Musculoskeletal Matters Bulletins

These bulletins are being produced through collaboration of the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, and the Arthritis Research UK (http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/).

They are designed to provide information for general practitioners, the primary care team, teachers, trainers and policy makers about musculoskeletal problems in practice.

Bulletins focus on different aspects of musculoskeletal problems seen in primary care.

Data sources for the bulletins include:

  • The Consultations in Primary Care Archive (CiPCA); a high quality general practice consultation database containing consultation information from 14 practices from the Keele GP Research Partnership
  • Epidemiological studies, including prospective cohort studies, and trials from the Keele Research Centre
  • External research studies

Released bulletins:

Bulletin no. 6:

"Trends in GP Pain Medication Prescribing"
May 2013

The effect of national guidelines for health care professionals on the prescribing of analgesics in primary care.
Lead: John Bedson

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 6

Bulletin no. 5:

"Supporting Return to Work"
June 2012

Identifying obstacles and supporting people with musculoskeletal problems to return to work
Lead: Jemma Cowen / Danielle van der Windt

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 5

Bulletin no. 4:

"The Management of Knee Pain"
March 2011

Best clinical practice for the management of older adults with knee pain due to osteoarthritis
Lead: Nadine Foster

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 4

Bulletin no. 3:

"Patient Experiences"
November 2010

The experiences and views of people living with musculoskeletal pain
Lead: Clare Jinks

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 3

Bulletin no. 2:

"Consultations for Selected Diagnoses and Regional Problems"
March 2010

Consultation frequency of specific and regional musculoskeletal problems
Lead: Kelvin Jordan

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 2

Bulletin no. 1:

"What do General Practitioners See? - Different ages, different problems"
October 2009

Relative frequency of consultations for musculoskeletal problems in general practice compared to other problems
Lead: Kelvin Jordan

Click here for a printable pdf - Bulletin no. 1


Planned bulletins:

  • Bulletin no. 7: "Translating best evidence into practice: identifying the best evidence to answer questions raised by clinicians to inform and underpin practice” (Autumn/Winter 2013)

 

If you would like to discuss released bulletins, suggest future topics or receive more information, please contact:

Kelvin Jordan: k.p.jordan@keele.ac.uk

Danielle van der Windt: d.van.der.windt@keele.ac.uk