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Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation to promote extubation success in critically ill adults on intensive care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Extubation failure, defined as reintubation within 48h, is associated with increased intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and higher mortality risk. One cause of extubation failure is secretion retention, resulting from an inability t... Read More about Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation to promote extubation success in critically ill adults on intensive care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Allied health professionals: Careers in academia and leadership (2023)
Digital Artefact

This roadmap has been designed to encourage AHPs and student AHPs to think more strategically about career planning and to consider the wider horizon of potential career directions in academia.
It provides more information about the educator role an... Read More about Allied health professionals: Careers in academia and leadership.

The emergent UK drug dependency and opioid addiction debate: Implications for physiotherapy independent prescribers (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Legislative change in the UK in 2013, enabled physiotherapists holding a post graduate non-medical prescribing qualification to independently prescribe certain drugs that assist in patient management. Prescribing in physiotherapy is highl... Read More about The emergent UK drug dependency and opioid addiction debate: Implications for physiotherapy independent prescribers.

Factors that influence the administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to trauma patients in prehospital settings: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article

Objective: In the UK there are around 5400 deaths annually from injury. Tranexamic acid (TXA) prevents bleeding and has been shown to reduce trauma mortality. However, only 5% of UK major trauma patients who are at risk of haemorrhage receive prehosp... Read More about Factors that influence the administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to trauma patients in prehospital settings: A systematic review.

Sensory training system for use at home by people with complex regional pain syndrome in England: Protocol for a proof-of-concept study (2023)
Journal Article

INTRODUCTION: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling and distressing chronic pain condition characterised by a range of sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic symptoms. UK guidelines recommend therapy interventions to help normalise touc... Read More about Sensory training system for use at home by people with complex regional pain syndrome in England: Protocol for a proof-of-concept study.

'Consider the object of offering refuge' when exploring the therapist experience of working with refugees supported by an interpreter 'a mille fois' of experience. An exploration using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2023)
Thesis

The world is experiencing an ever-increasing growth in the number of displaced refugee persons across the globe; individuals who have fled their homeland due to force and fear for their life. It is widely acknowledged these individuals have often exp... Read More about 'Consider the object of offering refuge' when exploring the therapist experience of working with refugees supported by an interpreter 'a mille fois' of experience. An exploration using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

The experiences of physiotherapy independent prescribing in primary care: Implications for practice (2023)
Journal Article

AIM: To explore the experiences of musculoskeletal (MSk) physiotherapy independent prescribing in primary care from the perspectives of physiotherapists and General Practitioners (GPs) and identify the implications these have for contemporary physiot... Read More about The experiences of physiotherapy independent prescribing in primary care: Implications for practice.

Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling and distressing chronic pain condition characterised by a range of sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic symptoms. Guidelines recommend early referral for therapies that promote movem... Read More about Optimising management of complex regional pain syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the therapy care pathway in England: Protocol for a qualitative interview and observational study with patients and clinicians.

Patient and therapeutic radiographer experiences of comfort during the radiotherapy pathway: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction There is little research regarding the experiences of patient comfort and how it is best managed in radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of patient and therapeutic radiogra... Read More about Patient and therapeutic radiographer experiences of comfort during the radiotherapy pathway: A qualitative study.

Assessment and management of children with head injury: Practice and opinion (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Head injury is common in children with approximately 700 000 attendances at emergency departments annually; one-third are conveyed by ambulance. However, 75% of them are discharged with no treatment. Most head-injured children could be ma... Read More about Assessment and management of children with head injury: Practice and opinion.

The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However, soft robotic exoskeletons, and the more commonly used rigid exoskeleto... Read More about The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions.

Global series: Complex regional pain syndrome: Abstracts from the International Association for the Study of Pain complex regional pain syndrome SIG virtual symposia 2021 (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this IASP complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) SIG Global Series 2021 was to bring together clinicians including those from developing countries to better understand the clinical presentation of complex regional pain syndrome in countries... Read More about Global series: Complex regional pain syndrome: Abstracts from the International Association for the Study of Pain complex regional pain syndrome SIG virtual symposia 2021.

The genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying cereal seed dormancy (2023)
Journal Article

The crop seeds have been a staple food for humans, and seed yield is important for sustaining agriculture development and enhancing human adaptability to food risks. The phenomenon of pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), caused by seed dormancy deficiency, a... Read More about The genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying cereal seed dormancy.

Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis in measuring body fat in 6-to-12-year-old boys compared to air displacement plethysmography (2022)
Journal Article

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.

Dual wavelength retinal vessel oximetry – influence of fundus pigmentation (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Clinical methods examining oxygenation parameters in humans have been used in many different care settings, but concerns have been raised regarding their clinical utility when assessing people with darker skin pigmentation. While saturati... Read More about Dual wavelength retinal vessel oximetry – influence of fundus pigmentation.

Factors influencing conveyance of older adults with minor head injury by paramedics to the emergency department: A multiple methods study (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Head injury (HI) in older adults due to low-energy falls result in a substantial number of emergency department (ED) attendances. However, mortality associated with minor HI is very low. Reducing conveyance to hospital is important for ol... Read More about Factors influencing conveyance of older adults with minor head injury by paramedics to the emergency department: A multiple methods study.

The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background and Aims
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition which usually occurs following limb trauma[1] and causes significant burden to individuals and society. The UK has a small number of specialist CRPS centres... Read More about The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives.

Acceptability of Lycra arm sleeve in people with sub-acute stroke: Patients', carers' and clinicians' perspectives (2022)
Journal Article

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

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.

A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a Fibromyalgia self-management programme for adults in a community setting with a nested qualitative study (FALCON) (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Fibromyalgia is a condition associated with widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and sleep problems. Fibromyalgia treatment guidelines recommend non-pharmacological interventions and the development of self-management skills. An examp... Read More about A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a Fibromyalgia self-management programme for adults in a community setting with a nested qualitative study (FALCON).