<p>Listen or watch along as we discuss Soft Tissue Problems in Arthritis.</p><p>In this episode, podcast host Mel Brooke, BIRDs Patient and Public Engagement Programme talks with Dr Will Tillett, Consultant Rheumatologist &amp; Head of Rheumatology  at the RNHRD,  RUH Bath.. We explore soft tissue problems — the tendons, muscles and ligaments and other structures that sit around the joint rather than inside it. We also discuss how these problems are diagnosed and when diagnostic imaging techniques like ultrasound or MRI might help.</p><p><br></p><p>Useful Links:</p><p><a href="www.arthritis-uk.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">www.arthritis-uk.org</a></p><p><a href="https://birdbath.org.uk/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">BIRD Podcasts </a></p><p><br></p><p>Connect further with us:</p><p><strong>Have questions or thoughts about our information Podcast library?  Interested in joining BIRDs patient research panel? </strong></p><p>Email Mel at  <a href="mailto:[email protected]">⁠[email protected]⁠</a></p><p>Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast to help us continue sharing information that matters!</p><p>The Patient and Public Engagement Programme has been supported by hands-off sponsorships from Eli Lilly and Company Limited, UCB and Amgen -all of whom have provided grant funding but who have were not involved in the development, content or editorial control of this podcast, nor the subsequent review and approval of these materials or general running of the patient and public engagement programme.</p><p>We would also like to thank The Arnold Clark Community Fund, The Cumber Family Charitable Trust, Medlock Charitable Trust, The Ray Harris Charitable Trust and The Hospital Saturday Fund.</p><p>Thank you to all our sponsors for helping us to bring you information that supports you and helps to increase your knowledge of rheumatic diseases.</p><p><strong>Please visit the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIRD website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for news at </strong><a href="www.birdbath.org.uk">⁠www.birdbath.org.uk</a></p>