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The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (2016)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Dziedzic, K. S., Van Der Windt, D. A., Davenport, G., Myers, H. L., Rathod, T., …Hay, E. M. (2016). The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 415 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1264-8

BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed with idiopathic mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are usually managed in primary care and commonly treated with night splints and/or corticosteroid injection. The comparative effectiveness of these intervent... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of steroid injection compared with night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, R., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Belcher, J., Chew-Graham, C., Lacey, R. J., & McBeth, J. (2016). Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care. Medicine, 95(31), Article e4111. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004111

In older adults, reduced social participation increases the risk of poor health-related quality of life, increased levels of inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality. Older adults frequently present to primary care, wh... Read More about Widespread pain and depression are key modifiable risk factors associated with reduced social participation in older adults: A prospective cohort study in primary care..

PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY (2016)
Journal Article
Hider, S., Morton, C., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Gilbert, K., Bucknall, M., & Mallen, C. (2016). PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 75, 169-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.5915

Background Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disorder of older (>50 years) adults, frequently managed in primary care. PMR remains under-researched despite the significant impact this condition has on patient's quality of life. Ex... Read More about PATIENT PRIORITIES FOR PMR RESEARCH: A PRIMARY CARE SURVEY.

Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain). (2016)
Journal Article
Wood, L., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Stynes, S., D'Cruz, D., Mullis, R., Whittle, R., …Foster, N. (2016). Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 47 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0899-9

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic exercise is an effective intervention for knee pain and osteoarthritis (OA) and should be individualised. In a preliminary, proof-of-principle study we sought to develop a home exercise programme targeted at specific physical... Read More about Impairment-targeted exercises for older adults with knee pain: a proof-of-principle study (TargET-Knee-Pain)..