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A soft fabric-based shrink-to-fit pneumatic sleeve for comfortable limb assistance (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Diteesawat, R. S., Hoh, S., Pulvirenti, E., Rahman, N., Morris, L., Turton, A., …Rossiter, J. (2022). A soft fabric-based shrink-to-fit pneumatic sleeve for comfortable limb assistance. In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (9766-9773). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981265

Upper limb impairments and weakness are com-mon post-stroke and with advanced aging. Rigid exoskeletons have been developed as a potential solution, but have had limited impact. In addition to user concerns about safety, their weight and appearance,... Read More about A soft fabric-based shrink-to-fit pneumatic sleeve for comfortable limb assistance.

Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in measuring body fat in 6-to-12-year-old boys compared to air displacement plethysmography (2022)
Journal Article
Mahaffey, R., Brown, N., Cramp, M., Morrison, S. C., & Drechsler, W. I. (2023). Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in measuring body fat in 6-to-12-year-old boys compared to air displacement plethysmography. British Journal of Nutrition, 130(6), 1098 - 1104. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522004019

Air displacement plethysmography (ADP) has been considered the 'standard' method to determine body fat in children due to superior validity and reliability compared to bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). However, ADP and BIA are used interchangea... Read More about Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in measuring body fat in 6-to-12-year-old boys compared to air displacement plethysmography.

Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives (2022)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Jones, R., Cramp, M., Greenwood, R., White, P., & Turton, A. (2023). Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives. Physiotherapy, 118, 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2022.08.002

Background: Previous studies found that the Lycra sleeve has potential to reduce glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke. The primary aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of the Lycra sleeve from patients’, carers’ and staff perc... Read More about Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives.

User perspectives on the future of mobility assistive devices: Understanding users’ assistive device experiences and needs (2022)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Cramp, M., & Turton, A. (2022). User perspectives on the future of mobility assistive devices: Understanding users’ assistive device experiences and needs. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 9, Article 205566832211147. https://doi.org/10.1177/20556683221114790

Introduction Current assistive devices are inadequate in addressing the needs of some people living with impaired mobility. This study explored the experiences of living with impaired mobility in relation to how wearable assistive adaptive and rehabi... Read More about User perspectives on the future of mobility assistive devices: Understanding users’ assistive device experiences and needs.