What helps hip pain?
Hip pain is a really common problem and there are ways to help yourself with exercise and certain treatments.
Everyday tips for living with arthritis
There are many ways to maintain a good quality of life when living with arthritis. Here’s our top tips and hacks to help make daily tasks a little easier.
Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 - Round 2
Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 - Round 2
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes the bones to become fragile, so that they break more easily. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Early detection and targeted treatment 2025
This page outlines the Versus Arthritis Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 funding call. It provides details of the application deadline, costs, duration, eligibility, and decision date for applications. We want to bring about more accurate and faster diagnosis and more timely, effective targeted treatments.
Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis in the General Rheumatology Clinic
The aim of this project is to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system that helps rheumatologists to diagnose systemic sclerosis (also called ‘scleroderma’) as early as possible.
Scleroderma - A study of prednisolone therapy in patients with an early subtype of systemic scleroderma
Learn about our research into whether prednisolone is beneficial, in terms of safety and effectiveness, in patients with early diffuse cutaneous scleroderma.
Osteoarthritis - A first-in-human study to test a scaffold treatment for early osteoarthritis
Learn about our research into the safety and suitability of treating early knee osteoarthritis using a scaffold type device instead of a joint replacement.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating mechanisms of early disease that control inflammatory arthritis progression
Learn about our research into how germinal centres drive the disease process in early inflammatory arthritis and the potential IL-27 to predict and prevent.
Osteoarthritis - Developing a test to identify hip abnormalities in newborns, and prevent early-onset osteoarthritis
Learn more about the grant developing a test to identify hip abnormalities in newborns, and prevent early-onset osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - The application of Raman arthrospectroscopy for intra-operative mapping of early articular cartilage degeneration
Learn more about the application of Raman arthrospectroscopy for intra-operative mapping of early articular cartilage degeneration.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Investigating which genes and cell types contribute to inflammation in the early stages of ankylosing spondylitis
Read about investigating which genes and cell types contribute to inflammation in the early stages of ankylosing spondylitis
We’re investing £3m in our Early Detection and Targeted Treatments Research Round 2 Call
We're excited to announce our new research call, Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 Round 2, is now open. We will invest around £3 million in projects which aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Apply now
Changing the way politicians see arthritis at party conference
In October, Versus Arthritis attended Conservative, Labour and Scottish National Party conferences. Party conferences are a time when politicians and party members come together to discuss their party’s priorities for the year ahead. And they’re an important opportunity for our community.
Rugby star Emily Scott speaks out about her arthritis
Emily plays rugby for England and Harlequins Women. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at 17, she's been managing the condition alongside her rugby career.