Tikki Immins, Research Development Manager at ORI, was invited to present the poster titled ‘Fire, floods and pestilence: challenges of delivering an RCT comparing a group exercise and education intervention with usual care in the time of COVID-19’. The presentation explained the challenges that were faced during recruitment to NIHR funded CLEAT study, led by… Read more » about ORI presents CLEAT research poster at online clinical trials conference
Last week, ORI’s Prof Tom Wainwright had a fantastic opportunity to attend the international consensus meeting on wearables for measuring mobility in aging populations, held in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. This inspiring two-day event, hosted by the McMaster Institute for Research in Aging in collaboration with the University of Birmingham’s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation… Read more » about Prof Tom Wainwright attends International Consensus Meeting on Wearables for Measuring Mobility
ORI continues to take a leading role in transforming musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare, leveraging cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and digital health. As healthcare demands rise due to an aging population and increased prevalence of MSK conditions, ORI is driving innovations that will make MSK care more efficient, accessible, and patient-centred. ORI’s work aligns… Read more » about ORI continues to lead the way in transforming MSK health with emerging technologies
ORI Visiting Fellow and Consultant Physiotherapist, Matt Low, has been awarded the Gold Award for Excellence by the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer for NHS England. The award has been developed “to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence, where a significant, outstanding and exceptional contribution has been made by individual members of the allied health professional… Read more » about ORI Visiting Fellow awarded Gold Award for Excellence from NHS England
Bournemouth University (BU) welcomed a delegation of eight visitors from Lanzhou University, China, on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 October. The delegation was hosted by Professor Tom Wainwright, Deputy Head of BU’s Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) and a Visiting Professor at Lanzhou University since 2023. Lanzhou University is based in north west China and has… Read more » about ORI welcomes delegation from Lanzhou University, China
Recently, some of the team at ORI headed to Edinburgh for the International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2024. The poster, titled ‘Fire, floods and pestilence: challenges of delivering an RCT comparing a group exercise and education intervention with usual care in the time of COVID-19’, explained the challenges that were faced during recruitment to NIHR… Read more » about ORI presents CLEAT research poster at clinical trials conference in Edinburgh
Last week, over 200 people arrived at St Mark’s Church, Highcliffe, to listen to Head of ORI, Professor Robert Middleton, talk about how to avoid hip surgery. The talk focused on the key things that can help to manage hip arthritis and avoid a hip replacement, such as exercise and weight loss, and included updates… Read more » about Professor Middleton delivers hugely successful public lecture on how to avoid hip surgery
We are excited to announce that Prof Tom Wainwright, in collaboration with ORI Visiting Fellow Dr Matteo Briguglio and international colleagues, has co-authored a new research paper published in Orthopaedic Nursing. The article, titled “Undernutrition, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Sarcopenic Undernutrition: A Cross-sectional View on Patients Before Total Joint Arthroplasty,” offers some insights into the… Read more » about New ORI Publication Explores Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Total Hip Replacement
We are proud to announce that Professor Tom Wainwright has been recognised by Stanford University and Elsevier in the prestigious “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list for citations in 2023. He is one of 21 academics associated with Bournemouth University included in this global list, which features 223,152 researchers from all academic disciplines. Notably, Professor Wainwright… Read more » about ORI’s Prof Tom Wainwright Ranked Among Top Orthopaedic Researchers Worldwide
ORI have recently launched new courses on the ORI Education app. The Virtual CHAIN course is an online version of our successful CHAIN programme. The online exercise and education intervention is an 8-week course for people with hip osteoarthritis. Individuals are able to follow along on the CHAIN programme from their home or gym using a static… Read more » about Virtual CHAIN has now launched on ORI Education app!
