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Information about arthritis - including each type of condition, exercise, treatments, symptoms, real experiences, data and information for young people and professionals.
- Understanding arthritis
- What is arthritis?
- Conditions
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Acute CPP crystal arthritis
- Axial spondyloarthritis
- Adult-onset Still’s disease
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Behçet’s syndrome
- Bursitis
- Calcific periarthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Cryoglobulin-associated vasculitis
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- Elbow pain
- Enthesitis-related JIA
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Extended oligoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot and ankle pain
- Giant cell arteritis (GCA)
- Gout
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- Hammer toes
- Hand and wrist pain
- Henoch–Schönlein purpura
- Hip pain
- Immunoglobulin A vasculitis
- Joint hypermobility
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Kawasaki disease
- Knee pain
- Lupus (SLE)
- Lyme arthritis
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Myositis
- Neck pain
- Oligoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the elbow and shoulder
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the foot and ankle
- Osteoarthritis of the hand and wrist
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine
- Osteomalacia
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Palindromic rheumatism
- Plantar fasciitis
- Polyarthritis
- Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Reactive arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Shoulder pain
- Sjögren disease
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Systemic-onset JIA
- Takayasu arteritis
- Tibialis posterior dysfunction
- Valgus heel
- Vasculitis
- Arthritis treatments
- Drugs
- Abatacept
- Adalimumab
- Allopurinol
- Amitriptyline
- Apremilast
- Aspirin
- Azathioprine
- Baricitinib
- Belimumab
- Bisphosphonates
- Calcitonin
- Calcium and Vitamin D
- Certolizumab pegol
- Ciclosporin
- Colchicine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Denosumab
- Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
- Drugs for osteoporosis
- Etanercept
- Febuxostat
- Filgotinib
- Gold injections
- Golimumab
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Hyaluronan injections
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Ibuprofen
- Iloprost
- Infliximab
- Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)
- Ixekizumab
- Leflunomide
- Methotrexate
- Mycophenolate
- Naproxen
- Painkillers and NSAIDs
- Raloxifene
- Rituximab
- Sarilumab
- Secukinumab
- Steroid injections
- Steroids
- Sulfasalazine
- Teriparatide and parathyroid hormone
- Tocilizumab
- Tofacitinib
- Upadacitinib
- Ustekinumab
- Splints
- Therapies
- Surgery
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Hand and wrist surgery
- Hip replacement surgery
- Knee replacement surgery
- Metal-on-metal hip replacement Q and As
- Types of anaesthetic
- Shoulder and elbow replacement
- Preparing for surgery
- Complementary and alternative treatments
- What are complementary and alternative treatments?
- Types of complementary treatments
- Acupuncture
- Alexander technique
- Andrographis paniculata
- Anthocyanidins
- Antler velvet
- Aromatherapy
- Blackcurrant seed oil (1)
- Borage seed oil
- Capsaicin
- Cat's claw
- Cetylated fatty acids (CFAs) (1)
- Chondroitin
- Collagen
- Copper bracelets
- Diet and nutritional supplements
- Devil's claw
- Duhuo Jisheng Wan (DJW)
- Evening primrose oil
- Feverfew
- Fish oils
- Flaxseed oil
- Flexiseq
- Ginger
- Glucosamine
- Green-lipped mussel
- Healing
- Herbal medicine
- Homeopathy
- Indian frankincense
- Magnet therapy
- Manipulative therapies
- Massage
- Meditation, t ai chi and yoga V2
- MSM
- Pine bark extracts
- Relaxation, hypnosis and cognitive therapies
- Rosehip
- SAMe
- Selenium
- Stinging nettle
- Turmeric
- Vitamins A, C and E
- Vitamins B Complex
- Wax bath therapy
- Willow bark
- Managing arthritis symptoms
- Managing arthritis pain
- Managing fatigue
- Managing stiffness
- Joint care
- Common aches and pains
- Vaccinations
- Getting medical help and support
- Who will treat you?
- Consultant Rheumatologist
- General Practitioner (GP)
- Hand therapists
- Neurologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Orthotist
- Physiotherapist
- Podiatrist
- Psychologist
- Rheumatology Nurse Specialist
- While waiting for treatment
- Young people and families
- What is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
- Managing JIA
- Living with JIA
- Information for parents
- Information for schools
- Connect with other young people (1)
- Barbara Ansell National Network for Adolescent Rheumatology (BANNAR)
- How we help young people and families
- Getting involved
- Young People's Panel
- Your Rheum
- About Your Rheum
- History of Your Rheum
- Our work
- Understanding research
- Safety and privacy guidelines
- Safety and privacy information for parents/guardians
- How the group works
- Your Rheum FAQs
- Join Your Rheum
- Your Rheum events
- Your Rheum researcher information
- Involvement resources
- Models of good practice
- Researcher involvement information
- What is an advisory group?
- Work with us
- Your Rheum resources
- Post Your Rheum opportunities
- Contact Your Rheum
- Guide to diagnosis
- Information for carers
- Living with arthritis
- Work benefits and finances
- Financial support for people with arthritis
- Work and arthritis
- Employers and workplace professionals
- Information for employers and workplace professionals
- Employer signposting resources
- Understanding arthritis in the workplace survey
- Managing your condition in work
- Disclosing your condition
- Applying for reasonable adjustments
- Workplace rights
- Working safely and well
- Keeping healthy at work
- Sick leave and time off work
- Making decisions about work
- Further education, finding work or changing career
- Work Adjustment Plan
- Driving
- Health and wellbeing
- Exercising with arthritis
- Why is exercise important for people with arthritis?
- Getting started with exercise
- Exercises for healthy joints
- Exercises for the back
- Exercises for the elbows
- Exercises for the toes, feet and ankles
- Exercises for the fingers, hands and wrists
- Exercises for the neck
- Exercises for the hips
- Exercises for the knees
- Exercises for the shoulders
- Full body stretching
- How much exercise should I do?
- What type of exercise should I do?
- Setting your activity goals
- Let's Move for Surgery toolkit
- Resistance band workout sessions
- Let’s Move FAQs v2
- Let's Move with Leon
- Let’s Move FAQs
- Eating well with arthritis
- Sleep
- Footcare and footwear
- Emotions and relationships
- Home and garden
- Christmas and arthritis
- Support and resources
- Arthritis UK helpline
- Online community
- Ask AVA our Virtual Assistant
- Track my arthritis symptoms app
- Online information sessions
- Local services and support
- Arthritis stories
- Stories and blogs
- Share your story
- Penny's story: Inspired by our research to leave a gift in her Will
- John's story: “I’ve forgotten what it feels like to not be in pain.”
- Christie's story: “You can be a young person with arthritis and live a life."
- Sheree's story: “If you look after yourself, it really makes the world of difference."
- Madeleine's story: “I should be chasing my grandkids, not my treatment"
- Imaani's story: “It’s hard being a kid. But it’s harder being a kid with arthritis.”
Our research
Learn more about our approach to research into arthritis, anti-TNF treatment, news and involving people in research.
- Our research impact
- Research achievements
- Anti-TNF the inflammatory arthritis treatment revolution
- Procedure for early osteoarthritis to reduce need for knee replacement
- Treating eye inflammation in children with JIA
- ESCAPE Pain: exercise to reduce the pain of osteoarthritis
- STarT Back: Targeted treatment for back pain
- Reducing miscarriage in women
- Intensive treatment for inflammatory arthritis
- Our research centres
- Research we fund
- Live research projects
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Using zebrafish to understand how and why osteoarthritis develops
- Axial spondyloarthritis: Do anti-inflammatory drugs undermine MRI
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Understanding the role of T cells
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Lessening the impact of fatigue
- Axial spondyloarthritis - RUNX3 gene
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Understanding the role of gut bacteria
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Blood vessels and bone damage
- Antiphospholipid syndrome - Rivaroxaban versus warfarin
- Back pain - Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work
- Complex regional pain syndrome - Using a sensory training system
- Complex regional pain syndrome - Understanding what causes pain
- Dupuytren’s contracture - Identifying the proteins
- Fibromyalgia - Developing a new brain training treatment
- Fibromyalgia - Investigating the role of exercise and sleep
- Fibromyalgia - Maintaining musculoskeletal health study
- Fibromyalgia - Patient centred care for fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia - Investigating body and brain mechanisms of pain and fatigue
- Frozen shoulder - The influence of diabetes on treatments for frozen shoulder
- Hypermobility - A novel targeted treatment for reducing anxiety
- IVD degeneration - Developing a new injectable treatment
- Osteoarthritis - Developing a sensor to monitor conditions
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Investigating the role of regulatory T cells
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Centre for Genetics and Genomics Versus Arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Personalised treatment for childhood arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Investigating the safety and effectiveness of biologic treatments
- Pain - Identifying children who develop chronic pain after a fracture injury
- Knee pain - Increasing the activity
- Muscle weakness - Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research
- Muscle weakness - Nerve cells that are responsible for musculoskeletal pain
- Muscle weakness - Understanding the role of white blood cells in juvenile dermatomyositis
- Myositis - Developing a method for monitoring muscle inflammation
- Osteoarthritis - Investigating the potential of using broccoli to treat osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - A first-in-human study to test a scaffold treatment
- Osteoarthritis - Reducing infections of bone implants for people with arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - promote
- Osteoarthritis - Mapping molecular changes within the osteoarthritis joint
- Osteoarthritis - Identifying the role of lncRNAs
- Osteoarthritis - Biomarkers and joint pain in military osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Can we predict risk of knee pain and osteoarthritis?
- Osteoarthritis - Cell therapy for osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing
- Osteoarthritis - Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Using zebrafish to track changes in cells
- Osteoporosis - Understanding the role of genes
- Osteoarthritis - Developing mathematical tools
- Osteoarthritis - Development of a new biological therapy
- Osteoarthritis - Understanding what causes common hand conditions
- Osteoarthritis - Escape Pain Programme - Sports England
- Osteoarthritis - Investigating the potential use of electronic-rehabilitation programmes
- Osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis genetics to restore healthy joint cartilage
- Osteoarthritis - Using illusions to explore brain processes
- Osteoarthritis - Understanding the role bone marrow
- Osteoarthritis - Loss of the cartilage component Fibrillin-1
- Osteoarthritis - The PRELIM initiative
- Osteoarthritis - Using bone marrow stem cells
- Osteoarthritis - Harnessing the potential of 17-HDHA a novel biomarker of OA pain status
- Osteoarthritis - Identifying a new treatment strategy
- Osteoarthritis - Improving the quality of life of people with joint pain
- Osteoarthritis - Can we identify markers
- Osteoarthritis - Can we make surgery better
- Osteoarthritis - Mechanisms of musculoskeletal pain
- Osteoarthritis - Synovial fluid to define molecular endotypes
- Osteoarthritis - Development of a new screening method
- Osteoarthritis - Do lncRNAs control inflammation and joint damage
- Osteoarthritis - Developing a system for measuring hip shape
- Osteoarthritis - Pain Centre Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Comparing performance, costs and current practice
- Osteoarthritis - Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Repurposing AMP367 to prevent post-traumatic osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - The role of the nerve growth mediator semaphorin 3A
- Osteoarthritis - Investigating the processes involved in cartilage destruction
- Osteoarthritis - Identify hip abnormalities in newborns
- Osteoarthritis - SirT1 regulation of autophagy in bone and joint
- Osteoarthritis - Supported self-management for people living with msk pain
- Osteoarthritis - Suramin - a new hope for blocking osteoarthritic cartilage loss?
- Osteoarthritis - Targeting body clocks
- Osteoarthritis - Understanding how changes in molecular structure affect cartilage health and repair
- Osteoarthritis - The application of Raman arthrospectroscopy for intra-operative mapping
- Osteoarthritis - The usefulness of thumb splinting for people with thumb base osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - A clinical trial of denosumab
- Osteoarthritis - The role of Agrin
- Osteoarthritis - The role of gender, menopause and sex hormones in hand osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis - The role of microRNAs
- Osteoarthritis - Role of the nerve protein TRPM3
- Osteoarthritis - Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Therapies Centre Versus Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Role of the nerve protein TRPC5
- Osteoarthritis - Does a molecule found in fungus hold promise for treatment
- Osteoarthritis - Improving understanding of stem cells
- Osteoarthritis - Using mathematical models to identify brain changes
- Osteonecrosis - Targeting blood vessel growth to improve bone repair
- Osteopetrosis - Mapping phenotypic to genetic variability
- Osteoporosis - Using the computer to better identify spine fractures
- Osteoporosis - Vitamin D supplementation on neonatal bone mass
- Osteoporosis - Developing a screening checklist
- Osteoporosis - Improving hip fracture care
- Osteoporosis - Targeting damage related proteins
- Pain - Matched funding of a commission on paediatric pain
- Polymyalgia rheumatica - Understanding long-term outcomes of treatments
- Psoriatic arthritis - Central nervous system pain
- Psoriatic arthritis - IL-37a: a novel anti-inflammatory agent
- Psoriatic arthritis - Are microbes in the gut and skin responsible
- Psoriatic arthritis - Exercise and physical activity in patients
- Rheumatoid arthritis - WORKWELL
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Activated in healthcare
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre, Cardiff
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre, King's College London
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating how anti-inflammatory molecules are switched on
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Behavioural and neural indicators of fatigue
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding the role of white blood cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Creating a computer model of immune cell function
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Defining the role of cell migration
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Oral inflammation promote RA
- Rheumatoid arthritis - How anti-TNF therapy makes T-cells switch roles
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Looking at joint tissue
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Binding of antibodies to macrophages
- Rheumatoid arthritis - 3D printed wrist splints
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding dying cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - How do changes in the PTPN22 gene cause autoimmune disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Exploring three DNA areas
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding what causes changes to cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating the potential of drug delivery directly to damaged cartilage
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Different forms of joint disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Immune cells in the blood
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing a new method to image blood vessel
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Implementing the MSK-HQ
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Integrating innovative technologies for genotyping
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding the role of dendritic integrins
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating stem cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Molecular sulfation changes
- Rheumatoid arthritis - The role of miRNAs
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding the role of gut bacteria
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Controlling inflammatory cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Communication between different cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Stopping the development of harmful T-cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Understanding why pain persists
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Injecting tolerogenic dendritic cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Predicting the success of therapies
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Immune responses
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Steroid production
- Rheumatoid arthritis - A new way to switch off unwanted inflammation
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Nerve proteins HCN2 and AT2
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Can an app improve mental and physical health
- Rheumatoid arthritis - The quality of life impact of living with arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Norfolk Arthritis Register
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Nurse and Allied Health Professional internship programme
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing a wrist support
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Omega-3 fats
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating whether bacteria can disrupt the immune system
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Switching off the pro-inflammatory state of immune cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Sleep and rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing predictive and preventative approaches
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Delivering drugs directly to the joint
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Inhibiting blood vessels to stop the spread of inflammatory pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Cartilage damage
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Nav 1.7 proteins in nerves
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Reducing variation in care for people
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating the role of the protein galactin-1
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Factors that influence the severity of RA
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Identifying new ways to treat rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Differences in the microbiome
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Do gut bacteria influence immunity
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Using genetics to find novel drug targets
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Temporomandibular disorders
- Rheumatoid arthritis - UK Japan Pain, Action and Movement Network
- Rheumatoid arthritis - UK Research in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Uncovering a role for TRPM2 ion channels
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating mechanisms of early disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Bad stem cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating DNA changes
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Utilising the circadian clock
- Rheumatoid arthritis - The role of proteins
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Manipulating immune cells to treat arthritis
- Scleroderma - Developing a new scoring scheme
- Scleroderma - A study of prednisolone therapy
- Scleroderma - Thickening of tissues in systemic sclerosis
- Scleroderma - Mycophenolate in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
- Scleroderma - Developing a treatment for calcinosis
- Shoulder pain - Better approach to assess and treat shoulder pain
- Sjögren’s syndrome - Investigating lack of response to rituximab
- Sjögren’s syndrome - What drives immune cell activation
- Sjögren’s syndrome - Salivary electro-stimulation
- Sjögren’s syndrome - Development of Sjögren's syndrome
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Iron deficiency and fatigue
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - The role of TAM receptors
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Investigating genetic variations
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Interferon alpha
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - How can male sex hormones influence the risk of developing juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Precision type I interferon biomarkers
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Evaluating the potential of belimumab
- Systemic lupus erythematosis - Understanding blood vessels
- Tendonitis - Achilles tendon pain
- Tendonitis - Understanding how damage is caused in tendon disease
- Tendonitis - New surgical tools for tendon repair
- Tendonitis - Locating the cells responsible for tendon repair
- Traumatic fracture - Developing an enhanced bone repair material
- Vasculitis - Using rituximab to prevent the return of ANCA vasculitis
- Vasculitis - Vaccine responses in ANCA
- Vasculitis - Improving healthcare delivery
- Vasculitis - Gene therapy for treatment of DADA2 vasculitis
- Vasculitis - Bacteria found in the nose
- Ankylosing spondylitis - Understanding the role of the NOS2 gene
- Scleroderma - Developing a smartphone app
- Traumatic fracture - Developing an injectable medical device
- Osteoarthritis - Walk with Ease UK
- Osteoarthritis - Evaluating the use of non-operative osteoarthritis treatments
- Polyarteritis nodosa - Investigating the drug mycophenolate mofetil
- Rheumatoid arthritis - How do certain types of immune cell protect against joint inflammation
- Chronic pain - Improving detection and treatment of distress in people with chronic MSK pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing new antibody-based treatments
- Lupus - Does the protein IL-36 play a role in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
- Osteoporosis - The role of the media in influencing perceptions
- Systemic sclerosis - Understanding how immune cells become unregulated
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Investigating which genes and cell types contribute to inflammation
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Exploring the role of platelet cells in inflammation
- Osteoarthritis - 3D printed surgical guides
- Osteoarthritis - Understanding how TSG-6 protein contributes to the natural protection of joint tissues
- Osteoarthritis - Targeting the cell-signalling protein lymphotactin
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Using magnetic stimulation
- Fibromyalgia - Using virtual reality body illusions
- Chronic pain - Does nerve inflammation lead to chronic pain following whiplash?
- Sjogren’s syndrome - Development of a digital self-management tool
- Osteoarthritis - Developing a tailored exercise programme
- Scleroderma - Can immune suppressant drugs help
- Rheumatoid arthritis - A new questionnaire for detecting central pain sensitisation in people
- Back pain - Do bacterial infections in the spine contribute to disc degeneration
- Fibromyalgia - Developing a non-invasive technique to diagnose small fibre nerve damage
- Osteoarthritis - Can we identify biological markers in joint fluid
- Osteoarthritis - Investigating the role of a protein Rbfox1
- Low back pain - How do people with low back pain adapt their posture
- Osteoarthritis - Targeting osteoarthritic pain through Proteinase Activated Receptor 2
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Targeting messengers in the immune system
- Osteoarthritis - How do immune cells detect and help to repair cartilage damage
- Rheumatoid arthritis - How do gut bacteria influence the development
- Systemic sclerosis - Using artificial intelligence to monitor the progression
- Osteoarthritis - How do serpin proteins help to protect against cartilage damage
- Shoulder pain - Targeting the cells driving frozen shoulder
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Improving communication between young people and clinicians
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Studying the interactions between different cells that can cause joint inflammation
- Fibromyalgia - Developing a better way to detect overactive nerves in chronic pain
- Vasculitis - Improving healthcare delivery for patients with rare rheumatic diseases
- Systemic lupus erythematosus - Understanding the role of TAM receptors
- Osteoporosis - Improving hip fracture care in England and Wales
- COVID-19 - The role of the immune system in developing fatigue
- COVID-19 - The effects of COVID-19 on the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis - Does loss of the cartilage component Fibrillin-1 contribute to osteoarthritis development?
- RA Symptoms: Link to Body Clock & Gut Bacteria
- Musculoskeletal conditions - Risk of persistent opioid use
- Rheumatoid Arthritis - How can digital support platforms assist
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing a device to monitor arthritis
- Lupus - The impact of COVID-19
- Axial spondyloarthritis - Replacing gut bacteria
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - Analysing immune cells
- Rheumatoid arthritis - Studying immune cells
- Rheumatoid Arthritis - Developing treatments to target FGF
- Fibromyalgia - Developing a diagnostic test
- Osteoarthritis – Joint cell roles in localised joint pain
- Chronic pain - The relationship between maladaptive learning and MSK pain
- Chronic pain - Targeting and silencing spontaneous nerve signals of pain
- How healing molecules relieve pain in osteoarthritis
- Chronic pain - Understanding endocannabinoid-induced pain relief
- Chronic pain - Designing and testing an at home system for monitoring nerve health
- Chronic pain - Understanding the mechanisms of pain in long-COVID
- Osteoporosis – Improving diagnosis and treatment strategies
- Lupus - Understanding the immune system
- Chronic pain - Causes and risk factors associated with chronic pain
- Chronic pain - Understanding the factors that cause sciatica to become persistent pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome - Developing new, targeted drug treatments
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- Living Well 2025
- Early detection and targeted treatment 2025
- Fight for Sight/Versus Arthritis Small Grant
- Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium 2025
- Inflammatory Arthritis Research Consortium 2025
- Translational Call 2025
- Career Development Fellowships
- Bridging Fellowships
- Research Facilitation Fund 2026
- Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 - Round 2
- Osteoarthritis Research Consortium 2025
- Inflammatory Arthritis Research Consortium 2025 Round 2
- Research Facilitation Fund 2025 Round 2
- Translational Call 2026
- Applying for an award
- Fellowships
- For Arthritis UK researchers
- How we deliver research
- Introducing our research strategy
- Our research policies
- Research advisory groups
- Adult inflammatory arthritis
- Autoimmune rheumatic diseases
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Paediatric rheumatology
- Our Research Committees
- Managing your award
- Reporting your research progress and impact
- Tell us about your publications
- Open access and travel support
- Research newsletter
- Partnerships
- PPIE Support
- Patient involvement in arthritis research
- PPIE for lab-based researchers
- Getting started
- Research cycle
- Prioritising research
- Improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug Treatments: Development of a consultation intervention (iFraP)
- The Keele Osteoarthritis self-management guidebook
- Project design and funding applications
- Costing for PPIE
- Using a digital app to support patients with low back pain
- A questionnaire to assess central nervous system aspects of pain
- Departmental Musculoskeletal and Ageing Patient Involvement Group
- The Pain-at-Work Toolkit
- Conducting and monitoring research
- Diversity and inclusion of PPIE groups
- Overview of PPIE standards and guidelines
- Effective dissemination of your results
- Find people to participate
Policy and data
We're working with MPs and arthritis champions to change policies in MSK health. Learn how we're already making a difference and how you can get involved.
- Health intelligence
- The State of Musculoskeletal Health
- The State of Musculoskeletal Health report infographics
- The Musculoskeletal Calculator
- Left Waiting, Left Behind: The Reality of Living with Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ)
- Arthritis as a major public health issue
- Prevention and diagnosis
- Fair access to treatment
- Living well with arthritis
- Children and young people with arthritis
- Chronic pain in England
- Joint Replacement Support Package
- Report: Not just a touch of arthritis
In Your Area
Find out what’s going on where you are and how Arthritis UK offers help and support across the UK as well as latest news from each area.
- In Your Area Search Results
- Alnwick Branch
- Ballymoney Group
- Bangor - Co Down Group
- Belfast West Group
- Belfast - Twifties Versus Arthritis (20's-50's year group)
- Bonymaen Group
- Bradford Feel Better Group
- Brecon Group - seated Chi Me and more
- Brecon Support Group
- Cannock Branch
- Chester Branch
- Chester Hydrotherapy Group
- Clough Group
- Coleraine Group
- Colwyn Bay Group
- Connahs Quay Group
- Cookstown Group
- Deal Branch
- Deal Education and Support Group
- Denbigh Group
- Derry, Londonderry Group
- Gateshead Friendship Group and Coffee Group
- Glasgow East Branch
- Glasgow North Branch
- Grangemouth Central Group
- Heads Up Clermiston Edinburgh CSG
- Herefordshire Group
- JOINTZ Group
- Kendal Hydrotherapy Group
- Limavady Versus Arthritis
- Lisburn Group
- Lisnaskea Group
- Llandrindod Wells Physical Activity Group- Tai Chi
- Llandudno Support Group
- Llanfyllin Group
- Long Sutton Group
- Lurgan Versus Arthritis
- Magherafelt Group
- Nairn and District Branch
- Newry Group
- Northern Ireland In-work support group (online) - Group
- North Hampshire Group
- All of Wales Online Support Group
- Orkney Branch
- Oswestry Group
- Penrhiwllan Support Group
- Portadown Group
- Portglenone Group
- Redcar Group
- Rhos on Sea Support Group
- Scottish Borders Support Group
- Sheffield Branch
- Stepping Out Eglington Park
- Strabane Versus Arthritis
- Swansea Central Support Group
- Wansbeck Branch
- Wrexham Group
- Wrexham Chair Based Activity Group
- Ystradgynlais Group
- Welshpool Support Group
- Nottingham Versus Arthritis
- Glasbury Support Group (1)
- Seated Tai Chi Wales
- Broughton Activity Group – Tai Chi
- Llanishen Activity Group
- Versus Arthritis Seated Yoga Abelour
- Versus Arthritis Tai Chi Abelour
- Versus Arthritis Seated Yoga Fochabers
- Tai Chi Aberlour
- Moray Chronic Pain (VA) Group
- Buckley Activity & Support Group
- Glasgow West Community Network Peer Support Group
- Aberystwyth Activity Group - Seated Tai Chi
- Moray Chronic Pain Support Group
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