Joint matters

Joint Matters is a clinical update designed for all healthcare professionals. It aims to provide short, topical articles for all healthcare professionals with an interest in musculoskeletal conditions.

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In the first edition of Joint Matters (PDF 1.4 MB, published Summer 2017) read more about:

• PROMs and choosing a hospital.
• Management of the non-traumatic painful shoulder.
• Could there be a neuropathic element to this pain?
• Musculoskeletal health and exercise.
• Cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis.

In the second edition of Joint Matters (PDF 1.6 MB, published Summer 2018) learn about:

• Implementing shared decision making in MSK care.
• Fibromyalgia - management is more than just drugs.
• Using technology to support self-management.
• Health coaching towards self-management in fibromyalgia.
• Physical activity, the ‘super pill'.

The theme of this third edition of Joint Matters (PDF 3.4 MB, published Winter 2019) is ‘making MSK health everybody’s business’.

Find articles on:

• NHS Health Checks - a public health concern
• Scotland’s MSK services - fit for the future
• Pain concern: supporting self management in primary care
• Making clinical guidelines accessible
• Musculoskeletal conditions in the workplace

The theme of this fourth edition of Joint Matters (PDF 1.4 MB, published Winter 2020) is personalised care.

Find articles on:

• Shared decision making and better consultations.
• Enabling better conversations – the Choosing Wisely initiative.
• Supporting people with osteoarthritis in primary care.
• Social prescribing: a significant opportunity for everyone?
• Care and support planning for people with joint, bone and muscle conditions.