Individuals with a history of knee injury are 3-6 times more likely than those without knee injury to develop knee OA. Paying particular attention to joint exercises can help to prevent the development of OA post injury. remaininthegame.org

Don’t think running on hard surfaces is bad for your joints when sitting on soft surfaces is far more dangerous! Marathon runners have about half the rates of hip and knee arthritis than non-runners! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29342063/

The pre-proof version of our paper 'Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE Study' is available as open access in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journals bit.ly/TraumaBiomarke…

New ADVANCE #research: Combat injury is associated with #suicidal ideation in UK #military, but how much of it is due to injury and how much is due to leaving service? #veteran #suicideprevention 👉Summary: advancestudydmrc.org.uk/publications/ 👇Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

BASEM Annual Conf – Session Update Wing Commander Rob Barker-Davies will lead a session on Musculoskeletal Injury & its Effect on UK Defence 🗓️ Nov 07, 3:30 PM 🔗 bit.ly/3ypTcpO 🎟️ bit.ly/4f6cmkV DMRC-Stanford Hall #UKDefence #InjuryPrevention

The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study (TOPS) is the first prevention clinical trial which aims to discover whether diet and exercise can help prevent knee osteoarthritis. 👉 Click the link to learn more or share this with someone who might be interested: osteoarthritisresearch.com.au/tops-study

Delighted to be sharing a session with my colleagues at this years basem_uk conference. See session link👇🏼 basem.co.uk/conference-ses… I will present the evolution of the STRONG study & how it aims to influence future military performance & defence rehab practice. Defence Rehabilitation

NEW PUBLICATION led by Oliver O'Sullivan: knee osteoarthritis and serum biomarkers in combat-injured veterans. Key findings: PIIANP, leptin and adiponectin levels were linked radigraphic changes and knee pain. #VersusArthritis Oliver OSullivan ADVANCE Study doi.org/10.1016/j.joca…

If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn

EDITOR’S CHOICE: Delighted that our paper on Osteoarthritis in the UK Military has been selected in this months BMJ Military Health paywall FREE! OA Action Alliance Versus Arthritis OPTIKNEE stefan qz Dr Joanne Stocks Dr Pete Ladlow Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation DMRC-Stanford Hall Nottingham Research militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/170/4/…

Many congrats Oliver OSullivan and team. 🙌🏽

Same need in the UK too.

CN for Colt Prizes 24 is out, from a dedicated Colt email. Email went to 100s of colleagues . Deadline COP 20Sep24.Defence Professor of Military Surgery Ed Barnard Defence Rehabilitation Duncan Wilson Defence Medical Services Jason Smith DefProf Anaesthetics UK Defence Professor of Military Medicine Acad Dep Mil Nursing Defence Deanery Kate King Janeesh

Join us at #BASEM2024 for "Strength Profiling British Army Personnel – Implications to Military Performance & Rehab Practice" led by Dr Pete Ladlow 07 Nov, 3:45 PM, BASEM Annual Conf 🔗bit.ly/3Af8X3e #MilitaryHealth #SportsMedicine #Rehabilitation #MilitaryPerformance

1 in 2 women who receive a knee injury playing sport will develop arthritis. But a new HERknee Centre of Research Excellence, led by KC (she/her), seeks to improve injury prevention and health outcomes for women. brnw.ch/21wMc8z

Summary of #osteoarthritis #biomarker research by Oliver OSullivan et al. found here ⬇️ advancestudydmrc.org.uk/publications/. Gives idea of what is happening deep in knees with OA - new avenues to explore? Next up; understand & predict changes in osteoarthritis/pain & translate to #clinical setting

Delighted to see this work on #osteoarthritis #biomarkers in ADVANCE Study in print Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Journals . Summary of the study up on the study website, with links to full paper, reach out if you interested in finding out more Versus Arthritis OA Action Alliance Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation OARSI Early Career Investigators

Catch @‌ollieosul presenting "The Biomarkers & Joint Pain in Military Osteoarthritis (BioMilOA) Study." Learn how serum biomarkers can help predict post-traumatic osteoarthritis in military personnel for early intervention. 🗓️ Thu, 07 Nov, 4:15 PM 🔗 bit.ly/3ZjPitJ

Can’t wait to share a stage with my excellent Defence Medical Services Defence Rehabilitation colleagues Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation & talk about the essential work needed (& my tiny contribution to this with Versus Arthritis stefan qz Dr Joanne Stocks) for Service Personnel with or at risk of #osteoarthritis Dr Pete Ladlow

Group Captain (Prof) Alex Bennett will present "Investigating Medical & Psychosocial Outcomes of UK Combat Casualties from the Afghanistan War." Particularly relevant for those managing healthcare in para-sport settings 🔗 bit.ly/4cHFw7m #MilitaryHealth #ParaSport