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Simulation-based education at level 4: The role of multidisciplinary team input in the design and facilitation of a simulated radiographic placement. (2024)
Journal Article
Scott, R., Monaghan, E., Chebsey, D., Meighan-Davies, S., & Gebbett, C. (in press). Simulation-based education at level 4: The role of multidisciplinary team input in the design and facilitation of a simulated radiographic placement. Radiography, 30 Suppl 2, 158-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.11.017

Simulation based education (SBE) and creatively designed placements are becoming increasingly well established in radiography pedagogy and allow a more efficient use of clinical resources in the training of new radiographers to meet workforce demands... Read More about Simulation-based education at level 4: The role of multidisciplinary team input in the design and facilitation of a simulated radiographic placement..

Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Obaya, H. E., Abdeen, H. A., Salem, A. A., Shehata, M. A., Aldhahi, M. I., Muka, T., …Atef, H. (in press). Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1186546. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1186546

Background: Aerobic exercise combined with breathing exercise can be an integral part of diabetes mellitus treatment. This single-center, randomized, parallel-group study investigated the effect of the combination of aerobic exercise with slow deep b... Read More about Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Zedan, Y., Knaggs, R., Cooper, D., Kurien, T., Walsh, D. A., Auer, D. P., & Scammell, B. E. (2023). Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(7), e072138. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072138

Introduction: Pain is the main symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) with approximately 50% of patients reporting moderate-to-severe pain. Total knee replacement (TKR) is the ultimate treatment option to alleviate pain in knee OA. Nevertheless, TKR does not... Read More about Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes (2023)
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Tang, J., Bader, D. L., Jiang, L., Moser, D., Parker, D. J., Forghany, S., & Nester, C. J. (2023). A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes. Sensors, 23(6), Article 3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063126

Pressure coupled with shear stresses are the critical external factors for diabetic foot ulceration assessment and prevention. To date, a wearable system capable of measuring in-shoe multi-directional stresses for out-of-lab analysis has been elusive... Read More about A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes.

Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. (2023)
Journal Article
Abdeen, H. A., Helmy, Z. M., Elnaggar, M. I., Aldhahi, M. I., Taha, M. M., Marques-Sule, E., …Atef, H. (2023). Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. International Journal of General Medicine, 16, 3933-3945. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s420933

Background
Multiple comorbidities and physiological changes play a role in a range of heart failure conditions and influence the most effective approach to exercise-based rehabilitation. This research aimed to examine and compare the outcomes of con... Read More about Different Continuous Training Intensities Improve Echocardiographic Parameters, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction..

Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography. (2022)
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Aminzadeh, A., Arhatari, B., Maksimenko, A., Hall, C., Hausermann, D., Peele, A., …Lockie, D. (2022). Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2980 - 2990. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2022.3175924

Breast microcalcifications are an important primary radiological indicator of breast cancer. However, microcalcification classification and diagnosis may be still challenging for radiologists due to limitations of the standard 2D mammography techniqu... Read More about Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography..

Typical median effective radiation doses using an anthropomorphic bone fracture phantom for initial radiographic skeletal surveys in the investigation of suspected physical abuse. (2022)
Journal Article
Doyle, E., Dimmock, M., Lee, K., Thomas, P., & Bassed, R. (2022). Typical median effective radiation doses using an anthropomorphic bone fracture phantom for initial radiographic skeletal surveys in the investigation of suspected physical abuse. Pediatric Radiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-022-05456-x

BACKGROUND: A series of 31 radiographs is recommended by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) when investigating suspected physical abuse (SPA). OBJECTIVE: To determine the radiation dose delivered for skeletal surveys performed for SPA in Victori... Read More about Typical median effective radiation doses using an anthropomorphic bone fracture phantom for initial radiographic skeletal surveys in the investigation of suspected physical abuse..

Human ankle joint movements during walking are probably not determined by talar morphology. (2022)
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Wolf, P., Moor, R., Lundberg, A., Nester, C., Arndt, A., & Graf, E. (2022). Human ankle joint movements during walking are probably not determined by talar morphology. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 13856. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17984-5

Knowledge about the orientation of a representative ankle joint axis is limited to studies of tarsal morphology and of quasistatic movements. The aim of our study was therefore to determine the development of the axis orientation during walking. Intr... Read More about Human ankle joint movements during walking are probably not determined by talar morphology..

Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb (2022)
Journal Article
Palmer, D., Cooper, D., Whittaker, J., Batt, M., Emery, C., Engebretsen, L., …Budget, R. (2022). Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb. British Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104978

<jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives</jats:title><jats:p>(1) To determine the prevalence of spine and upper limb osteoarthritis (OA) and pain in retired Olympians; (2) identify risk factors associated with their occurrence and (3) compare with a sample o... Read More about Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb.

Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians, with comparison to the general population: part 1 – the lower limb (2022)
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Shroff, M., Soligard, T., Batt, M., Steffen, K., Budgett, R., Palmer, D., …Schamasch, P. (2022). Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians, with comparison to the general population: part 1 – the lower limb. British Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-104762

Understanding current UK practice for the incidental identification of vertebral fragility fractures from CT scans: an expert elicitation study (2022)
Journal Article
Luetchens, S., Cootes, T., Payne, K., Dalal, G., Bromiley, P., & Kariki, E. (2022). Understanding current UK practice for the incidental identification of vertebral fragility fractures from CT scans: an expert elicitation study. Aging clinical and experimental research, 1909 - 1918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02124-w

Background There is an emerging interest in using automated approaches to enable the incidental identifcation of vertebral
fragility fractures (VFFs) on existing medical images visualising the spine.
Aim To quantify values, and the degree of uncer... Read More about Understanding current UK practice for the incidental identification of vertebral fragility fractures from CT scans: an expert elicitation study.

Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions (2022)
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Hunter. (2022). Perceptual Disorders After Stroke: A Scoping Review of Interventions. Stroke, 1772 - 1787. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035671

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.

Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool (2022)
Journal Article
Dunn, K. M., Hill, J. C., Rysstad, T., Grotle, M., Aasdahl, L., Hill, J. C., …Tveter, A. T. (2022). Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 22(2), 325-335. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2021-0144

Objectives Stratified care using prognostic models to estimate the risk profiles of patients has been increasing. A refined version of the popular STarT Back tool, the Keele STarT MSK tool, is a newly developed model for matched treatment across a wi... Read More about Stratifying workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Norwegian Keele STarT MSK tool.

THE METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR AVOIDING PNEUMONIA AFTER STROKE (MAPS-2) TRIAL: A SINGLE-BLIND RCT OF METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Roffe, C., Bath, P., Warusevitane, A., Smith, C., Dixit, A., Sprigg, N., …Ogollah, R. (2021, November). THE METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR AVOIDING PNEUMONIA AFTER STROKE (MAPS-2) TRIAL: A SINGLE-BLIND RCT OF METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE. Presented at UK Stroke Forum 2021, Virtual

Employing a service user as a member of a musculoskeletal (MSK) service; How to start, support and scale this opportunity (2021)
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Stevenson, K., Brooks, M., Hetherington, L., Lench, J., Kent, A., Dunphy, J., …Ellis, B. (2022). Employing a service user as a member of a musculoskeletal (MSK) service; How to start, support and scale this opportunity. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(3), 666-670. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1601

Background
Putting patients at the heart of everything we do is fundamental to the philosophy of the NHS. It is required to stimulate cultural and transformational change needed to manage the increasing demand on NHS services. Patients as ‘equal par... Read More about Employing a service user as a member of a musculoskeletal (MSK) service; How to start, support and scale this opportunity.

A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of currently used treatment modalities in the treatment of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (2021)
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Bernhard, S. M., Adam, L., Atef, H., Häberli, D., Bramer, W. M., Minder, B., …Baumgartner, I. (2022). A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of currently used treatment modalities in the treatment of patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 10(2), 527-538.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.07.008

Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study (2021)
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Aries, A., Pomeroy, V., Sim, J., Read, S., & Hunter, S. (2021). Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Neurology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.675106

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.