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Development of a Digital Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Use after Transient Ischaemic Attack or Minor Stroke: A Person-Based Approach. (2021)
Journal Article
Heron, N., O’Connor, S. R., Kee, F., Thompson, D. R., Anderson, N., Cutting, D., …Donnelly, M. (2021). Development of a Digital Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Use after Transient Ischaemic Attack or Minor Stroke: A Person-Based Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094861

This paper describes the development of the 'Brain-Fit' app, a digital secondary prevention intervention designed for use in the early phase after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke. The aim of the study was to explore perceptions on us... Read More about Development of a Digital Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Use after Transient Ischaemic Attack or Minor Stroke: A Person-Based Approach..

International consensus statement on injury and illness reporting in professional road cycling. (2021)
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Heron, N., Sarriegui, I., Jones, N., & Nolan, R. (2021). International consensus statement on injury and illness reporting in professional road cycling. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 130 - 136. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1830692

INTRODUCTION: Road cycling is a very common recreational and elite sport. To facilitate consistent reporting of injuries and illness in professional road cycling we want to establish terms, definitions, and methods for injury and illness reporting in... Read More about International consensus statement on injury and illness reporting in professional road cycling..

Differences in the attitudes to sport psychology consulting between individual and team sport athletes. (2021)
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Rooney, D., Jackson, R. C., & Heron, N. (2021). Differences in the attitudes to sport psychology consulting between individual and team sport athletes. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 46 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00271-7

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to investigate how an athlete's participation in either an individual or team sport is related to their attitude toward sport psychology consulting and their willingness to consult a sport psychology p... Read More about Differences in the attitudes to sport psychology consulting between individual and team sport athletes..

The COVID-19 athlete passport: a tool for managing athlete COVID-19 status surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games (2021)
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McLarnon, M., & Heron, N. (2021). The COVID-19 athlete passport: a tool for managing athlete COVID-19 status surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 49(4), 367-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2021.1885964

COVID-19 has strongly impacted sporting participation at all levels of competition, with many large-scale events postponed or even canceled. Mass gatherings at sporting events have also been severely restricted [Citation1]; such gatherings are a know... Read More about The COVID-19 athlete passport: a tool for managing athlete COVID-19 status surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

Narrative review of mental illness in cricket with recommendations for mental health support (2021)
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McCabe, T., Peirce, N., Gorczynski, P., & Heron, N. (2021). Narrative review of mental illness in cricket with recommendations for mental health support. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7(1), e000910. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000910

Epidemiology reporting within the cricketing medical literature has emerged over the past 2 years, with a focus on physical injuries. Despite mental health in elite sport gaining increasing recognition, few studies have addressed mental heal... Read More about Narrative review of mental illness in cricket with recommendations for mental health support.

'As easy as riding a bike': a systematic review of injuries and illness in road cycling. (2020)
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Rooney, D., Sarriegui, I., & Heron, N. (2020). 'As easy as riding a bike': a systematic review of injuries and illness in road cycling. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, e000840 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000840

Objectives: To allow the implementation of effective injury and illness prevention programmes for road cyclists, we wanted to first identify the injury/illness burden to this group of athletes. We, therefore, undertook a systematic review of all repo... Read More about 'As easy as riding a bike': a systematic review of injuries and illness in road cycling..

Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. (2020)
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Heron, N., O’Connor, S. R., Kee, F., Mant, J., Cupples, M. E., & Donnelly, M. (2020). Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238788

Behavioural interventions that address cardiovascular risk factors such as physical inactivity and hypertension help reduce recurrence risk following a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or "minor" stroke, but an optimal approach for providing secondar... Read More about Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study..

The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis. (2020)
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Heron. (2020). The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155565

Background: Shoulder pain is common in primary care. The management of subacromial impingement (SAI) can include corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy can be on an individual or group basis. Aim: To examine the clinical effective... Read More about The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis..

Sports-related concussion (SRC) in road cycling: the RoadsIde heaD Injury assEssment (RIDE) for elite road cycling (2020)
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Heron, N., Elliott, J., Jones, N., Loosemore, M., & Kemp, S. (2020). Sports-related concussion (SRC) in road cycling: the RoadsIde heaD Injury assEssment (RIDE) for elite road cycling. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(3), 127-128. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101455

Sports-related concussion in cycling Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a recognised sport-related injury and a growing global public health concern,1 accounting for between 1.3% and 9.1% of all injuries reported during cycling events.2 Road cycling... Read More about Sports-related concussion (SRC) in road cycling: the RoadsIde heaD Injury assEssment (RIDE) for elite road cycling.

Infographic. Developing home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people post-transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke (2019)
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Heron, N., Kee, F., Mant, J., Cupples, M. E., & Donnelly, M. (2020). Infographic. Developing home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people post-transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(8), 487-488. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100864

Introduction The value of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ‘minor’ stroke is untested despite these conditions sharing similar pathology and risk factors to coronary heart disease.1 Following a TIA and/or minor... Read More about Infographic. Developing home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people post-transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and ischaemic stroke.

Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme. (2019)
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Heron. (2019). Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e706 - e714. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X705509

BACKGROUND: Although the importance of secondary prevention after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke is recognised, research is sparse regarding novel, effective ways in which to intervene in a primary care context. AIM: To pilot a rand... Read More about Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme..

Sports-related concussion (SRC) assessment in road cycling: a systematic review and call to action (2019)
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Elliott, J., Anderson, R., Collins, S., & Heron, N. (2019). Sports-related concussion (SRC) assessment in road cycling: a systematic review and call to action. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, e000525 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000525

Background: Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a recognised risk in road cycling and can have serious health consequences. Recent high-profile cases of professional road cyclists continuing to participate in races despite suffering obvious SRC have h... Read More about Sports-related concussion (SRC) assessment in road cycling: a systematic review and call to action.

Cardiac rehabilitation for the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke population? Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing complex health service interventions to develop home-based cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and ‘minor’ stroke patients (2018)
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Heron, N. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation for the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke population? Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing complex health service interventions to develop home-based cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and ‘minor’ stroke patients. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(13), 839-840. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099593

Shared decision-making (SHARE-D) for healthy behaviour change: a feasibility study in general practice (2018)
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Heron. (2018). Shared decision-making (SHARE-D) for healthy behaviour change: a feasibility study in general practice. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), bjgpopen18X101517 - bjgpopen18X101517. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101517

Background Effective interventions are needed to support health behaviour change for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Decision tools encourage behaviour change but their effectiveness when used in shared decision-making with health professio... Read More about Shared decision-making (SHARE-D) for healthy behaviour change: a feasibility study in general practice.

Concussion assessment in cycling: a systematic review and call to action (2018)
Journal Article
Heron, N., & Anderson, R. (2018). Concussion assessment in cycling: a systematic review and call to action

Purpose:Concussion is a recognised risk in road cycling and can have serious health consequences1, especially when mismanaged. Epidemiological studies estimate that concussions account for 4-13% of all cycling injuries2-4and that the in... Read More about Concussion assessment in cycling: a systematic review and call to action.

An evaluation of the clinical skills and experience within an orthopaedic Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (2018)
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Feist-Wilson, S., & Heron, N. (2018). An evaluation of the clinical skills and experience within an orthopaedic Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), bjgpopen17X101217 - bjgpopen17X101217. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X101217

Background General practice in the UK is ‘in crisis’. With 20% of GP workload relating to musculoskeletal (MSK) problems, an orthopaedic Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (ICATS) could help support assessment of these patients in p... Read More about An evaluation of the clinical skills and experience within an orthopaedic Integrated Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service.

Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - a randomised feasibility study (2017)
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Heron. (2017). Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - a randomised feasibility study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-017-0717-9

Background The value of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke is untested despite these conditions sharing similar pathology and risk factors to coronary heart disease. We aimed to evaluate the feasibil... Read More about Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - a randomised feasibility study.