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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 will be released approximately every 3 to 4 months focusing 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. 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. 5: "The Iceberg of Musculoskeletal Morbidity" (Spring 2011)
  • Bulletin no. 6: "Sickness certification" (Summer 2011)
  • Bulletin no. 7: "Patient Involvement" (Winter 2011/2012)

Bulletin editorial committee:

Danielle van der Windt (Chair)
Jonathan Hill
Umesh Kadam
Jo Jordan
Kelvin Jordan
Zoe Mayson
George Peat
Mark Porcheret
Ed Roddy

Steering Group

Peter Croft (Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre)
Kay Stevenson (Consultant Physiotherapist)
Harald van der Linden (GP)
Keir Windsor (Arthritis Research UK)

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

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

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

Comments will be displayed on this site unless you request us not to. We are planning to also provide links to papers relevant to each of the bulletins.