealth needs of those living with #axialSpA #ankylosingspondylitis NASS have a programme of sessions coming live to your living room. Also, peer support can make a big difference -find groups near you nass.co.uk/managing-my-as…

For the many coronavirus patients who have ended up in ICU, surviving is only the first battle. Prolonged periods of ventilation and the extreme fatigue are just some side effects recovering patients face - as seen in this hospital in Wales. facebook.com/Channel4News/v…

Interesting and informative The BMJ graphic, explaining the realities and accuracy of testing

Another important paper to demonstrate the high incidence of so-called ‘labral tears’ in asymptomatic people. Do not operate on MRI scans. The psychological damage done by labelling someone’s hip/ groin pain as being due to their ‘labral tear’ runs deep.

Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis Among Patients Who Underwent Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32851367/

Do you have #RheumatoidArthritis, or at risk of getting #rheumatoid #arthritis, or see patients with RA? 👉🏽Worth doing as much #exercise #PhysicalActivity as possible to look after #muscle #strength!💪🏽 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Derek Griffin You know I feel so sorry for the coalface MSK practitioner on Twitter: we under-diagnose them we over diagnose, we scan too many them we don’t scan enough, we subgroup to improve treatment then we shouldn’t sub-group. We go round and round.

The #ACL injury journey – a guide for patients Thanks to Connor Gleadhill & Christian Barton for putting together this hugely valuable guide #XmasComeEarly ow.ly/OSwz50CROf7

Though hopefully most relevant for 2020 when we look back, this paper likely still of relevance to most countries in 2021 (but hopefully not beyond!) Stay physically active during COVID-19 with exercise as medicine #Infographic #2020Charts ow.ly/A6qN50CQK96

NEW BLOG! OAvsRA...? How do we distinguish or should we just put this question to bed? (Spoiler, ask better Questions) Legend of the blog - Erik Meira🦩 Music from Billy Talent Text here: rheumatology.physio/oa-vs-ra/ Podcast here: linktr.ee/rheumatology.p…

Please watch this and don't look away... bbc.co.uk/news/av/health…

This needs wider appreciation and understanding. The Beighton score is bang average.

Our new free online physical activity / #exercise e-Learning courses are now online from #EULAR2022 #eularHPR. Excellent collaborative work from the IMPACT-RMD Consortium to deliver them Rikke Helene Moe EULAR esor.eular.org/course/view.ph…

Its #RheumatoidArthritis awareness week. Here is a list of resources from me on the topic. Thread 🧵 1/

Some excellent info for Physio's working with patients who have inflammatory arthritis.

UK older adults unaware of #strength guidelines in Chief Medical Officers #PhysicalActivity guidelines Solutions more successful when they include ✅Social interaction ✅Ability-appropriate challenge ✅Provide short & long-term benefit 👉🏽mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1… via IJERPH

We are excited to launch our new SMILE-RA module on Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise! 🚴 🏃‍♂️ ⛹️‍♀️ 🏊 Hear from internationally renowned experts on the science, health benefits, barriers and how to exercise safely. Register now👉 nras.org.uk/smile

People with AxSpA please help shape my research! Help Physio's be better at identifying AxSpA. Complete this 2 minute survey. 🙏 NASS MySpondylitisTeam Dr. Dale Webb (he/him) please retweet / reX?? nhslothiansurveys.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/patient-perspe…