In Your Area
Discover axial SpA (AS) services in your area
Read moreOur Aspiring to Excellence programme is now closed for applications in 2019
Applications for our first cohort closed on 31 July 2019. We will be inviting applications again in early 2020 for our second cohort so please do keep an eye out on our Aspiring to Excellence page for further details. For any questions please contact Anna McGilvray, Programme Manager for Aspiring to Excellence. You can also sign up to our Health Professionals E-News to stay updated on the latest information about NASS and axial SpA, including AS.
Resources for Health Professionals
London Spondyloarthritis Academy
The first meeting of the London Spondyloarthritis Academy was held on Wednesday 9 January 2019. Over the course of 2019, there will be four all-day events; January, March, July and October. All meetings will be held at the Royal Society of Medicine. The hope is that the SpA Academy will serve as a platform for multi-disciplinary team networking.
Find out more by email.
AStretch
AStretch is a group of physiotherapists from around the UK who meet to improve the understanding of axial SpA (AS). They run regular physiotherapy assessment and management workshops.
Referral template and seminars for chiropractors and osteopaths
NASS has been working with the Institute of Osteopathy and Royal College of Chiropractors on a range of materials and events. You can find out more and book a place at a seminar on our NASS Allies page.
RCGP eLearning module
NASS worked in partnership with the British Society for SpondyloArthritis (BRITSpA) to sponsor an eLearning module on axial spondyloarthritis on the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) website. The module covers diagnosis and management.
It was authored by Professor Karl Gaffney, consultant rheumatologist at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and Dr Daniel Murphy, who works both as a rheumatologist at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, and a GP in Devon.
We really hope this course will help GPs understand more about axial SpA (AS) and, over time, reduce the long delay to diagnosis. These modules are currently available to members of the Royal College of GPs.
Physiotherapist guides to axial spondyloarthritis
Physiotherapy module 1 – Differentiating inflammatory and mechanical back pain
Physiotherapy module 2 – What is axial spondyloarthritis?
Physiotherapy module 3 – Assessing the signs, symptoms and clinical manifestations of axial spondyloarthritis
Physiotherapy module 4 – The treatment of axial spondylorthritis
Physio Matters Podcast
The Physio Matters Podcast session 26 on axial SpA (AS) was sponsored by NASS and features physiotherapist Jack March interviewing Professor Karl Gaffney (Consultant Rheumatologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital).
Bath Indices
Download your copy of the Bath Indices
You can also watch this video produced by Liz Van Rossen MCSP, Extended Scope Practitioner in Rheumatology Physiotherapy
