{"id":5964,"date":"2025-02-11T22:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/?p=5964"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:35:36","slug":"new-publication-highlights-the-power-of-group-based-exercise-for-chronic-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/2025\/02\/11\/new-publication-highlights-the-power-of-group-based-exercise-for-chronic-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication Highlights the Power of Group-Based Exercise for Chronic Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) is pleased to share the publication of a new research article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine<\/em>, co-authored by ORI\u2019s Prof Tom Wainwright<\/a> alongside Prof Tim Rees<\/a>, Prof Mark Beauchamp, Dr Mark Stevens, and Matthew Low. The article, titled \u201cGroup-mediated exercise for chronic conditions \u2013 an urgent need for implementation and scale-up,\u201d explores the critical role of group-based exercise in managing chronic diseases and reducing healthcare burdens.<\/p>\n

With an ageing population and rising healthcare costs, traditional individual-focused exercise interventions are proving insufficient. We highlight compelling evidence that exercising in a group setting enhances adherence, fosters social support, and improves long-term health outcomes. Despite its benefits, group-mediated exercise remains underutilised due to gaps in healthcare training and system-wide barriers. We call for a shift in strategy\u2014empowering health professionals to lead group-based interventions, integrating them into routine care, and scaling them up to maximise their impact on public health.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the research, Professor Tom Wainwright said:
\n“This paper highlights an important shift in how we approach exercise-based rehabilitation. Group interventions like our CHAIN programme offer a practical, cost-effective way to improve patient outcomes while addressing the growing challenges of chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis. We hope this work encourages greater adoption of group-mediated exercise programmes in healthcare settings.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The full article is available [here]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Orthopaedic Research Institute (ORI) is pleased to share the publication of a new research article in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, co-authored by ORI\u2019s Prof Tom Wainwright alongside Prof Tim Rees, Prof Mark Beauchamp, Dr Mark Stevens, and Matthew Low. The article, titled \u201cGroup-mediated exercise for chronic conditions \u2013 an urgent need for… Read more » about New Publication Highlights the Power of Group-Based Exercise for Chronic Conditions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":591,"featured_media":5965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-publications"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/591"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5964"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5975,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions\/5975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/ori\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}