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The effect of rollover footwear on pain, disability and lumbar posture in patients with low back pain (2014)
Journal Article
Rahimi, A., Forghany, S., Nester, C., & pol, F. (2014). The effect of rollover footwear on pain, disability and lumbar posture in patients with low back pain. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(S1), A20-A20. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-S1-A20

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders [1]. Exercise therapy is often advised [2, 3] but requires a significant time commitment, can rely on equipment or health professionals and risks low compliance. As an alternativ... Read More about The effect of rollover footwear on pain, disability and lumbar posture in patients with low back pain.

The effect of rollover footwear on head and trunk posture during standing (2014)
Journal Article
Pol, F., Forghany, S., Nester, C., & Rahimi, A. (2014). The effect of rollover footwear on head and trunk posture during standing. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7, A21-A21. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-S1-A21

Footwear with a curved sole profile has become popular due to the proposed benefits to gait, posture and altered muscle activity and tone. In addition, rocker profiled footwear are one of the most commonly prescribed therapeutic shoes. The altered mo... Read More about The effect of rollover footwear on head and trunk posture during standing.

Testing a mechanical protocol to replicate impact in walking footwear (2014)
Journal Article
Price, C., Cooper, G., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2014). Testing a mechanical protocol to replicate impact in walking footwear. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(Sup. 1), A68. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a68

Impact testing is commonly undertaken to quantify the shock absorption characteristics of footwear. The current widely reported mechanical testing method mimics the vertical heel velocity at touchdown and effective mass of the lower limb recorded in... Read More about Testing a mechanical protocol to replicate impact in walking footwear.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Amanna, A., Bodell, S., & Hammond, A. (2014). Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists. Rheumatology, 53(Supp.1), i121-i122. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu106.008

Background: Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and many are unlikely to return to work once they cease working. This study, nested within a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a vocational rehabilitation (VR) programme, aimed to... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients’ views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists.

Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2014). Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test. Rheumatology, 53(Supp1), i124. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu107.004

Background: Prior to a feasibility study evaluating compression gloves in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we searched AMED (1985- April 2013) and MEDLINE (1988 - April 2013) to identify reliable methods of evaluating objective measures of hand joint swell... Read More about Reliability of three objective hand measures : joint circumference, composite finger flexion and the grip ability test.

A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2014). A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis. Rheumatology, 53(Supp1), i125. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu107.006

Background: Compression gloves (CG) are provided in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory arthritis (IA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and hand osteoarthritis (OA) to relieve pain and swelling at night, reduce stiffness and improve hand movem... Read More about A systematic review of compression gloves in arthritis.

G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS) (2014)
Journal Article
Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kelly, J. (2014). G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A8-A8. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.16

Background The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a specific Emergency Department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood of admission. The Mancheste... Read More about G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS).

Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Bodell, S., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2014). Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists. Rheumatology, 53, 121-122. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu106.008

Background: Work disability in RA is common and many are unlikely to return to work once they cease working. Rheumatology occupational therapists (OTs) are well-placed to identify the work problems of people with RA as their role includes evaluating... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients' views of a vocational rehabilitation intervention provided by rheumatology occupational therapists.

The comparison of normative reference data from different gait analysis services (2014)
Journal Article
Pinzone, O., Schwartz, M., Thomason, P., & Baker, R. (2014). The comparison of normative reference data from different gait analysis services. Gait & Posture, 40(2), 286-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.03.185

Comparison of normative data between gait analysis services offers the potential to harmonise data collection protocols. This paper presents a method for such a comparison based on an assumption that the root mean square difference from the inter-ser... Read More about The comparison of normative reference data from different gait analysis services.

Validation of GDI, GPS and GVS for use in parkinson's disease through evaluation of effects of subthalamic deep brain stimulation and levodopa (2014)
Journal Article
Specialli, D., Correa, J., Luna, N., Brant, R., Greve, J., de Godoy, W., …Lucareli, P. (2014). Validation of GDI, GPS and GVS for use in parkinson's disease through evaluation of effects of subthalamic deep brain stimulation and levodopa. Gait & Posture, 39(4), 1142-1145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.01.011

The Gait Deviation Index (GDI), Gait Profile Score (GPS) and Gait Variable Scores (GVSs) have been proposed as measures of gait quality and validated for use with children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this study was to extend this validation to pe... Read More about Validation of GDI, GPS and GVS for use in parkinson's disease through evaluation of effects of subthalamic deep brain stimulation and levodopa.

The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS) (2014)
Journal Article
Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kelly, J. (2014). The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(A8),

Background: The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a specific Emergency Department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood of admission. The Manches... Read More about The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS).

G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up (2014)
Journal Article
Crowder, R., Rowland, A., Handford, M., Tan, S., & Stuart, M. (2014). G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A15-A15. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.34

Background and objectives: In July 2013, the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) of a UK District General Hospital ED seeing approximately 30000 children aged under 16 years of age per year in the ED, began managing children diagnosed with a torus f... Read More about G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up.

G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up (2014)
Journal Article
Crowder, R., Rowland, A., Tan, S., Handford, M., & Stuart, M. (2014). G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A13-A13. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.29

Background and objectives: In July 2013 the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) of a UK District General Hospital seeing approximately 30000 children per year aged under 16 years in the ED, began managing children diagnosed with an uncomplicated (no... Read More about G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up.

G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments (2014)
Journal Article
Isba, R., Bolton, C., & Rowland, A. (2014). G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A12-A12. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.26

Background and objectives: In Greater Manchester, children generally have poorer dental health compared to England as a whole. There is some evidence that emergency departments are increasingly being used as provider of dental care, yet many children... Read More about G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments.

G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance (2014)
Journal Article
Dasgupta, S., Baynes, J., & Rowland, A. (2014). G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A74-A74. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.175

Background: Most burns in children are scalds. The prevalence of abuse-related burns admitted to burns units is 10 to 14%. Provided local burns data is available a burns injury prevention programme is achievable. Our local population has a higher... Read More about G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance.

The role of interoceptive awareness in decisions about portion size (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Keenan, G., & Brunstrom, J. (2014, April). The role of interoceptive awareness in decisions about portion size. Presented at British Feeding and Drinking group annual meeting, Loughborough University

People differ in their ability to monitor signals originating from inside the body. Whether this ‘interoceptive’ awareness plays an important role in pre-meal planning and decisions about meal size is not yet clear. The present study tested if indivi... Read More about The role of interoceptive awareness in decisions about portion size.

The politics of government reform in Korea : from tripartite to bipartite politicization (2014)
Journal Article
Park, S., & Wilding, M. (2016). The politics of government reform in Korea : from tripartite to bipartite politicization. Administration & society, 48(9), 1059-1084. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399714527753

Government reforms in South Korea, beginning in the 1980s, moved toward deconcentration and deregulation in the 1990s and 2000s. However, the contents of the reforms under the “transformational” presidencies following democratization, which aimed to... Read More about The politics of government reform in Korea : from tripartite to bipartite politicization.

Support workers have a vital role to play in play (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). Support workers have a vital role to play in play. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 8(3), 137-139. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2014.8.3.137

Within this article, the author will be examining the importance of play for children and young people, especially when they are in hospital. Play will be defined; however, this is a concept which is difficult to grasp, as play means different thi... Read More about Support workers have a vital role to play in play.

Mental health and the criminal justice system: the role of interagency training to promote practitioner understanding of the diversion agenda (2014)
Journal Article
Fenge, L., Hean, S., Staddon, S., Clapper, A., Heaslip, V., & Jack, E. (2014). Mental health and the criminal justice system: the role of interagency training to promote practitioner understanding of the diversion agenda. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 36(1), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2014.891338

Historically there has been a significant under-recognition of mental health problems among people in the criminal justice system, and little research exploring the issues encountered by those with mental health problems who come into contact with th... Read More about Mental health and the criminal justice system: the role of interagency training to promote practitioner understanding of the diversion agenda.