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Comparison of landing knee valgus angle between female basketball and football athletes: Possible implications for anterior cruciate ligament and patellofemoral joint injury rates (2012)
Journal Article
Munro, A., Herrington, L., & Comfort, P. (2012). Comparison of landing knee valgus angle between female basketball and football athletes: Possible implications for anterior cruciate ligament and patellofemoral joint injury rates. Physical Therapy in Sport, 13(4), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.01.005

Objective To evaluate landing strategies of female football and basketball athletes with relation to possible injury mechanisms and disparity in injury. Design Descriptive laboratory study. Participants 52 female football players and 41 fema... Read More about Comparison of landing knee valgus angle between female basketball and football athletes: Possible implications for anterior cruciate ligament and patellofemoral joint injury rates.

Towards improved efficacy of exercise programmes in knee osteoarthritis (2012)
Thesis
AI-Khlaifat, L. Towards improved efficacy of exercise programmes in knee osteoarthritis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal condition influenced by the load on the knee (i.e. External Knee Adduction Moment (EKAM)). Clinical guidelines recommend exercise and education with knee OA. Open kinetic chain strengthening exe... Read More about Towards improved efficacy of exercise programmes in knee osteoarthritis.

Reliability of two-dimensional video assessment of frontal plane dynamic knee valgus during common athletic screening tasks (2012)
Journal Article
Munro, A., Herrington, L., & Carolan, M. (2012). Reliability of two-dimensional video assessment of frontal plane dynamic knee valgus during common athletic screening tasks. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 21(1), 7-11

Context: Two-dimensional (2D) video analysis of frontal-plane dynamic knee valgus during common athletic screening tasks has been purported to identify individuals who may be at high risk of suffering knee injuries such as anterior cruciate ligamen... Read More about Reliability of two-dimensional video assessment of frontal plane dynamic knee valgus during common athletic screening tasks.

Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test (2011)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Herrington, L. (2011). Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(5), 1470-1477. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d83335

The purposes of this study were firstly to investigate whether learning affects were present in the administration of 4 hop tests and the Agility T-test and secondly to assess the between-session reliability of these tests. Twentytwo recreational ath... Read More about Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test.

Assessment of the degree of pelvic tilt within a normal asymptomatic population (2011)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2011). Assessment of the degree of pelvic tilt within a normal asymptomatic population. Manual Therapy, 16(6), 646-648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2011.04.006

In clinical practice the degree of pelvictilt is commonly assessed because of its reported relationship to pelvic, spinal and lower limb pathologies. There is little normative data presented within the literature establishing typical findings within... Read More about Assessment of the degree of pelvic tilt within a normal asymptomatic population.

Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test (2010)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Herrington, L. (2010). Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(4), 128-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.07.002

Objective: To assess the learning effect, testeretest reliability and measurement error associated with the SEBT. Design: Repeated-measures study. Setting: Controlled university laboratory environment. Participants: Twenty-two healthy recreationa... Read More about Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test.

Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population (2010)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., & Munro, A. (2010). Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(2), 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.004

Objective: Establish normative values for knee valgus angle during drop jump and step landings. Design: Observational. Setting: University biomechanics laboratory. Participants: 100 physically active asymptomatic individuals (50 male, 50 female) a... Read More about Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population.

Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls (2010)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Horsley, I., & Rolf, C. (2010). Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(1), 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.10.001

Objective: To assess if joint position sense (JPS) in the shoulder differed between un-injured rugby players, matched control subjects and previously injured rehabilitated rugby players. Design: Mixed design. Setting: University biomechanics labora... Read More about Evaluation of shoulder joint position sense in both asymptomatic and rehabilitated professional rugby players and matched controls.

The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players (2010)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2010). The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(12), 3427-3432. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c1fcd8

Female basketball players would appear particularly prone to knee injuries. These injuries have been associated with the nature of the sport, but more specifically with the particular movement strategies adopted. A valgus or abducted position of the... Read More about The effects of 4 weeks of jump training on landing knee valgus and crossover hop performance in female basketball players.

Does a SLAP lesion affect shoulder muscle recruitment as measured by EMG activity during a rugby tackle? (2010)
Journal Article
Horsley, I., Herrington, L., & Rolf, C. (2010). Does a SLAP lesion affect shoulder muscle recruitment as measured by EMG activity during a rugby tackle?. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 5(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-12

Background: The study objective was to assess the influence of a SLAP lesion on onset of EMG activity in shoulder muscles during a front on rugby football tackle within professional rugby players. Methods: Mixed cross-sectional study evaluating betw... Read More about Does a SLAP lesion affect shoulder muscle recruitment as measured by EMG activity during a rugby tackle?.

The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning (2010)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2010). The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 17, 132-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2009.07.011

Previous research into the effect of patellar taping has found conflicting results and when studies have found positive findings these effects appear to be negated by exercise. The purpose of this study was to re-examine the effect of patellar tapi... Read More about The effect of patellar taping on patella position using ultrasound scanning.

Sonographic evaluation of the subclavian artery during thoracic outlet syndrome shoulder manoeuvres (2009)
Journal Article
Stapleton, C., Herrington, L., & George, K. (2009). Sonographic evaluation of the subclavian artery during thoracic outlet syndrome shoulder manoeuvres. Manual Therapy, 14(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2007.07.010

Clinical tests for vascular thoracic outlet syndrome (vTOS) generally incorporate shoulder horizontal flexion/extension (HF/HE), abduction (ABD) and external rotation (ER). The effect of these clinical tests on blood flow characteristics and the most... Read More about Sonographic evaluation of the subclavian artery during thoracic outlet syndrome shoulder manoeuvres.

Does a tackling task effect shoulder joint position sense in rugby players? (2009)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Horsley, I., Whittaker, L., & Rolf, C. (2009). Does a tackling task effect shoulder joint position sense in rugby players?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 9(2), 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.01.001

Objective: To assess the effect of a simulated tackling task on shoulder joint position sense (JPS) in rugby players. The study also aimed to assess if differences in JPS occurred between mid range and end of range JPS, and if the tackling task had... Read More about Does a tackling task effect shoulder joint position sense in rugby players?.

Electromyographic analysis of selected shoulder muscles during a rugby football tackle (2009)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., & Horsley, I. (2009). Electromyographic analysis of selected shoulder muscles during a rugby football tackle. Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology, 1, 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-1-10

Background: Epidemiological studies have shown that the incidence of shoulder injuries is increasing in rugby and the majority are related to the contact/tackle phase of play. However, no data currently exists that describes preparatory muscle activi... Read More about Electromyographic analysis of selected shoulder muscles during a rugby football tackle.

What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests? (2008)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Bendix, K., Cornwell, C., Fielden, N., & Hankey, K. (2008). What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests?. Manual Therapy, 13(4), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2007.01.013

The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of structural differentiation or sensitising manoeuvres on responses of normal subjects to standard neurodynamic tests of straight leg raise (SLR) and slump test. Eighty-eight (39 males and 49 females... Read More about What is the normal response to structural differentiation within the slump and straight leg raise tests?.

Variation in pelvic morphology may prevent the identification of anterior pelvic tilt (2008)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Willan, P., Nester, C., Graham-Smith, P., Herrington, L., & Bowker, P. (2008). Variation in pelvic morphology may prevent the identification of anterior pelvic tilt. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 113-117

Pelvic tilt is often quantified using the angle between the horizontal and a line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS). Although this angle is determined by the balance of muscular and liga... Read More about Variation in pelvic morphology may prevent the identification of anterior pelvic tilt.

The influence of gluteus maximus on transverse plane tibial rotation (2008)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Graham-Smith, P., Nester, C., Howard, D., Hermens, H., Herrington, L., & Bowker, P. (2008). The influence of gluteus maximus on transverse plane tibial rotation. Gait & Posture, 27, 616-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.08.007

There is a common clinical belief that transverse plane tibial rotation is controlled by the rearfoot. Although distal structures may influence the motion of the tibia, transverse plane tibial rotation could be determined by the proximal hip musculat... Read More about The influence of gluteus maximus on transverse plane tibial rotation.

Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position (2008)
Journal Article
Stapleton, C., Herrington, L., & George, K. (2008). Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position. Physical Therapy in Sport, 9(3), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.06.009

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine changes in axillary artery diameter and peak systolic velocity in asymptomatic individuals during upper limb positioning commonly used to assess vascular pathology in athletes. Design: Repeated meas... Read More about Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position.

Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression? (2008)
Journal Article
Stapleton, C., & Herrington, L. (2008). Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression?. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507309314

Background: Lesions to the axillary artery are reported in overhead athletes. One speculated cause is repeated transient compression by the humeral head due to excessive laxity at the glenohumeral joint. Hypotheses: (1) Anterior translation of the... Read More about Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression?.