musculoskeletal news

The UK fitness market is a solid investment proposition, according to a new report from OakNorth Bank. Oaknorth provided £75 million leveraged finance for Third ... More

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength ... More

Tulah Clinical Wellness, a holistic wellness destination, is set to open in the hills of northern Kerala, India, in February 2026.  Tulah, which means “balance” ... More

Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the Keep Britain Working Review, seven are from the fitness industry. ... More

Nuffield Health is set to roll out its new Long-Term Conditions Rehabilitation Programme, aiming to offer 50,000 free places across the UK every year from ... More

One of Europe’s largest operators of health spa hotels, Ensana, has announced its plans to double its international portfolio by 2030. Founded in 2019, the ... More

Childhood trauma is linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life and is a leading driver of health inequalities, according to research ... More

Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is moving on after 11 years at the UK trade association. ... More

In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said GPs should refer people to health clubs and gyms ... More

The UK government is briefing journalists that a major pivot to prevention can be expected when the 10 Year Plan for the National Health Service ... More

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the SR ... More

Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live with chronic joint conditions a free rehabilitation programme to get ... More

UK Active is calling on the government for support to scale up its MSK Hubs model following an evaluation that shows the success of a ... More

Integrated health and wellness company Love.Life has made its global debut and opened its flagship holistic health and wellness club in LA, blending medical care, ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’s and local operators, with the ... More

An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established to investigate the issue of declining health in the UK ... More

Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched two rehabilitation programmes across 24 leisure centres in England and ... More

UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint which has the stated goal of getting five million more ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service rolled out to an additional 85 swimming pools and leisure ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be “at the heart” of the NHS, the ... More

The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as part of the updated Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). Treasury ... More

Avani+ Hua Hin Resort in Thailand has introduced a new medical wellness centre in partnership with VLCC, an India-based beauty and wellness operator with a ... More