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The effectiveness of mulligan mobilization with movement (MWM) on outcomes of patients with ankle sprain: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
Journal Article
ElMeligie, M. M., Abdeen, H. A., Atef, H., Marques-Sule, E., & Karkosha, R. N. (2025). The effectiveness of mulligan mobilization with movement (MWM) on outcomes of patients with ankle sprain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 17(1), Article 105. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-025-01121-6

Background: Ankle sprains are common injuries that cause pain, swelling, and reduced range of motion (ROM), adversely affecting physical activity. In this study, we aim to review the effectiveness of mobilization with movement (MWM) in improving outc... Read More about The effectiveness of mulligan mobilization with movement (MWM) on outcomes of patients with ankle sprain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study (2025)
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Ashworth, J., Cornwall, N., Harrisson, S., Woodcock, C., Nicholls, E., Lancaster, G., Wathall, S., Laing, L., Helliwell, T., Jowett, S., Kigozi, J., Mallen, C., Avery, A., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., White, S., & Jinks, C. (2025). Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01636-2

Background: Given the poor long-term effectiveness of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain, and their potential for harm, evidence-based interventions to address opioid overprescribing for persistent pain are needed. This study aimed to explore the... Read More about Proactive clinical review of patients taking opioid medicines long term for persistent pain led by clinical pharmacists in primary care teams (PROMPPT): a non-randomised mixed methods feasibility study.

Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care (2025)
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Harrisson, S. A., Jinks, C., Cornwall, N., Woodcock, C., Dikomitis, L., Helliwell, T., Higginbottom, A., Lefroy, J., Knaggs, R., Pincus, T., Santar, M., Sillitto, C., Webb, M., White, S., Mallen, C. D., & Ashworth, J. (2025). Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care. Health Expectations, 28(3), Article e70264. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70264

Background: Stakeholder involvement is a core element of the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions, but approaches to involve stakeholders are not well‐reported. We outline how stakeholders contr... Read More about Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long‐Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care.

The College of Radiographers' Education and Career Framework (fourth edition): Exploring the guideline implementation gap across England using Normalisation Process Theory (2025)
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Spencer, H., Williamson, K., Robertson, A., Anudjo, M., & Burton, C. (2025). The College of Radiographers' Education and Career Framework (fourth edition): Exploring the guideline implementation gap across England using Normalisation Process Theory. Radiography, 31(3), Article 102931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2025.102931

In 2022, the College of Radiographers (CoR) published the fourth edition of their Education and Career Framework (ECF). This essential document provides a professional blueprint for the radiography career trajectory with the overarching aim of improv... Read More about The College of Radiographers' Education and Career Framework (fourth edition): Exploring the guideline implementation gap across England using Normalisation Process Theory.

The Inaugural UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank (2025)
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Lewis, T. L., See, A., Thomas, M., Houchen-Wolloff, L., Angadji, A., McDaid, C., O'Neill, S., Nester, C., & Mangwani, J. (2025). The Inaugural UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank. Bone & Joint Open, 6(4), 432-439. https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.64.bjo-2024-0212.r1

AimsHallux valgus (also known as a bunion) is a common forefoot deformity impacting pain, function, quality of life, and mobility, with higher prevalence in females and increasing incidence with age. The high prevalence and rates of surgical treatmen... Read More about The Inaugural UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank.

JIGSAW-A PROCESS AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN WEST-AFRICA (2025)
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Babatunde, O., Adetunji, O., Alonge, I., Owoyemi, T., Ayinmode, E., Ogunbanjo, A., White, S., Adebajo, A., Mallen, C., & Dziedzic, K. (in press). JIGSAW-A PROCESS AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN WEST-AFRICA. BMJ Global Health,

Objectives: To assess the feasibility of a guideline-informed model of care for osteoarthritis in primary healthcare and community pharmacy settings in West-African context.

Methods: 4-phase mixed-methods programme of research undertaken in south-... Read More about JIGSAW-A PROCESS AND FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CARE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN WEST-AFRICA.

Are Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) research ready? A regional evaluation in England: the Research ABC project (AHPs Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country) (2025)
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Aries, A., Burgess, R., Wallace, L., Hadley-Barrows, T., Palmer, A., & Leslie, R. (2025). Are Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) research ready? A regional evaluation in England: the Research ABC project (AHPs Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country). BMC Medical Education, 25(1), Article 500. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06931-3

Background: Research active organisations achieve better healthcare outcomes. The Research ABC Project (Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country), funded from 1/8/23–31/3/24 by a Clinical Research Network W... Read More about Are Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) research ready? A regional evaluation in England: the Research ABC project (AHPs Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country).

Physical activity support for people with heart failure: mixed-methods study protocol. (2025)
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Singh, V., Percival, J., Skrobot, O., Okasheh, R., Johnson, R., & Huntley, A. (2025). Physical activity support for people with heart failure: mixed-methods study protocol. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2025.0030. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0030

Heart failure (HF) is a common condition affecting 1-2 in every hundred adults in the UK and one in six people aged over 85 years. Physical activity is important for people with HF (PWHF) as it can increase exercise capacity and is shown to improve q... Read More about Physical activity support for people with heart failure: mixed-methods study protocol..

Signs and symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency secondary to atherosclerosis: a systematic review. (2025)
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Moors, C., & Stapleton, C. (in press). Signs and symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency secondary to atherosclerosis: a systematic review. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2024-0203

Clinicians face a difficult challenge in identifying vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) resulting from atherosclerosis. VBI is a term utilized to describe a reduction in blood flow to the vertebral and basilar arteries that supply the posterior cere... Read More about Signs and symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency secondary to atherosclerosis: a systematic review..

Reflection on a whole cohort, education, research and leadership placement - successes, challenges and lessons learnt (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Quinn-Thomas, F. (2024, October). Reflection on a whole cohort, education, research and leadership placement - successes, challenges and lessons learnt. Presented at CSP Annual Conference 2024, Manchester

Purpose: The potential roles of a Physiotherapist are diversifying. Since the introduction of the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (HEE, 2017), the "Four Pillars of Advanced Practice" have been widely utilised and are becom... Read More about Reflection on a whole cohort, education, research and leadership placement - successes, challenges and lessons learnt.

387 Is shockwave therapy effective in the management of greater trochanteric pain syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harding, D., Cameron, L., Monga, A., & Winter, S. (2024, October). 387 Is shockwave therapy effective in the management of greater trochanteric pain syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at CSP Annual Conference 2024, Manchester

Purpose: Background: Evidence is lacking for the efficacy of shockwave therapy (SWT) in the treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). Aim: To investigate the efficacy of SWT on pain and function in the management of GTPS.

Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Chester Step Test 2 to Predict Aerobic Capacity (2025)
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Burt, D., Forsyth, J., Jones, S., & Buckley, J. (in press). Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Chester Step Test 2 to Predict Aerobic Capacity. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367x.2025.2481864

The Chester Step Test (CST) is used in occupational and healthcare settings to estimate cardiovascular fitness (
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Estimating the Cost and Carbon Output of Musculoskeletal Primary Care Management Decisions: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records (2025)
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Braybrooke, A., Pegg, M., Naylor, R., Bailey, J., Scott, J., Burgess, R., Yu, D., Wathall, S., Jordan, K. P., Malcolm, R., Holmes, H., Peat, G., Banerjee, A., & Hill, J. C. (in press). Estimating the Cost and Carbon Output of Musculoskeletal Primary Care Management Decisions: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3919

Background: Healthcare accounts for up to 5% of worldwide carbon emissions and costs global economies an estimated $9 trillion annually. Primary care accounts for up to one‐fifth of all NHS carbon emissions, with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain accounting... Read More about Estimating the Cost and Carbon Output of Musculoskeletal Primary Care Management Decisions: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records.

Perspectives of Jordanian men about lower urinary tract assessment and physiotherapy interventions: A cross-sectional study (2025)
Journal Article
Darabseh, M. Z., Aburub, A., Aries, A., Awwad, S., & Khalil, H. (2025). Perspectives of Jordanian men about lower urinary tract assessment and physiotherapy interventions: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies (IJIRSS), 8(2), 1315-1320. https://doi.org/10.53894/ijirss.v8i2.5458

There is a significant gap in understanding the impact of physiotherapy interventions on men with urinary incontinence (UI). Conducting clinical trials in this area is costly, time-consuming, and difficult. Before embarking on such trials, it is cruc... Read More about Perspectives of Jordanian men about lower urinary tract assessment and physiotherapy interventions: A cross-sectional study.

Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential (2025)
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Čikeš Botić, M., Marijan, S., Radan, M., Novak, I., Glumac, M., Pilkington, L. I., Odak, Z., Barker, D., Reynisson, J., & Čikeš Čulić, V. (in press). Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(6), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26062651

Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide, with limited therapeutic options for advanced or recurrent cases. In this study, the effects of a recent thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivative, (E)-3-amino-5-(3-bromopheny... Read More about Thieno[2,3-b]pyridines as a Novel Strategy Against Cervical Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Potential.

Hypoxic Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (2025)
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Hollingworth, B. Y. A., Pallier, P. N., Jenkins, S. I., & Chen, R. (in press). Hypoxic Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis. Brain Sciences, 15(3), Article 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15030248

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that damages the myelin sheath around the central nervous system axons, leading to neurological dysfunction. Although the initial damage is driven by inflammation, hypoxia has been reported in several... Read More about Hypoxic Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis.

Proposed Diagnostic Reference Levels for Frequently Performed Paediatric Radiographic Examinations (2025)
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Doyle, E., Dimmock, M. R., Lee, K. L., Thomas, P., & Bassed, R. B. (2025). Proposed Diagnostic Reference Levels for Frequently Performed Paediatric Radiographic Examinations. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.866

Introduction: Paediatric diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are dose levels for typical medical imaging examinations for broadly defined types of equipment with weight‐stratification preferred by the International Commission on Radiological Protectio... Read More about Proposed Diagnostic Reference Levels for Frequently Performed Paediatric Radiographic Examinations.

Exercising an individualized process of agency in restoring a self and repairing a daily life disrupted by fibromyalgia: A narrative analysis (2025)
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Mengshoel, A. M., Sallinen, M., Sim, J., & Ahlsen, B. (2025). Exercising an individualized process of agency in restoring a self and repairing a daily life disrupted by fibromyalgia: A narrative analysis. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 7, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100538

Objective: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that has major impact on people’s lives. This study examines individuals’ illness trajectories, with a particular focus on daily life experiences and self-managing.
Methods: Narrative interviews were co... Read More about Exercising an individualized process of agency in restoring a self and repairing a daily life disrupted by fibromyalgia: A narrative analysis.

Occupational stress and wellbeing: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives and experiences of migrant sonographers practising in the United Kingdom (2025)
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Ollawa, C. U., Lawal, O., Akpan, E., Upeh, E. R., & Kwame Anudjo, M. N. (2025). Occupational stress and wellbeing: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives and experiences of migrant sonographers practising in the United Kingdom. Radiography, 31(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2025.01.017

Occupational stress (OS) and burnout are prevalent in healthcare, including ultrasound. These challenges are exacerbated by staff shortages, increasing workload, and ageing population growth, leading to a growing reliance on ultrasound for diagnosis.... Read More about Occupational stress and wellbeing: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives and experiences of migrant sonographers practising in the United Kingdom.

Prioritising Quality Indicators for the Community Care of MSK Conditions: An Online Modified-Delphi Study (2025)
Journal Article
Braybrooke, A., Burgess, R., Brooks, M., Banerjee, A., & Hill, J. (2025). Prioritising Quality Indicators for the Community Care of MSK Conditions: An Online Modified-Delphi Study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 76, Article 103283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103283

Background
Quality indicators can be used within healthcare to measure and benchmark performance. Variations in the access and quality of healthcare for musculoskeletal conditions highlights the need for a nationa... Read More about Prioritising Quality Indicators for the Community Care of MSK Conditions: An Online Modified-Delphi Study.