Osteoarthritis Flares. (2022)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Guillemin, F., & Neogi, T. (2022). Osteoarthritis Flares. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 38(2), 239 - 257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2021.11.001

The phenomenon of flares is a common feature in the daily life of people with osteoarthritis (OA). Characterized by episodes of sudden-onset increases in signs and symptoms, their impact can often be distressing and disabling. Despite their potential... Read More about Osteoarthritis Flares..

International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium review and research agenda for diagnosis, epidemiology, burden, outcome assessment and treatments. (2022)
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Osteoarthritis Consortium, I. F. A. A., Arnold, J., Bowen, C., Chapman, L., Gates, L., Golightly, Y., Halstead, J., Hannan, M., Menz, H., Munteanu, S., Paterson, K., Roddy, E., Siddle, H., & Thomas, M. (2022). International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium review and research agenda for diagnosis, epidemiology, burden, outcome assessment and treatments. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(7), 945-955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.603

OBJECTIVE: To summarise the available evidence relating to the diagnosis, epidemiology, burden, outcome assessment and treatment of foot and ankle osteoarthritis (OA) and to develop an agenda to guide future research. METHOD: Members of the Internati... Read More about International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium review and research agenda for diagnosis, epidemiology, burden, outcome assessment and treatments..

Best-practice clinical management of flares in people with osteoarthritis: A scoping review of behavioral, lifestyle and adjunctive treatments. (2021)
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Bowden, J. L., Kobayashi, S., Hunter, D. J., Mills, K., Peat, G., Guillemin, F., Parry, E., Thomas, M. J., & Eyles, J. P. (2021). Best-practice clinical management of flares in people with osteoarthritis: A scoping review of behavioral, lifestyle and adjunctive treatments. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51(4), 749 - 760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.04.017

INTRODUCTION: Transient episodes of increased pain, stiffness or swelling are common in people with osteoarthritis (OA). Yet, evidence-based management strategies for lessening the impact of OA flares are rarely covered in clinical guidelines and hav... Read More about Best-practice clinical management of flares in people with osteoarthritis: A scoping review of behavioral, lifestyle and adjunctive treatments..

Triggers for acute flare in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis: a web-based case-crossover study in community-dwelling adults. (2021)
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Thomas, M., Rathod-Mistry, T., Parry, E., Pope, C., Neogi, T., & Peat, G. (2021). Triggers for acute flare in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis: a web-based case-crossover study in community-dwelling adults. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(7), 956-964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.04.007

OBJECTIVE: To identify proximate causes ('triggers') of flares in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis (OA), estimate their course and consequences, and determine higher risk individuals. METHODS: In this 13-week web-based case-crossover s... Read More about Triggers for acute flare in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis: a web-based case-crossover study in community-dwelling adults..

Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial (2021)
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Chesterton, L. S., Thomas, M. J., Hendry, G., Chen, Y., Goddin, D., Halliday, N., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, M., Mallen, C. D., Menz, H. B., Foster, N. E., & Roddy, E. (2021). Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00808-0

Plantar heel pain (PHP) is common and impacts negatively on physical function and quality of life. Initial treatment usually comprises analgesia and self-management advice (SMA), with referral to a physiotherapist or podiatrist recommended only when... Read More about Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial.

Identification of Patterns of Foot and Ankle Pain in the Community: Cross-sectional Findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (2020)
Journal Article
Chean, C. S., Lingham, A., Rathod-Mistry, T., Thomas, M. J., Marshall, M., Menz, H. B., & Roddy, E. (2021). Identification of Patterns of Foot and Ankle Pain in the Community: Cross-sectional Findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot. Musculoskeletal Care, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1502

Objectives: To investigate patterns of foot and ankle pain locations and symptoms, socio-demographic and comorbid characteristics to examine whether there are distinct foot and ankle pain phenotypes. Methods: Adults aged =50 years registered with fou... Read More about Identification of Patterns of Foot and Ankle Pain in the Community: Cross-sectional Findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot.

Hallux valgus severity, great toe pain, and plantar pressures during gait: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults (2020)
Journal Article
Clarke, G. R., Thomas, M. J., Rathod-Mistry, T., Marshall, M., Menz, H. B., Peat, G., & Roddy, E. (2020). Hallux valgus severity, great toe pain, and plantar pressures during gait: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(3), 383-390. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1472

BACKGROUND: Hallux valgus (HV) is a common disabling condition affecting 36% of adults aged 65 years and over. Identifying whether the severity of the deformity alters weight-bearing patterns during walking may assist clinicians optimize offloading i... Read More about Hallux valgus severity, great toe pain, and plantar pressures during gait: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults.

Flare-ups of osteoarthritis: what do they mean in the short-term and the long-term? (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., & Neogi, T. (2020). Flare-ups of osteoarthritis: what do they mean in the short-term and the long-term?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(7), 870-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.01.005

Symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) evolve over years with variable rate and course. While studies have focused on understanding long-term trajectories of OA [e.g., 1 ], how these relate to shorter-term fluctuations in symptoms is not well-understood. Ye... Read More about Flare-ups of osteoarthritis: what do they mean in the short-term and the long-term?.

Risk factors for episodes of back pain in emerging adults. A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Elin Øiestad, B., Hilde, G., Therese Tveter, A., Peat, G. G., Thomas, M. J., Dunn, K. M., & Grotle, M. (2020). Risk factors for episodes of back pain in emerging adults. A systematic review. European Journal of Pain, 24(1), 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1474

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a sensitive period in life for health outcomes, including back pain. The objective was to synthesize evidence on risk factors for new episodes of back pain in emerging adults (... Read More about Risk factors for episodes of back pain in emerging adults. A systematic review.

Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
Journal Article
Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Thomas, M. J., Wulff, J., Porcheret, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Peat, G. M., Foster, N. E., Jowett, S., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (2019). Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1406

INTRODUCTION: There is little research on identifying modifiable risk factors that predict future interference of pain with daily activity in people with joint pain, and the estimation of the corresponding population attributable risk (PAR). The pres... Read More about Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study..

OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PREMATURE MORTALITY: PATHWAYS FOR HAND, HIP, KNEE AND FOOT OSTEOARTHRITIS (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Seale, B., Thomas, M., Parmar, S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., & Wilkie, R. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PREMATURE MORTALITY: PATHWAYS FOR HAND, HIP, KNEE AND FOOT OSTEOARTHRITIS

Defining acute flares in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Peat, G., & Parry, E. (2018). Defining acute flares in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 8(7), Article e019804. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019804

OBJECTIVE: To identify and critically synthesise definitions of acute flares in knee osteoarthritis (OA) reported in the medical literature. DESIGN: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. We searched Medline, EMBASE, Web of science and six other... Read More about Defining acute flares in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review.

Prevalence of foot pain across an international consortium of population based cohorts. (2018)
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Gates, L. S., Arden, N. K., Hannan, M. T., Roddy, E., Gill, T. K., Hill, C. L., Dufour, A. B., Rathod-Mistry, T., Thomas, M. J., Menz, H. B., Bowen, C. J., & Golightly, Y. M. (2019). Prevalence of foot pain across an international consortium of population based cohorts. Arthritis Care and Research, 71(5), 661-670. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23829

OBJECTIVE:
Despite the potential burden of foot pain, some of the most fundamental epidemiological questions surrounding the foot remain poorly explored. The prevalence of foot pain has proved difficult to compare across existing studies due to var... Read More about Prevalence of foot pain across an international consortium of population based cohorts..

Acute flares of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: a feasibility and pilot case-crossover study (2018)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Butler-Walley, S., Rathod-Mistry, T., Mayson, Z., Parry, E., Pope, C., Neogi, T., & Peat, G. (2018). Acute flares of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: a feasibility and pilot case-crossover study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, Article 167. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0359-4

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of persistent pain and disability. Traditionally viewed as a slowly progressive disease, the impact of symptom variability on prognosis remains unclear. 'Acute-on-chronic' episodes are a well-recogni... Read More about Acute flares of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: a feasibility and pilot case-crossover study.

The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults. (2017)
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Downes, T. J., Chesterton, L., Whittle, R., Roddy, E., Menz, H. B., Marshall, M., & Thomas, M. J. (2018). The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(7), 1107-1112. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23502

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease with symptom progression at the foot unclear. This study investigated the symptomatic course of three pre-defined foot OA phenotypes over an 18-month period. METHODS: The Clinical Assessment S... Read More about The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults..

Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain (2016)
Journal Article
Ukachukwu, V., Duncan, R., Belcher, J., Marshall, M., Stefanik, J., Crossley, K., Thomas, M. J., & Peat, G. (2017). Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain. Arthritis Care and Research, 69(7), 943-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23110

Objective
To determine the comparative prevalence, associations with selected patient characteristics, and clinical outcomes of medial and lateral compartment patellofemoral (PF) joint osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods
Information was collected by qu... Read More about Clinical Significance of Medial Versus Lateral Compartment Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Cross-Sectional Analyses in an Adult Population With Knee Pain.

Plantar heel pain (2016)
Journal Article
Thomas, M. J., Menz, H. B., & Mallen, C. (2016). Plantar heel pain. BMJ, 353, Article ARTN i2175. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2175

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Epidemiology of Shoe Wearing Patterns Over Time in Older Women: Associations With Foot Pain and Hallux Valgus (2016)
Journal Article
Menz, H. B., Roddy, E., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Rathod, T., Peat, G. M., & Croft, P. R. (2016). Epidemiology of Shoe Wearing Patterns Over Time in Older Women: Associations With Foot Pain and Hallux Valgus. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 71(12), 1682 - 1687. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw004

Background:
Foot problems are prevalent in older women and are thought to be associated with footwear. This study examined women’s shoe wearing patterns over time and evaluated associations between footwear characteristics and foot pain and hallux v... Read More about Epidemiology of Shoe Wearing Patterns Over Time in Older Women: Associations With Foot Pain and Hallux Valgus.

Investigation of potential phenotypes of foot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional analysis from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (2015)
Journal Article
Rathod, T., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Menz, H. B., Myers, H. L., Thomas, E., Downes, T., Peat, G., & Roddy, E. (2016). Investigation of potential phenotypes of foot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional analysis from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot. Arthritis Care and Research, 68(2), 217-227. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22677

Objective
To investigate the existence of distinct foot osteoarthritis (OA) phenotypes based on pattern of joint involvement and comparative symptom and risk profiles.

Methods
Participants ages =50 years reporting foot pain in the previous year... Read More about Investigation of potential phenotypes of foot osteoarthritis: cross-sectional analysis from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot.

The epidemiology of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, M. J., Peat, G., Rathod, T., Marshall, M., Moore, A., Menz, H. B., & Roddy, E. (2015). The epidemiology of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 17, Article 178. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0693-3

Introduction
The foot is largely overlooked in calls for better characterisation of clinical phenotypes in osteoarthritis (OA). Yet the midfoot complex in particular has the potential to provide important insights into OA pathogenesis given its cent... Read More about The epidemiology of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from the Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot.