2009 annual evidence update on stroke rehabilitation - mobility (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S. (2009). 2009 annual evidence update on stroke rehabilitation - mobility

There is strong evidence that exercise and intensive tasks specific functional training can improve mobility after stroke (Van Peppen et al 2004, Van de Port et al 2007). Detail of interventions which can be operationalised to achieve these goals and... Read More about 2009 annual evidence update on stroke rehabilitation - mobility.

Designing a stress management intervention in social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Designing a stress management intervention in social services. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2(2), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350910970192

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the design of a stress management intervention (rather than an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the programme). Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses data g... Read More about Designing a stress management intervention in social services.

What do acute stroke physiotherapists do? An exploration of the content of therapy in the UK (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., Connell, L., Lennon, S., & Busse, M. (2009). What do acute stroke physiotherapists do? An exploration of the content of therapy in the UK. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(11), 1051-1055. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509334837

Objective: To investigate the content of acute stroke physiotherapy to treat postural control and mobility problems. Design: Stroke physiotherapists recorded the interventions used to treat postural control and mobility during treatment sessions.... Read More about What do acute stroke physiotherapists do? An exploration of the content of therapy in the UK.

The psychometric properties and clinical utility of measures of walking and mobility in neurological conditions: A systematic review (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & Connell, L. (2009). The psychometric properties and clinical utility of measures of walking and mobility in neurological conditions: A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(11), 1018-1033. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509339004

Objective: To identify psychometrically robust and clinically feasible measures of walking and mobility in people with neurological conditions Data sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PEDro and AMED. Review methods: Independent reviewers selected... Read More about The psychometric properties and clinical utility of measures of walking and mobility in neurological conditions: A systematic review.

How to measure balance activity in clinical practice. A systematic review of the psychometric properties and clinical utility of measurement tools in neurological conditions. (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & Connell, L. (2009). How to measure balance activity in clinical practice. A systematic review of the psychometric properties and clinical utility of measurement tools in neurological conditions. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23(9), 824-840. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509335018

Objective: To identify psychometrically robust and clinically feasible measurement tools of balance activity in people with neurological conditions to recommend for use in clinical practice. Data sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PEDro and AMED.... Read More about How to measure balance activity in clinical practice. A systematic review of the psychometric properties and clinical utility of measurement tools in neurological conditions..

How many body locations need to be tested when assessing sensation after stroke? An investigation of redundancy in the Rivermead assessment of somato-sensory perception (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & Busse, M. (2009). How many body locations need to be tested when assessing sensation after stroke? An investigation of redundancy in the Rivermead assessment of somato-sensory perception. Clinical Rehabilitation, 23, 91-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215508097296

Objective: Assessing sensation after stroke is time consuming. This study aimed to identify how many body locations need to be tested to establish whether sensation is ‘intact’, ‘impaired’ or ‘absent’ and to assess validity of that classification.... Read More about How many body locations need to be tested when assessing sensation after stroke? An investigation of redundancy in the Rivermead assessment of somato-sensory perception.

What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke? (2009)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., Connell, L., Lennon, S., & Busse, M. (2009). What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(18), 1494-1500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280802627686

Objective. The aim of this study was to identify the treatment packages (combinations of interventions) used to treat postural control and mobility problems for patients with stroke. Method. A convenience sample of 74 physiotherapists from 34 Natio... Read More about What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke?.

What is Bobath? A survey of UK stroke physiotherapists’ perceptions of the content of the Bobath concept to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke (2009)
Journal Article
problems after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(6), 448-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280802103621

Objective. The aim of this study was to identify which interventions used to treat postural control and mobility are considered part of the Bobath concept (BC). Design. Hospital-based UK stroke physiotherapists identified interventions which they p... Read More about What is Bobath? A survey of UK stroke physiotherapists’ perceptions of the content of the Bobath concept to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke.

Reproducibility of MUAP properties in array surface EMG recordings of the upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle (2009)
Journal Article
Kallenberg, L., Preece, S., Nester, C., & Hermans, H. (2009). Reproducibility of MUAP properties in array surface EMG recordings of the upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 19, e536-e542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.11.012

The use of array surface EMG recordings for detailed assessment of motor control and muscle properties is increasing. Motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) and their properties can be extracted from these recordings. The objective of this study was to... Read More about Reproducibility of MUAP properties in array surface EMG recordings of the upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Activity identification using body-mounted sensors — a review of classification techniques (2009)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Goulermas, J., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Meijer, K., & Crompton, R. (2009). Activity identification using body-mounted sensors — a review of classification techniques. Physiological Measurement, 30, R1-R33. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/30/4/R01

With the advent of miniaturized sensing technology, which can be body-worn, it is nowpossible to collect and store data on different aspects of human movement under the conditions of free living. This technology has the potential to be used in automa... Read More about Activity identification using body-mounted sensors — a review of classification techniques.

The relationship between frontal plane gait variability and ankle range of motion in middle-aged and older persons with neuropathy (2009)
Journal Article
Carter, S., Richardson, J., Thies, S., Demott, T., & Ashton-Miller, J. (2009). The relationship between frontal plane gait variability and ankle range of motion in middle-aged and older persons with neuropathy. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88(3), 210-215. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0b013e318194fb3c

Objective: To explore the relationship between frontal plane ankle range of motion (ROM) and frontal plane control during gait, as determined by step-width variability and step-width range, among middle-aged and older persons with peripheral neuropa... Read More about The relationship between frontal plane gait variability and ankle range of motion in middle-aged and older persons with neuropathy.

Simulating acceleration from stereophotogrammetry for medical device design (2009)
Journal Article
Tresadern, P., Thies, S., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Smith, C., Rigby, J., & Goulermas, J. (2009). Simulating acceleration from stereophotogrammetry for medical device design. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 131(6), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3118771

When designing a medical device based on lightweight accelerometers, the designer is faced with a number of questions in order to maximize performance while minimizing cost and complexity: Where should the inertial unit be located? How many units ar... Read More about Simulating acceleration from stereophotogrammetry for medical device design.

Movement variability in stroke patients and controls performing two upper limb functional tasks: a new assessment methodology (2009)
Journal Article
Thies, S., Tresadern, P., Kenney, L., Smith, J., Howard, D., Goulermas, J., …Rigby, J. (2009). Movement variability in stroke patients and controls performing two upper limb functional tasks: a new assessment methodology. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-6-2

Background: In the evaluation of upper limb impairment post stroke there remains a gap between detailed kinematic analyses with expensive motion capturing systems and common clinical assessment tests. In particular, although many clinical tests evalu... Read More about Movement variability in stroke patients and controls performing two upper limb functional tasks: a new assessment methodology.

Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Dugdill, L., Crone, D., & Murphy, R. (2009). Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice. In L. Dugdill, D. Crone, & R. Murphy (Eds.), Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell

Evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend towards physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based analysis of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target group... Read More about Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice.

The physiological cost index of walking with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis among patients with T12–L1 spinal cord injury (2009)
Journal Article
Leung, A., Wong, A., Wong, E., & Hutchins, S. (2009). The physiological cost index of walking with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis among patients with T12–L1 spinal cord injury. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 33(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640802562368

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the Physiological Cost Index of walking with a reciprocating gait orthosis to that of walking with bilateral knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) by subjects with paraplegia resulting from T12 – L1 sp... Read More about The physiological cost index of walking with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis among patients with T12–L1 spinal cord injury.

International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (i-FAB): past, present and beyond (2009)
Journal Article
Nester, C., Leardini, A., Cavanagh, P., Rosenbaum, D., & Burns, J. (2009). International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (i-FAB): past, present and beyond. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-19

The International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (i-FAB) is an international collaborative activity which will have an important impact on the foot and ankle biomechanics community. It was launched on July 2nd 2007 at the foot and ankle sessi... Read More about International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (i-FAB): past, present and beyond.

Arthroscopic isolated posterior labral repair in rugby players (2009)
Journal Article
Funk, L., Badge, R., & Tambe, A. (2009). Arthroscopic isolated posterior labral repair in rugby players. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 3(1), 4-7. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.50875

Background: the shoulder is the second most frequently injured joint after the knee in rugby players and labral tears appear to be common. There is limited data available in the literature regarding the mechanisms of posterior labral injury in rugby... Read More about Arthroscopic isolated posterior labral repair in rugby players.

Posterior arthroscopic capsular release in frozen shoulder (2009)
Journal Article
Snow, M., Boutros, I., & Funk, L. (2009). Posterior arthroscopic capsular release in frozen shoulder. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2008.08.006

Purpose: the aims of our study were to assess the overall effectiveness of arthroscopic capsular release and to determine if the addition of a posterior capsular release had any benefit, particularly in relation to internal rotation. Methods: forty-... Read More about Posterior arthroscopic capsular release in frozen shoulder.

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in elite rugby players (2009)
Journal Article
Funk, L., Tambe, A., & Badge, R. (2009). Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in elite rugby players. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 3(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.50876

Background: Rugby is an increasingly popular collision sport. A wide spectrum of injuries can be sustained during training and match play. Rotator cuff injury is uncommon in contact sports and there is little published literature on the treatment of... Read More about Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in elite rugby players.

Older parents of adults who have a learning disability and service providers (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Davys, D. (2009, January). Older parents of adults who have a learning disability and service providers. Presented at Collage of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Brighton

The number of older parents who support people who have a learning disability are on the increase due to advances in health and social care (Dowling and Hollins 2003) and as a nation, we rely on the support that these families provide (Department of... Read More about Older parents of adults who have a learning disability and service providers.