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“I need somebody who knows about feet” a qualitative study investigating the lived experiences of conservative treatment for patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (2019)
Journal Article
Campbell, R., Morriss-Roberts, C., Durrant, B., & Cahill, S. (2019). “I need somebody who knows about feet” a qualitative study investigating the lived experiences of conservative treatment for patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0360-z

Background: Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is a disabling, chronic, progressive tendon condition that detrimentally affects foot, ankle and lower limb function. Research suggests that posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is poorly recognised and... Read More about “I need somebody who knows about feet” a qualitative study investigating the lived experiences of conservative treatment for patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.

The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (2019)
Journal Article
Angélica de Souza, M., Cezarani, A., Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, E., Barroso de Queiroz Davoli, G., Márcia Mattiello, S., Jones, R., & Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut, A. (2020). The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Biomechanics, 98, 109485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109485

Therapeutic gait interventions for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) should be based on understanding how movement of the individual is affected and whether different clusters of individuals, determined by clinical severity, differ.... Read More about The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method (2019)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Oliver, B., Munro, A., & Gerald, S. (2019). The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method. Thermology international, 29(4), 136-145

INTRODUCTION: Prior to utilising smartphone-based thermal imaging for clinical assessment of the Achilles tendon, the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the method of analysis must be established, with associated standard error of measurement... Read More about The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method.

Interpreting ‘living law’ amongst Muslim women in the UK (2019)
Thesis
Khan, A. Interpreting ‘living law’ amongst Muslim women in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The main objective of this thesis is to capture, describe, understand and articulate the ways in which Muslim women view and interpret crime, deviance and moral dilemmas in contemporary society. This study will evaluate the contrasts and overlaps bet... Read More about Interpreting ‘living law’ amongst Muslim women in the UK.

Investigating the ability to use the CT scan projection radiograph to monitor adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (2019)
Thesis
Alrehily, F. Investigating the ability to use the CT scan projection radiograph to monitor adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity that causes the spine to bend laterally. Patients with AIS undergo frequent X-ray examinations to monitor the progression of the deformity through the measurement of the Cobb a... Read More about Investigating the ability to use the CT scan projection radiograph to monitor adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

An ethnographic exploration of womens midwives and obstetricians beliefs about maternal movement during labour (2019)
Thesis
Jervis, B. An ethnographic exploration of womens midwives and obstetricians beliefs about maternal movement during labour. (Thesis). University of Salford

The aim of this project was to identify how cultural differences influence maternity care and knowledge acquisition about movement in labour. A Focused Ethnographic (FE) approach was used. FE is a research method employed to investigate cultural dim... Read More about An ethnographic exploration of womens midwives and obstetricians beliefs about maternal movement during labour.

An fMRI study of response and semantic conflict in the Stroop task (2019)
Journal Article
Parris, B. A., Wadsley, M. G., Hasshim, N., Benattayallah, A., Augustinova, M., & Ferrand, L. (2019). An fMRI study of response and semantic conflict in the Stroop task. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2426. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02426

An enduring question in selective attention research is whether we can successfully ignore an irrelevant stimulus and at what point in the stream of processing we are able to select the appropriate source of information. Using methods informed by rec... Read More about An fMRI study of response and semantic conflict in the Stroop task.

Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care (2019)
Journal Article
Roland, D., Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., Woby, S., Garratt, N., …Long, A. (2019). Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care. BMJ, 367, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6226

Reluctance of the Royal College of General Practitioners to endorse NEWS2 (the second iteration of the national early warning score) has surprised some and been supported by others.1 This dichotomy over what seems to be a proved safety measure shows... Read More about Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care.

Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme (2019)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Lawson, D., Griffin, S., & Yates Bolton, N. (2019). Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme. Nursing and Residential Care, 21(11), 621-624. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2019.21.11.621

The daily business of running a care home means that, outside of regulatory inspections, assessing and improving the user experience can often be forgotten. Healthwatch Salford discuss their process of gaining constructive feedback using their innova... Read More about Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme.

Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, K., Ahmed, A., Madoc-Jones, I., Gibbons, A., Rogers, M., & Wilding, M. (2020). Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746419000332

Alongside an increasing focus on ‘prevention’, moving homeless adults into work is frequently considered an important part of helping them overcome homelessness and sustain an ‘independent’ life. However, a growing evidence base shows that work does... Read More about Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity.

A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months (2019)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2019). A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(14), 3406-3413. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519879693

Background: Aberrant frontal plane hip and pelvis kinematics have been frequently observed in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Gait retaining interventions have been shown to improve running kinematics and may therefore be beneficial in runner... Read More about A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months.

Relationship between the mode and location of delivery and neurodevelopmental sequalae in infants who suffered birth asphyxia in Kano Northern Nigeria (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Shehu, U., Kani, M., Mohammed, A., & Muhammad, A. (2019, October). Relationship between the mode and location of delivery and neurodevelopmental sequalae in infants who suffered birth asphyxia in Kano Northern Nigeria. Poster presented at WCN 2019 XXIV World Congress of Neurology, World trade centre Dubai, UAE

Background: Birth asphyxia defined as a failure to initiate or sustain spontaneous breathing at birth. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American Academy of Paediatrics a neonate is labelled to be asphyxiat... Read More about Relationship between the mode and location of delivery and neurodevelopmental sequalae in infants who suffered birth asphyxia in Kano Northern Nigeria.

Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details? (2019)
Journal Article
Yaksic, E., Allely, C., De Silva, R., Smith-Inglis, M., Konikoff, D., Ryan, K., …Keatley, D. (2019). Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details?. Cogent Social Sciences, 5(1), 1678450. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1678450

The current research provides perspective regarding the true prevalence of serial murderers in modern society and addresses the conflict between the evidenced decline in serial homicide and the viewpoint that the phenomenon is increasing. The likelih... Read More about Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details?.

Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis (2019)
Journal Article
McGrath, M., Reynolds, J., Smolar, M., Hare, S., Ogden, M., Popay, J., …Egan, M. (2019). Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 74, 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.020

Introduction Engaging communities in actions to reduce alcohol harms has been identified as an international priority. While there exist recommendations for community engagement within alcohol licensing legislation, there is limited understanding... Read More about Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis.

Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice? (2019)
Journal Article
Abrantes, A., Ribeiro, L., da Silva, C., England, A., Azevedo, K., Almeida, R., & Canha Reis, M. (2020). Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?. Radiography, 26(2), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.09.010

Introduction: Evidence based radiography (EBR) is the logical development of evidence based practice applied to radiography. The aim of this study was to investigate the opinion of a cohort of Portuguese radiographers in Southern Portugal working... Read More about Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?.