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The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 International Association for the Study of Pain. Anxiety and depression are associated with increased pain responses in chronic pain states. The extent to which anxiety drives chronic pain, or vice versa, remains an important question that has... Read More about The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation.

The relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and capsaicin in osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2018)
Journal Article

Bidirectional association between disturbed sleep and neuropathic pain symptoms: a prospective cohort study in post-total joint replacement participants (2018)
Journal Article

Disturbed sleep is strongly correlated with chronic pain. The aim of this study was to examine the association between sleep disturbance and incident joint pain focusing on neuropathic pain-like symptoms. 423 individuals who had undergone total joint... Read More about Bidirectional association between disturbed sleep and neuropathic pain symptoms: a prospective cohort study in post-total joint replacement participants.

Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on frailty related phenotypes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (2018)
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Introduction: The beneficial effect of dietary omega-3 supplementation in younger adults or older people with acute or chronic disease is established. Knowledge is now needed about the effect in medically stable older people. The objective of this st... Read More about Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on frailty related phenotypes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

A clinical assessment tool to improve the use of pain relieving treatments in knee osteoarthritis (2018)
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Purpose: Approximately 1 in 4 individuals in the UK over the age of 55 experience knee pain (KP), predominantly due to osteoarthritis (OA). Following treatment targeted at the affected knee, pain relief is reported in only 60%–80% of individuals with... Read More about A clinical assessment tool to improve the use of pain relieving treatments in knee osteoarthritis.

A meta-analysis of the effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on walking speed and inflammatory markers in older healthy adults (2018)
Journal Article

Osteoarthritis and ageing (2018)
Journal Article

Ageing is a complex process of accumulation of molecular, cellular, and organ damage, leading to loss of function and increased vulnerability to disease and death, the rate and extent of which varies among individuals. Osteoarthritis (OA) is not only... Read More about Osteoarthritis and ageing.

Traits associated with central pain augmentation in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2018)
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This study aimed to identify self-report correlates of central pain augmentation in individuals with knee pain. A subset of participants (n=420) in the Knee Pain and related health In the Community (KPIC) baseline survey undertook pressure pain thres... Read More about Traits associated with central pain augmentation in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.