The NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit aims to translate advances in medical research into benefits for patients within the NHS.
Led by Professor Sallie Lamb at the Centre for Rehabilitation Research in Oxford (part of NDORMS), the Rehabilitation group focuses predominantly on rehabilitation for people with a range of chronic and acute musculoskeletal conditions and injuries, spanning children to older adults.
With approximately 9.6 million adults in England with musculoskeletal conditions, such as back pain or arthritis and a cost to the UK economy of around £7.4 billion a year through lost working days, it is essential we deliver evidence-based treatments which benefit these patients.
There is evidence demonstrating that intervention with physiotherapy or tailored exercise programmes can deliver significant, cost-effective clinical improvements for these patients.
The BRU is a collaboration between the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences of the University of Oxford, funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
The strong partnership between the OUH NHS Trust and NDORMS, provides an excellent platform for clinical research which will help to prevent, diagnose and treat ill health.
