Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review (2017)
Journal Article
Price, C., Morrison, S., Hashmi, F., Phethean, J., & Nester, C. (2018). Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review. Gait & Posture, 59, 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.09.005

Recognising structural and functional development of the paediatric foot is fundamental to ensuring a strong theoretical framework for health professionals and scientists. The transition of an infant from sitting to walking takes approximately 9 mont... Read More about Biomechanics of the infant foot during the transition to independent walking : a narrative review.

Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults what does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers and health & social care professionals (2017)
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Stephens, M., & Bartley, C. (2018). Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults what does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers and health & social care professionals. Journal of Tissue Viability, 27(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2017.09.004

The aim of the publication was to develop a practical guide for people, carers and health and social care professionals on how the research and evidence base on pressure ulcer prevention and management can be applied to those who remain seated for ex... Read More about Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults what does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers and health & social care professionals.

An explorative qualitative study to determine the footwear needs of workers in standing environments (2017)
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Anderson, J., Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2017). An explorative qualitative study to determine the footwear needs of workers in standing environments. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10(41), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0223-4

Background: Many work places require standing for prolonged periods of time and are potentially damaging to health, with links to musculoskeletal disorders and acute trauma from workplace accidents. Footwear provides the only interaction between the... Read More about An explorative qualitative study to determine the footwear needs of workers in standing environments.

Investigating the association between children’s screen media exposure and vocabulary size in the UK (2017)
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Taylor, G., Monaghan, P., & Westermann, G. (2018). Investigating the association between children’s screen media exposure and vocabulary size in the UK. Journal of Children and Media, 12(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2017.1365737

Children are growing up in a digital age with increasing exposure to television and touchscreen devices. We tested whether exposure to screen media is associated with children’s early language development. One hundred and thirty-one highly educated c... Read More about Investigating the association between children’s screen media exposure and vocabulary size in the UK.

Capturing hearts and minds : the influence of relational identification with the leader on followers' mobilization and cardiovascular reactivity (2017)
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Slater, M., Turner, M., Evans, A., & Jones, M. (2017). Capturing hearts and minds : the influence of relational identification with the leader on followers' mobilization and cardiovascular reactivity. Leadership Quarterly, 29(3), 379-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.08.003

The influence of relational identification (RI) on leadership processes and the effects of social identity leadership
on followers' responses to stress have received scant theoretical and research attention. The present research
advances theoretica... Read More about Capturing hearts and minds : the influence of relational identification with the leader on followers' mobilization and cardiovascular reactivity.

Differences in vertical jump force-time characteristics between stronger and weaker adolescent basketball players (2017)
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Thomas, C., Kyriakidou, I., Dos'Santos, T., & Jones, P. (2017). Differences in vertical jump force-time characteristics between stronger and weaker adolescent basketball players. Sports, 5(3), #63. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5030063

The countermovement jump (CMJ) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) are commonly used to compare one’s force capacity during dynamic and isometric assessments, respectively. However, little research has investigated the influence of maximum isometric... Read More about Differences in vertical jump force-time characteristics between stronger and weaker adolescent basketball players.

Morphology of the toe flexor muscles in older people with toe deformities (2017)
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Mickle, K., & Nester, C. (2017). Morphology of the toe flexor muscles in older people with toe deformities. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(6), 902-907. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23348

Objective: Despite suggestions that atrophied, or weak toe flexor muscles are associated with the formation of toe deformities, there has been little evidence to support this theory. This study aimed to determine whether the size of the toe flexor mu... Read More about Morphology of the toe flexor muscles in older people with toe deformities.

Chronic pain assessments in children and adolescents : a systematic literature review of the selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting of unidimensional pain intensity scales (2017)
Journal Article
Lee, R., Rashid, A., Ghio, D., Thomson, W., & Cordingley, L. (2017). Chronic pain assessments in children and adolescents : a systematic literature review of the selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting of unidimensional pain intensity scales. Pain Research and Management, 2017, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7603758

Background. Advances in pain assessment approaches now indicate which measures should be used to capture chronic pain experiences in children and adolescents. However, there is little guidance on how these tools should best be administered and report... Read More about Chronic pain assessments in children and adolescents : a systematic literature review of the selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting of unidimensional pain intensity scales.

Comment on : "Anthropometric and physical qualities of elite male youth rugby league players" (2017)
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McMahon, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2017). Comment on : "Anthropometric and physical qualities of elite male youth rugby league players". Sports Medicine, 47(12), 2667-2668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0771-6

We read with interest the recent review on anthropometric and physical qualities of elite male youth rugby league players by Till et al. and congratulate the authors for producing a very informative review. However, we would like to raise an issue th... Read More about Comment on : "Anthropometric and physical qualities of elite male youth rugby league players".

Glucose turn point as a marker of exercise intensity in elite swimmers (2017)
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Swanwick, E., & Matthews, M. (2017). Glucose turn point as a marker of exercise intensity in elite swimmers. International journal of sports and exercise medicine, 3(4), https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5718/1510067

Purpose: To investigate a blood glucose profile and turn
point during incremental exercise.
Methods: Thirty-three national and international-level swimmers undertook a 7 × 200 m discontinuous, incremental, training set on a six-minute turnaround. S... Read More about Glucose turn point as a marker of exercise intensity in elite swimmers.

National profile of foot orthotic provision in the United Kingdom, part 1 : practitioners and scope of practice. (2017)
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Nester, C., Graham, A., Martinez-Santos, A., Williams, A., McAdam, J., & Newton, V. (2017). National profile of foot orthotic provision in the United Kingdom, part 1 : practitioners and scope of practice. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 10(35), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-017-0215-4

Foot orthoses have been advocated in the management of a wide range of clinical foot and lower limb problems and are within the scope of podiatry, orthotic and physiotherapy practice. Previous reports into the provision of orthoses have consistently... Read More about National profile of foot orthotic provision in the United Kingdom, part 1 : practitioners and scope of practice..

Assessment of loaded squat jump height with a free-weight barbell and Smith machine : comparison of the take-off velocity and flight time procedures (2017)
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Pérez-Castilla, A., McMahon, J., Comfort, P., & García-Ramos, A. (2020). Assessment of loaded squat jump height with a free-weight barbell and Smith machine : comparison of the take-off velocity and flight time procedures. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(3), 671-677. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002166

The aims of this study were to compare the reliability and magnitude of jump height between the two standard procedures of analysing force platform data to estimate jump height (take-off velocity [TOV] and flight time [FT]) in the loaded squat jump (... Read More about Assessment of loaded squat jump height with a free-weight barbell and Smith machine : comparison of the take-off velocity and flight time procedures.

Patellofemoral joint loads in ACL reconstructed elite athletes during running at time of return to sport (2017)
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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.

Trust your patients to be able to help you (2017)
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Rowland, A. (2017). Trust your patients to be able to help you. London (UK)

Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis (WORK-IA) : a feasibility randomized controlled trial (2017)
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controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1671-5

Background: Inflammatory arthritis leads to work disability, absenteeism and presenteeism (i.e. at-work productivity loss) at high cost to individuals, employers and society. A trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation (VR) in the United State... Read More about Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis (WORK-IA) : a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Trust your patients to be able to help you (2017)
Journal Article
Rowland, A. (2017). Trust your patients to be able to help you

How can you demonstrate true leadership when engaging with patients, members of the public and, in particular, children and young people?

‘Do, or do not. There is no try.’ (Master Yoda 896 BBY – 4 ABY)

The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles (2017)
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Graydon, R., Fewtrell, D., Atkins, S., & Sinclair, J. (2017). The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 13(4), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP160031

Football (Soccer) players have a high risk of injuring the lower extremities. To reduce the risk of ankle inversion injuries ankle braces can be worn. To reduce the risk of ankle contusion injuries ankle protectors can be utilized. However, athletes... Read More about The effects of ankle protectors on lower limb kinematics in male football players : a comparison to braced and unbraced ankles.

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

The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review (2017)
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Forghany, S., Sadeghi-Demneh, E., Trinler, U., Onmanee, P., Dillon, M., & Baker, R. (2017). The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 42(3), 258-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364617718412

Background:
Education and training in prosthetics and orthotics typically comply with International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics standards based on three categories of prosthetic and orthotic professionals.


Objective:
This scoping... Read More about The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review.

Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index (2017)
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Comfort, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Jones, P., Suchomel, T., & McMahon, J. (2017). Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(3), 320-325. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2017-0255

Purpose: To determine the reliability and variability of dynamic strength index (DSI) calculated from squat jump (SJ) (DSI-SJ) versus countermovement jump (CMJ) (DSI-CMJ) peak force (PF) and to compare DSI values between methods. Methods: Male youth... Read More about Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index.