⚠️ Last chance - abstract submissions for World Physiotherapy Congress 2027 close soon. This is your final opportunity to share your research with the global physiotherapy community! Submit your abstract by 29 September 2026: https://ow.ly/1wWX50ZNToJ

Development of osteoarthritis in adults with untreated hip dysplasia: a longitudinal observational study Rebecka Vinge, Cecilia Rogmark, Daniel Wenger, Søren Overgaard, Carl Johan Tiderius doi.org/10.2340/1745... #Adult_hip_dysplasia #Center_edge_angle #Hip #Osteoarthrosis #Pelvis_and_acetabulum

When do patients resume driving after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty: a cohort study of 408 patients Oddrún Danielsen, Jens Lauritsen, Martin Lindberg-Larsen doi.org/10.2340/1745... #Arthroplasty #Hip #Knee

Subgroup Analyses in Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials: A Systematic Review of Statistical Practice and Reporting from 2016 to 2023 - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

⏰ Only two weeks left to submit your abstract for World Physiotherapy Congress 2027! Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and innovation that will help shape the future of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Submit before 29 September 2026: https://ow.ly/5ZIn50ZNp9L

Are you coming to the @thecsp.bsky.social conference? Come and join us at #physio26 to make your moments matter in frailty care

Hope everyone attending #ICTMC2026 in Birmingham & particularly the @warwickmed.bsky.social CTU crowd have a fab time. Don't miss the awesome @nihr.bsky.social REPPORT Trial methods posters!

Our @nihr.bsky.social funded Robotic Knee Replacement trial (RACER-Knee) paper now published in @thelancet.com - thank you to all patient-participants, hospitals, surgeons, nurses, physios & everyone who helped @warwickmed.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Robotic-arm-assisted versus conventional total knee replacement (RACER-Knee): a pragmatic, multicentre, participant-masked and assessor-masked, superiority, randomised controlled trial

In this pragmatic trial, rTKR as delivered in routine practice was more costly than cTKR and did not provide a clinically meaningful patient benefit at 12 months after randomisation. The two groups ha...

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Exciting Opportunity: BOA/ORUK Research Fellowship Two fellowships of up to £65,000 are available for research in any area of orthopaedics. BOA Members at any trainee grade, post-CCT members and SAS surgeons are invited to apply. Deadline: 10th June 2026 👉 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/4usI3M4

Editorial: Improving the reporting and sound methodology of scientific articles: introduction of an editorial series Søren Overgaard et al. doi.org/10.2340/1745...

If you'd like to get more information about the GRRAND trial, please visit www.warwick.ac.uk/GRRAND

Well done the @warwickmed.bsky.social and the awesome @nihr.bsky.social 18 trial teams from across the UK involved with GRRAND...reached 200 trial participants on this important rehab trial for people recovering from surgery for head & neck cancer.

Very happy to receive my @nihr.bsky.social GEKO Trial mug today promoting this awesome trial investigating genicular embolisation for osteoarthritis of the knee, led by @ndorms.bsky.social - thanks guys!

We’re very pleased to announce the publication of a new paper exploring approaches to central data monitoring in clinical trials. This work reflects continued collaboration across the #CTUNetwork & contributes to ongoing efforts to strengthen trial quality & efficiency. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3yayznnw

Central data monitoring of clinical trials: A survey of the UK clinical research collaboration (UKCRC) registered clinical trial units

Central data monitoring involves activities performed by trial staff to improve the quality, integrity, and reliability of trial processes and data co…

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Results and feedback from Wave 3 coming soon Microlearning with the #bgs also coming soon! Wave 4 .. taking expressions of interest out (see comments)

AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People@agilecsp.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This shows the benefit of getting specific site feedback from previous waves. What a fantastic example of the benefit of feedback in continuous quality improvement.

Read the latest updates from FORENSIC-UK in the April 2026 Newsletter...

Happy Easter to Everyone. Hope you have a restful day and, if working, that is goes smoothly 🐰

NHS rehabilitation care staff shortage fails stroke patients, say health leaders

NHS rehabilitation care staff shortage fails stroke patients, say health leaders

People receive rehab only three to four days a week in hospital – and one to two days once they are discharged, data suggests The NHS is failing stroke patients and limiting their chances of recovery because of a shortage of rehabilitation care staff, health leaders have said. More people are surviving strokes than ever before in the UK. But their hopes of getting better are being dashed because of a lack of physiotherapists and other specialist staff, according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology. Continue reading...

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A new osteoarthritis pathway is transforming patient care in Ireland while delivering major cost savings. Developed by the RCSI HSE National Clinical Programme for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery with the HSE, it is changing how hip and knee osteoarthritis is managed. 🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

Innovative national osteoarthritis pathway transforms patient care and delivers major cost savings

Results from a review of a new osteoarthritis pathway for hip and knee patients shows faster access to care, improved patient outcomes and major cost savings across two pilot sites.

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Nice early spring morning walk in Norwich

📅 Save the Date! 📅 We are pleased to announce that #BritSpine2027 will take place on: 21–23 April 2027 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales! Details on programme, abstracts and registration to follow later this year. Further info at: www.BritSpine.com

The @jameslindalliance.bsky.social Research Priorities Exercise on Problematic Hip Replacement Research now out - bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/3...

⏱️ Two weeks left to apply for the Joint @gerisoc.bsky.social / Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship. The deadline for applications is 20 March, 5pm. More information and how to apply here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... #FundingForAgeingWell

Funding opportunities - Vivensa Foundation

We know that there’s a huge amount to do, so we need to prioritise.  We will be focusing on some key themes for support for our current plan period (which you can find in our Strategic Framework 2025-...

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Daffodils were lovely today on @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social campus. Happy belated St David's Day

NIHR RSS webinar: Better Methods Better Research (BMBR) Funding Programme The webinar will cover the scope and aims of BMBR, features of strong applications, and experience from a recent successful applicant. Join the webinar on March 16 at 12-1pm: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3410304...

See the latest updates in our February newsletter - exciting news of recruitment of both sites and participants.

Disruption and uncertainty in the US are leading many clinical trials to consider other countries for participation. How is the research landscape changing—and why are some places making a major play for trials fleeing the US? https://bit.ly/3ZFoLG4

Why clinical trials are leaving the US—and Asia and Australia are welcoming them

Disruption and uncertainty in the US are leading many clinical trials to consider other countries for participation. Jennifer Lutz , Neha Bhatt , and Flynn Murphy report on the changing landscape—and ...

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"The greatest flaw in clinical medicine might be our desire to banish uncertainty." In this Editor's Choice, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social reflects on the tyranny of clinical fear www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Outcomes after reoperated medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties compared with primary total and primary unicompartmental knee arthroplasties: a cohort study based on local Danish databases Christian Bredgaard Jensen et al. doi.org/10.2340/1745... #Arthroplasty #Knee

Reassuring predictable results that kinesiophobia following Bankart repair associated with poorer functional outcomes & return to sport by 12 months. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The impact of kinesiophobia on rehabilitation and return to sport following arthroscopic Bankart repair for glenohumeral instability: a minimum 1-year follow-up - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Background Anterior glenohumeral instability is a common issue, particularly among young and active individuals. Arthroscopic Bankart repair is an effective surgical method for achieving long-term sho...

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