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Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli (2010)
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Gowen, E., Bradshaw, C., Galpin, A., & Lawrence, A. (2010). Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli. Brain and Cognition, 74(3), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2010.08.010

Observation of human actions influences the observer’s own motor system, termed visuomotor priming, and is believed to be caused by automatic activation of mirror neurons. Evidence suggests that priming effects are larger for biological (human) as op... Read More about Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli.

Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test (2010)
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Munro, A., & Herrington, L. (2010). Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(4), 128-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.07.002

Objective: To assess the learning effect, testeretest reliability and measurement error associated with the SEBT. Design: Repeated-measures study. Setting: Controlled university laboratory environment. Participants: Twenty-two healthy recreationa... Read More about Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test.

Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity (2010)
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spasticity. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 34(3), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.3109/03093646.2010.504976

Lateral wedge orthoses are often prescribed to correct varus deformity after stroke. Spasticity is implicated in varus deformity and is caused by velocity-related muscle length changes, so a lateral wedge may affect spasticity by manipulating foot an... Read More about Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity.

The influence of objective measurement tools on communication and clinical decision making in neurological rehabilitation (2010)
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Tyson, S., Greenhalgh, J., Long, A., & Flynn, R. (2010). The influence of objective measurement tools on communication and clinical decision making in neurological rehabilitation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01555.x

Rationale: routine collection of outcome measures is advocated to improve quality of care. However, there has been scant investigation of how measurement tools are used in clinical practice and what impact they may have. This paper compares two neuro... Read More about The influence of objective measurement tools on communication and clinical decision making in neurological rehabilitation.

Patient perspective of systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to health-related quality of life concepts - a qualitative study (2010)
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McElone, K., Abbott, J., Gray, J., Williams, A., & Teh, L. (2010). Patient perspective of systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to health-related quality of life concepts - a qualitative study. Lupus, 19(14), 1640-1647. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203310378668

We sought to understand the patients’ ‘lived experiences of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)’ by exploring, describing and clarifying the patients’ perspective of how they felt about having SLE and how the disease impacted on their lives, both po... Read More about Patient perspective of systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to health-related quality of life concepts - a qualitative study.

Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones (2010)
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Burgess, K., Pearson, S., & Onambele, G. (2010). Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(8), 2088-2095. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181aeb12b

Debate continues over whether skeletal muscle performance and injury risk vary over the course of the menstrual cycle. Alterations in tendon properties may play a role in the potential fluctuations of both of these variables. The aim of the current s... Read More about Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones.

Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action? (2010)
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person’s action?. Experimental Brain Research, 204(3), 327-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-1976-1

The observer’s motor system has been shown to be involved in observing the actions of another person. Recent findings suggest that people with Parkinson’s disease do not show the same motor facilitatory effects when observing the actions of another p... Read More about Does Parkinson’s disease affect judgement about another person’s action?.

Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players (2010)
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Keane, A., Scott, M., Dugdill, L., & Reilly, T. (2010). Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc44a8

Gaelic Football is the main sport in Ireland and has potential for use as a means of fitness in health promotion contexts. The present study entailed a cross-sectional comparison of performances in a motor test battery between elite female players a... Read More about Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players.

Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population (2010)
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Herrington, L., & Munro, A. (2010). Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(2), 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.004

Objective: Establish normative values for knee valgus angle during drop jump and step landings. Design: Observational. Setting: University biomechanics laboratory. Participants: 100 physically active asymptomatic individuals (50 male, 50 female) a... Read More about Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population.

Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction (2010)
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Chapman, G., Vale, A., Buckley, J., Scally, A., & Elliott, D. (2010). Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 30(3), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00725.x

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to determine adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of monovision correction contact lenses by comparing gait parameters when wearing monovision correction to those observed when wearing binocular di... Read More about Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction.

Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need (2010)
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Rome, K., Chapman, J., Williams, A., Gow, P., & Dalbeth, N. (2010). Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1310), 91-97

Foot problems are extremely common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is ample evidence that foot pain, either alone or as a comorbidity, contributes significantly to disability. Despite the high prevalence of foot disease in RA, thi... Read More about Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need.

Age-related differences in visual sampling requirements during adaptive locomotion (2010)
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Chapman, G., & Hollands, M. (2010). Age-related differences in visual sampling requirements during adaptive locomotion. Experimental Brain Research, 201(3), 467-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-2058-0

This study investigates if there are age- and falls-risk related differences in the length of time individuals need following fixation of a stepping target in order to step accurately onto it. This aim was achieved by manipulating the timing and loca... Read More about Age-related differences in visual sampling requirements during adaptive locomotion.

Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls (2010)
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Herrington, L., Horsley, I., & Rolf, C. (2010). Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(1), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.10.001

Objective: To assess if joint position sense (JPS) in the shoulder differed between un-injured rugby players, matched control subjects and previously injured rehabilitated rugby players. Design: Mixed design. Setting: University biomechanics labora... Read More about Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls.

Adaptive gait changes due to spectacle magnification and dioptric blur in older people (2010)
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Elliott, D., & Chapman, G. (2010). Adaptive gait changes due to spectacle magnification and dioptric blur in older people. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 51(2), 718-722. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-4250

PURPOSE: A recent study suggested that updated spectacles could increase fall rate in frail older people. The authors hypothesized that the increased risk may be due to changes in spectacle magnification. The present study was conducted to assess the... Read More about Adaptive gait changes due to spectacle magnification and dioptric blur in older people.

The use of measurement tools in clinical practice; an observational study of neurorehabilitation (2010)
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Tyson, S., Greenhalgh, J., Long, A., & Flynn, R. (2010). The use of measurement tools in clinical practice; an observational study of neurorehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation, 24, 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509341527

Objective: To explore the way in which standardised measurement tools are used in day-to-day clinical practice Design: Non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews Setting: Hospital based adult neurorehabilition unit Participants:... Read More about The use of measurement tools in clinical practice; an observational study of neurorehabilitation.

The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
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Adams, J., Mullee, M., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., & Cooper, C. (2010). The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 62(2), 274-278

OBJECTIVE: To provide a responsiveness analysis of the self-report and therapist-rated upper extremity functional outcome measures used in a rehabilitation trial. METHODS: A variety of commonly used therapist-assessed and self-report structural impai... Read More about The responsiveness of self-report and therapist rated upper limb functional outcome measures in early rheumatoid arthritis.

'Choosing shoes': a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients (2010)
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assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 3(24), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-24

Background: Footwear has been accepted as a therapeutic intervention for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Evidence relating to the objective assessment of footwear in patients with RA is limited. The aims of this study were to identi... Read More about 'Choosing shoes': a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients.

The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning (2010)
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Herrington, L. (2010). The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 17, 132-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2009.07.011

Previous research into the effect of patellar taping has found conflicting results and when studies have found positive findings these effects appear to be negated by exercise. The purpose of this study was to re-examine the effect of patellar tapi... Read More about The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning.