Alan Silman
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Medical Director at Arthritis Research UK

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New Report on Complementary Therapies for Arthritis reveals lack of scientific evidence

(7) Comments | Posted 10 January 2013 | (00:00)

It's been estimated that over £450m is spent on complementary therapies in Britain each year and approximately one quarter of the UK population uses complementary or alternative therapies in one form or another. Evidence also suggests that their use is higher among people with pain or musculoskeletal conditions such as...

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Why We Need to Bust Arthritis Myths

(18) Comments | Posted 12 October 2012 | (01:00)

If I were to ask you to draw someone with arthritis the first image that springs to mind may be an older person, or perhaps someone in their 40s or 50s who has started to experience occasional aches and pains in their knees or hands.

But arthritis is not...

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Why People in the UK Need to Exercise More Safely

(1) Comments | Posted 12 July 2012 | (01:00)

Feeling inspired to take up a new sport or do more exercise because of the Olympics? That's great. Doing some form of exercise every day is really important to keep your joints supple and muscles healthy and the 2012 summer of sport is a brilliant opportunity to get active or...

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It's World Arthritis Day on Wednesday 12th October - Did you know?

(0) Comments | Posted 12 October 2011 | (01:00)

I know there are so many 'days', 'weeks' and 'months' in the media for weird and wonderful occasions but for us as a charity, World Arthritis Day on Wednesday 12th October provides a great focus and helps raise awareness of the whole issue of arthritis.

Did...

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The Real Olympic Legacy?

(0) Comments | Posted 30 July 2011 | (01:00)

All the media coverage in the last few days of the one year countdown to London 2012 has been tremendously exciting and inspiring for millions of us, whether we're sports enthusiasts or not.

I am concerned about what lies ahead for those competing in London 2012...

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