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Inter-assessor reliability of practice based biomechanical assessment of the foot and ankle (2012)
Journal Article
and ankle. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(14), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-14

Background There is no consensus on which protocols should be used to assess foot and lower limb biomechanics in clinical practice. The reliability of many assessments has been questioned by previous research. The aim of this investigation was to... Read More about Inter-assessor reliability of practice based biomechanical assessment of the foot and ankle.

Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis (2012)
Journal Article
Walmsley, S., Ravey, M., Graham, A., Teh, L., & Williams, A. (2012). Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65, 413-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.11.00

Objective: To develop an idiographic and nomothetic patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for the assessment and evaluation of patients with feet affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Study Design and Setting: The development of the Salford Rheum... Read More about Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for the foot affected by rheumatoid arthritis.

Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Hammond, A., & Williams, A. (2011). Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(3), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.205

Purpose: Foot health interventions such as foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduce pain, improve function and improve overall quality of life. Additionally, patient education (PE) is considered essential in achieving good outco... Read More about Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review.

Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis (2011)
Journal Article
problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.200

Background. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a chronic systemic disease, commonly affects the feet, impacting negatively on patients' quality of life. Specialist podiatrists have a prime role to play in the assessment and management of foot and ankle p... Read More about Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Patient perspective of systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to health-related quality of life concepts - a qualitative study (2010)
Journal Article
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.

The pocket podiatry guide : footwear and foot orthoses (2010)
Book
Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2010). I. Mathieson (Ed.), The pocket podiatry guide : footwear and foot orthoses. Oxford: Elsevier

Footwear and Foot Orthoses provides students and clinicians with a guide to the information they require to underpin their clinical decision making. Pocket Podiatry provides all the essential information for a modern Podiatric practice. Examination a... Read More about The pocket podiatry guide : footwear and foot orthoses.

Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need (2010)
Journal Article
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.

'Choosing shoes': a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients (2010)
Journal Article
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 Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists A guide to the benefits of podiatry to patient care (2010)
Report
of podiatry to patient care

The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists has developed this guidance in response to the challenges facing the NHS to increase quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) whilst continuing to deliver services in this time of austerity.... Read More about The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists A guide to the benefits of podiatry to patient care.

An interpretive phenomenological study of user experiences of therapeutic footwear (2008)
Thesis
Williams, A. An interpretive phenomenological study of user experiences of therapeutic footwear. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

Therapeutic footwear is provided to patients with the primary aims of reducing foot pain and improving foot health. Therefore, it is of concern that patients choose not to wear it. This choice has been attributed to its poor appearance. However, the... Read More about An interpretive phenomenological study of user experiences of therapeutic footwear.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Nester, C., & Ravey, M. (2007). Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 8(104), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-104

Background: Specialist 'therapeutic' footwear is recommended for patients with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a beneficial intervention for reducing foot pain, improving foot health, and increasing general mobility. However, many pat... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation.

Critical review. Part 1. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for diabetic foot problems – a critical review (2007)
Journal Article
a critical review. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 80-86

Background Specialist therapeutic footwear is frequently recommended by clinicians and provided for patients with high-risk foot pathology associated with diabetes with the aims of preventing occurrence or reoccurrence of foot ulceration, reducing... Read More about Critical review. Part 1. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for diabetic foot problems – a critical review.

Critical review. part 3. Therapeutic footwear – still a Cinderella service? A critical review of the literature (2007)
Journal Article
service? A critical review of the literature. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 93-98

Background That specialist therapeutic footwear has some clinical benefits has been demonstrated, but for these clinical benefits to be achieved the patient has to wear them. However, varying degrees of patient satisfaction with this footwear have b... Read More about Critical review. part 3. Therapeutic footwear – still a Cinderella service? A critical review of the literature.

Critical review. part 2. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2007)
Journal Article
arthritis. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 87-92

Background Therapeutic footwear is frequently recommended by clinicians and provided for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the associated structural and soft-tissue problems. The therapeutic aim is to reduce pressure-related symptoms such... Read More about Critical review. part 2. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2006)
Journal Article
rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 46(2), 302-307. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel234

Objectives. The structural and functional changes in the RA foot often affect the patient’s gait and mobility, impacting on the patient’s quality of life. Successful management of these foot pathologies and resultant problems can involve the provisio... Read More about A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2006). Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 30(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640600574425

Patients with diseases which impact on foot health, for example diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, are known to have some benefit from prescribed stock footwear with regards to clinical outcomes. Achieving this is not just about getting the footwea... Read More about Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features.

Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases (2004)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Bowden, A. (2004). Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases. Foot, 14(3), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2004.03.006

Background: National guidelines recommend that patients with rheumatic diseases should have access to podiatry services and evidence is emerging that podiatry interventions are effective in the management of foot problems in this patient group. Desp... Read More about Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases.

Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear? (2001)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Meacher, K. (2001). Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 25(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640108726569

Studies show that patient dissatisfaction with prescribed footwear results in low usage and that the cause is the system that provides it. The aim of this study was to compare referrer and patient perceptions of a multidisciplinary footwear clin... Read More about Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?.