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1st paper from @campainstudy.bsky.social published! Prevalence of primary care consultations for musculoskeletal pain in a denominator population of over 4 million children & young people. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #KeeleMSK @kayleighmason.bsky.social

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Looking for insights on pediatric pain? Explore all past issues of the Pediatric Pain Letter—open access and packed with research, clinical perspectives, and lived experiences. Start reading: pediatric-pain-lette... #PediatricPain #PainResearch #LivedExperience

I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge. Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots. A thread 🧵 1/8 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22,000 babies in England have been protected from developing cerebral palsy, thanks to PReCePT - a programme to increase uptake of magnesium sulfate - according to data from the national neonatal audit. This great news comes ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay tomorrow arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/22000-babies...

Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected. MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative. If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it. Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢

It is really getting harder and harder to glibly dismiss the data centre driven growth of demand in the US, which is causing coal growth domestically and impacting the entire planet's emissions Yes you can present it with a huge denominator to make it look small but that doesn't change the dynamics

Shoutout: “I’m revising the Supported Self Management Website and digital download and I would like to include quotes from other Self Managers to inspire others” Please message me with your quote. #InspireSelfMgt

Return to running after a Tibial Bone Stress injury can be a challenge, especially with high risk stress fractures.  Here are 5 pointers from a great paper by George et al. (2024) in Sports Medicine.

Pediatricians, parents, and anyone who wants to follow pediatric health topics: like and pin the Pediatrics by medsky feed!

Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread. Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day. Settle in.... Let's start with...

This is disastrous on multiple levels. We already have a high level of mistrust & people opting out of sharing will hit medical research so hard. I’d also hesitate to encourage people to share their protected characteristics data to monitor equality & diversity because of the plausibility of misuse.

What if pain isn’t just something to treat, but something we can learn from? Our new blog looks at how rethinking pain - and working with people, not on them – could strengthen prevention and person-centred care. Read now: https://bit.ly/3IQ0IPZ

🧵 "Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Childhood: How the Paediatrician Can Help" by Nigel Speight This useful document was handed out at #MEAction stall at March 2025 Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health Conference #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME @meactionuk.bsky.social 1/

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall

We at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social are looking for people aged 8-25 to help with our research into pain children and young people have in their joints and muscles! It's fun, interesting and of huge help to a lot of people. As a bonus we'll pay you for your time! Please do get in touch.

Are there any Support Workers #AHPSupportWorkers out there who work in #PrivatePractice ? Would be great to connect & here your views on the support workforce currently in Private Practic I am employed full time and a Neuro Rehab Assistant based in Yorkshire would be great to connect #Networking

Ranking exercise parameters for Achilles Tedninopathy (AT) 🥇🥈🥉 For rehab of mid-portion AT contraction intensity appears to be key. With insertional AT dorsiflexion range may play a more prominent role. We still want to load progressively but we often start out of painful, dorsiflexed positions.

This Sunday at 3pm the government will conduct a UK wide test of the Emergency Alerts system.

Famine is now in Gaza and waiting even a few days to act will kill many more people. How much longer before European leaders do more than pretty speeches? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Increasing temperatures from climate change have led to a 40% reduction in blue whale “songs” in just the past 6 years alone. “It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” said John Ryan, a biological oceanographer. The world's oceans absorb more than 90% of the excess heat from climate change

It may be surprising but one of the most useful things I can do in neurodevelopmental clinic appointments is understand and support tooth brushing. This is a lovely new resource designed with autistic families to support young children. It will be a regular resource on my clinic letter.

In this weeks blog post, Dr Kiel reviews Iliac Apophysitis, a poorly described cause of hip and groin pain in pediatric athletes! Read: www.sportsmedreview.com/blog/iliac-a... Watch/Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOA... #sportsmed #physicaltherapy #athletictraining #orthopedics #pediatrics

batemanhornecenter.org/clinical-car... Essential reading for all hcps working with people with #mecfs and #lc @physiosforme.bsky.social

Check out our latest publication @jwmdrc.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40582339/ Very proud of the work done by the team to improve the understanding of the care needs of our patients. Next steps … how do we get our patients to be more active?

🚨 If you have a secret phone, for whatever reason, ESPECIALLY if it's for your safety, you need to know this 🚨 Around 15:00 on 7th September 2025 there's going to be a test of the emergency alert. Your phone being on silent won't stop the noise. It needs to be OFF. www.gov.uk/government/n...

💻NEW WEBINAR AVAILABLE💪🧠 Recent years have seen exercise & rehabilitation gain popularity & attention across the therapy world as a primary treatment modality for most patient populations & conditions. 1/4

Neuro-Immune Link Could Shape Brain Development, Study Finds medschool.duke.edu/news/neuro-i...

Mal wieder Brücken und Heben. "Less protective is associated with less pain." Patienten die in Squat Technik heben, haben öfter Schmerzen. Ändern sie die Technik zu scoop oder Jefferson, wird der Schmerz besser. Andersherum, bei bereits rund hebende Patienten, lässt sich keine Beziehung finden.

Behaviour change is often overrated as the ultimate solution to improve health because without social, economic & structural environments that facilitate rather than obstruct healthy choices, behaviour change remains a privilege reserved for those who have the resources to remove the obstructions.

Wow another stupendous day for the #parkypetition100K - this time yesterday we were around 68,000. Thanks to everyone making this happen petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Latest evidence re stretching 🧪 medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...

🎨 Live with chronic pain and 16+? The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity! 🗓️ Deadline: 25th August 🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3... @criispapdp.bsky.social

Many athletes are fearful of returning to running after an ankle sprain. This is an e.g. of the type of exercises we include in our work prior to a return to full running. 2-3 x week as a circuit for 10-15 mins total time should do the trick.

The smile you have when you're finally pain free after a year waiting for emergency dental care. Autistic & learning disabled people are failed daily. Why their life expectancy can be 30+ years lower than the general population isn’t a mystery. It’s a scandal. It’s on us to fix it. #Medsky

We are still open to responses in our e-Delphi study designing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. Please spare a few minutes if this is the population you manage. Link: tinyurl.com/53b2a2jn

I have put together the following #SocialStories on #PPE for #OTs and #Physios to give to the children they are seeing on home visits.

Just over 2 weeks to go until we launch the Building Active Schools in Special Education co-developed guidance document! Looking forward to welcoming educators, community members and policymakers to discuss our work on whole school approaches to physical activity, movement and play. Come join us!

🎥 Missed our webinar on advancing pain care through collaboration in the BPS? Watch it here 👉 Thanks to Victoria, Tim, Sam and Kirsty for a fantastic session! #PainCare #BPS #HealthCare #PatientVoices youtu.be/jVK9GSb7mmw?...

Are you a UK clinician who manages children & young people with musculoskeletal pain? Can you help by answering a few questions? We'd love you to take part in our E-Delphi study gathering views on developing resources for children & young people with MSK pain. #KeeleMSK forms.office.com/e/8pbRyyGbUr

If you're the parent of a child with vision impairment, we can give you the advice and support you need – on eye health, education, care and linking with other parents. To chat with us, call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or email [email protected]. 3/3

Powerlessness is a tide tonight. It’s not rage, not even grief. Just a profound silence where action should be. The house is quiet. The world is burning. And I am here, watching... ...useless.

This report shows how children’s life chances are sadly limited by both poverty and geography. Ministers must act to level the playing field for all children, regardless of where they live. They should start by scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap. ✍️ Write to your MP: bit.ly/4k6PNhT

#podiatry #podiatrist #flatfeet #feet #foot #flexible #symptoms #walk #run #function #activity tinyurl.com/2rrr4npa

Out now!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Thank you so much for send me a copy of you book @re-think.bsky.social🤩🙏 Am looking forward to making a start on it…

5 companies have made £169 million in profit in just one year from providing eye care services to the NHS. That is more than is made each year (on average) by all 100 NHS PFI schemes. Read latest report here www.chpi.org.uk/reports/out-...