Dr Carole Easton, Chief Executive @Ageing_Better, told us that an ageing population is as important as climate change 2/2 🧵

Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer @DHSCgovuk, highlighted the “extraordinary impact” of physical activity on health in our later years during our session this week on healthy ageing. 1/2 🧵

This #WorldArthritisDay, we’re celebrating the power of dreams - big and small. Inspired by the theme for 2025 “Achieve Your Dreams,” we know that every journey with arthritis is unique, and each dream matters. Share your dream and raise awareness. #ArthritisAustralia #RMDreams

🚨 ADVOCACY ALERT 🚨 The #HLM4 Political Declaration has been systematically weakened — key commitments diluted, targets watered down. 🕙 Final negotiations are 30–31 July. This is the last chance to demand a strong, measurable, evidence-based outcome. 📣 Urge your

The WHO Guideline for chronic primary low back pain was launched in Dec 2023. How to move from technical guidance to supporting countries with implementation efforts? Our perspectives here 👇 https://t.co/mZ9iY5ll1h @DrYukaSumi @ABanerjeeWHO

Open-access online osteoarthritis training for community-based clinicians. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of the e-learning modules that we developed for the KneeCAPS clinical trial. The paper is available open access: https://t.co/t53C8Bj4ag 1/4

.@WHOSEARO has published a 🆕 regional strategy to support countries achieve healthy ageing. Ageing is inevitable and the proportion of the older population is increasing rapidly in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Health and social systems need to be ready to make the most of

Young people with chronic MSK pain and mental health conditions face significant challenges in their daily lives, yet health services remain poorly integrated. Our systematic review emphasizes the need for holistic, personalized care to better support their unique experiences.

Are you a NZ-based health professional or social scientist with an interest in Māori/ Pacific community health wishing to do PhD? We are seeking a candidate for the ENCORE trial that will compare rehab alone to Cross-Bracing and rehab for ACL injuries 👇 https://t.co/AiH6OB1ysJ

ATLAS is the new arthritis care program providing evidence-based guidance for ‘a new era of high-quality arthritis education'. If you're interested in setting up an account, you can visit the ATLAS portal here: https://t.co/Dp0SqVIIjO #arthritis #education

Patient advocacy leaders and health care professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region came together adjacent to the annual #APLAR Congress to discuss the value of achieving remission in people with #InflammatoryRheumaticDiseases. Read the report: https://t.co/jZ6N7aY1Fr

👇👇fantastic paper from the @mypainhealth program, led by @hels_slater in collaboration with @ePPOC_UOW, @RobWallerPT, @SusieLord2 and Anne Smith.

📣Australian Osteoarthritis Summit 2025: Driving Impactful Research coming up in March! 👥Bringing together researchers, clinicians, consumer orgs, those with lived experience of #osteoarthritis, industry and government bodies All details and rego: https://t.co/CJhoFvXISL

ATLAS is a new FREE arthritis care e-learning program that can help boost your knowledge about arthritis management • Latest best-practice approach • Informed by leading research • Developed team of respected experts • Flexible & modular Sign up here👉 https://t.co/tPpSwnVZjc

A global roadmap to strengthen health systems for MSK health is now available in Japanese. @MSK_SIG_IASP @paedmskglobal @MSKHealthGlobal @WorldSpineCare @WorldPhysio1951 @WFCchiropractic @lynmarch1 @link_physio 日本語の レポートを ダウンロードする https://t.co/FgrqGIKztV

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Co-existing MSK pain and mental health conditions substantially impact young people 👉this matters! The largest evidence synthesis from the @mypainhealth team 👇👇 Lived and care experiences of young people with chronic... : PAIN

HOT OFF THE PRESS: OPEN ACCESS Patients with worse disability respond best to cognitive functional therapy for chronic low back pain: a pre-planned secondary analysis of a randomised trial @MarkHancockPT and team 👋👋👋 https://t.co/FpI5413wpL

Culturally appropriate #arthritis resources are now available for #Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities! Read and Download brochures: https://t.co/3PtMteWwU2 #Health professionals can request printed copies: https://t.co/i1zYViqLow

👇👇 Clinical perspective paper led by @IlanaAckerman on the relevance and importance of sexual function in holistic MSK pain care. Open access: https://t.co/MTTYH0g9Ac @hels_slater @meganhross @AusPainSoc @DerekGriffin86 @PeteOSullivanPT