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Rheum101 Conference Video and Recordings
Rheum101 - The conference name so good we have to make the conference! 6 months ago we held The Rheum101 conference, it was a hybrid event with 8 sessions covering Osteoarthritis, Clinical...
Psoriasis and MSK Pain
Psoriasis as we know is a big risk for developing Psoriatic Arthritis. Clinically reasoning who we send to Rheumatology is a little bit of a challenge however. Do you refer a person with Psoriasis...
Covid-19 and New Onset Rheumatic Symptoms
I spoke about Covid-19 as a trigger for Rheum a while back and the research is beginning to get published. Given that just about everyone on the planet has gotten Covid over the last few years...
Experience and Advocacy In Axial Spondyloarthritis with Bethany Dawson and Dale Webb – AxSpA Series 4/5
A full podcast this week Rheumatology fans, in this, the fourth of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio...
Gout – NICE Guidance
Most people don't get that excited about new NICE Guidance, but I do when it involves Inflammatory Arthritis! Gout is an Inflammatory Arthritis and the new NICE Guidance has just been released!...
XRAYS For Osteoarthritis
I didnt think saying "not everyone with joint pain needs an xray" was going to be my controversial opinion when I think Tea is the worst drink ever invented but here we are... The NICE guidance says...
Pregnancy Outcomes in AxSpA – Podcast Series 3/5
A full podcast this week Rheumatology fans, in this, the third of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio...
FSEM MSK Diploma Exam
Welcome back Rheumatology fans, something a bit different but to a degree Rheumatology related so bear with it. Today (as I write this) I completed the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine MSK...
STA94 CPD Focus: ‘Recognising Rheumatology’ with special guest Jack March
Welcome back Rheumatology fans, I was kindly invited by the wonderful Matt Phillips of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast to talk about Recognising Rheumatology for Sports Therapists and Massage...
What Is Hypermobility?
Welcome back Rheumatology fans, I booked in another sneaky podcast record and its a really great look at Hypermobility with the awesome Mike Makher. We discuss what hypermobility is, what physios...
AxSpA in Primary Care – Podcast Series 2/5
A full podcast this week Rheumatology fans, in this, the second of a series of five podcasts concentrating on Axial Spondyloarthritis for healthcare clinicians, Jack March - The Rheumatology Physio...
Osteoarthritis or Gout Flare? – Top Tips
Welcome back Rheumatology fans, trying something new this week as I created my first "Top Tips" video. This weeks video comes from a recent batch of courses I presented, the question was asked a...
Rheumatology Quiz 6!
The. Quiz. Is. BACK. Wordle seems to have grabbed the world by storm and hopefully this will be no different. I am waiting for a few million $$$ New York Times, just get in touch via the contact...
Imaging Psoriatic Arthritis
Welcome back Rheumatology fans, we are all about imaging and Psoriatic Arthritis this week following a heads up from the wonderful Chris Martey on twitter about a paper tha discusses this in...
Physiotherapy and AxSpA – Podcast Series 1/5
A full podcast this week Rheumatology fans and this marks the start of a 5 podcast series all about Axial Spondyloarthritis for health care clinicians. We are going to go deep into the condition to...
Psoriatic Arthropathy
Welcome back to the blog! Psoriatic Arthritis (Big Sigh). This is not easy, today I had a paper brought to my attention by Martin Thomas on Twitter which is open access LINK and is an interesting...
Why All Clinicians Should Care About Rheumatology?
Welcome back to the blog! Catchy title alert, clickbait? Maybe. This is a topic I have been wanting to talk about for a while and I have a really good little article in the blog to demonstrate why....
RheumMates – Ankylosing Spondylitis and Pregnancy with Faye Stones
Welcome back to the blog! We steop outside of my confort zone this week, although only a smidge, and talk about Pregnancy! I was lucky to be joined by Faye Stones who is a Physiotherapist, Mother...
Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Exercise Livestream with The Psoriasis Association
Welcome back to the blog! I was delighted to be asked by the Psoriasis Association to be involved in their livestream event talking about exercise. I managed to learn a few things about skin...
Osteoarthrinteresting Things
Welcome back to the blog! After I researched for my Osteoarthritis EBook and wrote it, I have continued to think about Osteoarthritis and the questions that remain in my head about it. As such I...
Spondyloarthritis and Feet
Welcome back to the blog! Feet, what are they and what do they do? An eternal question asked about the leg-hands. In cases of Spondyloarthritis feet are commonly affected in various ways and...
Rheumatology Quiz 5
Welcome back to the blog! I was going to review an article this week on feet in AxSpA but unfortunately it turned out to not make much sense and I couldnt really make anything useful out of it. You...
Osteoarthritis – Beyond Wear and Tear
Welcome back to the blog! Osteoarthritis has been a bit of a passion project of mine over the last few months, learning and absorbing, finally attempting to disseminate what I believe to be the most...
Chewing It Over Livestream – Rheumatology In Primary Care
Welcome back to the blog! It was livestream week this week and you can catch up here. This month I discussed Rheumatology in primary care, some of the challenges here and what we should do about it....
Being Specific With Rheumatology
Welcome back to the blog! I did a course recently and there were some interesting courses about specificity in Rheumatology and I thought I would comment on this in a bit of detail. The recurrent...
Rheumatology Quiz 4
Welcome back to the blog! I get a feeling there might be a riot if I don't do the monthly quiz now. I hope you have fun. Don't forget to post your scores to social media to show how awesome you are....
RheumMates! AxSpA, Osteopathy and Manual Therapies with Zoe Clark
Welcome back to the blog, RheumMates is back! This week I spoke to Zoe Clark an Osteopath and all around lovely person who specialises in AxSpA, works for NASS and has unique insight as you will...
Rheumatology Takeover Livestream – None MSK Manifestations 20/04/21
Welcome back to the blog, this week we have the livestream takeover which was recorded before the release of the Sjogrens Syndrome blog last week. I go into detail about how to incorporate none MSK...
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Welcome back to the blog! We are catching up with the Poll that ran a few weeks ago now and I am responding to the clamour of cheers for a blog on Sjogrens Syndrome. Here it is, I hope you find it...
Rheumatology Quiz 3
Welcome back to the blog! Its Quiz time here at R.P. Towers and these have been super popular. More popular than my actual blogs which is a little disconcerting! Anyway, I hope you have fun. Don't...
Reactive Arthritis
Welcome back to the blog! I decided to run a poll on what to publish this week and the results are in! Reactive Arthritis just edged out Sjogrens Syndrome so we will get to that next time. Reactive...
New Videos!
Welcome back to the blog! I have been producing video content recently so I wanted to direct you all to them and I hope that you enjoy! First we have a video on Exercise prescription for Rheumatoid...
Rheumatology TakeOver Livestream – Unanswered TherapyLive Qs – Chewing It Over – 12/03/21
Welcome back to the blog! Another Livestream as on 12/03/21 it was my turn to takeover the ChewingItOver show! I answer some questions that were left over from my talk at TherapyLive Pelvic Health...
Exercise Prescription for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Welcome back to the blog! A change of pace from recognition this month as we look at actually treating/managing/rehabbing! Exercise is a vital component of Rheumatoid Arthritis management and...
Rheumatology Quiz 2
Welcome back to the blog! The first Rheumatology Quiz went down an absolute storm so here we are with the second! Don't forget to share your score... The recurrent features are back with legend of...
RheumMates – Exercise and Inflammation with Dr Ai Lyn Tan
And we are back! RheumMates is fast becoming my passion project speaking to these amazingly cool clinicians in Rheumatology. This month I am joined by Mike Dare and we had the absolute pleasure of...
Covid-19 a trigger for Rheum? – Jack March – Chewing It Over – 16/02/21
The second of my Rheumatology takeovers is here, on tuesday I jumped on a livestream to discuss Rheumatology, Covid-19 and their relation as triggers. This is complicated and I don't think we know...
What is Rheumatology?
We are back, another week, another blog. I have been thinking this week about Rheumatology and its place in the hearts and minds of MSK Therapists. While I was thinking about this I found the start...
Rheumatology Quiz 1
Welcome back to the blog! In the spirit of new things and fun, this week we have a quiz! I will do a series of these where they will get harder and more interesting. See if we can't challenge you...
Rheumatology TakeOver Livestream – 26/01/21
Jack March is here for what will be the first of the Rheumatology TakeOvers a regular segment commenting on Rheumatology topics as they relate to the MSK world. Today he discusses delay to diagnosis...
RheumMates – Polymyalgia Rheumatica With Prof Dasgupta
AWESOME NEWS. RheumMates is back! The aim is to get to Monthly RheumMates recordings... Polymyalgia Rheumatica is tricky and primarily managed in primary care, Professor Dasgupta is AMAZING, he has...
Rheumatology Reflections 2020
I wanted to do something a little different in this blog which looks back at some different things I have learned in Rheumatology but also what I have learned about messaging and promotion which I...
OA vs RA…
I think this is the most common question I have been asked over the last few years since I started to be more vocal about Rheumatology Conditions. I used to answer it as best I could but always...
Rheumatology Bloods – Update!
I have been meaning to update this blog for a little while and last blogs legend Claire Paling has nudged me into it. We have the return of the now recurrent features “legend of the blog” and all...
Giant Cell Arteritis
Naturally as Polymyalgia Rheumatica had some exposure over social media, Giant Cell Arteritis came to the surface as well. In this blog we will go over the BSR guidance for this condition and...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica AND Physiotherapy
A new approach this week in a couple of different ways, I am adding two new features, “Legend of the Blog” and if you scroll all the way to the bottom you can listen to the music I was listening to...
Recognising Rheumatology Conditions
Thank you to @TaiwanOzPhysio for bringing a paper to my attention which is used as the basis for this blog post (see reference at the end). Clearly recognising rheumatology conditions is of interest...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica – Update!
Starting with some Thanks for this blog. Thank you to Professor Bhaskar Dasgupta who ran a brilliant webinar (25/11/2020) on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). Find more out about him here. There was so much contained in 45 minutes and I have tried to condense it down to the applicable information for us MSK therapists.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
I have for a long time avoided this subject and I have decided to finally try and include this in my repertoire as the number of questions continues to increase. This is certainly an evolving area...
Spondyloarthritis Nomenclature
As we move forwards in medicine with the understanding of Spondyloarthritis, some things are becoming more complex and others more simple. (I say we, I have nothing to do with it, it’s the amazing...
AxSpA in Women – Updates
On Friday 09/10/2020 I am attended a webinar by ARMA all about AxSpA in Women and how it differs to the condition in Men. This blog will attempt at summarising the differences and clinical...
RheumMates – Session 4 – Feet With David Goyette
PODCAST!! Jack and Mike spoke with David Goyette this week, a Podiatric Surgeon about feet. We cover absolutely tons of ground and its a clinical golden nugget a minute as we cover gout, SpA and RA...
Hypermobility, Instability Misconceptions
I have seen an increase recently in some misconceptions around hypermobile joints across Twitter and Instagram, I want to address this for the benefit of professionals and patients who may come...
AxSpA in Women – Knowns and Unknowns
Something different this week, I am going to admit what I don’t know! Yes, yes I don’t know much about much but I am going to be specific. On Friday 09/10/2020 I am attending a webinar by ARMA all...
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Muscle Loss
Its not that often that a paper comes along that changes my practice but this particular one will. I have known for a number of years that Rheumatoid Arthritis patients are at risk of muscle loss...
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diet
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a complex disease, diet is a complex phenomenon. Their interaction is inevitably also complex. Over the years I have heard as many types of dietary advice for RA as I have...
Recognising Rheumatoid Arthritis Guide
I lost the old page that had the Recognisning Rheumatoid Arthritis Document on it. Here is a replacement. This document helps you with recognition and guides you on what to do next, this has proven...
Psoriatic Nails
Its an interesting concept really in Musculoskeletal Practice, assessing multiple systems. We do this in many conditions e.g. thyroid, hormonal changes, diabetes… Rheumatology is no different but...
Osteoporosis and Exercise
I usually stick to recognition and referral when it comes to my CPD topics / blogs / ramblings but I think it’s a good thing in this case for me to branch out and discuss some specifics of exercise...
Red Flags and Rheum ONLINE COURSE!
Popping in an update post here which I don't normally do. There is a few bits of news coming though which I think many of you will be interested in! Andrew Cuff and I are delivering our Red Flags...
A Gold Standard Time to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis
I have been pushing the fact that delay to diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) is a big problem. NASS are way ahead of me and have started a campaign to bring that delay to diagnosis down...
Free Rheum Events!
Hi all Here are some details of free Rheum CPD events where you can learn loads from the best! The SpA academy is a brilliant learning opportunity so sign up! Although they were originally intended...
Therapy Live!
I am recovering from #TherapyLive so this is brief! I am leaving the site wide discount up on my shop until tonight, so you have time to grab a bargain 10% off my new Online Course and 20% off if...
Osteoporosis Audiobook Video
A video of me recording one of the audiobook sections in the Recognising Rheumatology Audiobook which is coming soon to my shop! In this video I discuss Osteoporosis
AxSpA – an overview document
Intro I have been struggling with blogs recently as my time has been stretched all over the place so by way of apology below you can download a document which contains the information I wrote as...
Osteoporosis – An Introduction
Intro Welcome to another series of blogs, this time on the topic of Osteoporosis. These will look to unpack in some detail the important aspects of this relatively common condition and what as...
The Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Established Disease
Intro This finishes the series of blogs in my RA series that looks to expand upon the article for PhysioFirst which you can read in full here. It has topped 9000 downloads at the time of writing...
Gout
Intro This is a blog I have been meaning to write for a while, embarrassingly Gout occupies just the one slide on my “Recognising Rheumatology” courses despite it being the most common...
Becoming A Physio With Inflammatory Arthritis – Part 1
I am delighted and priveledged to be able to host this blog written by Jenni Ward (click here to follow her on twitter) a Physio with a real story to tell. I don't want to detract from it by writing...
Imaging in Rheumatology – MRI for AxSpA
Intro Imaging in Rheumatology is a vital modality in assisting with the diagnosis and ongoing monitoring of the conditions. This blog begins another series of blogs which will aim to unpack imaging...
Imaging in Rheumatology for Physios
Intro Imaging in Rheumatology is a vital modality in assisting with the diagnosis and ongoing monitoring of the conditions. This blog begins another series of blogs which will aim to unpack imaging...
MINI BLOG – Diagnosing Fibromyalgia
I was comissioned recently to run a CPD session on Fibromyalgia. Part of it involved discussing how Fibromyalgia is diagnosed and I have decided to share the slides from that component of the talk....
The Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Early Arthritis
Intro This continues the series of blogs in my RA series that looks to expand upon the article for PhysioFirst which you can read in full here. It has topped 9000 downloads at the time of writing...
The Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Clinically Suspected Arthralgia
Intro This is the third blog of my RA series that looks to expand upon the article for PhysioFirst which you can read in full here. It has topped 9000 downloads at the time of writing this blog and...
The Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intro This is the second blog of my Rheumatoid Arthritis series that looks to expand upon the article for PhysioFirst which you can read in full here. It has topped 9000 downloads at the time of...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Tendons
Intro This blog comes following a request from @ChrisSwinburne on Twitter which is a. awesome and b. terrifying as I don’t know a ton and information on this subject seems sparse. I have done my...
An Introduction to Rheumatoid Arthritis for Therapists
Intro This blog marks the beginning of a concept for me as I look to expand on previous bits of work I have completed. For example I wrote an article for PhysioFirst which you can read in full here....
Pregnancy and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intro Pregnancy is branching away from my usual topics of blogs and reading but here is something else I get asked about with reasonable regularity. Remember that the inflammatory arthropathies...
Mini Blog – SCREEND’EM
Ok so this one is a bit of a cheat. If you dont follow Paul Kirwan on twitter then head over there now and do that. Paul came up with the following memory aid to help remember the extra-articular...
Hypermobility Part 3 (The Syndromes)
Intro Hypermobility is common in Physio clinics the world over, over a series of blogs I hope to convey my current understanding of the factors at play with regards to diagnosis and management of...
MINI BLOG – Spondyloarthropathy Extra-Articular Symptoms
Intro Just as a reminder… Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an umbrella term covering auto-immune conditions affecting the Axial skeleton (the spine and sacro-illiac joints). Conditions falling under this...
Hypermobility Part 2 (syndrome?)
Intro Hypermobility is common in Physio clinics the world over, over a series of blogs I hope to convey my current understanding of the factors at play with regards to diagnosis and management of...
Hypermobility Part 1
Intro Hypermobility is common in Physio clinics the world over, over a series of blogs I hope to convey my current understanding of the factors at play with regards to diagnosis and management of...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Intro I have had a bit a glut of requests about Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) recently so this blog aims to give an overview of the condition and non-pharmacological management for Physios. PLEASE...
Inflammatory Arthropathy Bloods
Blood tests are a vital component when it comes to clinical reasoning in Rheumatology. Not everyone has the authorisation to order bloods for their patients but a working knowledge remains important...
24 Hours Inflammatory Pattern
Intro Day to day in our MSK clinics we discuss the daily pattern of symptoms with pretty much everyone that attends. The obvious reason being that it can tell you an absolute ton about the nature of...