ARMA
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The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) is the umbrella body and collective voice of organisations serving the 20 million people living with MSK conditions in the UK.
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.
That’s why we’ve joined @oha-updates.bsky.social to welcome new rules limiting junk food marketing to children.
Open Letter to Secretaries of State Urges Tougher Junk Food Advertising Rules to Protect Children - Obesity Health Alliance
The Obesity Health Alliance has written to the Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Culture, Media and Sport to welcome the introduction of the Less Healthy Food and Drink Advertisi...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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.
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
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
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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
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
Catch up on member updates, the latest MSK news and start planning ahead with 2026 events.
Read now 👉tinyurl.com/2s3fthky
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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
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...
🧐📰Essential reading today in @hsj.co.uk
www.hsj.co.uk/health-inequ...
MSK drives England’s biggest health inequality gap
Analysis shows musculoskeletal conditions create England's largest health inequality gap, with community physiotherapy offering the best route to tackling preventable ill health in deprived areas
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December 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
MSK drives England’s biggest health inequality gap
🧐📰Essential reading today in @hsj.co.uk
www.hsj.co.uk/health-inequ...
🧐📰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
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
EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2026
“Is it all in the genes, or not? How rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) shape and reshape family connections”.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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
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
✍️ 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
EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition 2026
“Is it all in the genes, or not? How rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) shape and reshape family connections”.
tinyurl.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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
✍️ 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
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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
Thanks to @arma.uk.net for this important paper. Also, we do love a mention...😁🙌
Read the full paper here👉 https://loom.ly/PW6GGPs
From information to action: a co-created evaluation of digital resources for musculoskeletal disorders - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Digital self-management plays a key role in musculoskeletal care, yet the quality and accessibility of online resources vary. This study used a co-production approach to evaluate digital resources for chronic musculoskeletal disorders, ensuring they reflected patient priorities and practical needs. Methods A systematic search identified 91 digital resources, reviewed by a Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement group using a structured rating framework. They assessed visual a...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
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
Don’t miss it 👉 arma.uk.net/nlnov25
ARMA Newsletter November 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📰 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
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!
🔗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!
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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!
🔗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!
Your dedication and leadership helps improve lives for everyone affected by MSK conditions - thank you for all you do!
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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!
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 🔗
🔗Read the full report here tinyurl.com/y4twr2p6 🔗
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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 🔗
🔗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
Catch up on the latest MSK news, updates and insights from our members.
👉 arma.uk.net/nloct25
ARMA Newsletter October 2025
arma.uk.net
October 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📰 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
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
Now we need action because delays cause avoidable fractures, loss of independence and long-term disability.
Let’s shift from sickness to prevention. #BoneAndJointWeek
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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
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
Young people deserve timely access to MSK services close to home.
Local, accessible services prevent problems from escalating.
#BoneAndJointWeek
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
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
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
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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
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
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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.
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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
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
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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
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
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🦴 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
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
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🦴 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
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.
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.
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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.
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.
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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
#WAD2025 #ArthritisAwareness #SelfManagement
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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
#WAD2025 #ArthritisAwareness #SelfManagement
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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
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
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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
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
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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
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
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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
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
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
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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
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
Packed with #MSK news, upcoming events, and member updates you won’t want to miss.
Read it now: arma.uk.net/nlsep25
ARMA Newsletter September 2025
arma.uk.net
September 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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
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
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
RA Symptom Checker | NRAS
This is a symptom checker and not a diagnostic tool, if you have any health concerns please contact your healthcare provider.
isitRA.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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
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