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Management of wound infection following total joint replacement (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Pulido, P., Smith, L. K., Honeyman, C., & Langkamer, V. (2014, November). Management of wound infection following total joint replacement. Paper presented at South West Orthopaedic Club conference, Bristol 2014, Bristol, UK

Presence of superficial wound infection following total joint replacement (TJR) increases risk of deep prosthetic infection and revision surgery. Early identification and management are advocated. We conducted an audit to identify the number of suspe... Read More about Management of wound infection following total joint replacement.

Therapeutic exercise for joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) (2014)
Digital Artefact
Palmer, S. (2014). Therapeutic exercise for joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS)

Lecture given by Professor Shea Palmer to the North British Pain Association on the diagnosis, management and current research of joint hypermobility syndrome. www.nbpa.org.uk

Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods (2014)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Mardon, M., Bradley, M., Gray, S., & Swinkels, A. (2014). Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods. Physical Therapy, 94(11), 1622-1631. https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20130303

© 2014 American Physical Therapy Association. Background. Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common poststroke complication. Treatment of GHS is hampered by the lack of objective, real-time clinical measurements.Objective. The aims of this study wer... Read More about Assessment of glenohumeral subluxation in poststroke hemiplegia: Comparison between ultrasound and fingerbreadth palpation methods.

The effect of self myofascial release on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Goodwin, F., Alfaki, M., Bourton, A., Jeffries, C., Scott, H., & Grieve, R. (2014, October). The effect of self myofascial release on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility. Paper presented at Physiotherapy UK 2014, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Conference and Trade Exhibition, Birmingham, UK

Diagnosis, management and assessment of adults with joint hypermobility syndrome: A UK-wide survey of physiotherapy practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Palmer, S., Cramp, F. (., Lewis, R., Muhammad, S., & Clark, E. (2014, October). Diagnosis, management and assessment of adults with joint hypermobility syndrome: A UK-wide survey of physiotherapy practice. Poster presented at Physiotherapy UK 2014, Birmingham, UK

Purpose: This study aimed to identify how Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) is diagnosed, managed and assessed in routine physiotherapy practice. Relevance: JHS is a heritable disorder associated with excessive joint range of motion and pain in the... Read More about Diagnosis, management and assessment of adults with joint hypermobility syndrome: A UK-wide survey of physiotherapy practice.

Development and initial validation of the Bristol impact of hypermobility questionnaire (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Palmer, S., Cramp, F. (., Lewis, R., Gould, G., & Clark, E. (2014, October). Development and initial validation of the Bristol impact of hypermobility questionnaire. Poster presented at 15th World Congress on Pain, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Aim of Investigation: Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) is a heritable disorder associated with excessive joint range of motion and pain in the absence of inflammatory joint disease. Symptomatic joint hypermobility has been reported to affect approx... Read More about Development and initial validation of the Bristol impact of hypermobility questionnaire.

Perception of oral grittiness: Influence of formulation variables (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lopez, F., Bowles, A., Clapham, D., Ernest, T., Lewis, J., Orlu Gul, M., & Tuleu, C. (2014, September). Perception of oral grittiness: Influence of formulation variables. Poster presented at 6th Conference of the European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFI) Formulating Better Medicines for Children, Athens, Greece

Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy (2014)
Journal Article
O'Reilly, P. F., St Pourcain, B., Cents, R. A., Whitehouse, A. J., Haworth, C. M., Davis, O. S., …Smith, G. D. (2014). Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy. Nature Communications, 5, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5831

© 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Twin studies suggest that expressive vocabulary at ~24 months is modestly heritable. However, the genes influencing this early linguistic phenotype are unknown. Here we conduct a genome-wide s... Read More about Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy.

Hybrid imaging in nuclear medicine: Creating a patient-centric approach to service delivery (2014)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., & Dawson, G. (2014). Hybrid imaging in nuclear medicine: Creating a patient-centric approach to service delivery. Imaging and Oncology, 2014, 36-45

Health professionals across the world now work within an environment of flux and uncertainty, which inevitably presents new challenges for the workforce, in terms of developing new skills and knowledge. This, when coupled with the need to provide hig... Read More about Hybrid imaging in nuclear medicine: Creating a patient-centric approach to service delivery.

The impact of hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Understanding practitioners’ learning and development (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M. (2014, June). The impact of hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Understanding practitioners’ learning and development. Presented at United Kingdom Radiological Conference: Advancing Education in Radiography, Manchester

Analysis of the potential cultural changes and emerging social meanings within the nuclear medicine workforce, following the introduction of new hybrid imaging technology and the subsequent development of new professional identities and order within... Read More about The impact of hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Understanding practitioners’ learning and development.

Developing guidance for the appropriate use of Computed Tomography within a hybrid imaging environment (2014)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., Bailey, D., Matthews, F., & Dawson, G. (2014). Developing guidance for the appropriate use of Computed Tomography within a hybrid imaging environment. Imaging and Therapy Practice, June(2014), 5-10

The introduction of Computed Tomography (CT) within the nuclear medicine environment over the last decade has led to a dramatic increase in the number of hybrid imaging installations within the United Kingdom. Modern multislice Single Photon Emissi... Read More about Developing guidance for the appropriate use of Computed Tomography within a hybrid imaging environment.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based pain self-management intervention for patients undergoing total hip replacement: Feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Wylde, V., Marques, E., Artz, N., Blom, A., & Gooberman-Hill, R. (2014). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based pain self-management intervention for patients undergoing total hip replacement: Feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), Article 176. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-176

Background: Total hip replacement (THR) is a common elective surgical procedure and can be effective for reducing chronic pain. However, waiting times can be considerable. A pain self-management intervention may provide patients with skills to more e... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based pain self-management intervention for patients undergoing total hip replacement: Feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial.

Neuroimaging in complex regional pain syndrome (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, J. (2014, May). Neuroimaging in complex regional pain syndrome. Presented at International Research Consortium for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Inaugural Meeting, Chicago, USA

Review of relevant literature to date about MRI studies undertaken in CRPS and an overview of their findings. This presentation was presented using the following sections: Motor, sensory, resting state and cognitive

Exercise prescription for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A qualitative exploration of physiotherapy practice (2014)
Thesis
Stenner, R. Exercise prescription for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A qualitative exploration of physiotherapy practice. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/819871

Abstract Background: Providing an effective exercise prescription process for a patient with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) within the limits of time that a busy clinician faces is a challenging task. Emerging research has indicated t... Read More about Exercise prescription for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A qualitative exploration of physiotherapy practice.

The potential use of physical activity to help manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: Lessons from other long-term conditions (2014)
Journal Article
Salmon, V., Hewlett, S., Walsh, N., Kirwan, J. R., Urban, M., Morris, M., & Cramp, F. (. (2014). The potential use of physical activity to help manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: Lessons from other long-term conditions. Rheumatology, 53(S1), i122. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu106.010

Background: Fatigue is a major symptom of RA and the need for effective interventions is evident. Programmes based upon physical activity (PA) have been shown to improve patient reported fatigue in other long term conditions (LTCs). To inform the dev... Read More about The potential use of physical activity to help manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: Lessons from other long-term conditions.