All Outputs (454)

Radiotherapy students’ perceptions of support provided by clinical supervisors (2019)
Journal Article

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of radiotherapy students on clinical placement, specifically focussing on the provision of well-being support from clinical supervisors.Materials and methods: Twenty-five students from the Uni... Read More about Radiotherapy students’ perceptions of support provided by clinical supervisors.

The effectiveness of a shoulder-specific warm up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union: A pilot study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Shoulder injuries are amongst the most common and severe injuries sustained by youth rugby players. Although numerous injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEP) are used in sport with clear injury risk reductions, there is no IPEP speci... Read More about The effectiveness of a shoulder-specific warm up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union: A pilot study.

The process for developing a shoulder-specific injury prevention programme in community youth rugby union (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Sustaining a shoulder injury may cause a youth rugby player to discontinue participating which, combined with the resulting risk of long term health conditions, warrants a better understanding about the implementation of shoulder injury p... Read More about The process for developing a shoulder-specific injury prevention programme in community youth rugby union.

Developing a group intervention to manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis through modifying physical activity (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Fatigue is a major symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is some evidence that physical activity (PA) may be effective in reducing RA fatigue. However, few PA interventions have been designed to manage fatigue... Read More about Developing a group intervention to manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis through modifying physical activity.

Does the Application of a Lycra Arm Sleeve Change Shoulder Biomechanics in Young Healthy People? A Mechanistic Study (2019)
Journal Article

© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Introduction Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is commonly reported in people with stroke. Lycra sleeves provide a compressive and supportive effect, influencing the neuromuscular activity in the affected body segment.... Read More about Does the Application of a Lycra Arm Sleeve Change Shoulder Biomechanics in Young Healthy People? A Mechanistic Study.

Mutual shaping in the design of socially assistive robots: A case study on social robots for therapy (2019)
Journal Article

This paper offers a case study in undertaking a mutual shaping approach to the design of socially assistive robots. We consider the use of social robots in therapy, and we present our results regarding this application, but the approach is generalisa... Read More about Mutual shaping in the design of socially assistive robots: A case study on social robots for therapy.

The lived experience of Joint Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: a systematic review and thematic synthesis (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) are heritable connective tissue disorders characterised by joint instability, pain, anxiety, depre... Read More about The lived experience of Joint Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Exploring participation needs and motivational requirements when engaging older adults in an emerging living lab (2019)
Journal Article

There is a growing body of literature regarding living labs, which are seen as an effective way to develop and evaluate research for novel products and services with the actual end users. With growth in the living labs model, there is a... Read More about Exploring participation needs and motivational requirements when engaging older adults in an emerging living lab.

Hip arthoplasty surveillance: Is it really needed? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Hip arthroplasty surveillance: Is it really needed?
Summary of presentation for Topic in Focus
Within the orthopaedic community, long-term follow up of joint replacement is recommended, a summary of which was included in the NICE guidelines in 2017... Read More about Hip arthoplasty surveillance: Is it really needed?.

Results form observational study of long-term follow-up after hip arthoplasty: Effect on revision (WHISTLER study) (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Invited lecture to present study results

The views of people with joint hypermobility syndrome on its impact, management and the use of patient-reported outcome measures. A thematic analysis of open-ended questionnaire responses (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Introduction: Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) has been reported to have widespread impacts on people with the condition. However, our understanding of those impacts is still developing and we do not know if they ca... Read More about The views of people with joint hypermobility syndrome on its impact, management and the use of patient-reported outcome measures. A thematic analysis of open-ended questionnaire responses.

Hip replacement surveillance. Use of clinical lectureship award for four projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There are more than 80,000 hip replacements completed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland every year, but a hip replacement does not last forever (1). For every 100 hip replacements, approximately 10 will need to have another operation because, o... Read More about Hip replacement surveillance. Use of clinical lectureship award for four projects.

Matching the perceived benefits of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for chronic musculoskeletal pain against Patient Reported Outcome Measures using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (2019)
Journal Article

Background: There is no consensus regarding the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for chronic musculoskeletal or low back pain. A review of previous trial methodology identified problems with treatment fidelity. Qual... Read More about Matching the perceived benefits of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for chronic musculoskeletal pain against Patient Reported Outcome Measures using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

An integrated programme of exercise, self-management and active coping strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis – a proof-of-concept study for a Hong Kong Chinese speaking population (2019)
Thesis

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disorder that affects the whole of the joint unit resulting in pain and decreased function. Current evidence recommends core management strategies of exercise, education for self-management and weight... Read More about An integrated programme of exercise, self-management and active coping strategies for patients with knee osteoarthritis – a proof-of-concept study for a Hong Kong Chinese speaking population.

Association between ultrasound assessment of glenohumeral subluxation and shoulder pain, muscle strength, active range of movement and upper limb function in people with stroke (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a commonly reported post-stroke complication which has a negative effect on rehabilitation.
Objective: To explore the association between GHS and other clinical outcomes in people with post-stroke hemip... Read More about Association between ultrasound assessment of glenohumeral subluxation and shoulder pain, muscle strength, active range of movement and upper limb function in people with stroke.

Hemiplegic shoulder pain in people with stroke: Present and the future (2019)
Journal Article

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Occupational balance in the 'Third Age': A conceptual model (2019)
Thesis

Introduction: This is a qualitative study, using a constructivist grounded theory approach. It considers what active older people do with their time and why; and what influences their engagement in particular activities.
Methods: Fourteen active ol... Read More about Occupational balance in the 'Third Age': A conceptual model.

A realist synthesis and evaluation of the role and impact of occupational therapists in reablement services (2019)
Thesis

Reablement services aim to improve the ability of people experiencing poor health or disability to complete daily living tasks. Existing studies of reablement have identified the primary role of occupational therapists as providers of equipment. Th... Read More about A realist synthesis and evaluation of the role and impact of occupational therapists in reablement services.

Self-applied soft tissue therapy for fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomised controlled feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article

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Surgical outcomes of single level bilateral selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic diplegia in 150 consecutive patients (2019)
Journal Article

Objectives: Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is used to improve spasticity, gait and pain in children with spastic diplegia. There is growing evidence supporting its long term benefits in terms of functional outcomes, independence and quality of life... Read More about Surgical outcomes of single level bilateral selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic diplegia in 150 consecutive patients.