RSS 1.0Physiotherapy (Theses and Dissertations)
Browse by
Recent Submissions
-
Exercise Therapy as a Treatment for Chronic Liver Disease
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2020)Hepatitis C (HCV) and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) are among the leading causes of chronic inflammatory liver disease. HCV and NAFLD present with numerous hepatic and extrahepatic features which culminates in ... -
Physical function in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscus surgery of the knee
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2020)Current evidence does not support the primary use of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) in the treatment of middle-aged patients with a meniscus tear in a degenerative knee. Findings of these studies are based on ... -
A Profiling Study of Physical Function and Performance in Inpatient Adults Experiencing Homelessness at St. James's Hospital
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2020)Background: Homelessness is a particularly intransient form of social exclusion, which is associated with markedly poor health outcomes. Research has shown that adults who are homeless suffer higher levels of premature ... -
Motivational stragegies in physiotherapy to increase adherence & optimise health behaviour change
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2015)The primary focus of this research was to explore motivational strategies in physiotherapy to improve adherence and elicit health behaviour change. Research has indicated poor adherence to physiotherapy prescriptions and ... -
Pain-related Disability, Physical Function and Behavioural Aspects of Ankylosing Spondylitis-related Inflammatory Low Back Pain
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2019)Inflammatory low back pain (ILBP) is a key clinical symptom and a significant problem in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and its high socioeconomic costs are mainly attributed to disability. Ankylosing spondylitis-related ...
