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Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia (2019)
Journal Article
Goodchild, B., Ambrose, A., Berry, S., Maye-Banbury, A., Moore, T., & Sherriff, G. (2020). Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia. Housing, Theory and Society, 37(3), 357-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2019.1600577

This paper uses oral history as an appropriate method to reveal how residents in the “green village” of Lochiel Park, South Australia, have changed their heating and cooling practises over their life courses. The analysis shows how concepts of modern... Read More about Modernity, materiality and domestic technology : a case study of cooling and heating from South Australia.

Weightlifting overhead pressing derivatives : a review of the literature (2019)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., Suchomel, T., & Comfort, P. (2019). Weightlifting overhead pressing derivatives : a review of the literature. Sports Medicine, 49(6), 867-885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01096-8

This review examines the literature on weightlifting overhead pressing derivatives (WOPDs) and provides information regarding historical, technical, kinetic and kinematic mechanisms as well as potential benefits and guidelines to implement the use of... Read More about Weightlifting overhead pressing derivatives : a review of the literature.

Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study (2019)
Journal Article
Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2019). Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(4), 288-293. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0442

Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) support inactive adults, who have chronic health conditions, to become physically active. Uncertainty exists regarding the effectiveness of ERSs, with few studies evaluating their long-term impact. The aim... Read More about Long-term health outcomes associated with an exercise referral scheme : an observational longitudinal follow-up study.

A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke (2019)
Journal Article

Introduction: Of those people who survive a stroke, only between 40 and 70% regain upper limb dexterity. A number of reviews have suggested that functional electrical stimulation (FES) may have a beneficial effect on upper limb motor recovery. In lig... Read More about A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke.

“Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Tehan, P., Morpeth, T., Williams, A., Dalbeth, N., & Rome, K. (2019). “Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0328-z

Background: Foot pain and deformity are common in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has identified that women with RA seek retail footwear to alleviate their foot problems. The specific footwear features that women with RA requ... Read More about “Come and live with my feet and you’ll understand”–a qualitative study exploring the experiences of retail footwear in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

Eccentric exercise, tendon thickness, pain and function in Achilles tendinopathy : a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Färnqvist, K., Malliaras, P., & Pearson, S. (2020). Eccentric exercise, tendon thickness, pain and function in Achilles tendinopathy : a systematic review. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 29(1), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2018-0353

Context: Exercise is seen as the most evidence based treatment for managing tendinopathy and although the type of exercise used to manage tendinopathy may induce adaptation in healthy tendons, it is not clear whether these adaptations occur in tendin... Read More about Eccentric exercise, tendon thickness, pain and function in Achilles tendinopathy : a systematic review.

“Dynamic knee valgus” – Are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step (2019)
Journal Article
Philp, F., Leboeuf, F., Pandyan, A., & Stewart, C. (2019). “Dynamic knee valgus” – Are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step. Gait & Posture, 70(May 19), 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GAITPOST.2019.03.006

Background: "Dynamic knee valgus” has been identified as a risk factor for significant knee injuries, however, the limits and sources of error associated with existing 3D motion analysis methods have not been well established.

Research question:... Read More about “Dynamic knee valgus” – Are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step.

Psychophysiological indices of cognitive style : a triangulated study incorporating neuroimaging, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures (2019)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Lambert, S., Galpin, A., Marrow, L., & Cassidy, S. (2019). Psychophysiological indices of cognitive style : a triangulated study incorporating neuroimaging, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures. Personality and Individual Differences, 144, 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.034

Employing a triangulated design to explore psychophysiological indices of cognitive style, the study investigated the validity of the intuition-analysis dimension of cognitive style and its associated construct measure, the Cognitive Style Index (CSI... Read More about Psychophysiological indices of cognitive style : a triangulated study incorporating neuroimaging, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures.

The effect on conventional gait model kinematics and kinetics of hip joint centre equations in adult healthy gait (2019)
Journal Article
Leboeuf, F., Reay, J., Jones, R., & Sangeux, M. (2019). The effect on conventional gait model kinematics and kinetics of hip joint centre equations in adult healthy gait. Journal of Biomechanics, 87(Apr 19), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.02.010

The Conventional Gait Model (CGM) needs to benefit from large investigations on localization of the hip joint centre (HJC). Incorrect positions from the native equations were demonstrated (Sangeux et al., 2014; Harrington et al., 2007). More accurate... Read More about The effect on conventional gait model kinematics and kinetics of hip joint centre equations in adult healthy gait.

Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS (2019)
Journal Article
Alrehily, F., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., Johansen, S., & Tootell, A. (2019). Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS. Radiography, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.02.005

Introduction: Scoliosis is defined as a deformity of the spine with lateral curvature in the coronal plane. It requires regular X-ray imaging to monitor the progress of the disorder, therefore scoliotic patients are frequently exposed to radiation. I... Read More about Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS.

The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2019, February). The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Poster presented at Active Living Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Background: Commuting to and from work can increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and increase adherence to physical activity guidelines; however, there is lack of evidence on the contribution of different modes of commute and continu... Read More about The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

Muscle force estimation in clinical gait analysis using AnyBody and OpenSim (2019)
Journal Article
Trinler, U., Schwameder, H., Baker, R., & Alexander, N. (2019). Muscle force estimation in clinical gait analysis using AnyBody and OpenSim. Journal of Biomechanics, 86(Mar 19), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.045

A variety of musculoskeletal models are applied in different modelling environments for estimating muscle forces during gait. Influence of different modelling assumptions and approaches on model outputs are still not fully understood, while direct co... Read More about Muscle force estimation in clinical gait analysis using AnyBody and OpenSim.

Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury (2019)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, A., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2019). Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 41(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000395

Most change of direction biomechanical investigations and current technique guidelines focus
on the role of the final foot contact (plant foot contact). However, it is evident that the
braking characteristics during the penultimate foot contact pla... Read More about Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury.

Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students (2019)
Journal Article
Bosmans, D., Thompson, R., & Young, E. (2019). Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students. Athens Journal of Education (online), 6(1), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.30958/aje.6-1-2

The study evaluates a peer-assisted learning (PAL) scheme as an effective strategy in alleviating levels of negative emotions and, in the process, contributes to explorations of affect in first-year students in an HE in FE environment, with a particu... Read More about Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students.

The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking (2019)
Journal Article
Reeves, J., Jones, R., Liu, A., Bent, L., & Nester, C. (2019). The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 86(Mar 19), 243-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.037

The peroneus longus (PL) is a rearfoot evertor, important in frontal plane foot motion. Studying PL function has been limited by previous electromyography (EMG) studies reporting poor between-day reliability. Due to its close proximity to adjacent mu... Read More about The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking.

The conventional gait model, an open-source implementation that reproduces the past but prepares for the future (2019)
Journal Article
Leboeuf, F., Baker, R., Barré, A., Reay, J., Jones, R., & Sangeux, M. (2019). The conventional gait model, an open-source implementation that reproduces the past but prepares for the future. Gait & Posture, 69(Mar 19), 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.01.034

Background: The Conventional Gait Model (CGM), known by a variety of different names, is widely used in clinical gait analysis. We present pyCGM2, an open-source implementation of the CGM with two versions. The first, CGM1.0, is a clone of Vicon Plug... Read More about The conventional gait model, an open-source implementation that reproduces the past but prepares for the future.

The efficacy of a lateral wedge insole for painful medial knee osteoarthritis after prescreening : a randomized clinical trial (2019)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVE:
Lateral wedge shoe insoles decrease medial knee loading, but trials have shown no effect on pain in medial knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, insoles' loading effects are inconsistent, and they can increase patellofemoral loading. We hyp... Read More about The efficacy of a lateral wedge insole for painful medial knee osteoarthritis after prescreening : a randomized clinical trial.

The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system (2019)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., Jones, R., Starbuck, C., Sergeant, J., & Callaghan, M. (2019). The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 44(Feb 19), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.01.001

In elite football, measurement of running kinetics with inertial measurement units (IMUs) may be useful as a component of periodic health examination (PHE). This study determined the reliability of, and agreement between a research orientated IMU and... Read More about The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system.

Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (2019)
Thesis
Almalki, H. Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. (Thesis). University of Salford

Functional performance, as well as objective and subjective measures, and psychological factors tests are used in clinically based settings to assess knee function, as well as to determine when patient is ideally suited to return to sport (RTS). Succ... Read More about Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.