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Evaluation of movement variability and knee biomechanics during functional sporting tasks in healthy individuals and individuals following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL) and ACL reconstruction (2019)
Thesis
Alyami, A. Evaluation of movement variability and knee biomechanics during functional sporting tasks in healthy individuals and individuals following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL) and ACL reconstruction. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background
Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a serious problem which can occur during some sporting activities. Knee biomechanics and movement variability (MV) comprise two very important aspects relating to injury risk, where it ha... Read More about Evaluation of movement variability and knee biomechanics during functional sporting tasks in healthy individuals and individuals following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL) and ACL reconstruction.

Functional and patient outcomes following Total Knee Arthroplasty : a multiple-methods approach (2019)
Thesis
a multiple-methods approach. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background and aims: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. The main outcomes expected are reduced pain and improved function. There is conflicting evidence regarding functional changes post-TK... Read More about Functional and patient outcomes following Total Knee Arthroplasty : a multiple-methods approach.

Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (2019)
Thesis
Almalki, H. Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. (Thesis). University of Salford

Functional performance, as well as objective and subjective measures, and psychological factors tests are used in clinically based settings to assess knee function, as well as to determine when patient is ideally suited to return to sport (RTS). Succ... Read More about Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Is there a pathological gait associated with common soft tissue running injuries? (2018)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2018). Is there a pathological gait associated with common soft tissue running injuries?. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(12), 3023-3031. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546518793657

Background: Previous research has demonstrated clear associations between specific running injuries and patterns of lower limb kinematics. However, there has been minimal research investigating whether the same kinematic patterns could underlie multi... Read More about Is there a pathological gait associated with common soft tissue running injuries?.

Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Soccer players at Time of Return to Sport (2018)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Hussain, G., & Comfort, P. (2021). Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Soccer players at Time of Return to Sport. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(3), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002749

Poor quadriceps strength has been associated with poor outcome after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR). This study aims to assess quadriceps strength, muscle inhibition, and hop test performance in professional soccer players aft... Read More about Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Soccer players at Time of Return to Sport.

O 092 - Does the Powers™ strap modify lower limb biomechanics during running in individuals with patellofemoral pain? (2018)
Journal Article
Greuel, H., Herrington, L., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2018). O 092 - Does the Powers™ strap modify lower limb biomechanics during running in individuals with patellofemoral pain?. Gait & Posture, 65(Sup_1), 187-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.125

Abnormal biomechanics, especially dynamic knee valgus, a combination of femoral adduction, femoral internal rotation, external knee rotation, tibial abduction, and ankle eversion is known to be associated with patellofemoral pain (PFP). To stabilise... Read More about O 092 - Does the Powers™ strap modify lower limb biomechanics during running in individuals with patellofemoral pain?.

O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running? (2018)
Journal Article
Greuel, H., Herrington, L., & Jones, R. (2018). O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running?. Gait & Posture, 65, 183-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.121

Studies revealed that despite receiving treatment, the majority of individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP) suffer from persistent complaints, indicating that current treatments fail to prevent the chronicity of symptoms. During a consensus meeting... Read More about O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running?.

The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length (2018)
Journal Article
Higson, E., Herrington, L., Butler, C., & Horsley, I. (2018). The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length. Shoulder and Elbow, 10(4), 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758573218773539

Background: Shoulder pain or injury is the most common issue facing elite competitive swimmers and the most frequent reason for missed or modified training. Literature suggests that highly repetitive upper limb loading leads to inappropriate adaptati... Read More about The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length.

Lack of effect of ankle position during the Nordic curl on muscle activity of the biceps femoris and medial gastrocnemius (2017)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Regan, A., Herrington, L., Thomas, C., McMahon, J., & Jones, P. (2017). Lack of effect of ankle position during the Nordic curl on muscle activity of the biceps femoris and medial gastrocnemius. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 26(3), 202-207. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2015-0130

Context:
Regular performance (~2×/wk) of Nordic curls has been shown to increase hamstring strength and reduce the risk of hamstring strain injury, although no consensus on ankle position has been provided.

Objective:
To compare the effects of p... Read More about Lack of effect of ankle position during the Nordic curl on muscle activity of the biceps femoris and medial gastrocnemius.

The effects of a four week jump-training program on frontal plane projection angle in female gymnasts (2017)
Journal Article
Colclough, A., Munro, A., Herrington, L., McMahon, J., & Comfort, P. (2018). The effects of a four week jump-training program on frontal plane projection angle in female gymnasts. Physical Therapy in Sport, 30, 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2017.11.003

Objectives: To investigate the effects of a four week jump training program on frontal plane projection angle (FPPA) in young female gymnasts.
Design: Intervention study, consisting of a four week jump training program performed for 15 minutes as... Read More about The effects of a four week jump-training program on frontal plane projection angle in female gymnasts.

Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport (2017)
Journal Article

Background: Patellofemoral joint pain and degeneration is common in patients who undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR). The presence of patellofemoral joint pain significantly impacts on the ability to continue to participate in sport and may even have a... Read More about Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport.

An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Molyneux, J., Herrington, L., Clarke-Cornwell, A., & Jones, R. (2017, June). An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability. Exercise has been recommended as a core treatment for OA. Previous studies have shown that adults with symptomatic knee OA take between 4000-6700 steps per day, which is less th... Read More about An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests (2017)
Journal Article
Munro, A., Herrington, L., & Comfort, P. (2017). The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 26(1), 72-77. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2015-0102

Context:
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellofemoral joint (PFJ) are a significant problem in female athletes. A number of screening tasks have been used in the literature to identify those at greatest risk of injury. To dat... Read More about The relationship between 2D knee valgus angle during single leg squat, single leg land and drop jump screening tests.

Knee joint position sense ability in elite athletes who have returned to international level play following ACL reconstruction: A cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Following an ACL injury, reconstruction (ACL-R) and rehabilitation, athletes may
return to play with a proprioceptive deficit. However, literature is lacking to support this
hypothesis in elite athletic groups who have returned to inter... Read More about Knee joint position sense ability in elite athletes who have returned to international level play following ACL reconstruction: A cross-sectional study.

A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts (2016)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Colclough, A., & Herrington, L. (2016). A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 21(5), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2015-0068

The aim of this study was to compare FPPA between three landing tasks and determine the reliability of FPPA in 15 competitive female gymnasts (age 13.5 ± 2.07 years). Reliability of FPPA was highest in the drop landing task, with no learning effect p... Read More about A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts.

The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters (2016)
Journal Article
Leeder, J., Horsley, I., & Herrington, L. (2016). The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(9), 2591-2599. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a1ff1d

The functional
movement screen (FMS) is a commonly used screening
tool designed to identify restrictions to movement patterns and
increased injury risk using 7 predesigned tests. The purpose of
this study was to analyze the inter-rater reliabilit... Read More about The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters.