Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport (2017)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Alarifi, S., & Jones, R. (2017). Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(12), 2812-2816. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546517716632

Background: Patellofemoral joint pain and degeneration is common in patients who undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR). The presence of patellofemoral joint pain significantly impacts on the ability to continue to participate in sport and may even have a... Read More about Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport.

Trunk inclination during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Journal Article
Algarni, A., Preece, S., Jones, R., & Foster-Vigors, C. (2017). Trunk inclination during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture, 57(Supp.1), 334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.06.451

An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Molyneux, J., Herrington, L., Clarke-Cornwell, A., & Jones, R. (2017, June). An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability. Exercise has been recommended as a core treatment for OA. Previous studies have shown that adults with symptomatic knee OA take between 4000-6700 steps per day, which is less th... Read More about An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Does the Powers™ strap influence the lower limb biomechanics during running? (2017)
Journal Article
Greuel, H., Herrington, L., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2017). Does the Powers™ strap influence the lower limb biomechanics during running?. Gait & Posture, 57, 141-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.06.001

Previous research has reported a prevalence of running related injuries in 25.9% to 72% of all runners. A greater hip internal rotation and adduction during the stance phase in running has been associated with many running related injuries, such as p... Read More about Does the Powers™ strap influence the lower limb biomechanics during running?.

The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running (2017)
Journal Article
Starbuck, C., Price, C., Smith, L., & Jones, R. (2017). The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running. Footwear Science, 9(Sup.1), S37-S38. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2017.1314323

Knee injuries are prevalent in sports and associated with degenerative changes to the joint (Silverwood et al.,2015). High external knee adduction moments (EKAMs), knee adduction angular impulses (KAAIs) and knee flexion moments (KFMs) have been asso... Read More about The influence of an off the shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running.

Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function (2017)
Journal Article
Jarvis, H., Nester, C., Bowden, P., & Jones, R. (2017). Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10(7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0189-2

Background
The Root model of normal and abnormal foot function remains the basis for clinical foot orthotic practice globally. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between foot deformities and kinematic compensations that are the foundations... Read More about Challenging the foundations of the clinical model of foot function : further evidence that the Root model assessments fail to appropriately classify foot function.

The relationship between external knee moments and muscle co-activation in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Journal Article
Selistre, L., Mattiello, S., Nakagawa, T., Gonçalves, G., Petrella, M., & Jones, R. (2017). The relationship between external knee moments and muscle co-activation in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 33, 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.01.007

Purpose: External knee moments are reliable to measure knee load but it does not take into
account muscle activity. Considering that muscle co-activation increases compressive forces
at the knee joint, identifying relationships between muscle co-ac... Read More about The relationship between external knee moments and muscle co-activation in subjects with medial knee osteoarthritis.

The effect of intracortical bone pin application on kinetics and tibiocalcaneal kinematics of walking gait (2016)
Journal Article
Maiwald, C., Arndt, A., Nester, C., Jones, R., Lundberg, A., & Wolf, P. (2016). The effect of intracortical bone pin application on kinetics and tibiocalcaneal kinematics of walking gait. Gait & Posture, 52, 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.10.023

Bone anchored markers using intracortical bone pins are one of the few available methods for analyzing skeletal motion during human gait in-vivo without errors induced by soft tissue artifacts. However, bone anchored markers require local anesthesia... Read More about The effect of intracortical bone pin application on kinetics and tibiocalcaneal kinematics of walking gait.

Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis (2016)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Jones, R., Brown, C., Cacciatore, T., & Jones, A. (2016). Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(372), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1209-2

Background
Both increased knee muscle co-contraction and alterations in central pain processing
have been suggested to play a role in knee osteoarthritis pain. However, current
interventions do not target either of these mechanisms. The Alexander... Read More about Reductions in co-contraction following neuromuscular re-education in people with knee osteoarthritis.

How reliable are lower limb biomechanical variables during running and cutting tasks (2016)
Journal Article
Alenezi, F., Herrington, L., Jones, P., & Jones, R. (2016). How reliable are lower limb biomechanical variables during running and cutting tasks. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 30, 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.07.001

The purpose of this study was to compare the within- and
between-days reliability of lower limb biomechanical variables collected during running and cutting tasks. Methods: 15 recreational athletes, 7 males and 8 females, took part in three testing... Read More about How reliable are lower limb biomechanical variables during running and cutting tasks.

The effectiveness of an exercise programme on dynamic balance in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : a pilot study (2016)
Journal Article
Al-Khlaifat, L., Herrington, L., Tyson, S., Hammond, A., & Jones, R. (2016). The effectiveness of an exercise programme on dynamic balance in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : a pilot study. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 23(5), 849-856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2016.05.006

BACKGROUND:
Dynamic balance and quiet standing balance are decreased in knee osteoarthritis (OA), with dynamic balance being more affected. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a group exercise programme of lower extremity muscles i... Read More about The effectiveness of an exercise programme on dynamic balance in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : a pilot study.

Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group (2016)
Journal Article
Kingsbury, S., Corp, N., Watt, F., Felson, D., O’Neill, T., Holt, C., …Arden, N. (2016). Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group. Rheumatology, 55(8), 1394-1402. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew201

OBJECTIVE:
Treatment of OA by stratifying for commonly used and novel therapies will likely improve the range of effective therapy options and their rational deployment in this undertreated, chronic disease. In order to develop appropriate datasets... Read More about Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group.

The use of a valgus knee brace on muscle cocontraction during walking and stair climbing in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis (2016)
Journal Article
Al-Zahrani, Y., Liu, A., Herrington, L., Hutchins, S., & Jones, R. (2016). The use of a valgus knee brace on muscle cocontraction during walking and stair climbing in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S472-S473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.863

A comparison of the composition of the knee index between subjects with mild and moderate knee osteoarthritis (2016)
Journal Article
Selistre, L., Mattiello, S., Nakagawa, T., Gonçalves, G., Petrella, M., & Jones, R. (2016). A comparison of the composition of the knee index between subjects with mild and moderate knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(S1), S123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.242

Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Arnold, J., Wong, D., Jones, R., Hill, C., & Thewlis, D. (2016). Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 68(7), 936-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22797

Objective
Lateral wedge insoles are intended to reduce biomechanical risk factors of medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, such as increased knee joint load; however, there has been no definitive consensus on this topic. The aim of this syst... Read More about Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Recommendations for the conduct of efficacy trials of treatment devices for osteoarthritis : a report from a working group of the Arthritis Research UK Osteoarthritis and Crystal Diseases Clinical Studies Group (2015)
Journal Article
Felson, D., Redmond, A., Chapman, G., Smith, T., Hamilton, D., Jones, R., …Conaghan, P. (2016). Recommendations for the conduct of efficacy trials of treatment devices for osteoarthritis : a report from a working group of the Arthritis Research UK Osteoarthritis and Crystal Diseases Clinical Studies Group. Rheumatology, 55(2), 320-326. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev328

Objective. There are unique challenges to designing and carrying out high-quality trials testing therapeutic devices in OA and other rheumatic diseases. Such challenges include determining the mechanisms of action of the device and the appropriate sh... Read More about Recommendations for the conduct of efficacy trials of treatment devices for osteoarthritis : a report from a working group of the Arthritis Research UK Osteoarthritis and Crystal Diseases Clinical Studies Group.

The effect of different types of insoles or shoe modifications on medial loading of the knee in persons with medial knee osteoarthritis : a randomised trial (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, R., Chapman, G., Parkes, M., Forsythe, L., & Felson, D. (2015). The effect of different types of insoles or shoe modifications on medial loading of the knee in persons with medial knee osteoarthritis : a randomised trial. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 33(11), 1646-1654. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.22947

Many conservative treatments exist for medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) which aims to reduce the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). The objective of this study was to determine the difference between different shoes and lateral wedge insoles on EK... Read More about The effect of different types of insoles or shoe modifications on medial loading of the knee in persons with medial knee osteoarthritis : a randomised trial.

The effectiveness of an exercise programme on knee loading, muscle co-contraction, and pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : A pilot study (2015)
Journal Article
Al-Khlaifat, L., Herrington, L., Hammond, A., Tyson, S., & Jones, R. (2016). The effectiveness of an exercise programme on knee loading, muscle co-contraction, and pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : A pilot study. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 23(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2015.03.014

Background: Knee loading, muscle co-contraction, and pain are increased in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Exercises
decreased pain in knee OA, yet OA is a mechanical disease and biomechanical changes need to be explored as
well. Therefore, this study ai... Read More about The effectiveness of an exercise programme on knee loading, muscle co-contraction, and pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis : A pilot study.

Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial (2015)
Journal Article
Chapman, G., Parkes, M., Forsythe, L., Felson, D., & Jones, R. (2015). Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(8), 1316-1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.164

Objective: Lateral wedge insoles are a potential simple treatment for medial knee osteoarthritis (OA)
patients by reducing the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). However in some patients, an increase
in their EKAM is seen. Understanding the rol... Read More about Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial.

Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function (2014)
Journal Article
Nester, C., Jarvis, H., Jones, R., Bowden, P., & Liu, A. (2014). Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(51), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-014-0051-8

Background:
Understanding motion in the normal healthy foot is a prerequisite for understanding the effects of pathology and thereafter setting targets for interventions. Quality foot kinematic data from healthy feet will also assist the development... Read More about Movement of the human foot in 100 pain free individuals aged 18–45 : implications for understanding normal foot function.