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.https://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mnkja7zrm22qOur Pain Navigator resources for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain are now live! Take a look, share, feedback if you want!! painnavigator.co.uk #KeeleMSK05 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkja7zrm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mnkja7zrm22qOur Pain Navigator resources for children and young people with musculoskeletal pain are now live! Take a look, share, feedback if you want!! painnavigator.co.uk #KeeleMSK05 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkja7zrm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkassqvns22qThe EQ-5D-5L is valid for identifying high impact chronic pain in population-based studies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1526590026000866 #KeeleMSK #EuroQol24 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkassqvns22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjp6hath6s2jElectronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) are broadly acceptable for patients with inflammatory #arthritis, but less so in patients who are older or with lower digital skills/access or health literacy. https://academic.oup.com/rheumap/article/10/2/rkag026/8489054 #KeeleMSK #PROMs17 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6hath6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mhaolyx5ok2aNew paper from @campainstudy.bsky.social - there is substantial variation in primary care analgesia prescribing & referrals for back pain in children & young people, with inequities by deprivation & ethnicity #LBP #KeeleMSK rdcu.be/e8yhX @arthritisuk.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhaolyx5ok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mdx3wzvzjc2xKeele researchers to lead new funded study to improve early diagnosis of #osteoporosis #KeeleMSK url:https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2026/february/new-study/early-diagnosis-osteoporosis.php03 Feb 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdx3wzvzjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mdftvyvdvc2kKnee bracing can lead to improvements in patient reported outcomes in people with knee #osteoarthritis. @keeleuniversity.bsky.social RCT of 466 individuals @profclarejinks.bsky.social #KeeleMSK https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-08600527 Jan 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdftvyvdvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mdfjd6kj7c2q@campainstudy.bsky.social findings published! Prevalence of childhood musculoskeletal pain in Swedish primary care. Many consultations coded as unspecified pain sites, with back pain the most common specific site recorded #KeeleMSK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S152659002600020927 Jan 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfjd6kj7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mckfvyvyuc26Keele musculoskeletal researchers selected for prestigious USA exchange programme: the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education: USA Exchange. The prizes mark the 100th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II #KeeleMSK https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2026/january/usa-exchange/queen-elizabeth-prize.php https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2026/january/usa-exchange/queen-elizabeth-prize.php?utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery16 Jan 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckfvyvyuc26https://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mbqqb6qryc2eMixed methods process evaluation for an RCT to improve shared decision-making on #osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study Protocol https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-70/v2 #KeeleMSK06 Jan 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqqb6qryc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3mbqpzvqt622kCan vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/12/e098768 #KeeleMSK06 Jan 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqpzvqt622khttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m7s7e67jrc2zKeele 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 #KeeleMSK12 Dec 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s7e67jrc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m7arrfj5jk23Delighted 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7arrfj5jk23https://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m7ahecjnps2dCurrent 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 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2053369125140308705 Dec 2025 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ahecjnps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m6hpytpghk2sWorkshops with adolescents & professionals gave important insights on an intervention for long-lasting adolescent pain. #KeeleMSK https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-025-13654-025 Nov 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hpytpghk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m6hjbljqd22k1st 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. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-025-06296-y #KeeleMSK @kayleighmason.bsky.social25 Nov 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hjbljqd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m3ag7ix7wk2qNew post alert: Knowledge Mobilisation Research Associate based at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social supporting the Arthritis UK Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium. #KeeleMSK https://ce0639li.webitrent.com/ce0639li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=456405QUWR&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=267358YMJp @versusarthritis.bsky.social Please share.15 Oct 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ag7ix7wk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m2tvxbqaf22aDelivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2025/10/07/BJGPO.2025.0156 #KeeleMSK10 Oct 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tvxbqaf22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3m2tvfzeyxk2aThe Activity Pacing Questionnaire (APQ-12) provides a multidimensional measure of pacing for use in clinical & research settings. Study of validity, reliability & responsiveness #KeeleMSK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S152659002500795310 Oct 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tvfzeyxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3lzldilezbk2kTake a look at this powerful new film made with people experiencing chronic pain, sharing real stories of their #pain & their involvement in research https://youtu.be/TVnDWNlHcOo?feature=shared #KeeleMSK #chronicpain @versusarthritis.bsky.social @keeleuniversity.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzldilezbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/katemdunn.bsky.social/post/3lz6iyiu64k27Great 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 https://www.amrc.org.uk/health-and-growth-how-non-commercial-clinical-research-benefits-the-uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:4soca5ph2fuhmhth4tt7tleu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6iyiu64k27