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ChEVAS : combining suprarenal EVAS with chimney technique (2015)
Journal Article
Torella, F., Chan, T., Shaikh, U., England, A., Fisher, R., & McWilliams, R. (2015). ChEVAS : combining suprarenal EVAS with chimney technique. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 38(5), 1294-1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1189-x

Endovascular sealing with the Nellix(®) endoprosthesis (EVAS) is a new technique to treat infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. We describe the use of endovascular sealing in conjunction with chimney stents for the renal arteries (chEVAS) in two pat... Read More about ChEVAS : combining suprarenal EVAS with chimney technique.

Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course (2015)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Emsley, R., Bates, R., Comiskey, J., Pistorius, E., & McEvoy, P. (2016). Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89(2), 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12070

Objectives: While transdiagnostic psychological treatments appear to be promising, they require greater empirical support. Further, a number of available transdiagnostic treatments are targeted at clients with a specific category of disorder, such as... Read More about Prospective cohort feasibility study of a transdiagnostic group intervention for common mental health problems : the Take Control Course.

The physiological cost index of walking with a powered knee ankle foot orthosis in subjects with poliomyelitis : A pilot study (2015)
Journal Article

Background: A powered knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) was developed to provide restriction of knee flexion during stance phase and active flexion and extension of the knee during swing phase of gait.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to dete... Read More about The physiological cost index of walking with a powered knee ankle foot orthosis in subjects with poliomyelitis : A pilot study.

Comparison of the efficacy of a neutral wrist splint and wrist splint with lumbrical unit for the treatment of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (2015)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of a neutral wrist splint or a wrist splint with an additional metacarpophalangeal (MCP) unit on pain, function, grip and pinch strength in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel synd... Read More about Comparison of the efficacy of a neutral wrist splint and wrist splint with lumbrical unit for the treatment of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (2015)
Journal Article

Background: The advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (ARGO) has a rigid structure which provides restricted movement at the hip, knee, and ankle joints and incorporates a pelvic section with an extended section in the lumbar region. Healthy subjects,... Read More about Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis.

Re-igniting black feminist theory in social work education (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hesk, G., & Shannon, M. (2015, July). Re-igniting black feminist theory in social work education. Presented at Social Work Education and Research Across Boundaries, The Open University, Milton Keynes

Social work programmes are intended to replicate the emancipation and liberation of marginalised groups in society. A crucial part of our role as educators, is to equip students with a range of tools in order to do their tasks well. Black Feminism ha... Read More about Re-igniting black feminist theory in social work education.

Effect of a new hand-forearm splint on grip strength, pain, and function in patients with tennis elbow (2015)
Journal Article
Najafi, M., Arazpour, M., Aminian, G., Curran, S., Madani, S., & Hutchins, S. (2016). Effect of a new hand-forearm splint on grip strength, pain, and function in patients with tennis elbow. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 40(3), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364615592694

BACKGROUND:

While the effectiveness of orthoses prescribed for tennis elbow has been reported in several studies, the effect of how they may limit movements which aggravate this condition has not yet been explored.
OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of th... Read More about Effect of a new hand-forearm splint on grip strength, pain, and function in patients with tennis elbow.

Breast composition : measurement and clinical use (2015)
Journal Article

Breast density is a measure of the extent of radiodense fibroglandular tissue in the breast. The risk of developing breast cancer and the risk of missing cancer at screening rise with higher breast density. In this paper, the historical background to... Read More about Breast composition : measurement and clinical use.

Relationships between lower body muscle structure and maximal power clean performance (2015)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Turner, A., & Comfort, P. (2015). Relationships between lower body muscle structure and maximal power clean performance. Journal of trainology, 4(2), 32-36. https://doi.org/10.17338/trainology.4.2_32

Objectives: Correlational studies have linked distinct characteristics of lower body muscle structure (e.g. muscle thickness and pennation angle) to key variables attained during various tasks (e.g. squatting and jumping) which are beneficial to athl... Read More about Relationships between lower body muscle structure and maximal power clean performance.

Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app (2015)
Journal Article

The growing capabilities of smartphones have opened up new opportunities for travel coordination and transport is a fertile area for app development. One stream of development is apps that enable collaborative travel, either in the form of lift shari... Read More about Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app.

A self-managed single exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A randomised controlled trial (the SELF study) (2015)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Bateman, M., Brown, K., Bury, J., Mawson, S., May, S., & Walters, S. J. (2016). A self-managed single exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A randomised controlled trial (the SELF study). Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(7), 686-696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515593784

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a self-managed single exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy.

Design: Multi-centre pragmatic unblinded parallel group randomised controlled trial... Read More about A self-managed single exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy treatment for rotator cuff tendinopathy: A randomised controlled trial (the SELF study).

The reliability of non-invasive biophysical outcome measures for evaluating normal and hyperkeratotic foot skin (2015)
Journal Article
Hashmi, F., Wright, C., Nester, C., & Lam, S. (2015). The reliability of non-invasive biophysical outcome measures for evaluating normal and hyperkeratotic foot skin. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8(28), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-015-0083-8

Background: Hyperkeratosis of foot skin is a common skin problem affecting people of different ages. The clinical
presentation of this condition can range from dry flaky skin, which can lead to fissures, to hard callused skin which is often painful... Read More about The reliability of non-invasive biophysical outcome measures for evaluating normal and hyperkeratotic foot skin.

Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities (2015)
Journal Article
Collins, B. (2015). Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities. Teaching in Higher Education, 20(6), 587-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1045859

Supervision is an essential part of doctoral study, consisting of relationship and process aspects, underpinned by a range of values. To date there has been limited research specifically about disabled doctoral students’ experiences of supervision. T... Read More about Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities.

Accelerated resolution therapy: an innovative mental health intervention to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (2015)
Journal Article
Finnegan, A., Kip, K., Hernandez, D., McGhee, S., Rosenzweig, L., Hynes, C., & Thomas, M. (2016). Accelerated resolution therapy: an innovative mental health intervention to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 162(2), 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000417

Incidence and prevalence of dementia in linked administrative health data in Saskatchewan, Canada : a retrospective cohort study (2015)
Journal Article

Background:
Determining the epidemiology of dementia among the population as a whole in specific jurisdictions – including the long-term care population–is essential to providing appropriate care. The objectives of this study were to use linked ad... Read More about Incidence and prevalence of dementia in linked administrative health data in Saskatchewan, Canada : a retrospective cohort study.

Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community (2015)
Book

This book focuses on the lives of a group of women from the UK who moved to the Costa Blanca in Spain in retirement. We follow their journeys as they seek ‘community’ and belonging in a world characterised by rapid social change. Imbued with nostalg... Read More about Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community.

‘Is it because I’m gormless?’ A commentary on "Narrative therapy in a learning disability context : a review" (2015)
Journal Article
Olsen, A. (2015). ‘Is it because I’m gormless?’ A commentary on "Narrative therapy in a learning disability context : a review". Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(3), 130-133. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-03-2015-0012

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on “Narrative therapy in a learning disability context : a review."

This commentary reflects on the use of Narrative therapy and considers it in a wider context of assisting people with learning disabiliti... Read More about ‘Is it because I’m gormless?’ A commentary on "Narrative therapy in a learning disability context : a review".

Reliability of the dynamic strength index in college athletes (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2015). Reliability of the dynamic strength index in college athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 10(5), 542-545. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0255

Purpose: To determine the reliability of the Dynamic Strength Index (DSI) in college athletes. Method: Nineteen male college athletes performed the squat jump (SJ) and isometric midthigh pull (IMTP) to determine peak force, on 2 separate days. Relia... Read More about Reliability of the dynamic strength index in college athletes.

A hive approach to EBLIP : results and reflections (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Brettle, A., & Maden, M. (2015, July). A hive approach to EBLIP : results and reflections. Poster presented at 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, Brisbane, Australia

Acromiohumeral distance during neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles in healthy participants (2015)
Journal Article
Mackenzie, T., Bdaiwi, A., Herrington, L., Horsley, I., & Cools, A. (2015). Acromiohumeral distance during neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles in healthy participants. Journal of Athletic Training, 50(7), 713-718. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-50.4.03

Key Points
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Acromiohumeral distance increased during neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower trapezius muscle, serratus anterior muscle, and combined lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles.

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The increase in acromiohumeral... Read More about Acromiohumeral distance during neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles in healthy participants.