Epidemiology, pain and primary care researcher. Interested in research on pain in children, young people & over the lifecourse. Views are my own.

Joined May 2015
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Replying to @campainstudy
@campainstudy findings published! Prevalence of childhood musculoskeletal pain in Swedish primary care. Many consultations coded as unspecified pain sites, with back pain the most common specific site recorded #KeeleMSK sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @AnnaJoud

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Our Pain Navigator resources for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain are now live! Take a look, share, feedback if you want!! painnavigator.co.uk/ #KeeleMSK
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The EQ-5D-5L is valid for identifying high impact chronic pain in population-based studies sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #KeeleMSK #EuroQol

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Replying to @RhiannonJoslin
Are you a paediatric physiotherapist working in private practice in the UK? We’re inviting clinicians to take part in a research study. If you’re interested in finding out more or would like to take part, please get in touch via the QR code below or email: a.monga@keele.ac.uk
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New paper from @campainstudy - there is substantial variation in primary care analgesia prescribing & referrals for back pain in children & young people, with inequities by deprivation & ethnicity #LBP #KeeleMSK rdcu.be/e8yhX @arthritisukorg @mjthomas287

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Kate Dunn retweeted
Do you have #osteoporosis? Have you broken a bone easily or have you been offered osteoporosis medicines? Take part in a survey to help us explore and address how this can affect wellbeing. See flyer for details or click here: healthsurvey.hfac.keele.ac.u… #KeeleMSK
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Kate Dunn retweeted
Keele University is leading a new multi-million pound research initiative to transform mental health support across the region, after securing £11m from @NIHRresearch. Read more ➡️ keele.ac.uk/about/news/2026/… @gazlamph @CizCG @Ashmore2009
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Knee bracing can lead to improvements in patient reported outcomes in people with knee #osteoarthritis. @KeeleUniversity @Keele_CTU RCT of 466 individuals @melaholden @clare_jinks #KeeleMSK
Adding compartment specific knee bracing and an adherence intervention to advice, written information, and exercise instruction resulted in small improvements in patient reported outcomes among individuals with knee osteoarthritis, finds study bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025…
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Mixed methods process evaluation for an RCT to improve shared decision-making on #osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study Protocol openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/arti… #KeeleMSK

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Keele's healthcare research has been recognised as among the best in the world in a newly-released international ranking🌍 🥇 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3Yo3S1j
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Current evidence does not demonstrate a significant effect of HRT on musculoskeletal pain in menopausal women. Studies have substantial heterogeneity, making it difficult to to draw firm conclusions to guide clinical practice. #KeeleMSK journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Prevalence varies by age, gender & pain site. Foot/ankle pain was the most common in younger children, knee pain had higher prevalence in early teens, and back pain tended to be more common in older teenagers.
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New post alert: Knowledge Mobilisation Research Associate based at @KeeleUniversity @KeeleIAU supporting the Arthritis UK Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium. #KeeleMSK ce0639li.webitrent.com/ce063… @VersusArthritis Please share.

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On National Allied Health Professionals Day #AHPsDay2025 #AHPsDay I'd like to celebrate the many AHPs who do fantastic research as part of the Keele Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research #KeeleMSK keele.ac.uk/health/fmhsresea…
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