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Keele researchers have found a link between patients prescribed gabapentinoids and a greater risk of ‘adverse events’ such as drug misuse, overdose, and major trauma such as a bone fracture or head injury.

A Keele Professor’s distinguished career in osteoarthritis research has been recognised with a prestigious award from an internationally renowned research society.

A Keele University professor has won a national award for her research to improve the care of people living with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

A Keele researcher has taken healthcare strategies pioneered in North Staffordshire to help those suffering from osteoarthritis in West Africa.

The first peer reviewed paper from the PROMPPT research programme has now been published in the British Journal of Pain.

A tool designed by Keele researchers to improve care for patients with low back pain has been estimated to have generated more than £226 for every £1 spent on implementing it.

Working together with patients, Keele's Impact Accelerator Unit and Clinical Trials Unit, researchers from the School of Medicine have produced a new information film to help patients with arthritis access support and services to improve their treatment. 

Researchers from Keele University have found that analgesic medicines - commonly known as “painkillers” - are widely prescribed to people with inflammatory arthritis across England despite little research evidence that they improve pain for these patients.

Professor Melanie Holden from the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research won the Open Research Staff Award

The reclassification of two prescription drugs as class C controlled substances, following concerns about people misusing and becoming addicted to them, had a ‘limited’ immediate impact according to a new study.

The first research showcase of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Health Research was held on Thursday 2nd February.

The proportion of adults in England diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis has increased by at least 40% between 2004 to 2020, new Keele University research has found.

Keele University researchers are working with a leading charity to investigate how musculoskeletal pain can affect people’s health and quality of life – to make healthcare services better suited to serve their local populations.

The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, according to new research co-authored by a Keele Professor.

A team of Keele University researchers has found that steroids need to be used for longer than previously thought in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica, which may lead to an increase in unwanted side effects.

Steroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.

More than 1,000 women from the local area have helped a research team develop a new tool to help clinicians diagnose spinal fractures in osteoporosis patients.

A research team led by Keele University is working to improve understanding and care for children with musculoskeletal pain in their joints and muscles.

Age-associated conditions such as osteoarthritis pose a huge barrier to people remaining healthy and in work for longer, according to new research.

A team of Keele University researchers are calling for safer pain medicine prescribing in patients with inflammatory arthritis and urge a change in the way that pain in patients with this condition is treated.

A new clinical trial led by Keele University is looking for people aged 45 and over with painful knee osteoarthritis to help researchers investigate if providing an appropriate knee brace could help reduce pain, keep people active and be good value for money for the NHS.

Researchers at Keele University have launched an innovative study to improve care for patients who manage long-term pain using opioids.