Good MSK health is built beyond healthcare — through daily movement, healthy workplaces, supportive communities & environments that make healthy & active choices easy.
That’s why we’ve joined @oha-updates.bsky.social to welcome new rules limiting junk food marketing to children.
Patients, advocates & patient orgs are invited to join MDR-RA for a webinar on 20 Jan.
Learn about the MDR-RA project and multidrug-resistant RA, with time for Q&A and discussion.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I4Ay5KZ_S9eFx0JlP0JHmg
The final ARMA Newsletter of 2025 has landed!
Catch up on member updates, the latest MSK news and start planning ahead with 2026 events.
Read now 👉tinyurl.com/2s3fthky
MSK drives England’s biggest health inequality gap
🧐📰Essential reading today in @hsj.co.uk
www.hsj.co.uk/health-inequ...
Just 2 weeks left to enter the EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Essay Competition 2026! ✍️
Open to anyone 18+ living with a rheumatic or MSK disease (or their family member) who wants to share their personal story.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/rzfhc2nw
There's still time to enter the EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Essay Competition 2026!
✍️ Open to anyone 18+ living with a rheumatic or MSK disease (or their family member) who wants to share their personal story.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/rzfhc2nw
We’ve been mentioned in ARMA's Prevention Policy Position Paper under 'national campaigns and resources' for primary prevention!
Thanks to @arma.uk.net for this important paper. Also, we do love a mention...😁🙌
Read the full paper here👉 https://loom.ly/PW6GGPs
📰 The new ARMA Newsletter is out! Packed with MSK news plus a blog from CEO Adrian Bradley - Beyond the NHS, exploring why MSK health must start in our communities, not just clinics.
Don’t miss it 👉 arma.uk.net/nlnov25
Today we launch our new MSK Prevention Policy Paper!
🔗tinyurl.com/t7fs98md🔗
Prevention is about more than medical care.
It’s also about shaping environments, systems & opportunities that make good MSK health possible for all.
MSK prevention is everyone’s business!
This #TrusteesWeek we’re celebrating our brilliant ARMA Trustees! 🙌
Your dedication and leadership helps improve lives for everyone affected by MSK conditions - thank you for all you do!
Today we publish our vision for every neighbourhood to create and sustain the conditions for good MSK health for all.
🔗Read the full report here tinyurl.com/y4twr2p6 🔗
📰 The October edition of the ARMA Newsletter is out now! 🗞️
Catch up on the latest MSK news, updates and insights from our members.
👉 arma.uk.net/nloct25
This #WorldOsteoporosisDay we welcome the 10 Year Plan's commitment to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services.
Now we need action because delays cause avoidable fractures, loss of independence and long-term disability.
Let’s shift from sickness to prevention. #BoneAndJointWeek
Over 230,000 children in the UK live with long-term MSK conditions. We can’t afford to ignore their bone & joint health.
Young people deserve timely access to MSK services close to home.
Local, accessible services prevent problems from escalating.
#BoneAndJointWeek
Today is World Trauma Day.
Trauma & orthopaedics has the longest NHS waiting list - over 800,000 people in 2024. Each one is living with pain, reduced mobility, and life on hold.
We urgently need investment in MSK services and the workforce.
#BoneAndJointWeek
It’s #BoneAndJointWeek and we’re supporting ARMA in highlighting pressure on MSK services. 1 in 3 people live with an MSK condition, yet trauma & orthopaedics has the longest NHS waiting list with 800,000+ waiting. People need timely support, clear pathways and access to the right care.
Today is World Spine Day. Many people live with chronic back pain.
We must reduce long waits for specialist treatment and ensure MSK patients have access to multi-disciplinary MSK professionals delivering integrated, high-quality care to tackle chronic pain effectively. #BoneAndJointWeek
Promotional image for Bone and Joint Week 2025 stating "1 in 3 people in the UK live with an MSK condition" and highlights the opportunity behind every third person to prevent pain, support independence, and drive change. Includes hashtag #BoneAndJointWeek.
🦴 It’s #BoneAndJointWeek (12–20 Oct)!
1 in 3 people in the UK live with an MSK condition - this year’s campaign calls for action on MSK priorities in the 10 Year Health Plan.
@armauk.bsky.sociaL #MSK
MSK and mental health are deeply connected.
Poor mental health worsens MSK symptoms.
MSK pain contributes to depression & anxiety.
Yet these issues are rarely treated together.
This #BoneAndJointWeek, let’s change that and treat the whole person.
It’s #WorldArthritisDay - a moment to recognise everyone living with arthritis. All week we’ve shared ways people manage symptoms in daily life. Find support: www.arthritisaction.org.uk/world-arthritis-day
#WAD2025 #ArthritisAwareness #SelfManagement
A 10-Year Health Plan is only as strong as its actions.
If we want prevention, digital innovation, and care closer to home MSK must be front and centre of implementation.
Let’s make the Plan real for the 20 million people living with MSK. #BoneAndJointWeek
MSK conditions like arthritis don’t just cause pain.
They limit mobility, take people out of work, and reduce independence.
On World Arthritis Day it’s time we treated them like the national priority they are. #BoneAndJointWeek
A 10-Year Health Plan is only as strong as its actions.
If we want prevention, digital innovation, and care closer to home MSK must be front and centre of implementation.
Let’s make the Plan real for the 20 million people living with MSK. #BoneAndJointWeek
The latest edition of the ARMA Newsletter is here!
Packed with #MSK news, upcoming events, and member updates you won’t want to miss.
Read it now: arma.uk.net/nlsep25
This week is RA Awareness Week, a time to shine a light on the impact of rheumatoid arthritis and the importance of early diagnosis.
To support this, NRAS has launched the “Is it RA?” Symptom Checker - a quick, easy tool help spot early signs of RA.
🔗 isitRA.co.uk
Over 20 million people in the UK live with MSK conditions - many in constant pain. This #PainAwarenessMonth, we're calling for prevention, support & better care to be made a priority.
Visit ARMA’s website for resources on supporting people with pain - tinyurl.com/2sy2p76r
Don't miss ARMA's next MSK Inequalities Community of Practice session!
🗓️ Tuesday 2 September
🕧 12:30 PM
💬 Hear from our guest speaker and connect with others working to tackle MSK inequalities.
🔗tinyurl.com/3suycstj
Looking for something new to listen to?
Cornwall Arthritis Trust has launched the Freedom to Move podcast.
Ep.1 features Prof. Tony Woolf on the charity’s origins, advice for living well with arthritis & more!
Listen now tinyurl.com/hprjfnh9
📢 The August edition of the ARMA Newsletter is out now!
📰 Read reflections on the 10-Year Plan, the latest member updates, MSK news, and upcoming events.
➡️ Check it out here: arma.uk.net/nlaug25
Helpful advice on managing arthritis pain in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article. Features great insights from an @arthritisaction.org.uk advisor. Worth a read!
telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/bones-joints/natural-ways-to-relieve-arthritis-pain/
