Dr Nick Spence's Outputs (8)

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Yoga And Pilates For Pain Physical Function And Quality Of Life In Adults Over 50 Years (2025)
Thesis

This research compares the effects of yoga and Pilates for adults over 50 years,
focusing on the outcomes of pain, physical function, and quality of life, exploring these
activities in the relation to contraindications, physical activity guidelines... Read More about A Comparison Of The Effects Of Yoga And Pilates For Pain Physical Function And Quality Of Life In Adults Over 50 Years.

Efficacy of mirror therapy on lower limb motor recovery, balance and gait in subacute and chronic stroke: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article

Objective
Mirror therapy (MT) has been proposed to be an effective therapeutic regimen for lower limb stroke rehabilitation. This review is the first to evaluate the efficacy of MT in subacute and chronic stroke for lower-limb motor functions, balan... Read More about Efficacy of mirror therapy on lower limb motor recovery, balance and gait in subacute and chronic stroke: a systematic review.

Effect of hip abductors and lateral rotators’ muscle strengthening on pain and functional outcome in adult patients with patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Even though literature indicates presence of weak hip abductors and lateral rotators’ in Patellofemoral Pain (PFP), studies evaluating the effect of hip abductors and lateral rotators strengthening to improve knee function and quality of... Read More about Effect of hip abductors and lateral rotators’ muscle strengthening on pain and functional outcome in adult patients with patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Improved ability to achieve single leg stance increases gait efficiency following single leg stance intervention in adults post brain injury (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: Acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors rate walking impairments as their most severe limitation. Following ABI adults walk 60 cm/s slower than healthy adults. Following ABI reduced gait speed correlates with reduced single leg stance (SLS) wh... Read More about Improved ability to achieve single leg stance increases gait efficiency following single leg stance intervention in adults post brain injury.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of yoga on pain, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives
Exercise interventions suitable for older adults can help to slow and manage age-related conditions. This systematic review looks at age-related musculoskeletal conditions in a population with a mean age over 50 years, evaluating the effe... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of yoga on pain, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of Pilates on pain, disability, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives:
This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and delivery of Pilates to reduce pain and disability and to improve physical function and quality of life in middle-aged to older adults with a range of chronic musculoskeletal c... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of Pilates on pain, disability, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke (2020)
Journal Article
Spence, N., Rodrigues, N., Nomikos, P., Yaseen, K., & Alshehri, M. (2020). Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke. Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 20(4), 480-487

The purpose of this study is to establish whether physiotherapists' ratings are consistent, when using the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) to score a chronic stroke patient. This was part of a large project establishing the reliability in chronic str... Read More about Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke.

Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke (2018)
Journal Article
Nomikos, P., Spence, N., & Alshehri, M. (2018). Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke. Journal of physical therapy science, 30(10), 1271-1277. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.1271

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether physiotherapists (PT) scores are consistent over time when using Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) to assess upper limb (UL) function on a videotaped chronic stroke patient.

Subjects and Met... Read More about Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke.