Allied Health
Research unit
2018-19
This report highlights the
successes of the Allied Health
Research Unit in 2018-2019
including current projects and
publications, through to future
developments.
Jim Richards
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CONTENTS
Overview ......................................................... 3
Members ......................................................... 3
Associated Members ...................................... 3
Knowledge Transfer & Impact ........................ 4
Biographies ..................................................... 4
Prof Jim Richards ..................................... 4
Dr Hazel Roddam .................................... 4
Dr Louise Connell .................................... 5
Dr Ambreen Chohan ............................... 5
Dr Graham Chapman .............................. 5
Dr Dave Rhodes ....................................... 6
Dr Kathryn Jarvis ..................................... 6
Dr Paula Leslie ......................................... 6
Kenneth Chance-Larsen .......................... 7
Jill Alexander ........................................... 7
Karen May ............................................... 7
Lauren Haworth ...................................... 8
Olivia Greenhalgh .................................... 8
Hannah Shore .......................................... 8
Visitors 2018-19 .............................................. 9
ERASMUS/European ................................... 9
Overseas ...................................................... 9
Research Degrees 2018-19 ........................... 10
Current Post graduate Students ................... 10
External Research Students .......................... 11
Selected Projects 2018-19 ............................ 12
Intervention development ........................ 12
ReNEURON ............................................ 12
Targeted Interventions for
Patellofemoral Pain ............................... 12
Evaluation ................................................. 13
The Innovation Clinic ............................. 13
Silentnight ............................................. 13
Implementation ........................................ 14
Informed Health Choices ...................... 14
Implementation of Intensive
Rehabilitation in Stroke ........................ 15
Networks ....................................................... 16
Council for Allied Health Professions
Research.................................................... 16
Advancing Dysphagia Practice .................. 16
ReSNet and #ReSNetSLT ........................... 17
CPLOL ........................................................ 17
International Society of Biomechanics
Motor Control Working Group ................. 18
Executive Board Members of the ISB
Motor Control Working Group ............. 18
OATech + Network .................................... 19
Collaborations ........................................... 19
Selected Funding 2018-19 ............................ 20
Invited Talks 2018-19 .................................... 21
Louise Connell ....................................... 21
Hazel Roddam ....................................... 21
Jim Richards .......................................... 22
New Books 2018 -2019 ................................. 23
Selected Research papers from 2018-2019 .. 24
2018 .......................................................... 24
2019 .......................................................... 25
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OVERVIEW
The Allied Health Research Unit (AHRu) is led
by Professor Jim Richards. Its mission is to
increase our understanding of allied health
practice and improve the quality of life of
patients treated by allied health professionals.
It pursues these goals by performing basic and
applied research; drawing upon the wide
range of research methodological expertise in
our group. The main themes that describe our
work include:
Our focus is on research across the health
care professions to help answer important
and clinically relevant research questions. Our
research spans the innovation pathway; from
intervention development, evaluation and
implementation. This includes the
development and evaluation of the
effectiveness of products designed to interact
with the body, and the effectiveness of
surgical and therapeutic treatments.
The body of research outputs from our group
includes world-leading publications across a
range of research methodologies.
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MEMBERS
Professor Jim Richards, Dr Hazel Roddam, Dr
Louise Connell, Dr Ambreen Chohan, Dr
Graham Chapman, Dr Kathryn Jarvis, Dr Paula
Leslie, Lauren Haworth, Olivia Greenhalgh,
Hannah Shore, Karen May, Jill Alexander, Ken
Chance-Larsen, Dr David Rhodes, Paul
Ashworth, Andy Cunningham, Sean Kilmurray,
Rob Hamilton, Lisa Hartley-Woodrow, Greg
Littler, Gill Rawlinson, Heather Stewart, Adam
Cook, Sharon Crane, Mark Leather, Steve
Foster, Rachel Imms, Pieter Crossley, Mike
Greaney, and Justine Whitaker.
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
The AHRu now has over 40 active associate
members in 15 countries across 6 continents in
over 15 Universities and many Clinical centres and
Businesses.
Professor James Selfe (Manchester Metropolitan
University, UK), Dr Jessie Janssen (Krems
University of Applied Sciences), Professor Paola
Dey (Edge Hill), Professor David Levine (The
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA),
Associate Professor Yongwook Kim (Jeonju
University, Republic of Korea), Professor Areerat
Suputtitada (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand),
Professor Hayri Baran Yosmaoğlu (Baskent
University, Turkey), Professor Juliane Mühlhaus-
Leinweber (Trier University of Applied Sciences),
Professor Kerstin Bilda (Bochum University of
Applied Sciences), Professor Wiebke Scharff
Rethfeldt (Bremen University of Applied Sciences),
Professor Felix Capanni (Ulm University of Applied
Sciences), Professor Janice Eng (University of
British Colombia), Associate Prof Cathy Stinear
(University of Auckland), Associate Professor
Marienke van Middelkoop (Erasmus Medical
Centre, NL), Dr Steven Lindley (Delsys), Dr Renato
Trede (UFVJM, Brazil), Dr Liane Macedo (UFRN,
Brazil), Dr Komsak Sinsurin (Mahidol University,
Thailand), Dr David Rog (Salford Royal, UK), Dr
Barbora Kolářová (Palacký University Olomouc,
CZ), Dr Eliška Kuboňová (Ostrava University, CZ),
Alex Mbuli (Edinburgh Napier University), Chris
Curtis (Swallows Charity, UK), Dr Jose Heredia
Jimenez (University of Granada, Spain), Dr Kevin
Deschamps (KU Leuven, Belgium), Dr Ana María de
Benito Trigueros (Universidad Católica de Valencia,
Spain), Professor Jefferson Cardoso (Universidade
Estadual de Londrina, Brazil), Dr Joanne Patterson
(University of Newcastle), Dr Catherine Adams
(University of Manchester), Dr Arlene McCurtin
(University of Limerick), Anna Knowles
(Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Jayson
Chin (Cape Town), Alessia Nicotera and Carlotta
Griseri (University of Torino, Italy), Brigit
Chesworth (UCLan), Lucy Cross (UCLan), Neil
Wilson(UCLan), Lucy Hives (UCLan).
Intervention Development
Evaluation
Implementation
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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & IMPACT
Our knowledge transfer has been achieved
through:
an extensive portfolio of international
networks and partnerships across
industry, commercial, strategic, and
practitioner levels
internationally recognised professional
development forums
innovative online learning communities.
The impact of our work includes influencing
changes for relevant patient groups in the
following ways:
pathways of assessment and
management for individuals
healthcare service delivery approaches
prescribing of healthcare products and
medical devices
professional education of healthcare
practitioners
continuing professional development and
post-qualification training.
We actively support many early career and
novice researchers, with a particular focus on
assisting healthcare practitioners to
undertake practice-based research and
systematic service evaluations.
BIOGRAPHIES
PROF JIM RICHARDS
Jim Richards was
appointed
Professor of
Biomechanics and
research lead for
the Allied Health
Research unit at
University of
Central Lancashire in 2004. Professor Richards
work includes the clinical application of
biomechanics, the development of new
assessment tools for chronic disease,
conservative and surgical management of
orthopaedic and neurological conditions, and
development of evidence based approaches
for improving clinical management and
rehabilitation.
Professor Richards holds a number
International Professorial Chair positions and
is an associate editor for “The Knee”.
Professor Richards has written and edited a
number of textbooks including Biomechanics
in Clinic and Research (2008) and the 5th
edition of Whittle’s Gait Analysis (2012) and
the Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical
Biomechanics (2018).
www.researchgate.net/profile/Jim_Richards3
@ProfJimRichards
DR HAZEL RODDAM
Hazel is a Speech
and Language
Therapist with 25
years’ experience
in NHS and local
authority settings
before joining the
AHRu in 2006. As a
Reader in Allied
Health Practice, Hazel has a unique and
extensive international track record for
teaching and promoting Evidence-Based
Practice (EBP) and for supporting research
capacity building across all the Allied Health
professional communities. She has worked
with individual practitioners and teams to
raise their awareness of the research
environment, to better understand evidence-
based practice (EBP), to implement research
evidence into their practice, to undertake
practice-based research and service
evaluations, and to disseminate innovative
good practice. Hazel’s knowledge transfer
work in EBP has achieved highly significant
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impact and recognition world-wide. Hazel is
the Vice Chair of the Strategy Board for the
UK Council for Allied Health Professions
Research. She is also Director of the Research
Support Network for SLTs (ReSNet), and Co-
Director of Advancing Dysphagia Practice.
www.researchgate.net/profile/Hazel_Roddam
@HazelRoddam1
DR LOUISE CONNELL
Louise is a
physiotherapist
and clinician-
scientist, with
extensive
experience in
rehabilitation
research. She is a
Reader in
Rehabilitation, and was awarded fellowship
status by the Association of Chartered
Physiotherapists in Neurology in 2015 for
advancing the specialty of neurological
physiotherapy. Her research interests include
implementation science, intensity of
rehabilitation and intervention development.
She is a former NIHR Career Development
Fellow, and has over 50 peer-reviewed
publications. She is a panel member for many
funding bodies and regularly gives invited
presentations at international conferences.
researchgate.net/profile/Louise_Connell2
@researchphysio
DR AMBREEN CHOHAN
Ambreen
completed a PhD
(2008) in Human
Motor Control for
a thesis titled
“Perception-
Action coupling in
goal directed
behaviour” after
completing her initial degree in Medical
Engineering (Bachelors). Ambreen joined the
AHRu in 2009 and is currently a Research
Fellow in Biomechanics. Dr Chohan has a
growing track record in research with over 45
peer reviewed articles/abstracts/conference
papers and independently funded
collaborative work with small, medium and
large companies. She has been involved in
securing over £240,000 both as PI and CI and
is currently involved with the £2.4m ERDF
funded Innovation clinic project. She supports
UG modules and supervises a number of PhD
and MSc(Res) students in the area of
biomechanics/allied health. Her other roles
also include reviewing for around 15 peer-
reviewed journals.
researchgate.net/profile/Ambreen_Chohan
@Dr_A_Chohan
DR GRAHAM CHAPMAN
Graham was appointed as a Research Fellow within AHRu in 2019 and has extensive experience in clinical gait analysis. He has secured
£0.5M in external funding as PI and CI. Graham’s research interest focus on
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understanding the effects of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions on gait and how conservative treatments and/or surgical intervention help patients function. Graham’s research spans the use of 3D kinematics/kinetics of lower limb gait analysis through to multibody modelling of joint function. The aim of Graham’s research is to provide evidence-based outcomes which can be applied to within a clinical setting. Graham has an expanding portfolio of publications and international conference presentations.
researchgate.net/profile/Graham_Chapman
@g_j_chapman
DR DAVE RHODES
Since qualifying as
a Sports Scientist
in 2003 and
working in semi-
professional and
elite sport, Dave
developed a keen
interest in
musculoskeletal injuries and completed an
MSc in Sports Therapy at UCLan in 2008. Dave
worked as a Sports Therapist in a variety of
professional and semi-professional football
clubs and developing his own private practice.
In 2011 David became a Senior Lecturer in
Sports Therapy at Edge Hill University. During
this time he developed his research interests
and in 2017 completed his PhD. Dave’s
research interest includes performance
monitoring, injury risk, conditioning and
performance management strategies. Dave
joined the teaching staff at UCLan in
September 2015 as the Course Leader and
Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy and is now
the Professional Lead in Sports Therapy and
Senior Lecturer in Elite Performance.
DR KATHRYN JARVIS
Following
qualification as an
occupational
therapist in 1989,
Kathryn pursued a
career in stroke
rehabilitation,
working in Stoke-
on-Trent and
Sheffield. This work raised unanswered
clinical questions which formed the
foundations of Kathryn’s research, initially
through an MSc at Loughborough University
and subsequently a PhD at Keele University.
Kathryn entered Higher Education as a
Lecturer at the University of Liverpool in 2001,
moving to UCLan in 2018 to lead the MSc
(pre-registration) Occupational Therapy. She
is committed to the provision of high-quality
learning opportunities and teaching delivery,
promotion of the occupational therapy
profession and engagement in clinical and
educational research.
DR PAULA LESLIE
Paula maintains
full clinical Speech
& language
therapy
(pathology)
licenses in the USA
and UK where she
is a Fellow of, and
Specialist Adviser
to, the Royal College of Speech and Language
Therapy in swallowing disorders. Paula started
out as a speech and language therapist
wanting to work only with adults who
stammer, worked in almost every area of
speech and language therapy in the NHS, and
ended up specializing in decision making and
ethics.
Her interests include the process of clinical
decision making, health professionals’
education and non-traditional routes to
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advanced clinical training. She publishes,
provides support to researchers, and provides
continuing education from grassroots to
international level and across the health
professions on complex clinical decision
making, ethics and end of life decisions in
vulnerable populations.
KENNETH CHANCE-LARSEN
Ken is a
Physiotherapist
with extensive
clinical and
academic
experience. His
clinical expertise is
in the
musculoskeletal
field, and he has
worked within the NHS, elite sport,
occupational health and private clinical
settings. He has experience from Higher
Education Institutions in the UK and Australia,
combining his clinical skills and research
experience into developing and delivering
evidence-based learning resources. In his role
as Physiotherapy Discipline Leader at Central
Queensland University (Australia), he led the
development of a new Bachelor of
Physiotherapy program, from inception, via
accreditation, to roll-out. Ken commenced his
post as Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at
UCLan in 2017, and is teaching on the
Physiotherapy course, and led the
development of a new MSc Physiotherapy
(Pre-registration) course which started in
September 2018.
@KenChanceLarsen
JILL ALEXANDER
Jill qualified as a
Sports Therapist in
2008 at UCLan.
With an interest in
equine rider
posture, she then
completed her
MSc in 2011 and
continues to work
on research in the
same area. Jill has
worked in Rugby union for over ten years, with
positions including Head Therapist at
Wharfedale RUFC, Yorkshire Counties Senior
XV and the U20’s French National Squad at the
World Cup. Jill joined UCLan in 2013 working
on multiple commercial research projects
within the division and lecturing across BSc
Sports Therapy, MSc Sports Medicine and MSc
Football Science and Rehabilitation
programmes. Jill became a Senior Lecturer and
is the Course Leader for Sports Therapy. Her
research areas and publications also include
the effects of local and whole-body
cryotherapy applications in sport. She is
currently pursuing a PhD in the same area.
@JASportsInjury
KAREN MAY
Karen qualified as a physiotherapist in 1990 and held a number of different positions in the NHS and private sector. In 1995 she became the head Physiotherapist to Bradford Bulls RLFC then in 1999 she joined Huddersfield giants RLFC as head physiotherapist and joined UK Athletics in 2001. Karen is co-founder of the West
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Yorkshire ACL group, which aims to improve the rehabilitation of ACL deficient knees. Karen holds an MSc in Sports Medicine from the University of Nottingham in 1997. Karen’s research interests include; cryotherapy and functional movement with publications in both areas and is currently undertaking her Doctorate.
@karenmayphysio
LAUREN HAWORTH
Lauren graduated
from UCLan in 2014
with a degree in
Sports Therapy and
has 5 years’
experience of
working within Rugby
Union. Upon
graduating, she
worked as a research intern investigating the
impact of different breast support garments
and the conservative management of back
pain amongst larger breasted women, and is
currently completing her PhD in this area.
Alongside her PhD, Lauren has been involved
with the European Regional Development
Fund Innovation Clinic project supporting
small and medium enterprises through
product development and testing.
www.researchgate.net/profile/Lauren_Haworth
@laurenhaworth2
OLIVIA GREENHALGH
Olivia completed
her degree in Sports
Technology (BEng)
at Sheffield Hallam
University in 2016.
She joined the
University of Central
Lancashire’s as a
Research Assistant in February 2017. Olivia is
now the KTP Associate During for
“Therapeutic cooling and pressure in the
management of musculoskeletal injuries” in
collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan
University.
@OGreenhalgh4
www.researchgate.net/profile/Olivia_Greenhalgh2
HANNAH SHORE
Hannah is a recent
graduate from the
University of
Central Lancashire
where she has a
background in
sport. Following
on from her Sports
Science degree
she pursued her interest in biomechanics,
graduating with a MSc in Sports Biomechanics
in 2016. Joining the team as the Innovate UK
KTP associate in September 2017, she is
currently working with UK’s leading mattress
manufacture, Silentnight Group Ltd, to
develop the ‘Ideal Sleep Solution’.
researchgate.net/profile/Hannah_Shore
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VISITORS 2018-19
The AHRu has continued to forge and
maintain links with academic institutions
worldwide.
ERASMUS/EUROPEAN
Sara Catalano, University of Ancona, Italy
Alessia Nicotera, University of Torino, Italy
Carlotta Griseri, University of Torino, Italy
Elia Mercado Palomino, University of Granada, Spain
Alejandro Molina, University of Granada, Spain
Antonín Tomáš, Palacky University in Olomouc Czech Republic.
Eliška Kuboňová, Ostrava University, Czech Republic.
Barbora Kolářová, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Petr Šádek, Katedra anatomie a biomechaniky FTVS UK, CKP Dobřichovice, Czech Republic.
Giuseppe Occhipinti, Department of Physiotherapy, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Chiara Fronterre, Department of Physiotherapy, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Antoine Brabants, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Mathias Delnoÿ, Faculty of Kinesiology and
Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven,
Belgium.
Eva Orantes, Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Spain
Dr Jose Heredia Jimenez, Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Spain
Fabian Mager: Faculty of Mechatronics and Medical Engineering, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Hakan Akkan, Institute of Health Sciences, Dumlupinar University, Turkey.
Prof Felix Capanni, Prof Thomas Engleder, Prof Michael Munz: Faculty of Mechatronics and Medical Engineering, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Kateřina Jinochová and Nicola Klinská: Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Professor Kerstin Bilda, Hochschule fur Gesundheit Bochum, Germany
Nicola Bauer and Andrea Villmar: Midwifery, Hochschule fur Gesundheit Bochum, Germany.
Raúl Valldecabres, Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain.
Dr Ana María de Benito Trigueros, Universidad
Católica de Valencia, Spain.
Hana Ondráčková, Palacky University in
Olomouc Czech Republic.
Klára Lippertová, Palacky University in
Olomouc Czech Republic.
OVERSEAS
Liane Brito Macedo: Laboratório de Análise da
Performance, Doutoranda em Fisioterapia,
Neuromuscular Universidade Federal do Rio
Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Associate Prof Cathy Stinear, University of
Auckland, NZ.
Dr Elizabeth Lynch, University of Adelaide &
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental
Health, Australia.
Deepak Kumar, Assistant Professor, Physical
Therapy & Athletic Training, Boston
University, USA
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RESEARCH DEGREES 2018-19
2019 Melissa Sutcliffe PhD: The effect of
integrating micro spring technology into
running shoes to influence biomechanical
parameters and knee pain/comfort scores in
recreational runners with knee pain
2019 Bruno Mazuquin PhD: Does early
mobilisation after surgical repair of large
rotator cuff tears improve biomechanical and
clinical outcomes?
2019 Andy Wright MSc (Res): Does
stabilization surgery following the first
episode of traumatic anterior dislocation
influence shoulder kinematics?
2019 Paul Boland MRes: An exploration of
the barriers and enablers of using electrically
assisted bikes (e-bikes) in the development of
a stroke intervention for people after stroke
2019 Joshua Jeffreys MRes: Comparison of
isokinetic dynamometry and the Nordbord for
measures of hamstring functional strength in
elite academy footballers
2018 Tariq Kwaees MSc (Res): Exploring the
Effects of a Nonmechanical Knee Brace on
Lower Limb Kinematics & Kinetics in Healthy
Individuals & its Implications for Patients with
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
CURRENT POST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Amina Alhawaj (PhD) Biomechanical Considerations in a Novel Design of Lower Limb Rehabilitation device
Paul Ashworth (MRes) An exploration of the factors affecting spinal movement and muscle activity in cyclists with and without lower back pain
Gina Carey (PhD) Should I take disease modifying treatment for my relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis? An investigation of patient reported perceptions of risks, preferences for information, treatment goals and expectations during the decision making process.
Adrienne Day (MRes) The physiological and biomechanical effects of a short term e-bikes cycling intervention in Stroke survivors
Nicola Gaskins (MPhil) Aerobic Exercise after Stroke: Perspectives of healthcare, exercise and fitness professionals working in stroke or cardiac rehabilitation
BoWen Han (PhD) Multi-modality biological signal processing and analysis for assessment of knee joint stability
Lauren Haworth (PhD) Can we offer biomechanical support for larger breasted women with back pain?
Paul Harwood (PhD) Is a Damage Control Approach Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Multiply Injured Patients with Femoral Shaft Fractures?
Robyn Jones (MRes) Does the use of an Orthoglide device improve outcomes post-total knee replacement?
For more information on how to enrol on a research degree with us visit
www.uclan.ac.uk/research/study/research_degrees.php
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John Kiely (Prof Doc) Factors influencing coordinated control of human running
Andreas Liefeith (PhD) The role of general motor ability in sport performance
Greg Littler (MPhil/PhD) An investigation into exercise and exercise progression with patients with patellofemoral pain
Catarina Olim (MPhil/PhD) Nature of voice disorders amongst contact centre operatives and the potential impact of a preventative intervention
Zoe Posner (PhD) Development and evaluation of staff training to support resilience and wellbeing in a Mental Health setting
Sam Pywell (PhD) Discourse in the management of anxiety in palliative care: impact on clinical practice and outcomes from exploration of Occupational Therapists’ perspectives
Gillian Rawlinson (PhD) An exploration of the mechanisms for behaviour change (COM-B model) within musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy practice.
Hannah Shore (MPhil) Biomechanical performance testing of sleep surfaces: Can we create the ideal sleep solution?
Heather Stewart (PhD) The use of portfolios in supporting Continuing Professional Development and employability for physiotherapists
Sue Tobin (PhD) Investigating the manipulation of the vasti muscles in patellofemoral pain.
Pongchai Watcharakeunkhan (MPhil/PhD) The Effects of Kinesio Taping on Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes in Runners with Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Andri Zeniou (MPhil/PhD) Screening for post-stroke dysphagia in Cyprus
EXTERNAL RESEARCH STUDENTS
Olivia Greenhalgh (PhD) The development of clinical protocols in a novel cooling, compression and heating device – Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Ivana Hanzlíková (PhD) The Development and Testing of a Modified Landing Error Scoring System - University of Waikato, New Zealand
James Hopwood (PhD) The Evaluation of Biomechanical and Wear Performance of Total Ankle Replacements – University of Leeds, UK
Richard Wilkins (PhD NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship) Haemarthrosis of the ankle in haemophilia A and B: prevalence, impact and intervention – University of Leeds, UK
Wolfgang Lackenbauer (PhD) Clinical decision-making in Austrian physiotherapy undergraduate students – Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Elia Mercado Palomino (PhD) – University of Granada, Spain
Rose Peel (HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship), UK
Sarah Plant (The Stroke Association Post-Graduate Fellowship) The development of a goal-setting tool for use during acute stroke rehabilitation: the Goal-setting Implementation in Stroke Tool (GIST), UK
David Rochelle (PhD) Development of a biomechanical foot and ankle simulator for evaluation of interventions for chronic ankle instability – University of Leeds, UK
Raul Valldecabres (PhD) Analysis of
performance factors, on-court movement
strategies and injury risks in badminton –
Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente
Mártir, Spain
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INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT
RENEURON
The AHRu are working with ReNeuron plc to
develop a rehabilitation intervention for a
Phase III clinical trial of stem cells after
chronic stroke. We will be working with the
trial management team in this international
study to ensure the intervention is delivered
correctly and
monitor fidelity
over time. The
trial opened in
2019 and
recruitment is
ongoing.
Key contact: Dr Louise Connell
TARGETED INTERVENTIONS FOR
PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN
The current best evidence-based treatment
method for patellofemoral pain (PFP),
multimodal treatment, has some benefits to
patients such as improved pain, function and
quality of life, in the short term. However,
there is limited evidence to support the
longer-term outcomes of this treatment
approach. Our study, published in the BJSM,
identified three subgroups in people with
patellofemoral pain using six low cost clinical
assessment tests; strong’, ‘weak and tight’,
and ‘weak and pronated’.
In 2017-2019 we collaborated with colleagues
in Turkey, who conducted a crossover
intervention study with our algorithm.
Patients with PFP who not responded to
multimodal treatment, were treated
according to the subgroups. Almost two thirds
of the patients did not respond to multimodal
treatment, however, over 70% of these
patients demonstrated recovery after
targeted treatment. This was especially seen
in the strong subgroup, for whom currently no
treatment exists.
In the last year we
also continued to
develop the Appatella
(initially funded by
Arthritis Research UK),
an App for clinicians to
subgroup patients
with PFP and to
prescribe their
treatment.
This work demonstrates a paradigm shift by
identifying specific patient sub-groups using 6
low cost, quick and simple clinical
assessments requiring minimal equipment.
Since 2018 Appatella has been used by over
1,000 clinicians across 30 different countries
to assess patients, and ensures the most
appropriate treatments are followed. This has
resulted in improved patient outcomes from
targeted treatment through the identification
of these subgroups and has resulted in
improvements in patient outcomes, and
challenges previous statement ….
“Identification of subgroups
remains the ‘holy grail’ for PFP
research”
Key contact: Prof Jim Richards
SELECTED PROJECTS 2018-19
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EVALUATION
THE INNOVATION CLINIC
In 2019 UCLan received a further £1.2m of
funding from the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF), this is in addition
to the £2.4 million secured in 2015. The
Innovation Clinic project aims to support
businesses within the Lancashire region. This
brings together extensive industry & academic
expertise and the use of UCLan’s state-of-the-
art facilities and technology, the project aims
to provide fully funded and tailored support at
any stage of the product development process
from initial concept and market research
through to launch.
As part of this project, the AHRu offers
bespoke biomechanical testing of products,
clinical insights, and scientific research to
assist companies in the development of their
product, to explore how each product
interacts with the user.
Since 2015, the AHRu has supported over 30
Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and
assisted in the development and testing of
new to firm and new to market products.
This work ranges from
conducting competitor
analysis and literature
searches to case study
testing or full research studies. This has
allowed companies to see if there is a market
for their products, make design changes to
products and have scientific evidence to
support their claims.
This has led to six further collaborations
between the companies and UCLan, including
the further development of products,
providing evidence into benefits of products
and creating links between companies and
other resources within the university. The
team continually strives to create links with
the business community recruiting companies
to use the services on offer and offering
workshops to companies about the benefits
of biomechanical and scientific testing to the
company and the end user.
Key contact: Prof Jim Richards
SILENTNIGHT
Established in 1946, Silentnight Group Ltd is
the UK’s leading bed and mattress
manufacturer. Their main site based in
Barnoldswick producing on average 15000
mattresses a week.
Since 2016, the AHRu have worked on
projects with Silentnight, funded through
UCLan’s Investment Voucher scheme and
through direct company funding.
In 2017 the team was successful in attaining
£121,000 of funding for a 2 year Innovate UK
funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
Hannah Shore joined the project and has
recently developed a unique innovative
algorithm to determine the ‘Ideal Sleep
Solution’ for individuals of different body
types.
We believe this is the first time such an
algorithm has been developed, and will be
presented at the World Sleep Society
conference later this year.
This project has had a direct impact on
Silentnight, providing an important
competitive edge, which has led to an
increase in sales and turnover through
offering scientific evidence on the effect of
different mattress components, and providing
buying advice to customers.
Key contact: Dr Ambreen Chohan
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IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMED HEALTH CHOICES
Dr Hazel Roddam has been working since December
2018 with a cross-disciplinary international group ‘The
Informed Health Choices project’. This work is based
upon the premise that ‘good health depends on good
choices’ by healthcare providers and by service-users
themselves. The project provides a range of freely
accessible resources that aim to empower people to
make critical, informed choices about healthcare
interventions
www.informedhealthchoices.org/learning-resources/
Hazel has led the involvement of the RCSLT to
contribute to one of these resources: the IHC key
concepts. These ‘key concepts’ highlight the most
important considerations for: critically appraising the
claims behind an intervention; judging whether
comparisons made between the intervention and
other approaches was done fairly; using this
information to make an informed health choice.
Please see the IHC Key Concepts for details of this
framework, which could be used to develop critical
appraisal skills for clinicians, to help service users
make informed choices about their healthcare, or to
help other professionals better understand your
evidence-based services’.
www.informedhealthchoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Key-Concepts-2018-edition.pdf
This consortium have published their first collaborative report in Nature (August 2019), led by
Professor Andy Oxman, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway: (Andrew D. Oxman,
Jeffrey K. Aronson, Astrid Dahlgren, Eric Barends, Robert Boruch, Marnie Brennan, Iain Chalmers, Joe
Chislett, Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Andy Haines, Carl Heneghan, Marie Gaarder, Robert Matthews,
Brandy Maynard, Nicola Randall, Matt Oxman, Andrew Pullin, Hazel Roddam, Anel Schoonees,
Jonathan Sharples, Ruth Stewart, Janet Stott, Raymond Tallis, Nerys Thomas, Luke Vale)
www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02407-9
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INTENSIVE REHABILITATION IN STROKE
Despite increasing evidence on intensive task-specific practice and aerobic exercise in stroke
rehabilitation, implementation remains difficult. Working with Canadian collaborators, we used
interviews to:
We found people with stroke perceived no barriers regarding the
implementation of higher intensity rehabilitation in practice and were positive
towards working at more intense levels.
Contrastingly, from the therapists’ perspective, therapists’ beliefs about quality
of movement and issues around staffing and resources were perceived to be
barriers.
In addition, therapists and people with stroke perceived the contents of the
intervention differently, highlighting the importance of involving patients and
clinicians in the development and evaluation of rehabilitation interventions.
These findings have informed seminars for clinicians in the UK and internationally,
encouraging clinicians to think about they could make changes that are relevant to their
own practice and setting
This work has now appeared in several of Louise’s publications.
Funding: The study was supported by the Canada Research Chair
Program, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FDN 143340.
Key contact: Dr Louise Connell
Collaborators: Jessie Janssen1, Tara Klassen 2,3, Janice Eng 2,3
1Institute of Therapeutic Sciences, IMC University of Applied
Sciences Krems, 3500, Krems, Austria
2 Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia,
212-2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
V6T 1Z3 3 Rehabilitation Research Program, GF Strong Rehab Centre,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Phase 1 Explore therapist perspectives on the implementation of intensive rehabilitation
Phase 2 Explore people wtih stroke perspectives on the implementation of intensive rehabilitation
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COUNCIL FOR ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONS RESEARCH
The Council for Allied Health Professions
Research (CAHPR) promotes capacity building
for all allied health disciplines, particularly
through fostering stronger links for clinical-
academic partnerships. There are 23 CAHPR
Hubs across UK, led by teams of facilitators to
co-ordinate events and initiatives including
research workshops, webinars etc. Dr Hazel
Roddam and Dr Kathryn Jarvis are the current
Co-Chairs of the Cumbria and Lancashire Hub.
Hazel is also the Vice Chair for CAHPR’s
national strategy board and is directly
involved in engaging new strategic
partnerships and collaborations both
nationally and internationally.
In the past year Hazel has worked on CAHPR’s
national Marketing and Communications
strategy group, and has also co-authored
guidance for supporting AHP research in NHS
service settings.
uclanahp.blogspot.co.uk
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
ADVANCING DYSPHAGIA PRACTICE
Dr Hazel
Roddam
launched the
Advancing
Dysphagia
Practice (ADP)
initiative in 2011, in partnership with Tees, Esk
and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust. We
deliver international, national and regional
continuing
professional development seminars and
conferences that are open to healthcare
professionals working with people who have
dysphagia, with emphasis on the context of
the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Our aim is to promote evidence-based
professional practice and values-based
decision-making in dysphagia care. We focus
expressly on facilitating practitioner audiences
to gain skills and confidence to engage more
actively with the research evidence base for
their own field of practice. All the ADP
initiatives and events are delivered by highly
specialist professionals who are recognised
experts in their field.
In June 2018 Hazel led a 2 Day International
Conference at UCLan Preston, with a multi-
professional audience of over 100 delegates
and 6 commercial collaborators. In June 2018
Hazel led a 2 Day International Conference at
UCLan Preston, with a multi-professional
audience of over 100 delegates and 6
commercial collaborators. In 2019 Hazel led 2
research workshops at the UCLan Preston
campus with internationally-renowned
speakers and capacity audiences.
advancingdysphagiapractice.com
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
NETWORKS
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RESNET AND #RESNETSLT
The Research Support Network (ResNet) was
launched in 2015 as a web-based resource,
primarily for SLT practitioners across mainland
Europe. Hazel launched a new format blogsite
in January 2019.
ReSNet aims to promote increased
engagement by practitioners with the
research environment through increased skills
and confidence for embedding evidence-
based practice, as well as actively promoting
engagement in practice-based and practice-
led research and mentorship. A monthly
online (Twitter) journal club (#ReSNetSLT)
uses the power of social media to facilitate
greater interactive participation. The reach
and impact of engagement with this online
community is analysed from the Twitter
transcripts, web analytics and soft intelligence
feedback. In the first year of #ReSNetSLT the
automatically generated statistics showed a
cumulative impact of approximately 2 million
impressions on linked Twitter accounts, with
over 750,000 linked Twitter accounts in one
single Tweetchat. The analysis has shown that
geography is no barrier, with people regularly
joining from Australia as well as several
countries in mainland Europe. Many other
healthcare professions regularly join our
discussions, enriching the multi-professional
dimensions of the learning experience. Some
of the paper authors have also joined the
discussions.
In July 2018 Hazel gave an invited
presentation about ReSNet at the 1st
Implementation Science Conference at Kings
College London. An evaluation of the impact
of this initiative will be presented in Tai Pei in
August 2019 at the International Association
of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP).
www.resnetslt.com
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
CPLOL
The Comite Permanent de Liaison des
Orthophonistes-Logopedes de l’Union
Europeenne (CPLOL) represents over 85,000
speech and language therapists across
Europe.
The core purpose is to facilitate the reciprocal
exchange of research and practice knowledge
for the profession. Dr Hazel Roddam was one
of the two UK delegates on this European
Commission from 2008 to 2019, leading
working parties to promote knowledge
transfer and best practice. She continues to
maintain close links with many CPLOL
associations.
www.cplol.eu
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOMECHANICS MOTOR CONTROL TECHNICAL GROUP
Professor Jim Richards was elected as an
Executive Board Member to the
International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
Motor Control working group in 2016. The
goal of the ISB Motor Control Working Group is to provide a forum to highlight and foster the
increased interest in the scientific work that bridges the fields of Motor Control and Biomechanics.
The group was established as a Seed Group affiliated with the ISB at the XXIV Congress of ISB in
Natal (Brazil), in 2013.
The Motor Control Seed Group organized symposia and meetings during ISB and World Congress of
Biomechanics conferences to bring together ISB members and Biomechanists around the world to
display their work and advance the understanding and application of Motor Control. It was then
recognized as a Working Group of ISB at the XXV
Congress of ISB in Glasgow in 2015, and was
recently announced as a full Technical Group at
the 2019 ISB/ASB Congress in Calgary, Canada.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ISB MOTOR CONTROL WORKING GROUP
Dr. Paola Contessa
Delsys Inc, USA
Prof. Walter Herzog
University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Jim Richards
University of Central
Lancashire, UK
Key contact: Prof Jim Richards
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OATECH + NETWORK
The OATech+ Network is a £1m EPSRC funded project led
by Professor Cathy Holt from the University of Cardiff. The
Network aims to improve diagnosis, treatment and bring
novel therapies to market for osteoarthritis. The networks
overarching aims are to identify challenges and knowledge
gaps, support and drive multidisciplinary collaborations in
UK osteoarthritis research, supporting high-level grant
funding and high impact papers and, ultimately, improve diagnosis, treatment and bring novel
therapies to market.
This network supports; Focus Meetings, Sandpits and Hackathons. Prof Jim Richards was appointed
as one of 7 theme leaders and is responsible for the “Next Generation of Future Leaders”. In 2018,
Prof Richards launched funded discipline hopping work placements, which have supported a number
of young scientists to visit different groups around the UK.
@OATechNetwork oatechnetwork.org www.facebook.com/OATechNetwork
Key contact: Prof Jim Richards
COLLABORATIONS
Dr Hazel Roddam’s partnership working with the Hochschule für Gesundheit
(hsg) Bochum, Germany, has led to the signing of a formal collaborative
agreement in July 2019 with UCLan’s Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, to
extend teaching, research and clinical practice over the next three years.
The Hochschule fur Gesundheit, Bochum is the first state funded university for
nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare in Germany. In September 2018 Hazel
co-chaired an international conference between the two universities held in
Bochum, with the theme of collaborative clinical-academic research across
nursing, midwifery and health sciences. In September 2019 the second joint
research symposium will be held at UCLan Preston. In recognition of her
work to establish and sustain the collaborative partnership, hsg Bochum
awarded Dr Roddam the highly prestigious honorary title of ‘Associate
Member’, the first such award to be made by their institution. She will be
presented with the honour at a special ceremony in Bochum during
November which coincides with hsg
Bochum’s 10th anniversary.
In 2019 Hazel has now additionally begun collaborations with
colleagues at Trier University of Applied Sciences and Bremen
University of Applied Sciences; including supporting the launch of a
unique German language Twitter journal club and a publication in the
German Speech and Language Therapy professional association.
Key contact: Dr Hazel Roddam
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SELECTED FUNDING 2018-19
£1,200,000 ERDF continuation of UClan Innovation
Clinic approx. £200,000 to AHRu 2019-2022
£23,500 Appatella: Development of an app to
subgroup patellofemoral pain patients led by
MMU, Versus Arthritis, 2018-2019.
£1,395 UCLan Lancashire Research Institute For
Global HEalth and Wellbeing (LIFE) Pump-priming
funding for Predicting Recovery Potential (PREP2)
after stroke: implementation in the UK.
£4,291 Peel Travelling Fellowship 2018 Project:
Predicting Recovery Potential (PREP2) after stroke:
implementing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
£14,897 UCLan Lancashire Research Institute For
Global HEalth and Wellbeing (LIFE) Writing Group
2018
£91,462 HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-doctoral Clinical
Academic Fellowship.
£105,000 The Stroke Association Post-Graduate
Fellowship. The development of a goal-setting tool
for use during acute stroke rehabilitation: the
Goal-setting Implementation in Stroke Tool (GIST)
€20,000 Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
Exploring the barriers and facilitators to
implementing the ‘Determining Optimal post-
Stroke Exercise’ (DOSE) intervention
NZD 194,868 Neurological Foundation of New
Zealand: TWIST: Time to Walk Independently after
Stroke.
£100,000 ReNeuron PISCES trial: Phase IIb
Investigations of Stem CElls in Stroke. Consultant
on rehabilitation intervention and associated
training package 2017- 2021,
£3,830 Testing of new designs of foot orthoses, Podfo Limited, 2018 £3,800 Exploration of the effect of different prototype designs of foot orthoses, Podfo Ltd, 2018. £24,765 Physiotherapy Research Foundation
Aerobic exercise after stroke: perspectives of
physiotherapists working in stroke or cardiac
rehabilitation, 2018
£6,200 MDTi A pilot RCT to investigate
differences in outcomes post total knee
replacement between patients prescribed an
Orthoglide device, 2018-2020
£130,000 Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Therapeutic cooling and pressure in the
management of musculoskeletal injuries -
Swellaway, 2018-2021
£20,000 pa International R&D research centre at
UCLan, DJO inc, 2008-2019.
£121,500 Knowledge Transfer Partnership funding to use ideal sleep solutions, 2017-2019 £1,186,387 Osteoarthritis Technology Network
Plus (OATech+): a multidisciplinary approach to
the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis, led
by Cardiff University, 2017-2019
£100,000 ReNeuron PISCES III trial: rehabilitation
consultancy, 2016-2019
£2,460,020 UClan Innovation Clinic, £700,000 to
AHRu, 2014-19
$25,000 Group for Research and Assessment of
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) - Is
dactylitis of the toe in psoriatic arthritis related to
plantar shear stress trauma? A case control pilot
study – Led by University of Leeds
£20,000 OA Tech+ (EPSRC) - Determining 3D
kinematics of the talus during normal walking
using video fluoroscopy: A pilot study – OA Tech+
(EPSRC) – Led by University of Leeds
£253,000 EPSRC – In-shoe sensory systems for
Diabetic Foot Ulcers – Led by University of Leeds
£1,000 Council for Allied Health Professions
Research (CAHPR) – Does rehabilitation care
following ankle surgery meet patient
expectations? – Led by University of Leeds
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INVITED TALKS 2018-19
During 2018 and 2019 members of the AHRu
have been invited to give talks at various
conferences, forums and organisational
events both nationally and internationally.
LOUISE CONNELL
Louise Connell has given invited keynote
lectures and seminars in Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and key Stroke events in 2018-
19. The highlights of Louise’s work include:
Invited speaker: UK Stroke Forum, Telford.
Dec 2018. Symposium on Enriched
Environments.
Invited for special issue- paper following
Distinguished Scholar visit:
Connell L, Smith MC, Byblow WD, Stinear
CM. (2018) Implementing biomarkers to
predict motor recovery after stroke.
Neurorehabilitation 43 (1), 41-50
NNR Perspectives paper- 127 tweets from
90 users:
Lynch E, Chesworth B, Connell L. (2018)
Implementation: the missing link in the
research translation pipeline – is it any
wonder no one ever implements
evidence-based practice?
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
Invited keynote speaker: 7th Annual
Queen Square Upper Limb
Neurorehabilitation Course, 29th June
2019, UCL, London.
Invited Symposium and Chair: 3rd
International Congress on
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.
Maastricht, Netherlands. May 2019.
Is it any wonder no one ever implements
evidence-based
practice? Chairs: Dr.Connell & Dr. E. Lynch
Perspective from a service delivery
perspective.
Invited speaker: Auckland District Health
Board Seminar. Delivering intensive
rehabilitation. May 2019, Auckland City
Hospital, New Zealand.
HAZEL RODDAM
Hazel Roddam’s invited international keynote
lectures and seminars in 2018-19 include:
Invited lecture at 1st International Health Sciences Education and Accreditation Congress 17-18 October 2019 Ankara, Turkey. Confidence in our future: Quality assurance in professional education for SLTs in UK.
Invited workshop at RCSLT Scientific
Conference 26 Sept 2019 CATs: How to
undertake a rapid appraisal of the
evidence to answer a question for your
clinical practice.
Invited lecture for Hochschulverbund
Gesundheitsfachsberufe (German national
association for Physiotherapy,
Occupational Therapy, Speech and
Language Therapy) 7 June 2019
Professional education standards and
frameworks for developing clinical
competences across the allied health
disciplines in UK
FLI Palermo Sicily 5 October 2018 Il
ragionamento clinico in Logopedia Clinical
reasoning in Speech and Language
Therapy
Public Health England Cancer Data and
Outcomes Conference University of
Manchester 20 June 2018 Living with
mouth symptoms after treatment for head
and neck cancer: a patient designed
survey.
European Society for Medical Oncology
(ESMO) Munich 19-23 October 2018
Patient reports of mouth symptoms after
radiotherapy treatment for head and neck
cancer: an international survey.
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British Aphasiology Society (BAS)
University of Sheffield 15 Nov 2018
An investigation of the feasibility of
spirituality assessment and intervention in
aphasia: exploring the use of SHALOM and
WELLHEAD
10th CPLOL Congress Lisbon 11 May 2018
Using Twitter to find credible sources and
build clinical research communities: the
#ReSNetSLT community.
10th CPLOL Congress Lisbon 12 May 2018
Using social media to encourage increased
engagement with research: experiences of
SLT students and practitioners in Germany
and UK.
1st Annual Implementation Science
Research Conference King’s College
London, London, UK 19 July 2018
#ReSNetSLT – the impact of a Twitter
journal club to promote increased
implementation of research in practice by
Speech and Language Therapists.
Strengthening partnerships between
researchers, health professionals and
policy makers
JIM RICHARDS
Jim Richards conducted invited talks, seminars
and keynote talks across 5 continents in 2018-
19 which include:
Keynote talk: Anniversary Celebrations, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2018
Invited Speaker at the Malaysian Orthopaedics Association conference, Malaysia, 2018.
Seminar series: Conservative Management in Patellofemoral Pain and knee osteoarthritis, Australia and New Zealand, 2018
Keynote at Improving the Management of MSK Conditions with Orthotic and
Physical Therapy Interventions, Bangkok, Thailand, 2018
Keynote at the Asian Prosthetic and Orthotic Scientific Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 2018
Invited Speaker at SIGASCOT National Congress, Bologna, 2018
Motor Control Session Chair, World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018.
Keynote at the BASES Conference UK, 2018
Sports Medicine Seminar on Functional training and bracing, Japan, 2019
Seminar on Knee OA with the Macau physiotherapy association., Macau, 2019
Seminar on Clinical gait analysis, patients with denervated muscles, Hong Kong, 2019
Seminar on Proprioceptive bracing, and Biomechanics in Prosthetics and Orthotics Practice, Hong Kong, 2019
Keynote talk: The importance and application of biomechanics in different field, Valencia, Spain, 2019.
Seminar Series on Anterior Knee Pain, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa, 2019.
Workshop: The use of EMG and Inertial Measurement Units in clinic and research, Czech Republic, 2019.
Seminar: Understanding Clinical Subgroups and Targeting Instability in People with Patellofemoral Pain, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Mexico, 2019
Seminar Series. The use of bracing in the management of Pain Alignment Strength and Stability (PASS), Mexico and Costa Rica, 2019.
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NEW BOOKS 2018 -2019
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2018 to 2019 has seen the number of
papers produced by the AHRu
increase, with over 70 papers
published between Jan 2018 and
August 2019.
2018
Eccles, E., Thompson, J. and Roddam, H. An evaluation of Fracture Liaison Services in the detection and management of osteoporotic fragility fractures: a narrative review. Radiography 25 May 2018
Connell LA, Klassen TD, Janssen J, Thetford C, Eng JJ. Delivering intensive rehabilitation in stroke: factors influencing implementation. Physical therapy 2018 Apr 1;98(4):243-250
Alexander J, Richards J, Attah O, Cheema S, Snook J, Wisdell C, May K, Selfe J (2018). Delayed effects of a 20-minute crushed ice application on knee joint position sense assessed by a functional task during a re-warming period. Gait and Posture 62, 173-178
Kim Y, Richards J, Lidtke RH, Trede R (2018). Characteristics of clinical measurements between biomechanical responders and non-responders to a shoe designed for knee osteoarthritis. Gait and Posture, 59:23–27.
Janssen J, Nixon J, Jones S, Benstead J, Jeanes Y, Dunbar M, Selfe J, Richards J (2018). A clinical case series investigating the effectiveness of an exercise intervention in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). 39 (1), 37-44.
Mazuquin B, Wright A, Russell S, Monga P, Selfe J, Richards J (2018). The effectiveness of early mobilisation for patients having rotator cuff repair surgery: An overview of systematic reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine 52 (2), 111-121.
Gechev A, Richards J, Lindley S, Macedo LB, Alexander J, May K. (2018) The relationship between Motor Unit (MU) behaviour and nerve conduction velocity follow cooling at the elbow: An exploration of conduction dependent MUs rate block. 129, e31
Alexander J, Richards J, Attah O, Cheema S, Snook J, Wisdell C, May K, Selfe J (2018). Delayed effects of a 20-minute crushed ice application on knee joint position sense
assessed by a functional task during a re-warming period. Gait and Posture 62, 173-178
Burston J, Selfe J, Richards J. (2018) The effects of three quarter and full length foot orthoses on knee mechanics in healthy subjects and patellofemoral pain patients when walking and descending stairs. Gait and Posture 62, 518-522
Uboldi FM, Ferrua P, Tradati D, Zedde P, Richards J, Manunta A, Berruto M. (2018) Use of an Elastomeric Knee Brace in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Short-Term Results. Joints.
Liefeith A, Kiely J, Collins D, Richards J. (2018) Back to the Future – in support of a renewed emphasis on generic agility training within sports-specific developmental pathways. Journal of Sports Sciences (in press)
Sinclair JK, Vincent H, Richards JD (2018). Effects of prophylactic knee bracing on knee joint kinetics and kinematics during netball specific movements. Physical Therapy in Sport 23, 93-98.
Gechev A, Richards J, Lindley S, Macedo LB, Alexander J, May K. (2018) The relationship between Motor Unit (MU) behaviour and nerve conduction velocity follow cooling at the elbow: An exploration of conduction dependent MUs rate block. Clinical Neurophysiology 129, e31
Budini K, Richards J, Cole T, Levine D, Trede R, St. George L, Selfe J. (2018) An exploration of the use of Inertial Measurement Units in the assessment of dynamic postural control of the knee and the effect of bracing and taping. Physiotherapy Practice and Research.
Mager F, Richards J, Hennies M, Dötzel E, Chohan A, Mbuli A, Capanni F. (2018) Determination of ankle and metatarsophalangeal stiffness during walking and jogging. Journal of Applied Biomechanics.
Harput G, Ozer H, Baltaci G, Richards J. (2018) Self-reported outcomes are associated with knee strength and functional symmetry in individuals who have undergone ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft. The Knee.
Bonifácio D, Richards J, Selfe J, Curran S, Trede R. (2018) Influence and benefits of foot orthoses on kinematics, kinetics and muscle activation during step descent task. Gait and Posture.
Brabants A, Chohan A, Connell L, Janssen J, Deschamps K, Richards J. (2018) An exploration of segment acceleration and angular velocity during different balance conditions measures in the assessment of stability. PRM+. 1(2): 111-111.
Richards J. (2018) Editorial. The Knee.
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Sinclair J, Janssen J, Richards JD, Butters B, Taylor PJ, Hobbs SJ (2018). Effects of a 4-week intervention using semi-custom insoles on perceived pain and patellofemoral loading in targeted subgroups of recreational runners with patellofemoral pain. Physical Therapy in Sport. 15;34:21-27.
Macedo LB, Richards J, Borges DT, Melo SA, Brasileiro JS. Kinesio Taping reduces pain and improves disability in Low Back Pain patients: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy (in press)
Klein T, Laštovička O, Janura M, Richards J. (2018) Effect of sensorimotor foot orthoses on kinematics of knee. Gait & Posture
Carson H, Richards J. (2018) Examining the Influence of Grip Type on Wrist and Club Head Kinematics during the Golf Swing: Benefits of a Local Co-ordinate System. European Journal of Sport Science (in press)
B Kolářová, M Tomsa, J Richards, P Kolář, O Hana. (2018) Lower limb muscles activity during imagination of gait. Gait & Posture.
St. George L, Hobbs SJ, Richards J, Sinclair J, Roy S. (2018).The effect of cut-off frequency when high-pass filtering equine sEMG signals during locomotion. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (in press)
Sinsurin K, Vachalathiti R, Srisangboriboon S, Richards J. (2018). Knee joint coordination during single-leg landing in different directions. Sports Biomechanics. Oct 2:1-13. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2018.1510024.
Kwaees TA, Richards J, Rawlinson G, Charalambous CP, Chohan A. (2018). Can the use of proprioceptive knee braces have implications in the management of osteoarthritic knees: An exploratory study. Prosthet Orthot Int.
Valldecabres R, de Benito AM, Littler G, Richards J. (2018). Does the use of a knee brace change the biomechanics during a badminton lunge to the net, and what are the implications to injury mechanisms? PeerJ
Janssen J, Dey P, Celik C, Richards J, Selfe J. (2018). How useful is a single measurement of patellar mobility in the assessment of patients with patellofemoral pain? Physiotherapy Practice and Research (in press).Mbuli A, Chohan A, Janssen J,
Mbuli A, Chohan A, Janssen J, Greenhalgh O, Haworth L, Shore H, Olivier M, Roddam H, Connell LA, Richards J. (2018) Assessment and Management of Pain, Alignment, Strength and Stability (PASS) in Patellofemoral Pain and Low Back Pain. Profese Online. 11(2)
Connell L, Lynch E, Chesworth B. (2018) Implementation: the missing link in the stroke rehabilitation research pipeline BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 23 (Suppl 1), A31-A31 2018
Connell L, Smith MC, Byblow WD, Stinear CM. (2018) Implementing biomarkers to predict motor recovery after stroke. Neurorehabilitation 43 (1), 41-50
Lynch E, Chesworth B, Connell L. (2018) Implementation: the missing link in the research translation pipeline – is it any wonder no one ever implements evidence-based practice? Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 32(9), 751-761
Roddam, H (2018) Clinical reasoning in Speech
and Language Therapy Logopedia e
comunicazione Vol. 15, n. 1, gennaio 2019pp15-
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Curtis, Chris, Nicotera, Alessia, Griseri, Carlotta
and Roddam, Hazel (2018) Patient Reports of
Mouth Symptoms after Radiotherapy Treatment
for Head and Neck Cancer: An International
Survey. European Medical Journal, 6 (1). pp. 73-
74.
Curtis, C, Nicotera, Alessia, Griseri, Carlotta and
Roddam, Hazel. (2018) 1110P Patient reports of
mouth symptoms after radiotherapy treatment
for head and neck cancer: An international
survey. Annals of Oncology, 29 (S8). ISSN 0923-
7534
Lackenbauer W, Janssen J, Roddam H, Selfe J.
(2018) Keep/refer decision making abilities of
European final year undergraduate physiotherapy
students: a cross-sectional survey using clinical
vignettes. European Journal of Physiotherapy;
20(3): 128-34
Rhodes D, McNaughton L, Greig M. 2018. The
Temporal Pattern of Recovery in Eccentric
Hamstring Strength Post-Soccer Specific Fatigue.
Res in Sports Med.
2019
Alexander J, Rhodes D. 2019. Temporal patterns
of knee extensor isokinetic torque strength in
male and female athletes following comparison
of anterior thigh and knee cooling, over a
rewarming period. Journal of Sports Rehab.
Rhodes D, Alexander J. 2018. The Effect of Knee
Joint Cooling on Isokinetic Torque Production of
the Knee Extensors: Considerations for
Application. Int Jour Sports Phys Therapy. 13(6):
985-992.
Alexander J, Selfe J, Rhodes D, Fowler E, May KA,
Richards J. 2019. Mapping Knee Skin Surface
Sensitivity and Temperature Following
Cryotherapy. PRM+ 2: 1: 1-5.
Alexander J, Selfe J, Birdsall D, Rhodes D. 2019.
Comparison of cryotherapy modality application
over the anterior thigh across rugby union
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positions; A Crossover Randomized Controlled
Trial. Int Jour Sports Phys Therapy.
Yosmaoğlu HB, Sonmezer E, Ozkoslu J, Janssen J.
Targeted Treatment Protocol in Patellofemoral
Pain (TIPPs): Does Treatment Designed According
to Subgroups Improve Clinical Outcomes in
Patients Unresponsive to Multimodal Treatment?
Sports Health (in press)
de Brito Macedo L, Richards J, Borges DT, Melo
SA, Brasileiro JS (2019). Kinesio Taping reduces
pain and improves disability in low back pain
patients: a randomised controlled trial.
Physiotherapy,105,1,65-75.
Hanzlíková I, Richards J, Hébert-Losier K, Smékal
D (2019). The effect of proprioceptive knee
bracing on knee stability after anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction. Gait & Posture,67, 242-
247
Janssen J, Dey P, Celik C, Richards J, Selfe J
(2019). How useful is a single measurement of
patellar mobility in the assessment of patients
with patellofemoral pain? Physiotherapy Practice
and Research,40,1,29-35.
Hébert-Losier K, Yin NS, Beaven CM, Tee CCL,
Richards, J (2019). "Physiological, kinematic, and
electromyographic responses to kinesiology-type
patella tape in elite cyclists". Journal of
Electromyography and Kinesiology. 44,36-45.
Brabants A, Tassin M, Debugne G, Richards J,
Kubonova E, Deschamps K (2019). Relationship
between in-shoe pressure measurements and
fear of falling among noncommunity-dwelling
elderly: a pilot study. PRM+,1,3,67-72.
Osipow J, Geronimo A, Willard T, Lin C, Brus V,
Guermazi A, Richards J, Kumar D (2019).
Validation Of Wearable Sensors For Assessment
Of Varus Thrust In Knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of
Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy,49,1.
Rosic G, Milston AM, Richards J, Dey P (2019).
Fear of Falling in Women under 50 years of age: a
cross-sectional study with exploration of the
relationship with physical activity. BMC Obesity
(in press)
Kishmishian B, Richards J, Selfe J (2019). A
randomised feasibility study using an
acupuncture protocol to the Achilles tendon in
Achilles tendinopathy. Physiotherapy Practice
and Research,40,1,59-67.
Richards J, Selfe J, Kelly S, Callaghan M, Atkins L
(2019). Are there differences in Knee Stability
between Patients with Patellofemoral Pain and
Healthy Subjects during a Slow Step Descent Task?
PRM+ (in press)
George L St, Hobbs SJ, Sinclair J, Richards J, Roddam H
(2019). Does equestrian knowledge and experience
influence selection and training practices for show
jumping horses? Comparative Exercise Physiology: 0
(0):1-14
Scott C.E. Brandon, Marcus J. Brown, Allison L. Clouthier,
Aaron Campbell, Jim D. Richards, Kevin J. Deluzio.
Contributions of muscles and external forces to medial
knee load reduction due to osteoarthritis braces, The
Knee 2019.
Lunn DE, Chapman GJ, Redmond AC (2019). Hip
kinematics and kinetics in total hip replacement patients
stratified by age and functional capacity. Journal of
Biomechanics 87, 19-27 doi:
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.02.002
De Pieri E, Lunn DE, Chapman GJ, Rasmussen KP,
Ferguson SJ, Redmond AC (2019). Patient characteristics
affect hip contact forces during gait. Osteoarthritis and
Cartilage 27(6), 895-905. doi:
10.1016/j.joca.2019.01.016
Askren, A., & Leslie, P. (2019). Complexity of clinical
decision making: consent, capacity, and ethics. Seminars
in Speech & Language, 40(3), 162-169.
Harrison AS, Gaskins NJ, Connell LA, Doherty P (under
review). Factors influencing the uptake of cardiac
rehabilitation by cardiac patients with a comorbidity of
stroke. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
RC Stockley, R Peel, LA Connell, K Jarvis (Revisions
submitted) Current therapy for the upper-limb after
stroke: a cross-sectional survey of UK therapists. BMJ
Open
Janssen J, Klassen T, Eng J, Connell L. (Revisions
submitted) Factors influencing the delivery of intensive
rehabilitation in stroke: Patients’ versus rehabilitation
therapists’ perceptions. Physical Therapy
ML Bird, T Miller, LA Connell, JJ Eng (2019) Moving
stroke rehabilitation evidence into practice: a systematic
review of randomized controlled trials. Clinical
rehabilitation. (Epub ahead of print
https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519847253)
Morris JH, Bernhardsson S, Bird M-L, Connell L, Lynch E,
Jarvis K, Kayes N, Miller K, Mudge S Fisher R. (2019).
Implementation in rehabilitation: A roadmap for
practitioners and researchers. Disability &
Rehabilitation. 1-102019
O Greenhalgh, N Mcmahon, N Gaskins, A Khan, M
Frings, J Janssen, CE Lightbody, R Weston, J Fry, L
Connell, MT Dooris, H Roddam, CL Watkins (2019, in
press) An exploration of stroke survivors’ perspectives
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on cycling and the use of electric bikes. Physiotherapy
Practice and Research.
Holehouse, Kelly, Oliver, Karen, Rawlinson, Gillian and
Roddam, Hazel (2019) Collaborative cross agency service
delivery to address public health issues within an MSK
setting: evaluation of the Healthy Mind, Health Body
project. International Journal of Therapy and
Rehabilitation. ISSN 1741-1645 (In Press)
Lewis, Felicity, Stewart, Heather Christine, Roddam,
Hazel (2019) Effects of exercise interventions on physical
function, mobility, frailty status and strength in the pre-
frail population: A review of the evidence base for
practice. European Journal of Physiotherapy. ISSN 2167-
9169
McCurtin, Arlene, Murphy, Carol-Anne Roddam, Hazel
(2019) Moving beyond traditional understandings of
evidence based practice: A total evidence and
knowledge approach (TEKA) to treatment evaluation
and clinical decision-making in speech-language
pathology. Seminars in Speech and Language. Volume
40 Number 5 ISSN 0734-0478
Deaves A, Grant E, Trainor K & Jarvis K (2019) Students’
perceptions of the educational value of Twitter: a mixed-
methods investigation. Research in Learning Technology
27: 2139 –
Stewart HC, Wisby DA, Roddam H (2019).
Physiotherapists’ reported attitudes and perceived
influences to their continuing professional development
– results of an online questionnaire. International
Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. ISSN 1741-1645
Roddam, Hazel , Rog, David, Janssen, Jessie , Wilson,
Neil, Cross, Lucy , Olajide, Olufemi and Dey, Paola (2019)
Inequalities in access to health and social care among
adults with multiple sclerosis: A scoping review of the
literature. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 28 .
pp. 290-304. ISSN 2211-0348
Skeat, Jemma and Roddam, Hazel (2019) What do
parents think about their involvement in speech-
language pathology intervention? A Qualitative Critically
Appraised Topic. Evidence Based Communication
Assessment and Intervention, 13 (1-2). pp. 15-31. ISSN
1748-9539
Skeat, Jemma and Roddam, Hazel (2019) The qual-CAT:
applying a rapid review approach to qualitative research
to support clinical decision-making in speech-language
pathology practice. Evidence-Based Communication
Assessment and Intervention, 13 (1-2). pp. 3-14. ISSN
1748-9539
Andrew D. Oxman, Jeffrey K. Aronson, Astrid Dahlgren,
Eric Barends, Robert Boruch, Marnie Brennan, Iain
Chalmers, Joe Chislett, Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Andy
Haines, Carl Heneghan, Marie Gaarder, Robert
Matthews, Brandy Maynard, Nicola Randall, Matt
Oxman, Andrew Pullin, Hazel Roddam, Anel
Schoonees, Jonathan Sharples, Ruth Stewart,
Janet Stott, Raymond Tallis, Nerys Thomas, Luke
Vale (2019) Key concepts for making informed
choices. Nature Vol 572: 303-306
Hazel Roddam, Lucy Cross, Rachel Georgiou,
Josephine Gibson, Stephanie Jones, Philippa
Olive, Grete Smith, Lois Thomas (2019)
Developing clinical academic researchers in
practice: insights from practitioners and
managers in nursing, midwifery and allied health.
British Journal of Healthcare Management (in
press)
Lackenbauer W, Janssen J, Roddam H, Selfe, J.
(2019) Keep/refer-decision-making abilities and
screening for serious pathologies as integral
components of physiotherapy education and
profession: The perspective of Austrian
physicians. Physioscience, 15:1-9.
Roddam H and Skeat J (2019). Best practice in
working with children who have developmental
language disorder: a focused review of the
current research evidence base. Listy klinické
logopedie Varia December
Griffel J, Leinweber J, Spelter B, Roddam H (2019).
Patient-centred Design of Aphasia Therapy Apps:
A scoping review. Aphasie und verwandte
Gebiete | Aphasie et domaines associés
Chohan A, Haworth L, Sumner S, Olivier M,
Birdsall D, Whitaker J (2019). Examination of the
effects of a new compression garment on skin
tissue oxygenation in healthy volunteers. Journal
of Wound care. 28 (7).
Chance-Larsen K, Backhouse M, Collier R, Wright
C, Gosling S, Harden B, Marsh S, Kay P, Wyles H,
Erwin J, Woolf A (2019). Developing a national
musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for
first point of contact practitioners. Rheumatology
Advances in Practice.
Haworth L, Sumner S, Mercado-Palomino E, Mbuli
A, Stockley RC, Chohan A. (2019) Postural
management system for bedbound patients.
PRM+ 2(2): pg 24-28.
Alexander J, Selfe J, May K, Richards J, Chohan A.
(2019) Determining effectiveness of passive
gravity assisted traction (PGAT) device in
management of low back pain. PRM+ 2(1). Pg. 11-
15.
Chohan A, Ramli K, Cook A, May K, Selfe J,
Richards J. (2019) “Spinal alignment” cushion in
the management of low back pain – a randomised
controlled study. PRM+ 2(2) 35-40.
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