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Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review (2023)
Journal Article

Perception is the ability to recognize and interpret information from our senses. It is fundamental to an individual’s ability to understand and interact with their environment. Disorders of perception are common after stroke, reducing quality of lif... Read More about Interventions for Perceptual Disorders in Stroke: A Systematic Review.

Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke: revision and update of a Cochrane Systematic review (2022)
Presentation / Conference

Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke. (2022)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Perception is the ability to understand information from our senses. It allows us to experience and meaningfully interact with our environment. A stroke may impair perception in up to 70% of stroke survivors, leading to distress, increase... Read More about Interventions for perceptual disorders following stroke..

Nursing Mothers' Experiences of Musculoskeletal Pain Attributed to Poor Posture During Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Study (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Breastfeeding has various benefits for infants and mothers. However, if not performed in the correct posture, prolonged breastfeeding could cause musculoskeletal-related symptoms such as shoulder, neck, and upper back pain. In Jordan, nur... Read More about Nursing Mothers' Experiences of Musculoskeletal Pain Attributed to Poor Posture During Breastfeeding: A Mixed Methods Study.

Stroke survivors’ views on their priorities for upper-limb recovery and the availability of therapy services after stroke: a longitudinal, phenomenological study (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose Forty percent of stroke survivors have a persistent lack of function in the upper limb, causing significant disability. Most personal-care tasks and meaningful activities require bi-manual function of both upper limbs. However, lower-limb mo... Read More about Stroke survivors’ views on their priorities for upper-limb recovery and the availability of therapy services after stroke: a longitudinal, phenomenological study.

Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article

This systematic review’s purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of lower-limb and foot somatosensory stimulation to improve balance and gait post-stroke. PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Included studies: randomized controlled trials (RC... Read More about Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review.

Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions. (2022)
Journal Article

Perceptual disorders relating to hearing, smell, somatosensation, taste, touch, and vision commonly impair stroke survivors' ability to interpret sensory information, impacting on their ability to interact with the world. We aimed to identify and sum... Read More about Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions..

The mutual benefits of patient and public involvement in research: an example from a feasibility study (MoTaStim-Foot) (2021)
Journal Article

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has increased steadily over the last two decades and is now both expected and appropriately resourced by many funding bodies, including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). However, PPI i... Read More about The mutual benefits of patient and public involvement in research: an example from a feasibility study (MoTaStim-Foot).

Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study (2021)
Journal Article

BackgroundAge simulation can have a positive effect on empathic understanding and perception of ageing. However, there is limited evidence for its ability to replicate objectively the physical and functional challenges of ageing.ObjectiveTo observe w... Read More about Age suit simulation replicates in healthy young adults the functional challenges to balance experienced by older adults: an observational study.

Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Somatosensory stimulation of the lower extremity could improve motor recovery and walking post-stroke. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a subsequent randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether task-specific gait... Read More about Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.

Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2020)
Journal Article

Background Cardiorespiratory impairments are considered the main cause of mortality in the late stages of Parkinson's. Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve pulmonary function in asthmatic patients and in healthy people. However, effects of aer... Read More about Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Stroke can bring about a profound disruption to people's lives, but what is less understood is the effect that specific dysfunctions can have. The aim of this study was to explore stroke survivors' experiences of upper-limb dysfunction ov... Read More about The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study.

Stroke survivors' perceptions and opinions of receiving aspects of hands-on physical therapy interventions from a trained carer or other health professional (2019)
Conference Proceeding

The reliability of the MoTaStim-Foot trial algorithm for testing touch pressure sensory threshold on the plantar surface of the foot using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments (2019)
Conference Proceeding

Introduction: Approximately 60% of stroke survivors experience sensory impairment, which may have an impact on functional activity. The MoTaStim-Foot trial investigated the feasibility of delivering somatosensory interventions to the foot to regain b... Read More about The reliability of the MoTaStim-Foot trial algorithm for testing touch pressure sensory threshold on the plantar surface of the foot using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments.

Mobilisation And Tactile (Sensory) Stimulation For The Foot Post Stroke: Opinions And Perceptions Of Experienced Therapists (2019)
Presentation / Conference

Background/Aims Intensive proprioceptive stimulation applied to the paretic hand post-stroke, using a complex hands-on intervention known as mobilisation and tactile stimulation, has reduced motor impairment and improved hand function in sub-acute a... Read More about Mobilisation And Tactile (Sensory) Stimulation For The Foot Post Stroke: Opinions And Perceptions Of Experienced Therapists.

A narrative review exploring hippotherapy as a method to improve postural control and motor function in children with Cerebral Palsy (2018)
Presentation / Conference

Sensory stimulation of the foot and ankle early post-stroke: A feasibility study (MoTaStim – Foot) (2018)
Presentation / Conference

Poster presented at UK Stroke Forum, 2018. Indexed in the International Journal of Stroke 13(3) Supplement published in December 2018.

MoTaStim-Foot, a Randomized, Single-Blinded, Mixed-Methods, Feasibility Study Exploring Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Poststroke (2018)
Presentation / Conference

Introduction: It is not known whether increasing somatosensation of the foot could improve walking recovery after stroke. This study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility of conducting a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine w... Read More about MoTaStim-Foot, a Randomized, Single-Blinded, Mixed-Methods, Feasibility Study Exploring Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Poststroke.

Functional strength training versus movement performance therapy for upper limb motor recovery early after stroke: a RCT (2018)
Journal Article

Background Not all stroke survivors respond to the same form of physical therapy in the same way early after stroke. The response is variable and a detailed understanding of the interaction between specific physical therapies and neural structure an... Read More about Functional strength training versus movement performance therapy for upper limb motor recovery early after stroke: a RCT.

Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke (2018)
Journal Article

Case description: A 64-year-old male with sub-acute right anterior circulation stroke resulting in severe upper limb (UL) dysfunction and left unilateral neglect (UN). Method/design: Single system (n=1) study (A-B-A). Intervention: Daily int... Read More about Intensive somatosensory stimulation to improve upper limb recovery and reduce unilateral neglect after stroke.