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Upper- and lower-limb amputees show reduced levels of eeriness for images of prosthetic hands (2019)
Journal Article
Buckingham, G., Parr, J., Wood, G., Day, S., Kenney, L., Galpin, A., …Poliakoff, E. (2019). Upper- and lower-limb amputees show reduced levels of eeriness for images of prosthetic hands. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 26, 1295-1302. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-019-01612-x

The uncanny phenomenon describes the feeling of unease associated with seeing an image which is close to appearing human. Prosthetic hands in particular are well-known to induce this effect. Little is known, however, about this phenomenon from the vi... Read More about Upper- and lower-limb amputees show reduced levels of eeriness for images of prosthetic hands.

Influence of the Powers™ strap on pain and lower limb biomechanics in individuals with patellofemoral pain (2019)
Journal Article
Greuel, H., Herrington, L., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2019). Influence of the Powers™ strap on pain and lower limb biomechanics in individuals with patellofemoral pain. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 26(6), 1210-1219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2019.03.005

Background: Abnormal biomechanics, especially hip internal rotation and adduction are known to be associated with patellofemoral pain (PFP). The PowersTM strap was designed to decrease hip internal rotation and to thereby stabilise the patellofemoral... Read More about Influence of the Powers™ strap on pain and lower limb biomechanics in individuals with patellofemoral pain.

Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Cook, P., & Granat, M. (2019, June). Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter?. Presented at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Prague, Czech Republic

Self-report mental imagery and social desirable responding (2019)
Thesis
Allbutt, J. Self-report mental imagery and social desirable responding. (Thesis). University of Salford

The relationship between scores on self-report imagery questionnaires and sub-types of socially desirable responding was investigated across five papers. Paulhus (2002) has proposed a distinction between two forms of social desirable responding: the... Read More about Self-report mental imagery and social desirable responding.

Patients with medial knee osteoarthritis reduce medial knee contact forces by altering trunk kinematics, progression speed, and stepping strategy during stair ascent and descent : a pilot study (2019)
Journal Article
Meireles, S., Reeves, N., Jones, R., Smith, C., Thelen, D., & Jonkers, I. (2019). Patients with medial knee osteoarthritis reduce medial knee contact forces by altering trunk kinematics, progression speed, and stepping strategy during stair ascent and descent : a pilot study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 35(4), 280-289. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2017-0159

Medial knee loading during stair negotiation in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis, has only been reported in terms of joint moments, which may underestimate the knee loading. This study assessed knee contact forces (KCF) and contact pressur... Read More about Patients with medial knee osteoarthritis reduce medial knee contact forces by altering trunk kinematics, progression speed, and stepping strategy during stair ascent and descent : a pilot study.

Perceived benefits, rationale and preferences of exercises utilized within Pilates group exercise programmes for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions : a questionnaire of Pilates‐trained physiotherapists (2019)
Journal Article
Gaskell, L., Williams, A., & Preece, S. (2019). Perceived benefits, rationale and preferences of exercises utilized within Pilates group exercise programmes for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions : a questionnaire of Pilates‐trained physiotherapists. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(3), 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1402

Introduction: An estimated 29% of the population, around 17.8 million people, live with a musculoskeletal condition in the UK. Pilates exercise has positive benefits, including reducing pain and disability for people with musculoskeletal conditio... Read More about Perceived benefits, rationale and preferences of exercises utilized within Pilates group exercise programmes for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions : a questionnaire of Pilates‐trained physiotherapists.

A qualitative screening tool to identify athletes with ‘high-risk’ movement mechanics during cutting : the cutting movement assessment score (CMAS) (2019)
Journal Article
assessment score (CMAS). Physical Therapy in Sport, 38, 152-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.05.004

Objective To assess the validity of the cutting movement assessment score (CMAS) to estimate the magnitude of peak knee abduction moments (KAM) against three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis, while comparing whole-body kinetics and kinematics betw... Read More about A qualitative screening tool to identify athletes with ‘high-risk’ movement mechanics during cutting : the cutting movement assessment score (CMAS).

Week and weekend day cadence patterns long-term post-bariatric surgery (2019)
Journal Article
Reid, R., Granat, M., Barreira, T., Haugan, C., Reid, T., & Andersen, R. (2019). Week and weekend day cadence patterns long-term post-bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery, 29, 3271-3276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03978-2

Obesity can negatively influence walking cadence, reducing the overall intensity of daily activities and increasing the risk of weight gain. Purpose: Objectively describe the walking cadence of individuals’ long-term post-bariatric surgery.... Read More about Week and weekend day cadence patterns long-term post-bariatric surgery.

Towards optimisation of compression force in mammography (2019)
Thesis
Szczepura, K. Towards optimisation of compression force in mammography. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work focusses on the compression force applied to the breast during mammographic imaging. The lack of guidance and evidence base has led to variability in practice, and the implications of this will be discussed. All research was carried out on... Read More about Towards optimisation of compression force in mammography.

“I’m able to put my thoughts into picturing them physically” - phenomenological experiences of dance movement psychotherapy in a secondary school : unexpected empowerment over external contingency (2019)
Journal Article
Parsons, A., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2019). “I’m able to put my thoughts into picturing them physically” - phenomenological experiences of dance movement psychotherapy in a secondary school : unexpected empowerment over external contingency. Arts in Psychotherapy, 64, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2019.05.005

This study explored eight secondary school participants’ subjective experiences of Dance Movement Psychotherapy [DMP], and how these perceptions relate to prior expectations and/or perceived outcomes from the therapy. How pupils and staff experience... Read More about “I’m able to put my thoughts into picturing them physically” - phenomenological experiences of dance movement psychotherapy in a secondary school : unexpected empowerment over external contingency.

Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines : the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS) (2019)
Journal Article
Stamatakis, E., Koster, A., Hamer, M., Rangul, V., Lee, I., Bauman, A., …Holtermann, A. (2020). Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines : the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100786

Galileo Galilei’s quote “measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so” has particular relevance to health behaviours, such as physical activity (PA), sitting and sleep, whose measurement during free living is notoriously difficult... Read More about Emerging collaborative research platforms for the next generation of physical activity, sleep and exercise medicine guidelines : the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting, and Sleep consortium (ProPASS).

International approaches to paediatric podiatry curricula : it's the same, but different (2019)
Journal Article
Williams, C., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2019). International approaches to paediatric podiatry curricula : it's the same, but different. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0339-9

Pre-registration / entry-level programmes of study provide the core knowledge, skills and abilities required for clinical practice. These programmes are where students are introduced to specialist domains of practice and begin to shape their professi... Read More about International approaches to paediatric podiatry curricula : it's the same, but different.

Exploring occupational standing activities using accelerometer-based activity monitoring (2019)
Journal Article
Anderson, J., Granat, M., Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2019). Exploring occupational standing activities using accelerometer-based activity monitoring. Ergonomics, 62(8), 1055-1065. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1615640

Prolonged standing at work is required by an estimated 60% of the employed population and is associated with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. ‘Standing’ is expected to encompass a range of activities of varying intensity. This study ai... Read More about Exploring occupational standing activities using accelerometer-based activity monitoring.

Validating the sedentary sphere method in children : does wrist or accelerometer brand matter? (2019)
Journal Article
Hurter, L., Rowlands, A., Fairclough, S., Gibbon, K., Knowles, Z., Porcellato, L., …Boddy, L. (2019). Validating the sedentary sphere method in children : does wrist or accelerometer brand matter?. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(16), 1910-1918. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1605647

This study aimed to validate the Sedentary Sphere posture classification method from wrist-worn accelerometers in children. Twenty-seven 9–10-year-old children wore ActiGraph GT9X (AG) and GENEActiv (GA) accelerometers on both wrists, and activPAL on... Read More about Validating the sedentary sphere method in children : does wrist or accelerometer brand matter?.

The role of hip abductor strength on the frontal plane of gait in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Selistre, L., Gonçalves, G., Nakagawa, T., Petrella, M., Jones, R., & Mattiello, S. (2019). The role of hip abductor strength on the frontal plane of gait in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis. Physiotherapy Research International, 24(4), e1779. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1779

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship of hip abductor strength with external hip and knee adduction moments, pain and physical function, and trunk, pelvis, and hip kinematics in the frontal plane during walking in subjects with... Read More about The role of hip abductor strength on the frontal plane of gait in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Comparing biomechanical time series data during the hang-power clean and jump shrug (2019)
Journal Article
Kipp, K., Comfort, P., & Suchomel, T. (2021). Comparing biomechanical time series data during the hang-power clean and jump shrug. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(9), 2389-2396. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003154

The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the force-, velocity-, displacement-, and power-time curves during the hang-power clean (HPC) and the jump shrug (JS). To this end, 15 male lacrosse players were recruited from a National Co... Read More about Comparing biomechanical time series data during the hang-power clean and jump shrug.

The changing landscape of professional practice in podiatry, lessons to be learned from other professions about the barriers to change – a narrative review (2019)
Journal Article
Harrison-Blount, M., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2019). The changing landscape of professional practice in podiatry, lessons to be learned from other professions about the barriers to change – a narrative review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12(23), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0333-2

Background: The delivery of healthcare is changing and aligned with this, the podiatry profession continues to change with evidence informed practice and extending roles. As change is now a constant, this gives clinicians the opportunity to take owne... Read More about The changing landscape of professional practice in podiatry, lessons to be learned from other professions about the barriers to change – a narrative review.

Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities (2019)
Journal Article
Moilanen, T., Pietila, A., Coffey, M., & Kangasniemi, M. (2019). Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities. Nursing Ethics, 26(7-8), 2511-2522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019832952

Background: Adolescents´ health choices have been widely researched, but the ethical basis of these choices, namely their rights, duties and responsibilities, have been disregarded and scale is required to measure these. Objective: To describe the... Read More about Developing a scale : adolescents' health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities.