All Outputs (51)

Upper limb motion intent recognition using tactile sensing (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Stefanou, T., Turton, A., Lenz, A., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Upper limb motion intent recognition using tactile sensing. In 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (6601-6608). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2017.8206573

Focusing on upper limb rehabilitation of weak stroke patients, this pilot study explores how motion intent can be detected using force sensitive resistors (FSR). This is part of a bigger project which will see the actuation and control of an intent-d... Read More about Upper limb motion intent recognition using tactile sensing.

Is a Lycra sleeve an acceptable treatment for glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke: Patients’, clinicians’ and family members’ perspectives (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Jones, R., Easton, C., & Turton, A. (2017, November). Is a Lycra sleeve an acceptable treatment for glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke: Patients’, clinicians’ and family members’ perspectives. Poster presented at UK Stroke Forum Conference, Liverpool ACC Centre, Liverpool, UK

Abstract Background: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common post-stroke complication reported to occur in up to 81% of patients. It presents considerable challenges to the rehabilitation of the upper limb; impeding recovery of shoulder functi... Read More about Is a Lycra sleeve an acceptable treatment for glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke: Patients’, clinicians’ and family members’ perspectives.

Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Turton, A., Manns, S., Hampshire, L., O'Conner, R., Helps, T., Rossiter, J., & Mure, B. (2017, June). Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people. Paper presented at Royal College of occupational Therapists Conference 2017, Birmingham ICC

Research purpose and aims By 2039 more than one in twelve of the population is projected to be aged 80 or over, bringing increased prevalence of immobility and reduced quality of life (ONS, 2015). Current assistive equipment for improving mobility c... Read More about Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people.

News of home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Turton, A. (2017, June). News of home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Presented at Joining Forces, Exeter, England

This was an invited presentation to Joining Forces, the stroke conference for the South West of England. Its purpose was to summarize the results of the Reach to Grasp pilot trial and give news of progress towards a definitive trial

A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP) (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., McCabe, C., Turton, A., Cramp, M., & Smith, M. (2017, May). A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP). Paper presented at European Federation for Research in Rehabilitation, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland

Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to reduced quality of life. The primary aim of the present study was to identify how HSP is assessed, diagnosed and managed in routine clinical practice by physiotherapis... Read More about A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP).

Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice (2016)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., McCabe, C., Turton, A., & Cramp, M. (2016). Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice. International Journal of Stroke, 11(9 (4S)), 56-57

Introduction: Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to reduced quality of life. The primary aim of the present study was to identify how HSP is assessed, diagnosed and managed in routine clinical practice by... Read More about Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice.

Home-based Reach-to-Grasp training for people after stroke is feasible: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Turton, A. J., Cunningham, P., Van Wijck, F., Smartt, H. J. M., Rogers, C. A., Sackley, C. M., …Van Vliet, P. (2017). Home-based Reach-to-Grasp training for people after stroke is feasible: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 31(7), 891-903. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215516661751

© The Author(s) 2016. Objective: To determine feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of home-based Reach-to-Grasp training after stroke. Design: single-blind parallel group RCT. Participants: Residual arm deficit less than 12 months post-... Read More about Home-based Reach-to-Grasp training for people after stroke is feasible: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Using a head camera to measure room search performance before and after training in occupational therapy (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Turton, A., Angilley, J., Longley, V., Clatworthy, P., & Gilchrist, I. D. (2016, July). Using a head camera to measure room search performance before and after training in occupational therapy. Poster presented at 13th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the WFNR (NR-SIG-WFNR), Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Background People with visual field deficits and poor spatial attention after stroke often receive search training as part of Occupational Therapy. However, satisfactory methods for measuring search performance in the real world are lacking. This s... Read More about Using a head camera to measure room search performance before and after training in occupational therapy.

Assessment, diagnosis and management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., McCabe, C., Turton, A., Cramp, M., & Smith, M. (2016, May). Assessment, diagnosis and management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice. Poster presented at British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Harrogate, UK

Background: Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to functional dependency and reduced quality of life. HSP can develop at any time from the early weeks after stroke to several (3-6) months after onset. Appro... Read More about Assessment, diagnosis and management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice.

Visual search training in occupational therapy - An example of expert practice in community-based stroke rehabilitation (2015)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, I. D., Turton, A., Angilley, J., Chapman, M., Daniel, A., Longley, V., & Clatworthy, P. (2015). Visual search training in occupational therapy - An example of expert practice in community-based stroke rehabilitation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(11), 674-687. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615600180

© The Author(s) 2015. Introduction: Visual searching is an essential component of many everyday activities. Search training is practised as part of occupational therapy to improve performance skills both in people with hemianopia and those with spati... Read More about Visual search training in occupational therapy - An example of expert practice in community-based stroke rehabilitation.

Task-specific reach-to-grasp training after stroke: Development and description of a home-based intervention (2015)
Journal Article
Van Vliet, P., Turton, A. J., Cunningham, P., Turton, A., Van Wijck, F., & van Vliet, P. M. (2016). Task-specific reach-to-grasp training after stroke: Development and description of a home-based intervention. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(8), 731-740. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515603438

© The Author(s) 2015. This series of articles for rehabilitation in practice aims to cover a knowledge element of the rehabilitation medicine curriculum. Nevertheless they are intended to be of interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The competency... Read More about Task-specific reach-to-grasp training after stroke: Development and description of a home-based intervention.

Assessing the impact of upper limb disability following stroke: A qualitative enquiry using internet-based personal accounts of stroke survivors (2015)
Journal Article
Turton, A. J., Neal, D., Poltawski, L., Allison, R., Briscoe, S., Freeman, J., …Dean, S. (2016). Assessing the impact of upper limb disability following stroke: A qualitative enquiry using internet-based personal accounts of stroke survivors. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(10), 945-951. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1068383

© 2015 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. Purpose: Upper limb disability following stroke may have multiple effects on the individual. Existing assessment instruments tend to focus on impairment and function and may miss other changes th... Read More about Assessing the impact of upper limb disability following stroke: A qualitative enquiry using internet-based personal accounts of stroke survivors.

Electrical sensory discrimination therapy in complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Grieve, S., Hart, D., Harrison, N., Palmer, M., Taylor, P., Turton, A., & McCabe, C. (2015, May). Electrical sensory discrimination therapy in complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Poster presented at 5th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain, Nice, France

Clinicians experience of using a digital media tool in rehabilitation services to help patients communicate the nature of pain and body perception disturbances (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Turton, A., Palmer, M., Ewer Smith, C., Moss, T., Lewis, J., & McCabe, C. (2014, September). Clinicians experience of using a digital media tool in rehabilitation services to help patients communicate the nature of pain and body perception disturbances. Poster presented at Kings Fund International Digital Health and Care Congress, London, UK

Description and measurement of visual scanning training in Occupational Therapy for patients with visual search deficits following stroke (2014)
Report
Turton, A. (2014). Description and measurement of visual scanning training in Occupational Therapy for patients with visual search deficits following stroke

Executive Summary Background Visual search is a process which is integral for carrying out most activities of daily living; for example for finding utensils needed in preparing a meal or for avoiding hazards when crossing the road. This essential... Read More about Description and measurement of visual scanning training in Occupational Therapy for patients with visual search deficits following stroke.

A body of evidence: Avatars and the generative nature of bodily perception (2014)
Journal Article
Moss, T., Palmer, M., Turton, A., Grieve, S., Moss, T., & Lewis, J. (2014). A body of evidence: Avatars and the generative nature of bodily perception. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 536, 95-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45432-5_6

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) causes dramatic changes in perceptions of the body that are difficult to communicate. This chapter discusses a proof of concept study, evaluating an interactive application designed to assist patients in describi... Read More about A body of evidence: Avatars and the generative nature of bodily perception.

Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome (2013)
Journal Article
McCabe, C. S., Moss, T. P., Turton, A. J., Turton, A., Palmer, M., Grieve, S., …McCabe, C. (2013). Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7(AUG), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00517

Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) experience distressing changes in body perception. However representing body perception is a challenge. A digital media tool for communicating body perception disturbances was developed. A proof of... Read More about Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome.

Home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: Study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Turton, A., Cunningham, P., Heron, E., van Wijck, F., Sackley, C., Rogers, C., …van Vliet, P. (2013). Home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: Study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-109

Background This feasibility study is intended to assess the acceptability of home-based task-specific reach-to-grasp (RTG) training for people with stroke, and to gather data to inform recruitment, retention, and sample size for a definitive rando... Read More about Home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: Study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

A single blinded randomised controlled pilot trial of prism adaptation for improving self-care in stroke patients with neglect (2010)
Journal Article
Turton, A., O'Leary, K., Gabb, J., Woodward, R., & Gilchrist, I. D. (2010). A single blinded randomised controlled pilot trial of prism adaptation for improving self-care in stroke patients with neglect. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 20(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602010903040683

Prism adaptation has been shown to alleviate the symptoms of unilateral spatial neglect following stroke in single case and small group studies. The purposes of this single blinded pilot randomised controlled trial were to determine the feasibility o... Read More about A single blinded randomised controlled pilot trial of prism adaptation for improving self-care in stroke patients with neglect.

Walking and wheelchair navigation in patients with left visual neglect (2009)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, I. D., Gabb, J., O'Leary, K., Dewar, S. J., Turton, A., Dewar, S., & Lievesley, A. (2009). Walking and wheelchair navigation in patients with left visual neglect. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 19(2), 274-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602010802106478

Patients with neglect veer to one side when walking or driving a wheelchair, however there is a contradiction in the literature about the direction of this deviation. The study investigated the navigational trajectory of a sample of neglect patients... Read More about Walking and wheelchair navigation in patients with left visual neglect.