All Outputs (53)

The impact of body fat on three dimensional motion of the paediatric foot during walking (2015)
Journal Article
Cramp, M. C., Drechsler, W. I., Morrison, S. C., Mahaffey, R., Morrison, S., Bassett, P., …Cramp, M. (2016). The impact of body fat on three dimensional motion of the paediatric foot during walking. Gait and Posture, 44, 155-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.12.009

© 2015 Elsevier B.V.. Childhood obesity is commonly associated with a pes planus foot type and altered lower limb joint function during walking. However, limited information has been reported on dynamic intersegment foot motion with the level of obes... Read More about The impact of body fat on three dimensional motion of the paediatric foot during walking.

Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia (2015)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Cruziah, R., Bradley, M., Gray, S., & Swinkels, A. (2016). Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 23(3), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2015.1120455

© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported in up to 81% of patients with stroke. Ultrasonographic measurements of GHS by measuring the acromion-greater tuberosity (AGT) have been found t... Read More about Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromiongreater tuberosity distance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia.

Effectiveness of lycra sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A feasibility study (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Gibson, R., Greet, J., Mills, M., Rossall, F., & Whales, R. (2015, December). Effectiveness of lycra sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A feasibility study. Poster presented at UK Stroke Forum Conference, Liverpool ACC Centre, Liverpool, UK

Introduction: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported to occur in 81% of patients post stroke. The aims of the study were to assess the effectiveness of Lycra sleeves on GHS and explore patients’ perceptions regarding the practicality of applying... Read More about Effectiveness of lycra sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A feasibility study.

The role of physical activity and psychological coping strategies in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy - A systematic review of the literature (2015)
Journal Article
Davies, B., Cramp, F. (., Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., Wynick, D., & McCabe, C. (2015). The role of physical activity and psychological coping strategies in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy - A systematic review of the literature. Physiotherapy, 101(4), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.04.003

© 2015 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Background: Diabetes is rising in prevalence; painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one complication of diabetes. PDN is primarily managed with medication but analgesic failure is common and people remain in... Read More about The role of physical activity and psychological coping strategies in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy - A systematic review of the literature.

Unicompartmental knee replacement in a district general hospital (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, L. K., Wong, J., Cowie, S., Radford, M., Price, M., & Langkamer, V. (2015). Unicompartmental knee replacement in a district general hospital

Abstract Unicompartmental knee replacement has been associated with a higher revision rate than total knee replacement in all national joint registers. It has been suggested that the appropriate training of surgeons to perform this arthroplasty is... Read More about Unicompartmental knee replacement in a district general hospital.

A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span (2015)
Thesis
Guest, Y. A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/803131

Background Care experienced adults (adults who were in foster care, kinship care, residential care or were adopted) are assumed to be more vulnerable than the general population across numerous domains: educational underachievement, unemployment, po... Read More about A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span.

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.

Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus (2015)
Journal Article
Yuill, K. H., Al Kury, L. T., & Howarth, F. C. (2015). Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus. Physiological Reports, 3(11), Article e12632. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12632

© 2015 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society. Cardiovascular complications are common in patients with Diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition... Read More about Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus.

Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Larkin, L., Gallagher, S., Cramp, F. (., Brand, C., Fraser, A., & Kennedy, N. (2015). Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. Rheumatology International, 35(10), 1631-1640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3292-3

© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Research has shown that people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not usually participate in enough physical activity to obtain the benefits of optimal physical activity levels, including quality of life,... Read More about Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.

Selected static foot assessments do not predict medial longitudinal arch motion during running (2015)
Journal Article
Morrison, S. C., Langley, B., Cramp, M., & Morrison, S. (2015). Selected static foot assessments do not predict medial longitudinal arch motion during running. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-015-0113-6

© 2015 Langley et al. Background: Static assessments of the foot are commonly advocated within the running community to classify the foot with a view to recommending the appropriate type of running shoe. The aim of this work was to determine whether... Read More about Selected static foot assessments do not predict medial longitudinal arch motion during running.

Use of potable diagnostic ultrasound to inform treatment choices for hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., & Brouwers, J. (2015, September). Use of potable diagnostic ultrasound to inform treatment choices for hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke. Poster presented at Welsh Stroke Conference, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Introduction: Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) has a reported incidence of up to 84% of patients. The purpose of this case study is to report findings from a patient with HSP who received problem specific treatment and underwent real-time scanning of... Read More about Use of potable diagnostic ultrasound to inform treatment choices for hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke.

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.

Changing appearance using visual illusions improves ownership of the painful hand in complex regional pain syndrome (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, J., McCabe, C., & Newport, R. (2015, September). Changing appearance using visual illusions improves ownership of the painful hand in complex regional pain syndrome. Poster presented at European Pain Federation EFIC 9th Congress, Vienna, Austria

Background and aims People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) experience a diminished sense of ownership of their painful limb. Evidence of a reduction in pain when the affected limb is visually altered in size, suggests that targeting centr... Read More about Changing appearance using visual illusions improves ownership of the painful hand in complex regional pain syndrome.

Individuality: How knowledge of body perception disturbance can inform treatment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Lewis, J. (2015, August). Individuality: How knowledge of body perception disturbance can inform treatment. Presented at International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP) CRPS SIG, Zurich, Switzerland

To date there is insufficient evidence for efficiency in treatment to determine a treatment algorithm for body perception disturbance (BPD) in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). We are reliant on what we know to inform treatment choice for the in... Read More about Individuality: How knowledge of body perception disturbance can inform treatment.

The biology of cancer-related fatigue: a review of the literature (2015)
Journal Article
Cramp, F., Saligan, L. N., Olson, K., Filler, K., Larkin, D., Cramp, F. (., …Mustian, K. (2015). The biology of cancer-related fatigue: a review of the literature. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(8), 2461-2478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2763-0

© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (Outside the USA). Purpose: Understanding the etiology of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is critical to identify targets to develop therapies to reduce CRF burden. The goal of this systematic review was to expa... Read More about The biology of cancer-related fatigue: a review of the literature.

Talking About Looking: Three Approaches to Interviewing Carers of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis About Information Seeking (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, R. P., Thompson, B., Whybrow, P., & Rapley, T. (2016). Talking About Looking: Three Approaches to Interviewing Carers of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis About Information Seeking. Qualitative Health Research, 26(9), 1229-1239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315599373

© 2016 The Author(s). Given the profusion of illness-related information, in this article, we consider how talking about information seeking - and in particular Internet use - is difficult, not because it is necessarily a highly sensitive topic (thou... Read More about Talking About Looking: Three Approaches to Interviewing Carers of People With Rheumatoid Arthritis About Information Seeking.

Physical activity engagement in early rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study to inform intervention development (2015)
Journal Article
Cramp, F., Walsh, N. E., Haase, A. M., Withall, J., Haase, A., Walsh, N., …Cramp, F. (. (2016). Physical activity engagement in early rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study to inform intervention development. Physiotherapy, 102(3), 264-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.07.002

© 2015 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Background Physical activity (PA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is lower than in the general population. PA can improve physical function in RA, decrease chronic inflammation and reduce pain, wit... Read More about Physical activity engagement in early rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative study to inform intervention development.

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.

Patient Reported Kneeling Ability in Fixed and Mobile Bearing Knee Arthroplasty (2015)
Journal Article
Artz, N. J., Hassaballa, M. A., Robinson, J. R., Newman, J. H., Porteous, A. J., & Murray, J. R. (2015). Patient Reported Kneeling Ability in Fixed and Mobile Bearing Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 30(12), 2159-2163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2015.06.063

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Kneeling is an important function of the knee joint required for many daily activities. Bearing type is thought to influence functional outcome following UKA and TKA. Self-reported kneeling ability was recorded in 471 UKA and 206... Read More about Patient Reported Kneeling Ability in Fixed and Mobile Bearing Knee Arthroplasty.

The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Grieve, R., Grieve, R., Goodwin, F., Alfaki, M., Bourton, A. J., Jeffries, C., & Scott, H. (2015). The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(3), 544-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.12.004

© 2015. Background: Self myofascial release (SMR) via a tennis ball to the plantar aspect of the foot is widely used and advocated to increase flexibility and range of movement further along the posterior muscles of a proposed "anatomy train". To dat... Read More about The immediate effect of bilateral self myofascial release on the plantar surface of the feet on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility: A pilot randomised controlled trial.