Ep. 12 of the Pain Cohort Series is live.
How does adolescent dysmenorrhea shape chronic pain risk?
Laura Payne, PhD explores sensory processing, brain connectivity, and treatment variability.
Watch: bit.ly/3OsE9TO
#PainResearch #HEAL #WomensHealth
Sagala nailed her newborn's debut! After giving birth, she headed to our Voi stockades. The orphans gathered round, trunks outstretched towards their tiny 'cousin.' Sagala is now living wild, she remains deeply boned to the people who raised her for the better part of a decade. swt.bio/sagala
A screenshot of the notes app. “Nice List - people who keep pavements clear so everyone can pass safely - people who add alt text to make content accessible - people who celebrate the diversity of blind and partially sighted people - people who send documents in accessible formats without you having to ask. - image descriptions for every image shared in the group chat - people who see you, not just your disability ❤️ ”
Are you on our nice list? 🎁
1st paper from @campainstudy.bsky.social published!
Prevalence of primary care consultations for musculoskeletal pain in a denominator population of over 4 million children & young people.
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #KeeleMSK @kayleighmason.bsky.social
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
Looking for insights on pediatric pain? Explore all past issues of the Pediatric Pain Letter—open access and packed with research, clinical perspectives, and lived experiences. Start reading: pediatric-pain-lette... #PediatricPain #PainResearch #LivedExperience
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
22,000 babies in England have been protected from developing cerebral palsy, thanks to PReCePT - a programme to increase uptake of magnesium sulfate - according to data from the national neonatal audit.
This great news comes ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay tomorrow
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/22000-babies...
Voters want both: homes built and wildlife protected.
MPs should listen to the public, not a false "nature vs growth" narrative.
If nature loses at this stage, it will be because they chose not to protect it.
Tell your MP to back nature: action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/... 📢
It is really getting harder and harder to glibly dismiss the data centre driven growth of demand in the US, which is causing coal growth domestically and impacting the entire planet's emissions
Yes you can present it with a huge denominator to make it look small but that doesn't change the dynamics
Shoutout:
“I’m revising the Supported Self Management Website and digital download and I would like to include quotes from other Self Managers to inspire others”
Please message me with your quote.
#InspireSelfMgt
Return to running after a Tibial Bone Stress injury can be a challenge, especially with high risk stress fractures.
Here are 5 pointers from a great paper by George et al. (2024) in Sports Medicine.
Pediatricians, parents, and anyone who wants to follow pediatric health topics: like and pin the Pediatrics by medsky feed!
Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread.
Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.
Settle in....
Let's start with...
This is disastrous on multiple levels. We already have a high level of mistrust & people opting out of sharing will hit medical research so hard. I’d also hesitate to encourage people to share their protected characteristics data to monitor equality & diversity because of the plausibility of misuse.
What if pain isn’t just something to treat, but something we can learn from?
Our new blog looks at how rethinking pain - and working with people, not on them – could strengthen prevention and person-centred care.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3IQ0IPZ
MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS IN CHILDHOOD How the Paediatrician Can Help Dr Nigel Speight MA, MB, BChir, FRCP, FRCPCH I am a paediatrician based in County Durham who has seen approxi- mately 200 children with ME in my local area over the last 20 years, as well as a further c2000 from outside the area. Most of my cases are teenagers but I have a handful of quite severe cases in the 5-10 age group. I have seen two cases where the onset appeared to be before the age of two. Research has consistently shown that ME, also (misleadingly) referred to as ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’, has a major negative impact on the quality of life of patients young and old. By making a diagnosis and offering appropriate management and support we can improve the quality of life of young ME patients. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Importance of Diagnosis First and foremost it is important to positively establish an accurate di- agnosis. It is vital that a proper history is taken and that sufficient time is allocated for this task. Only then will the distinctive clinical picture that permits a positive diagnosis of ME be uncovered. The commonest reason for missing the diagnosis is to concentrate on one symptom on- ly, or to take an incomplete history. Clear and simple guidance on diagnosis is set out in the 2021 NICE Guideline: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG206 While ‘fatigue’ is commonly accepted as a key symptom, what ME pa- tients experience is better described as reduced energy levels, to- gether with ‘fatiguability’. All symptoms can be made worse by physical exertion and mental effort can also make physical symptoms worse. When physically depleted pa- tients will notice their mental faculties deteriorate, and they can be- come confused and forgetful. NICE have recognised Post Exertional Malaise (PEM), also described as Post Exertional Symptom Exacerbation (PESE), as a cardinal feature of the condition. It is also recognised that patients experience deterioration after exposure to sensory stimulus …
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"Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Childhood: How the Paediatrician Can Help" by Nigel Speight
This useful document was handed out at #MEAction stall at March 2025 Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health Conference
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PwME @meactionuk.bsky.social
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"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall
We at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social are looking for people aged 8-25 to help with our research into pain children and young people have in their joints and muscles!
It's fun, interesting and of huge help to a lot of people. As a bonus we'll pay you for your time!
Please do get in touch.
Are there any Support Workers #AHPSupportWorkers out there who work in #PrivatePractice ?
Would be great to connect & here your views on the support workforce currently in Private Practic
I am employed full time and a Neuro Rehab Assistant based in Yorkshire
would be great to connect #Networking
Ranking exercise parameters for Achilles Tedninopathy (AT) 🥇🥈🥉
For rehab of mid-portion AT contraction intensity appears to be key. With insertional AT dorsiflexion range may play a more prominent role. We still want to load progressively but we often start out of painful, dorsiflexed positions.
This Sunday at 3pm the government will conduct a UK wide test of the Emergency Alerts system.
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Famine is now in Gaza and waiting even a few days to act will kill many more people.
How much longer before European leaders do more than pretty speeches?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Increasing temperatures from climate change have led to a 40% reduction in blue whale “songs” in just the past 6 years alone.
“It’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” said John Ryan, a biological oceanographer.
The world's oceans absorb more than 90% of the excess heat from climate change
It may be surprising but one of the most useful things I can do in neurodevelopmental clinic appointments is understand and support tooth brushing. This is a lovely new resource designed with autistic families to support young children. It will be a regular resource on my clinic letter.
Small world!
Agree. @pavithra.bsky.social is with us on Bluesky :)
In this weeks blog post, Dr Kiel reviews Iliac Apophysitis, a poorly described cause of hip and groin pain in pediatric athletes!
Read: www.sportsmedreview.com/blog/iliac-a...
Watch/Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOA...
#sportsmed #physicaltherapy #athletictraining #orthopedics #pediatrics
