Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses
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Devitt, P., Allcroft, T., & Richardson, D. Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK
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University lecturers and emotional labour : impacting our customers
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customers. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK
A new approach to determine the hip rotations profile from clinical gait analysis data
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Baker, R., Finney, L., & Orr, J. A new approach to determine the hip rotations profile from clinical gait analysis data. Human Movement Science, 18, 655-667. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-9457%2899%2900027-5Conventional models for determining joint rotation angles from marker positions as part of three-dimensional clinical gait analysis are susceptible to errors arising from mis-placement of the thigh markers. An analysis of idealised data reveals how t... Read More about A new approach to determine the hip rotations profile from clinical gait analysis data.
Botulinum toxin treatment of spasticity in diplegic cerebral palsy : a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study
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Baker, R., Jasinski, M., Maciag-Tymecka, I., Michalowska-Mrozek, J., Bonikowski, M., Carr, L., …Cosgrove, A. Botulinum toxin treatment of spasticity in diplegic cerebral palsy : a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 44(10), 666-675. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2002.tb00268.xThis study evaluated the efficacy and safety of three doses of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A; Dysport®) in 125 patients (mean
age 5.2 years, SD 2; 54% male)with dynamic equinus
spasticity during walking. Participants were randomized to
receive Dysport... Read More about Botulinum toxin treatment of spasticity in diplegic cerebral palsy : a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study.
Training Considerations after hamstring injury in athletes
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Comfort, P., Green, C., & Matthews, M. Training Considerations after hamstring injury in athletes. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 31(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0b013e318195d225Hamstring strains are compounded by a high recurrence rate of 12-31% within the first year of return to sport. Explanations include reduced tensile strength, reduced strength of muscle and surrounding sites, and reduced flexibility of the muscle tend... Read More about Training Considerations after hamstring injury in athletes.
Kinematics of turning 180 degrees during the timed up and go in stroke survivors with and without falls history
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Hollands, K., Hollands, M., Zietz, D., Wing, A., Wright, C., & van Vliet, P. Kinematics of turning 180 degrees during the timed up and go in stroke survivors with and without falls history. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 24(4), 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968309348508Background: community-dwelling, chronic stroke survivors are at risk of falling during turning and are more likely to sustain a hip fracture when they fall.
Objective: this study quantifies kinematic differences between stroke survivors (mean ± SD:... Read More about Kinematics of turning 180 degrees during the timed up and go in stroke survivors with and without falls history.
The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon
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Funk, L., & Crichton, J. The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 3(4), 75-79. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.63209Background: the short head of biceps brachii has been the subject of little investigation when compared to the long head or distal biceps tendons. The aim of this study was to dissect and describe the origin and proximal portion of the short head of... Read More about The anatomy of the short head of biceps - not a tendon.
Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia : a pilot randomised controlled trial
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Thomason, P., Baker, R., Dodd, K., Taylor, N., Selber, P., Wolfe, R., & Graham, H. Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia : a pilot randomised controlled trial. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.00410Background: single-event multilevel surgery is considered the standard of care to improve gait and functioning of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. However, the evidence base is limited. This pilot study is the first randomized controlle... Read More about Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia : a pilot randomised controlled trial.
Translating the language of breathlessness: a systematic review
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Yorke, J. Translating the language of breathlessness: a systematic review. Manuscript submitted for publicationThe term 'breathlessness' is generally applied to describe the subjective experience of breathing discomfort. This paper reports a systematic review of research exploring the language of breathlessness experimentally-induced or experienced by patient... Read More about Translating the language of breathlessness: a systematic review.
Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment.
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Scanlon, K., Reed, L., Fenlon, D., & Wray, J. Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment. Presented at COMPASS (cancer scientific meeting), Royal College Physicians EdinburghIntroduction - following completion of hospital based treatment breast cancer patients often feel isolated and abandoned and report a lack of information and support to address their recovery needs. Feedback from service users at Breast Cancer Care i... Read More about Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment..
Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics
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Ren, L., Jones, R., & Howard, D. Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics, 41(12), 2750-2759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.06.001This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) whole body multi-segment model for inverse dynamics analysis over a complete gait cycle, based only on measured kinematic data. The sequence of inverse dynamics calculations differs significantly from the... Read More about Whole body inverse dynamics over a complete gait cycle based only on measured kinematics.
Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?
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Nester, C. Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-2-18Background: This paper provides a summary of a Keynote lecture delivered at the 2009 Australasian Podiatry Conference. The aim of the paper is to review recent research that has adopted dynamic cadaver and invasive kinematics research approaches to b... Read More about Lessons from dynamic cadaver and invasive bone pin studies: do we know how the foot really moves during gait?.
GaitaBase: web-based repository system for gait analysis
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Tirosh, O., Baker, R., & McGinley, J. GaitaBase: web-based repository system for gait analysis. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 40(2), 201-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2009.11.016The need to share gait analysis data to improve clinical decision support has been recognised since the early 1990s. GaitaBase has been established to provide a web-accessible repository system of gait analysis data to improve the sharing of data acr... Read More about GaitaBase: web-based repository system for gait analysis.
Determination of the optimal locations of surface-mounted markers on the tibial segment
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Peters, A., Sangeux, M., Morris, M., & Baker, R. Determination of the optimal locations of surface-mounted markers on the tibial segment. Gait & Posture, 29(1), 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.06.007This study aims to determine optimal locations on the lower limbs for skin-mounted markers representing the tibial segment in three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis. It was predicted that markers located on the anterior tibial crest and malleoli would... Read More about Determination of the optimal locations of surface-mounted markers on the tibial segment.
A systematic review of measures of activity limitation for children with cerebral palsy
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Harvey, A., Robin, J., Morris, M., Graham, H., & Baker, R. A systematic review of measures of activity limitation for children with cerebral palsy. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.02027.xThis systematic review critically appraises the literature on the psychometric properties and clinical utility of evaluative activity limitation outcome measures used for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The search strategy yielded 29 articles for... Read More about A systematic review of measures of activity limitation for children with cerebral palsy.
Footstep adjustments used to turn during walking in Parkinson's disease
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Huxham, F., Baker, R., Morris, M., & Iansek, R. Footstep adjustments used to turn during walking in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders, 23(6), 817-823. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.21932Turning during walking is frequently problematic in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The spatiotemporal characteristics of footstep adjustments used to turn 60 and 120 degrees were examined in 10 people with PD and 10 age, gender- and height-matched control... Read More about Footstep adjustments used to turn during walking in Parkinson's disease.
The Gait Profile Score and Movement Analysis Profile
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Baker, R., McGinley, J., Schwartz, M., Beynon, S., Rozumalski, A., Graham, H., & Tirosh, O. The Gait Profile Score and Movement Analysis Profile. Gait & Posture, 30(3), 265-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.05.020The Gait Deviation Index (GDI) has been proposed as an index of overall gait pathology. This study proposes
an interpretation of the difference measure upon which the GDI is based, which naturally leads to the
definition of a similar index, the Gai... Read More about The Gait Profile Score and Movement Analysis Profile.
Quantification of soft tissue artifact in lower limb human motion analysis : a systematic review
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Peters, A., Galna, B., Sangeux, M., Morris, M., & Baker, R. Quantification of soft tissue artifact in lower limb human motion analysis : a systematic review. Gait & Posture, 31(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.09.004This systematic review critically evaluates the quantification of soft tissue artifact (STA) in lower limb
human motion analysis. It has a specific focus on assessing the quality of previous studies and comparing quantitative results. A specific sea... Read More about Quantification of soft tissue artifact in lower limb human motion analysis : a systematic review.
Non-invasive assessment of soft-tissue artifact and its effect on knee joint kinematics during functional activity
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Akbarshahi, M., Schache, A., Fernandez, J., Baker, R., Banks, S., & Pandy, M. Non-invasive assessment of soft-tissue artifact and its effect on knee joint kinematics during functional activity. Journal of Biomechanics, 43(7), 1292-1301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.002The soft-tissue interface between skin-mounted markers and the underlying bones poses a major limitation to accurate, non-invasive measurement of joint kinematics. The aim of this study was twofold: first, to quantify lower limb soft-tissue artifact... Read More about Non-invasive assessment of soft-tissue artifact and its effect on knee joint kinematics during functional activity.
Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis
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Findlow, A., Nester, C., & Bowker, P. Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 4(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-4-7Background: The Root paradigm of foot function continues to underpin the majority of clinical foot biomechanics practice and foot orthotic therapy. There are great number of assumptions in this popular paradigm, most of which have not been thoroughly... Read More about Foot kinematics in patients with two patterns of pathological plantar hyperkeratosis.