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Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study (2025)
Journal Article

Objective: To explore the information needs of people with elbow osteoarthritis. Design: Qualitative interview study using reflexive thematic analysis. Setting: A single National Health Service Teaching Hospital Trust and associated primary care serv... Read More about Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study.

Protocol for the economic evaluation of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder (RaCeR 2) (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction. RaCeR 2 is a pragmatic multi-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial, with full economic evaluation. The primary aim is to assess whether individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation (EPDR) results in less shoulder pa... Read More about Protocol for the economic evaluation of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder (RaCeR 2).

Comparison of physical characteristics among english professional and semi-professional soccer players across different leagues (2025)
Journal Article

The purpose of the present study was to investigate if differences exist in neuromuscular qualities between different leagues in English male soccer. Twenty soccer players (age: 23.3 ± 5.2 years, stature: 180.3 ± 7.0 cm, mass: 82.5 ± 7.7 kg) from Eng... Read More about Comparison of physical characteristics among english professional and semi-professional soccer players across different leagues.

COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis (2025)
Journal Article

Objective: Despite the physical demands of their job, firefighters often experience declining health, a trend that has worsened with coronavirus infection. We investigated the correlation between physical activity (PA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) ris... Read More about COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis.

Effect of Relative Isometric Strength on Countermovement Jump Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Soccer Players (2025)
Journal Article

As powerful actions commonly proceed goal scoring opportunities within soccer, enhancing powerful actions could be essential to optimize performance. There is a large body of evidence supporting the positive associations between maximal isometric mid... Read More about Effect of Relative Isometric Strength on Countermovement Jump Performance in Professional and Semi-Professional Soccer Players.

Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study. (2025)
Journal Article

Aerobic and strength exercises are commonly recommended for patients with type-1 diabetes (T1DM) but may not suit everyone. Body-weight functional exercise (BWFE) could offer an alternative for diabetes management. We aimed to compare blood glucose (... Read More about Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study..

Sprint running mechanics are associated with hamstring strain injury: a 6-month prospective cohort study of 126 elite male footballers (2025)
Journal Article

Objective: To investigate the association between sprint running biomechanics and sprint-related hamstring strain injury (HSI) in elite male football players. Methods: This prospective cohort study recruited 126 professional male football players fro... Read More about Sprint running mechanics are associated with hamstring strain injury: a 6-month prospective cohort study of 126 elite male footballers.

An Exploration of the Content and Language Used in Publicly Available National Health Service Patient Information Leaflets for People Considering Shoulder Replacement Surgery: A Qualitative Study (2025)
Journal Article

Objectives: The decision to undergo total shoulder replacement surgery is a major one and should be a joint one between the patient and surgeon. It is important that patients are provided with accessible, meaningful and appropriate information to ena... Read More about An Exploration of the Content and Language Used in Publicly Available National Health Service Patient Information Leaflets for People Considering Shoulder Replacement Surgery: A Qualitative Study.

Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article

Objective
To investigate the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perception of non-surgical management in the UK National Health Service (NHS).
Design
Qualitative design, using semi-structured telephone interviews. Two auth... Read More about Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study.