School of Health & Society

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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

The sociological imagination and its promise fifty years later: Is there a future for the social sciences as a free form of enquiry? (2009)
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Frade, C. (2009). The sociological imagination and its promise fifty years later: Is there a future for the social sciences as a free form of enquiry?. Cosmos and history, 5(2), 9-39

This paper offers a restatement of Wright Mills’ The Sociological Imagination and tries to judge whether its promise can be credibly renewed today by addressing the question about the present and future possibilities of the social sciences as free fo... Read More about The sociological imagination and its promise fifty years later: Is there a future for the social sciences as a free form of enquiry?.

Written emotional disclosure for asthma (2009)
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Theadom, A., Smith, H., Yorke, J., Hankins, M., Apfelbacher, C., Jones, C., …Frew, A. (2009). Written emotional disclosure for asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007676

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The review aims to determine the effectiveness of written emotional disclosure for people with asthma. 1. To assess the overall efficacy of emotional dis... Read More about Written emotional disclosure for asthma.

Psychological interventions for children with asthma (2009)
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Yorke, J., Fleming, S., & Shuldham, C. (2009). Psychological interventions for children with asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003272.pub2

Background Asthma is a chronic disease of inflammation and smooth muscle dysfunction, including bronchoconstriction. These symptoms are usually associated with widespread but variable airflow obstruction that is often reversible either spontaneously... Read More about Psychological interventions for children with asthma.

Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial (2009)
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Richmond, S., Brown, S., Campion, P., Porter, A., Klaber Moffett, J., Jackson, D., …Taylor, A. (2009). Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 17(5-6), 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2009.07.002

Objectives To test the effectiveness of a typical magnetic wrist strap for reducing pain and stiffness, and for improving physical functioning amongst patients with osteoarthritis. Design A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover... Read More about Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial.

An overview of epilepsy with a focus on the effects and implications of the condition for children and their families (2009)
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Featherstone, V. (2009). An overview of epilepsy with a focus on the effects and implications of the condition for children and their families

Making sense?: The support of dispersed asylum seekers (2009)
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Brown, P., & Horrocks, C. (2009). Making sense?: The support of dispersed asylum seekers. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 5(2), 22-34

Reforms of the system around the accommodation and support needs of asylum seekers entering the United Kingdom (UK), during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have meant that the support of asylum seekers has largely moved away from mains... Read More about Making sense?: The support of dispersed asylum seekers.

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