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From sceptic to believer: Acceptability of cognitive muscular therapy TM, a new intervention for knee osteoarthritis (2023)
Journal Article
Ghio, D., Brookes, N., Preece, S., & Walsh, N. (in press). From sceptic to believer: Acceptability of cognitive muscular therapy TM, a new intervention for knee osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1842

Background: Cognitive Muscular TherapyTM (CMT) is an integrated behavioural intervention developed for knee osteoarthritis. CMT teaches patients to reconceptualise the condition, integrates muscle biofeedback and aims to reduce muscle overactivity, b... Read More about From sceptic to believer: Acceptability of cognitive muscular therapy TM, a new intervention for knee osteoarthritis.

Individuals with knee osteoarthritis demonstrate increased passive stiffness of the hip flexor muscles (2023)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Alghamdi, W., & Jones, R. (2023). Individuals with knee osteoarthritis demonstrate increased passive stiffness of the hip flexor muscles. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 41, 302-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2023.01.007

Background: People with knee osteoarthritis stand and walk with increased trunk flexion. This altered postural alignment will increase hamstring activation, elevating mechanical knee loads during walking. Increased hip flexor stiffness may lead to in... Read More about Individuals with knee osteoarthritis demonstrate increased passive stiffness of the hip flexor muscles.

Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, S., & Alghamdi, W. (2021). Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 33, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2021.10.006

Background: Previous research has demonstrated elevated activation of the knee flexor muscles in people with knee osteoarthritis. People with this condition have also been observed to walk with increased trunk flexion; this may alter biomechanical lo... Read More about Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis.

A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis : development and pilot study (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Brookes, N., Williams, A., Jones, R., Starbuck, C., Jones, A., & Walsh, N. (2021). A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis : development and pilot study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1), 526. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04389-0

Background: Exercise-based approaches have been a cornerstone of physiotherapy management of knee osteoarthritis for many years. However, clinical effects are considered small to modest and the need for continued adherence identified as a barrier to... Read More about A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis : development and pilot study.

Comparison of pelvic tilt before and after hip flexor stretching in healthy adults (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Tan, Y., Alghamdi, T., & Arnall, F. (2021). Comparison of pelvic tilt before and after hip flexor stretching in healthy adults. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 44(4), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2020.09.006

Objectives: An increase in anterior pelvic tilt is often assumed to result from short hip flexor muscles. Such altered postural alignment may increase the stress on the lumbar spine and has been shown to be a characteristic of specific low back pain... Read More about Comparison of pelvic tilt before and after hip flexor stretching in healthy adults.

Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury (2021)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2021). Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury. International journal of sports physical therapy, 16(3), 732-740. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.22971

Background: Calf muscle strain injuries are a common running injury affecting male runners and are known to have high reoccurrence rates. Currently, limited evidence exists investigating factors associated with this injury with no previous study inve... Read More about Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury.

The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running (2021)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2021). The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running. Gait & Posture, 85, 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.12.032

Background: Kinematic parameters of the trunk, pelvis and lower limbs are frequently associated with both running injuries and performance, and the target of clinical interventions. Currently there is limited evidence reporting the between-day repeat... Read More about The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running.

The association between running kinematics and common overuse injuries in runners : implications for injury and rehabilitation (2020)
Thesis
Bramah, C. The association between running kinematics and common overuse injuries in runners : implications for injury and rehabilitation. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Running related injuries are influenced by a complex interaction between multiple factors. Running kinematic patterns represent one such factor which will influence the load applied to musculoskeletal structures during each foot contact o... Read More about The association between running kinematics and common overuse injuries in runners : implications for injury and rehabilitation.

Prolonged sitting and physical inactivity are associated with limited hip extension : a cross-sectional study (2020)
Journal Article
Boukabache, A., Preece, S., & Brookes, N. (2021). Prolonged sitting and physical inactivity are associated with limited hip extension : a cross-sectional study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 51, 102282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102282

Background: It is possible that physical inactivity and prolonged sitting could lead to changes in muscle properties or bony limitations which may reduce passive hip extension. Objectives: This study explored the association between passive hip ext... Read More about Prolonged sitting and physical inactivity are associated with limited hip extension : a cross-sectional study.

The effect of increasing trunk flexion during normal walking (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, S., & Alghamdi, W. (2021). The effect of increasing trunk flexion during normal walking. Gait & Posture, 83, 250-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.10.021

Background: The head, arms and trunk segment constitute a large proportion of the body’s mass. Therefore, small alterations in trunk inclination may affect lower limb joint moments and muscle activation patterns. Although previous research has invest... Read More about The effect of increasing trunk flexion during normal walking.