Arthritis/Rheumatism

• Arthritic Association: www.arthriticassociation.org.uk 
• Arthritis Care: www.arthritiscare.org.uk
• Arthritis Research UK: www.arthritisresearchuk.org
• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS): www.nras.org.uk
• Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA): www.arma.uk.net
• Association for Chartered Physiotherapists with an interest in Orthopaedic Medicine and Injection Therapy (ACPOMIT): www.acpomit.co.uk
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA): www.boa.ac.uk
• British Society for Rheumatology (BSR): www.rheumatology.org.uk
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) – professional networks (clinical and occupational interest groups): www.csp.org.uk/groups
• European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR): www.eular.org
• Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP): www.macpweb.org
• National Institute of Health Research (NIHR): www.nihr.ac.uk
• Podiatry Rheumatic Care Association (PRCA): www.prcassoc.org.uk
• Primary Care Rheumatology Society: www.pcrsociety.org
• Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP): www.feetforlife.org 
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network: www.rheumatoidarthritis.org/ 

 

Psoriasis

• The Psoriasis Association: www.psoriasis-association.org.uk
• The British Association of Dermatologist: www.bad.org.uk
• Psoriasis And Psoriatic Arthritis Association (PAPAA): www.papaa.org
• 29th of October - The World Psoriasis Day: www.worldpsoriasisday.com
• Skin Care Campaign: www.skincarecampaign.org
• British Skin Foundation: www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk

 

Osteoporisis

• Bone Research Society: www.brsoc.org.uk
• National Osteoporosis Society (NOS): www.nos.org.uk

 

Scientific Articles

Jugdaohsingh R, Tucker KL, Qiao N et al. (2004) "Dietary silicon intake is positively associated with bone mineral density in men and pre-menopausal women of the Framingham Offspring cohort." Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 19: 297-307.

Sripanyakorn S, Jugdaohsingh R, Dissayabutr W, Anderson SHC, Thompson RPH, Powell JJ. "The comparative absorption of silicon from different foods and food supplements." British Journal of Nutrition 2009;102:825-834.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744664/

Jugdaohsingh R., Hui M., Anderson SHC., Kinrade SD.,Powell JJ. "The silicon supplement ‘Monomethylsilanetriol’ is safe and increases the body pool of silicon in healthy Pre-menopausal women" (2013)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649945/
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/10/1/37