Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM)

Musculoskeletal disorders are the second most common cause of disability worldwide. With an ageing population, these conditions represent one of the greatest future challenges for health and societal welfare.

The main goal of CIM is to bring together experts from complementary disciplines to develop, evaluate, and implement effective, innovative, and practical solutions to the challenges we face in the musculoskeletal field.

We aim to explore a range of AI-based technological approaches to improve current understanding of disease progression and the risk of persistent conditions.

CIM is organized into four pillars based on research methods:

• Epidemiological research using large datasets
• AI research in medicine and health
• Clinical studies and intervention research
• Qualitative methods in health research

In addition, we have established two thematic groups that cut across all three research areas:

• User involvement group
• Research-based innovation