This week, with Mark Beauchamp Mark Stevens Matthew Low Tom Wainwright we published in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) on the potential for group exercise to help those with chronic conditions. Please take a look and/or try the Word version (linked tweet). bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

What exactly is meant by “personalised nutrition” to be applied in major orthopaedic surgery? Thank you Tom Wainwright for yet another esteemed collaboration. The article can read the article here: mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/4… #dietitian #prehab

My latest paper with Matteo Briguglio explores personalised nutrition in orthopaedic surgery. To learn more follow the link microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/02/17… #Orthopaedics #EnhancedRecovery #Nutrition #SurgicalRecovery #Healthcare

Congratulations to Dr Louise Burgess Tom Wainwright & Prof Ian Swain on their new book chapter looking at how neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can aid recovery in musculoskeletal rehab & joint replacement! microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/02/24… #Orthopaedics #Rehab #NMES #physio

Our new study examines the link between malnutrition & disability in spine surgery patients. Thanks Matteo Briguglio Professor Robert Middleton and colleagues for great collaboration. cc Orthopaedic Research Institute Read more here: microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/03/10…

The CSP Charitable Trust will be unable to continue to operate beyond 2026. Live awards and awards committed to date will be honoured. Ahead of the charity's closure, a final call for research & education awards will go live in May 2025: Learn more: csp.org.uk/charitabletrust

The first event in Bournemouth Uni's Spotlight Public Lecture series took place last week at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, with BU experts exploring how to build a future-ready #NHS with a focus on community care and healthy living bit.ly/4hFDAz3

Post-Op Walking Group Is Underway We’re 2 weeks into our Joint Steps programme, a free 6-week walking and social group for people recovering from hip or knee replacement surgery If you or someone you know is 8+ weeks post-op book a spot -> Email: [email protected]

Do please join us ERAS® Society 11th ERAS World Congress, Turin, 19 September 2025. Abstracts submission closes on the 25 May ( if accepted will published in clinical nutrition ESPEN) We have a fantastic lineup of speakers over three days ! See bit.ly/42TgQav

New paper just out in Applied Sciences journal - We assessed how reliable 3D digital avatars are for body measurements vs. manual methods. Limbs? Very accurate. Trunk? Still a challenge. Promising tech for musculoskeletal care. doi.org/10.3390/app151… #DigitalHealth #3D

New review just published! With former PhD student Francesco V Ferraro PhD, MSc, we explore how Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) could enhance orthopaedic ERAS pathways for at-risk patients. microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/05/28…

To lose weight or to weight the loss before orthopaedic surgery? Our new article discusses the pros and cons of the traditional reliance on BMI as a surgical risk tool for orthopaedic patients. microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/05/30…

New publication - Congrats Louise Mew Young Hip: Expectations of THA in Under 50s - just published in Bone & Joint Open This work gives voice to younger hip patients & challenges assumptions about recovery, identity, and care needs. microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/ori/2025/07/14…

Read the full paper here! #BJO #Hip #Arthroplasty #OpenAccess boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130…

New paper - Pre-op nutritional status & short-term recovery after hip replacement. Thanks Matteo Briguglio & colleagues for great collaboration. Protein & energy needs not met for first 10 days. mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/1… #ERAS #HipReplacement #Sarcopenia #Nutrition #Research

Opinion article with Matteo Briguglio & Claudio Cordani looking at Italy’s health system (relevant to NHS too) We propose now more than ever, we need to move 🩺 From treatment to prevention 🏠 From hospital to community 🤝 From silos to integrated teams frontiersin.org/journals/healt…

NEW RESEARCH—Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a cycling and education intervention versus usual physiotherapy care for the treatment of hip #osteoarthritis in the UK (CLEAT): a pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial bit.ly/4mm0iia Tom Wainwright

New Editorial – Nurses are central to shaping the future of ERAS in orthopaedic & trauma care. Int J Orthop & Trauma Nursing, linked to the Virtual Special Issue I guest-edited. Free access until 27 Sept 2025 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lZde6h2JPK9… #ERAS #Nursing #Orthopaedics #TraumaCare

🚴‍♀️ New NIHR-funded research from Bournemouth Uni and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT shows that group cycling classes + education sessions are more effective than traditional physio for people with hip osteoarthritis. 🔗 nihr.ac.uk/news/group-cyc…

“Nutritional screening should be a standard component of preoperative care, and personalized interventions offered to those patients ‘at-risk’ of suboptimal outcomes,” Tom Wainwright told Healio.   Read more: healio.com/news/orthopedi…