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Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: A qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Malliaras, P., Mawson, S., May, S., & Walters, S. (2014). Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: A qualitative study. Physiotherapy, 100(1), 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.003

Objectives: Evidence has emerged supporting the value of loaded exercises for rotator cuff tendinopathy but there are barriers that might prevent implementation of this intervention in the real-world. The purpose of this study was to explore these po... Read More about Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: A qualitative study.

The quality of reporting might not reflect the quality of the study: Implications for undertaking and appraising a systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Ashton, J., Chance-Larsen, K., May, M., & Sturrock, B. (2013). The quality of reporting might not reflect the quality of the study: Implications for undertaking and appraising a systematic review. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 20(3), 130-134. https://doi.org/10.1179/2042618611Y.0000000013

The systematic review has become an increasingly popular method of synthesizing findings on a topic in order to inform clinical practice, commissioning of care, and future research. A central component of the systematic review is an assessment of stu... Read More about The quality of reporting might not reflect the quality of the study: Implications for undertaking and appraising a systematic review.

The central nervous system - An additional consideration in 'rotator cuff tendinopathy' and a potential basis for understanding response to loaded therapeutic exercise (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Malliaras, P., Bateman, M., Stace, R., May, S., & Walters, S. (2013). The central nervous system - An additional consideration in 'rotator cuff tendinopathy' and a potential basis for understanding response to loaded therapeutic exercise. Manual Therapy, 18(6), 468-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2013.07.005

Tendinopathy is a term used to describe a painful tendon disorder but despite being a well-recognised clinical presentation, a definitive understanding of the pathoaetiology of rotator cuff tendinopathy remains elusive. Current explanatory models, wh... Read More about The central nervous system - An additional consideration in 'rotator cuff tendinopathy' and a potential basis for understanding response to loaded therapeutic exercise.

Developing the SELF study: A focus group with patients and the public (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Ashton, J., Scott, E., Mawson, S., May, S., & Walters, S. (2013). Developing the SELF study: A focus group with patients and the public. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 20(4), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2013.20.4.200

Background: Patient and public involvement (PPI) in the research process is a key feature of NHS Research and Development policy but reporting of the extent and value of PPI in relation to physiotherapy research is lacking.

Aims: To determine whe... Read More about Developing the SELF study: A focus group with patients and the public.

Development of a self-managed loaded exercise programme for rotator cuff tendinopathy (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Malliaras, P., Mawson, S., May, S., & Walters, S. (2013). Development of a self-managed loaded exercise programme for rotator cuff tendinopathy. Physiotherapy, 99(4), 358-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2012.12.002

This paper describes a self-managed loaded exercise programme which has been designed to address the pain and disability associated with rotator cuff tendinopathy. The intervention has been developed with reference to current self-management theory a... Read More about Development of a self-managed loaded exercise programme for rotator cuff tendinopathy.

Epidemiology of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., May, S., & Walters, S. (2013). Epidemiology of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review. Shoulder and Elbow, 5(4), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/sae.12028

Background: An understanding of the epidemiology of a problem is central to facilitating clinical understanding, resource allocation and future research priorities.

Objectives: To systematically review and report incidence, prevalence, risk and p... Read More about Epidemiology of Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review.

A Review of Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy (2013)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., May, S., & Walters, S. (2013). A Review of Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy. Shoulder and Elbow, 5(3), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/sae.12009

Background: Rotator cuff tendinopathy is common and a wide range of conservative interventions are currently used to treat this problem. The purpose of this review is to systematically review the systematic reviews that evaluate the effectiveness of... Read More about A Review of Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy.