Outputs (30)

Rocker outsole shoes and margin of stability during walking: A preliminary study (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ghomian, B., Mehdizadeh, S., Aghili, R., Naemi, R., Jafari, H., Machado, J., …Saeedi, H. (2018). Rocker outsole shoes and margin of stability during walking: A preliminary study. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICE.2017.8279949

Rocker outsole shoes are commonly prescribed to diabetic patients to redistribute peak plantar pressures at high risk areas such as forefoot thereby decreasing risks of plantar ulceration. However, there are evidences of postural destabilizing effect... Read More about Rocker outsole shoes and margin of stability during walking: A preliminary study.

Improving maternal mental health by interprofessional education in midwifery education. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Furber, C. (2017). Improving maternal mental health by interprofessional education in midwifery education.

Work retention rehabilitation in practice (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y. (2017). Work retention rehabilitation in practice. . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.7240

This session aims to meet health professionals' needs in recognising, examining, and identifying problems that patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) face at work. We know that one in five people with inflammatory arthritis lose their job within f... Read More about Work retention rehabilitation in practice.

Rheumatology occupational therapists’ views of participating in a randomised controlled trial of arthritis gloves (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Hammond, A., Arafin, N., Adams, J., Hough, Y., & Jacklin, A. (2017). Rheumatology occupational therapists’ views of participating in a randomised controlled trial of arthritis gloves. . https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.121

Background: Arthritis gloves are provided by NHS rheumatology occupational therapists (OTs) to people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) to reduce hand pain and stiffness and improve hand function. However, there is little evidence to support their eff... Read More about Rheumatology occupational therapists’ views of participating in a randomised controlled trial of arthritis gloves.

Changing pivoting technique reduces knee valgus moments (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Jones, P., Barber, O., & Smith, L. (2015). Changing pivoting technique reduces knee valgus moments. . https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2015.1110236

Changing direction is a common action involved in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female athletes (Faude et al. [2005]. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 33, 1694-1700), as such actions involve lower limb postures that increase... Read More about Changing pivoting technique reduces knee valgus moments.

Participation in Valued Life Activities in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison between the UK and Sweden (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Ahlstrand, I., & Bjork, M. (2015). Participation in Valued Life Activities in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison between the UK and Sweden. . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2634

Background The Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) is a measure of difficulties in participation and daily activities1. Originally developed in the USA, this measure was linguistically and culturally adopted for use in people with rheumatoid arthriti... Read More about Participation in Valued Life Activities in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison between the UK and Sweden.

Volumetric breast density and radiographic parameters (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Khan-Perez, J., Harkness, E., Mercer, C., Bydder, M., Sergeant, J., Morris, J., …Astley, S. M. (2014). Volumetric breast density and radiographic parameters. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07887-8_38

The detection of breast cancer relies on high-quality images from digital mammography. Optimal levels of compression force are unknown, and UK national guidelines recommend forces of less than 200N. However, large variations in compression forces exi... Read More about Volumetric breast density and radiographic parameters.

Psychometric testing of the Dutch evaluation of daily activities questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Hammond, A., Tyson, S., Tennant, A., Nordenskiold, U., & Prior, Y. (2014). Psychometric testing of the Dutch evaluation of daily activities questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis. . https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2941

Psychometric testing of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Prior, Y., Amanna, A., Bodell, S., & Hammond, A. (2013). Psychometric testing of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom.

An automated segmentation technique for the processing of foot ultrasound images (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Deshpande, R., Elagiri Ramalingam, R., Chockalingam, N., Naemi, R., Branthwaite, H., & Sundar, L. (2013). An automated segmentation technique for the processing of foot ultrasound images. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2013.6529820

In spite of the advantages of ease of imaging and low acquisition cost, ultrasound images are noisier and have poorer image quality than other imaging modalities like CT or MRI and hence require an experienced clinician for interpretation. Processing... Read More about An automated segmentation technique for the processing of foot ultrasound images.