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Overcoming difficulties with equipoise to enable recruitment to a randomised controlled trial of partial ablation vs radical prostatectomy for unilateral localised prostate cancer (2018)
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Objective: To describe how clinicians conceptualised equipoise in the PART (Partial prostate Ablation vs Radical prosTatectomy in intermediate-risk unilateral clinically localised prostate cancer) feasibility study and how this affected recruitment.... Read More about Overcoming difficulties with equipoise to enable recruitment to a randomised controlled trial of partial ablation vs radical prostatectomy for unilateral localised prostate cancer.

What matters most to people in musculoskeletal physiotherapy consultations? A qualitative study (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Background: Person-centred approaches to care require clinicians to engage in trying to understand the full range of problems and concerns, treatment and investigation requests, and emotional and social issues that people bring to... Read More about What matters most to people in musculoskeletal physiotherapy consultations? A qualitative study.

Effects of postural taping on pain, function and quality of life following osteoporotic vertebral fractures—A feasibility trial (2018)
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Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) are common and present a significant burden to patients and healthcare services. Poor posture can increase vertebral pressure, pain and the risk of further... Read More about Effects of postural taping on pain, function and quality of life following osteoporotic vertebral fractures—A feasibility trial.

The prevalence, distribution, and functional importance of lower limb somatosensory impairments in chronic stroke survivors: a cross sectional observational study (2018)
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© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and distribution of lower limb somatosensory impairments in community dwelling chronic stroke survivors and examine the association between... Read More about The prevalence, distribution, and functional importance of lower limb somatosensory impairments in chronic stroke survivors: a cross sectional observational study.

Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: A mixed methods review (2018)
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© 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Chronic peripheral joint pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is extremely prevalent and a major cause of physical dysfunction and psychosocial distress. Exercise is recommended to reduce joint pain and impro... Read More about Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: A mixed methods review.

Social media and radiography research: Ethical considerations (2018)
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The influence of running shoes on inter-segmental foot kinematics (2018)
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© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of motion control, neutral and cushioned running shoes upon inter-segmental foot kinematics. Twenty-eight active males comple... Read More about The influence of running shoes on inter-segmental foot kinematics.

Biomechanical characteristics of lower limb gait waveforms: Associations with body fat in children (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Background: Childhood obesity is associated with musculoskeletal dysfunction and altered lower limb biomechanics during gait. Few previous studies have explored relationships between childhood obesity measured by body fat and low... Read More about Biomechanical characteristics of lower limb gait waveforms: Associations with body fat in children.

Thoracic dysfunction in whiplash associated disorders: A systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 Heneghan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are c... Read More about Thoracic dysfunction in whiplash associated disorders: A systematic review.

A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech-sound disorder in preschool children (2018)
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© 2018 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Background: Multiple interventions have been developed to address speech sound disorder (SSD) in children. Many of these have been evaluated but the evidence for these has not been considered wit... Read More about A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech-sound disorder in preschool children.

Treatment of fatigue with physical activity and behavioural change support in vasculitis: Study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled feasibility study (2018)
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© 2018 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Introduction Fatigue is a major cause of morbidity, limiting quality of life, in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV). The aetiology of fatigue is multifactorial; biolo... Read More about Treatment of fatigue with physical activity and behavioural change support in vasculitis: Study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled feasibility study.

Testing the impact of an educational intervention designed to promote ocular health among people with age-related macular degeneration (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2017. Research has shown that individuals affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD) do not always consume foods or supplements known to be beneficial for ocular health. This study tested the effectiveness of an educational in... Read More about Testing the impact of an educational intervention designed to promote ocular health among people with age-related macular degeneration.

Search training for people with visual field loss after stroke: A cohort study (2017)
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© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. Introduction: People with visual field loss after stroke often experience difficulties in everyday activities. The purpose of this study was to assess the acceptability of search training as used within occupational ther... Read More about Search training for people with visual field loss after stroke: A cohort study.

Use of portable diagnostic ultrasound to inform treatment choices for hemiplegic shoulder pain in people with Chronic Stroke: A case series (2017)
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Abstract Introduction Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) has a reported incidence of up to 84% of patients. HSP is multi-factorial in nature and interventions are very varied but are generally unsatisfactory. The objective of this case series study is t... Read More about Use of portable diagnostic ultrasound to inform treatment choices for hemiplegic shoulder pain in people with Chronic Stroke: A case series.

The effects of Lycra sleeves on acromion-greater tuberosity distance, muscle activity and scapula position in people with post-stroke hemiplegia (2017)
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Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported in up to 81% of patients with stroke. Our previous studies found that a Lycra sleeve can reduce acromion-greater tuberosity distance (used for assessment of GHS) in people with chronic stroke (n=5). In a rec... Read More about The effects of Lycra sleeves on acromion-greater tuberosity distance, muscle activity and scapula position in people with post-stroke hemiplegia.

Assessment approaches for hemiplegic shoulder pain – A scoping review (2017)
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Abstract Introduction Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP) is reported between 16% and 84% in people with stroke. A recent survey of therapists in the UK reported that clinicians are using a wide range of assessment approaches irrespective of the underlyi... Read More about Assessment approaches for hemiplegic shoulder pain – A scoping review.

Identifying biomechanical gait parameters in adolescent boys with haemophilia using principal component analysis (2017)
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Introduction: Improvements in the medical management for those with haemophilia have resulted in improved clinical outcomes. However, current treatment regimens do not alleviate all joint haemarthroses with the potentia... Read More about Identifying biomechanical gait parameters in adolescent boys with haemophilia using principal component analysis.

Independent reporting sonographers: Could other countries follow the UK's lead? (2017)
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Introduction For many years, the majority of ultrasound examinations in the United Kingdom (UK), both obstetric and non-obstetric, have been performed by radiographers who have undergone postgraduate training. These sonographers scan, interpret a... Read More about Independent reporting sonographers: Could other countries follow the UK's lead?.

Enabling recruitment success in bariatric surgical trials: Pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study (2017)
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© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Background:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving surgical procedures are challenging for recruitment and infrequent in the specialty of bariatrics. The pilot p... Read More about Enabling recruitment success in bariatric surgical trials: Pilot phase of the By-Band-Sleeve study.

A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of dual-registration image-guided radiotherapy in patients with oropharyngeal cancer (2017)
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© 2017 Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists Purpose The purpose of the article was to determine the impact of Dual Registration (DR) image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) on clinical judgement and treatment delivery for patients with or... Read More about A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of dual-registration image-guided radiotherapy in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.