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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.

A mixed reality telepresence system for collaborative space operation (2016)
Journal Article
collaborative space operation. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 27(4), 814-827. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2016.2580425

This paper presents a Mixed Reality system that results from the integration of a telepresence system and an application to improve collaborative space exploration. The system combines free viewpoint video with immersive projection technology to supp... Read More about A mixed reality telepresence system for collaborative space operation.

Is retail footwear fit for purpose for the feet of adults who are obese? (2016)
Journal Article
Price, C., & Nester, C. (2016). Is retail footwear fit for purpose for the feet of adults who are obese?. Footwear Science, 8(3), 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2016.1175517

Background: The internal morphology and dimensions of shoes are determined by lasts on which they are manufactured, defined by foot shape, aesthetics and manufacturing requirements. Obese adults have larger foot dimensions with flatter morphology and... Read More about Is retail footwear fit for purpose for the feet of adults who are obese?.

Communication techniques for improved acceptance and adherence with therapeutic footwear (2016)
Journal Article
with therapeutic footwear. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 41(2), 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364616650080

Background and aim: Clients’ acceptance and adherence with orthoses can be influenced by a clinician’s communication
skills. In this clinical note, we describe two communication techniques, in the context of therapeutic footwear.
Technique: Person-... Read More about Communication techniques for improved acceptance and adherence with therapeutic footwear.

A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, M., Kenney, L., Smith, C., Waring, K., Luckie, H., & Howard, D. (2016, June). A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation. Poster presented at 20th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, La Grande-Motte, France

This paper reports on a flexible finite stage machine (FSM) controller for the real-time control of functional electrical stimulation (FES) during upper limb rehabilitation, and an associated setup Graphical User Interface (GUI) guides clinical users... Read More about A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation.

Effect of transverse plane alterations in footwear design on lower limb biomechanics during running (2016)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Silvestros, P., & Young, S. (2016). Effect of transverse plane alterations in footwear design on lower limb biomechanics during running. Foot and Ankle Surgery, 22(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2016.05.027

Background
Abduction of the forefoot, relative to the rearfoot, is a component of rearfoot pronation. It is therefore feasible that an ill-fitting shoe, which creates a relative abduction of the forefoot, could influence rearfoot motion with a corre... Read More about Effect of transverse plane alterations in footwear design on lower limb biomechanics during running.

Bakhtin, digital scholarship and new publishing practices as carnival (2016)
Journal Article
Cooper, A., & Condie, J. (2016). Bakhtin, digital scholarship and new publishing practices as carnival. Journal of applied social theory, 1(1), 26-43

Digital scholarship is causing disruptions to established academic practices that have long framed how we share knowledge and do research. The web is increasingly vital to all forms of academic scholarship. Using key theoretical concepts from the wor... Read More about Bakhtin, digital scholarship and new publishing practices as carnival.

A systematic review to compare three injection modalities in the management of pain and function for patients with chronic lateral epicondylalgia (2016)
Journal Article
Elmajee, M., & Gaskell, L. (2016). A systematic review to compare three injection modalities in the management of pain and function for patients with chronic lateral epicondylalgia. Orthopedic and Muscular System, 05(02), https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0533.1000215

Aim: To provide an evidence-based scientific report on the efficacy of three common injection treatment modalities for Lateral Epicondylalgia (LE). These injections are contemporary and frequently used in clinical practice.
Objective: To systematic... Read More about A systematic review to compare three injection modalities in the management of pain and function for patients with chronic lateral epicondylalgia.

Stair dimension affects knee kinematics and kinetics in patients with good outcome after TKA similarly as in healthy subjects (2016)
Journal Article
Trinler, U., Baty, F., Mündermann, A., Fenner, V., Behrend, H., Jost, B., & Wegener, R. (2016). Stair dimension affects knee kinematics and kinetics in patients with good outcome after TKA similarly as in healthy subjects. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 34(10), 1753-1761. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.23181

Joint biomechanics during stair walking may contain important information on functional deficits in patients with orthopaedic conditions but depend on the stair dimension. The goal of this study was to compare knee kinematics and kinetics between pat... Read More about Stair dimension affects knee kinematics and kinetics in patients with good outcome after TKA similarly as in healthy subjects.

Effects of strength training on squat and sprint performance in soccer players (2016)
Journal Article
Styles, W., Matthews, M., & Comfort, P. (2016). Effects of strength training on squat and sprint performance in soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(6), 1534-1539. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001243

Researchers have demonstrated that increases in strength result in increases in athletic performance, although the development of strength is still neglected in some sports. Our aim was to determine whether a simple in-season strength training progra... Read More about Effects of strength training on squat and sprint performance in soccer players.

Making connections and promoting the profession : social media use by World Federation of Occupational Therapists member organisations (2016)
Journal Article
Hamilton, A., Burwash, S., Penman, M., Jacobs, K., Hook, A., Bodell, S., …Pattison, M. (2016). Making connections and promoting the profession : social media use by World Federation of Occupational Therapists member organisations. Digital Health, 2, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207616653844

Background World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) member organisations comprise 77 national occupational therapy organisations across the world. Each national organisation interacts with its members and the public using diverse methods. I... Read More about Making connections and promoting the profession : social media use by World Federation of Occupational Therapists member organisations.

Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Martin, R. (2016). Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 21(2), 175-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629516650129

The aim of this paper is to review the literature related to fathers of people who have an intellectual disability. Electronic databases and citation tracking were used to collate data using key terms such as fathers, adults with an intellectual dis... Read More about Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature.

Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, P., Herrington, L., & Graham-Smith, P. (2016). Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 30, 46-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.05.006

Biomechanical studies into changing direction focus on final contact (FC), whilst limited research has examined penultimate contact (PEN). The aim of this study was to explore the kinematic and kinetic differences between PEN and FC of cutting and pi... Read More about Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players.

Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football (2016)
Journal Article
Sinclair, J., Rooney, E., Naemi, R., Atkins, S., & Chockalingam, N. (2016). Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519417500269

American football is associated with a high rate of non-contact chronic injuries. Players are
able to select from both high and low cut footwear. The aim of the current investigation was to
examine the influence of high and low cut American footbal... Read More about Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football.

The evaluation of three treatments for plantar callus : a three armed randomised, comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures (2016)
Journal Article
comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures. Trials, 17(251), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1377-2

Callus is one of the most common foot skin complaints experienced by people of all
ages. These painful and unsightly lesions often result in disability. The gold standard of
treatment is scalpel debridement by a trained specialist; however people a... Read More about The evaluation of three treatments for plantar callus : a three armed randomised, comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures.

Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme? (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Wilson, P., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Yaksic, E., & Gillberg, C. (2016). Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?. Journal of Psychology, 151(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2016.1175998

A small body of literature has suggested that, rather than being more likely to engage in offending or violent behaviour, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may actually have an increased risk of being the victim rather than the perpetra... Read More about Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?.

Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software (2016)
Journal Article
Waade, G., Highnam, R., Hauge, I., McEntee, M., Hofvind, S., Denton, E., …Hogg, P. (2016). Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software. Medical Physics, 43(6 Pt.1), 2870-2876. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4948503

Purpose: Mammographic density has been demonstrated to predict breast cancer risk. It has been proposed that it could be used for stratifying screening pathways and recommending additional imaging. Volumetric density tools use the recorded compressed... Read More about Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software.

Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education (2016)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2016). Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 5(1), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.5430/jct.v5n1p113

Virtual learning environments (VLE) have become a standard feature of most courses in higher education, offering the potential to facilitate and improve teaching and learning. Whilst there is an implicit assumption that VLEs benefit student learning,... Read More about Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education.