We are the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS). We transform the diagnosis and care of axial SpA. This year we are celebrating our 50th anniversary
We’ve had a fabulous weekend this week with our course finale with our practical day in Edinburgh. Excellent participation and experience for all and with support from members of the @NASSexercise Edinburgh branch #physiotherapy#axialspondyloarthritis#hydrotherapy#cpd
The wing walk is done! He absolutely loved it (apart from the bumpy taxiing). Huge thanks to everyone who helped him raise over £1,200 for NASS and NASS Bristol. He's now wondering whether barrel rolls and loop-the-loops should be next... 😄🛩️
Celebrating 25 years to the day (03-09-01) since I started working at what was then "Hope Hospital", and is now "Salford Royal Hospital, a part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust". Ten different job titles, a few secondments, many honorary jobs at multiple...1/3
🛩️ Sam’s Wing Walk! He’s raised £375 so far and aiming for £1,000 for NASS. Nervous but excited as the big day gets closer. Support him here 👉 https://t.co/t3cRaGFLG9
🌊 Hydrotherapy Update! 🌊 New Monday 6pm and Thursday 5pm sessions now open! Brilliant for mobility, strength & wellbeing 💪💦 Find out more 👉 https://t.co/g0lQQaG1Yi Reply for info or current availability!
The eye is not an isolated organ - it's a window into systemic health and a meeting point for #oralmedicine, #infectiousdiseases, #immunology, #sexualhealth, #neurology, #rheumatology and many other specialities...
This year I had a busy 4-day conference journey , from @BISOM_Official at @RCPspaces, to @BritishHIVAssoc x @BASHH_UK, to @RheumatologyUK - reinforcing the same message again and again: patients benefit when ophthalmologists step beyond the clinic, build rapid referral pathways, recognise systemic red flags early, and co-manage complex disease across specialties.
Read about it here:
https://t.co/BYKaDyuwqV
From #Behçet’s, #sarcoidosis and mucous membrane #pemphigoid, to ocular HSV, to #uveitis in #AxSPA , these conditions all sit firmly at the eye-systemic axis. The eye may be small, but the conversations it opens are whole-body conversations.
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#Ophthalmology #AnkylosingSpondylitis #Rheumatology #OralMedicine #SexualHealth #Immunology #InfectiousDiseases #Neurology #AxialSpA #HSV #IntegratedCare #Oncology #EyeSystemicAxis #Oculomics
Would you stand on the wing of a plane at 120mph? Sam from NASS Bristol will — all to support NASS and our branch. Back his challenge: https://t.co/t3cRaGFLG9
Great engagement at evening talk to local GP & physiotherapy colleagues about topics including
🔺axial SpA , spade tool/delay to diagnosis
🔺 FQAD
🔺 osteoporosis
@ConsultingFqad@NASSexercise
Enough people in the UK live with Axial SpA to fill Wembley twice, but 90% of the public haven't heard of the condition.
This needs to change.
Thanks to @GBNEWS and @Nanaakua1 for having me on to talk about my fundraiser for @NASSexercise
This #WorldASDay a reminder that #axialspondyloarthritis is not just back pain! It’s a whole host of other extra musculoskeletal https://t.co/SqN0PsT2CI
https://t.co/7kG18st6nk
This May I’m taking part in Walk Your AS Off for @NASSexercise to raise awareness about my condition 🧡
My health isn’t at its best, so I’m not setting a target.
Any donation or share would mean a lot. 🧡
It’s #WorldASDay tomorrow
AS patients like me wait an average of 8 years to get a diagnosis - risking irreversible damage to our spines.
This delay does more than harm our health. @NASSexercise have shown it causes a £3.1bn a year hit to the U.K economy as we work and earn less.
AS is more common than Parkinson’s and ME combined, but 9 in 10 people know nothing about it.
I’ve written for @Daily_Express on how reducing the delay to diagnosis will give thousands their lives back and help get Britain working again.
https://t.co/Nng273Fu0S
On #WorldASDay thank you to @BBCLondonNews for covering my story.
Sadly, it's nothing out of the ordinary. I've met people who've waited 30 years for an AS diagnosis.
That's why in September, I'm climbing 8 peaks in 8 days to raise money for @NASSexercise.
The more people who know about inflammatory arthritis, the less time patients will wait for the treatment they need.
https://t.co/WRfSfp27dB
Many know Charlie Robards’ Hitting AS for Six- it’s resonated with hundreds. Readers call it "eye-opening" and "properly relatable" about living with axial SpA. Charlie candidly balances a love of sport with chronic pain. All profits go to NASS: https://t.co/dmdj2vLivS #AxialSpA
Last clinic with my #Rheumatology friends before next week's @RheumatologyUK annual conference in Glasgow 🙏🏻
I'll be delivering two sessions on AxSpA and the eye ⚕️👁️
Sian Bamford giving an excellent talk on her @NASSexercise aspiring to excellence project on the redesigned Physiotherapy service for patients with axialSpA including group education and stratification for either 1:1 or exercise group f/u with positive patient feedback!