Kate Dunn
@katemdunn.bsky.social
Professor of Epidemiology. Musculoskeletal pain and primary care researcher. Interested in research on pain in children, young people & over the lifecourse. #KeeleMSK Views are my own.
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Get ready for our 2026 Scientific Meeting in Birmingham!
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Get ready for our 2026 Scientific Meeting in Birmingham!
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
Keele recognised as global research leader in musculoskeletal disorders url:https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2025/december/research-leader/musculoskeletal-disorders-primary-care.php #KeeleMSK
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Keele recognised as global research leader in musculoskeletal disorders url:https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2025/december/research-leader/musculoskeletal-disorders-primary-care.php #KeeleMSK
Delighted to be speaking about a life course approach to back pain at the SBPR Annual Scientific Meeting next year. And also excited to hear all the other research presented there - abstract submissions are open! #KeeleMSK
Get ready for our 2026 Scientific Meeting in Birmingham!
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️
We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those!
More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Delighted to be speaking about a life course approach to back pain at the SBPR Annual Scientific Meeting next year. And also excited to hear all the other research presented there - abstract submissions are open! #KeeleMSK
Current evidence does not demonstrate a significant effect of HRT on musculoskeletal pain in menopausal women. Studies have substantial heterogeneity, making it difficult to to draw firm conclusions to guide clinical practice. #KeeleMSK
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The effect of hormone replacement therapy on musculoskeletal pain in menopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Rachel Overton, Payam Amini, Adan Chew, Opeyemi Babatunde, Kayleigh J Mas...
Up to 70% of menopausal women report musculoskeletal (MSK) pain during and after the time of menopause. This observation suggests oestrogen deficiency may play ...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Current evidence does not demonstrate a significant effect of HRT on musculoskeletal pain in menopausal women. Studies have substantial heterogeneity, making it difficult to to draw firm conclusions to guide clinical practice. #KeeleMSK
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Workshops with adolescents & professionals gave important insights on an intervention for long-lasting adolescent pain. #KeeleMSK
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Co-creating support for adolescents with long-lasting pain: findings from workshops with adolescents, parents, and professionals - BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Long-lasting pain in adolescents may affect education, social interactions, and is associated with mental health challenges. Current interventions are often suboptimal due to insufficient...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Workshops with adolescents & professionals gave important insights on an intervention for long-lasting adolescent pain. #KeeleMSK
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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
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
Trends of musculoskeletal pain in children and young people consulting primary care: an electronic primary health care record study - BMC Pediatrics
BMC Pediatrics - Pain in childhood is common, but there is an information gap on initial care seeking. Our aim was to determine trends and variations in the consultation prevalence and incidence of...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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
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
New post alert: Knowledge Mobilisation Research Associate based at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social supporting the Arthritis UK Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium. #KeeleMSK ce0639li.webitrent.com/ce0639li_web... @versusarthritis.bsky.social Please share.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New post alert: Knowledge Mobilisation Research Associate based at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social supporting the Arthritis UK Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium. #KeeleMSK ce0639li.webitrent.com/ce0639li_web... @versusarthritis.bsky.social Please share.
Delivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists bjgpopen.org/content/earl... #KeeleMSK
Delivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists
Background People living with persistent non-cancer pain often are prescribed opioids long-term, despite a lack of evidence for their long-term effectiveness and safety. This study informed the design...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Delivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists bjgpopen.org/content/earl... #KeeleMSK
The Activity Pacing Questionnaire (APQ-12) provides a multidimensional measure of pacing for use in clinical & research settings. Study of validity, reliability & responsiveness #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Testing the activity pacing questionnaire for validity, reliability and responsiveness: An outcome measure validation study
Activity pacing aims to manage symptoms of chronic pain and improve function by modifying pain-related behaviours: avoidance, overdoing and overdoing-…
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October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Activity Pacing Questionnaire (APQ-12) provides a multidimensional measure of pacing for use in clinical & research settings. Study of validity, reliability & responsiveness #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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What an exciting oppotunity to join our member's (Melissa Bowerman) research group as a Research Assistant to work on spinal muscular atrophy project!
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September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What an exciting oppotunity to join our member's (Melissa Bowerman) research group as a Research Assistant to work on spinal muscular atrophy project!
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“For me, pain is not just physical — it affects every part of life.”
Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...
Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“For me, pain is not just physical — it affects every part of life.”
Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...
Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best.
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...
Reposted by Kate Dunn
Parents of children 8 and up, your kids could help with our research and get paid!
The @campainstudy.bsky.social at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is developing resources to help children and young people with pain, and the opinions of young people are essential to us!
Get in touch, deets in thread.
The @campainstudy.bsky.social at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is developing resources to help children and young people with pain, and the opinions of young people are essential to us!
Get in touch, deets in thread.
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.
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.
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Parents of children 8 and up, your kids could help with our research and get paid!
The @campainstudy.bsky.social at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is developing resources to help children and young people with pain, and the opinions of young people are essential to us!
Get in touch, deets in thread.
The @campainstudy.bsky.social at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is developing resources to help children and young people with pain, and the opinions of young people are essential to us!
Get in touch, deets in thread.
Reposted by Kate Dunn
📣New pre-print
Do Children & Young People with Mental Health Conditions or Neurodiversity Experience Different Management for Musculoskeletal Pain?
🔗https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370581
Greater healthcare use, different treatments & different referrals for those with co-occurring diagnoses
Do Children & Young People with Mental Health Conditions or Neurodiversity Experience Different Management for Musculoskeletal Pain?
🔗https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370581
Greater healthcare use, different treatments & different referrals for those with co-occurring diagnoses
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📣New pre-print
Do Children & Young People with Mental Health Conditions or Neurodiversity Experience Different Management for Musculoskeletal Pain?
🔗https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370581
Greater healthcare use, different treatments & different referrals for those with co-occurring diagnoses
Do Children & Young People with Mental Health Conditions or Neurodiversity Experience Different Management for Musculoskeletal Pain?
🔗https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5370581
Greater healthcare use, different treatments & different referrals for those with co-occurring diagnoses
Take a look at this powerful new film made with people experiencing chronic pain, sharing real stories of their #pain & their involvement in research youtu.be/TVnDWNlHcOo?... #KeeleMSK #chronicpain
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Take a look at this powerful new film made with people experiencing chronic pain, sharing real stories of their #pain & their involvement in research youtu.be/TVnDWNlHcOo?... #KeeleMSK #chronicpain
@versusarthritis.bsky.social
@keeleuniversity.bsky.social
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Great to see this report from AMRC on how non-commercial clinical research benefits the UK. It features evidence from research led by Keele University musculoskeletal researchers #KeeleMSK www.amrc.org.uk/health-and-g...
September 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Great to see this report from AMRC on how non-commercial clinical research benefits the UK. It features evidence from research led by Keele University musculoskeletal researchers #KeeleMSK www.amrc.org.uk/health-and-g...
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Calling all healthcare professionals who see people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
September 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Calling all healthcare professionals who see people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Huge congratulations to @keeleuniversity.bsky.social Prof Jonathan Hill on being shortlisted for the #AHP Research Impact #CAHPO Award 2025! #KeeleMSK
August 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Huge congratulations to @keeleuniversity.bsky.social Prof Jonathan Hill on being shortlisted for the #AHP Research Impact #CAHPO Award 2025! #KeeleMSK
Primary care staff identify #osteoporosis as important, but there are gaps in confidence with specific osteoporosis skills, & a lack of systematic approaches to assessment & follow-up: e-survey of UK primary care staff
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@laurnabullock.bsky.social
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Osteoporosis care in primary care settings: a national UK e-survey - Archives of Osteoporosis
Summary An electronic survey of 341 UK primary care staff identified barriers to evidence-based osteoporosis care including low confidence in clinical skills, the complex nature of decision-making, in...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Primary care staff identify #osteoporosis as important, but there are gaps in confidence with specific osteoporosis skills, & a lack of systematic approaches to assessment & follow-up: e-survey of UK primary care staff
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #KeeleMSK
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Little change in pain but some deterioration in function for #hand & thumb base #osteoarthritis #OA : systematic review of #prognosis www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/... #KeeleMSK
The prognosis of pain and function in people with hand and thumb base osteoarthritis: a systematic review
This systematic review has summarized evidence regarding the course of hand pain, hand function, and prognostic factors that predict changes in symptoms in people with hand and thumb base osteoarth...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Little change in pain but some deterioration in function for #hand & thumb base #osteoarthritis #OA : systematic review of #prognosis www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/... #KeeleMSK
Substantial #inequalities in the chronicity, severity and complexity of musculoskeletal #pain problems are present when seeking healthcare #KeeleMSK bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Socioeconomic inequalities in outcomes, experiences and treatment among adults consulting primary care for a musculoskeletal pain condition: a prospective cohort study
Objectives To estimate the direction and magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in outcome, experience and care among adults consulting for a musculoskeletal pain condition.
Design Multicentre, pros...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Substantial #inequalities in the chronicity, severity and complexity of musculoskeletal #pain problems are present when seeking healthcare #KeeleMSK bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7...
Research priorities about physical activity & exercise management of knee & hip OA developed with consumers, clinicians, researchers & policy makers #osteoarthritis #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Research priorities for physical activity and exercise management of people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: A multi-stage international priority-setting study from the OARSI Rehabilitation Discussio...
To identify research priorities for physical activity and exercise management of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA).We used a multi-stage process involv…
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July 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Research priorities about physical activity & exercise management of knee & hip OA developed with consumers, clinicians, researchers & policy makers #osteoarthritis #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Physiotherapists infrequently treat people living with Polymyalgia rheumatica #PMR but believe that there is a role for #physiotherapy in PMR management. #KeeleMSK @saramuller.bsky.social
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Physiotherapy for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Results From a UK Cross‐Sectional Survey
Introduction Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) international management guidelines advocate patient education and individualised exercises but lack evidence and physiotherapy practice for PMR is unknown....
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July 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Physiotherapists infrequently treat people living with Polymyalgia rheumatica #PMR but believe that there is a role for #physiotherapy in PMR management. #KeeleMSK @saramuller.bsky.social
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Research highlights & uncertainties in the exercise management of knee #osteoarthritis #OA : Narrative review #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis
This narrative review outlines recent research highlights and uncertainties in the exercise management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) published between J…
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July 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Research highlights & uncertainties in the exercise management of knee #osteoarthritis #OA : Narrative review #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Wide variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates was not strongly associated with prevalence of musculoskeletal problems or pain: findings from an ecologic study #KeeleMSK www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire | Primary Health Care Research & Development | Cambridge Core
Local variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates in primary care: findings from an ecologic study in Staffordshire - Volume 26
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July 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Wide variation in musculoskeletal pain consultation rates was not strongly associated with prevalence of musculoskeletal problems or pain: findings from an ecologic study #KeeleMSK www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Process & feasibility of implementing #osteoarthritis #OA guideline recommendations in West Africa #KeeleMSK gh.bmj.com/content/10/6...
Process and feasibility of implementing guideline recommendations for the care of osteoarthritis in West Africa
Objectives To assess the feasibility of a guideline-informed model of care for osteoarthritis in primary healthcare and community pharmacy settings in the West African context.Methods The 4-phase mixe...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Process & feasibility of implementing #osteoarthritis #OA guideline recommendations in West Africa #KeeleMSK gh.bmj.com/content/10/6...