Browsing Physiotherapy (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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Factors which influence return to sport folllowing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery: A narrative review
(2014)Objectives: To provide an evidence-based narrative review in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines of return to pre-injury sport levels following ACL reconstruction surgery. Data sources: Databases including: Pubmed, ... -
Family mediated exercise intervention [FAME]: evaluation of a novel form of exercise delivery after stroke
(American Heart Association, 2011)Background and Purpose?Additional exercise therapy has been shown to have a positive impact on function after acute stroke and research is now focusing on methods to increase the amount of therapy that is delivered. This ... -
Family-mediated exercise intervention (FAME): evaluation of a novel form of exercise delivery after stroke.
(2011)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Additional exercise therapy has been shown to have a positive impact on function after acute stroke and research is now focusing on methods to increase the amount of therapy that is delivered. This ... -
Feasibility of a Broad Test Battery to Assess Physical Functioning Limitations of People Experiencing Homelessness
(2021)Background: People who are homeless experience poor health. Reflective of overall health and factors such as acquired injuries, physical ability or functioning is often low among people who are homeless, but there is a ... -
Feasibility of Telephone Follow-Up after Critical Care Discharge
(2020)Background: Critical care has evolved from a primary focus on short-term survival, with greater attention being placed on longer-term health care outcomes. It is not known how best to implement follow-up after critical ... -
A feasibility study of a physiotherapy-led motivational programme to increase physical activity and improve cardiometabolic risk in people with major mental illness.
(2018)People with major mental illness (MMI) such as schizophrenia, bi- polar disease and major depression have a reduced life expectancy [1–3]. This is predominantly due to natural causes [4–8], such as cardiovascular disease ... -
Functional exercise after total hip replacement (FEATHER) a randomised control trial.
(BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012, 2012)Background: Prolonged physical impairments in range of movement, postural stability and walking speed are commonly reported following total hip replacement (THR). It is unclear from the current body of evidence what kind ... -
Health-related quality of life in narcolepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021)To date, there has been no systematic analysis of the literature regarding health-related quality of life in narcolepsy. This systematic review aimed to examine the impact of narcolepsy on health-related quality of life, ... -
How Children Use Active Videogames and the Association Between Screen Time and Physical Activity.
(2015)Objective: The energy required to play active videogames (AVGs) has been reported on in the literature;however, little is known about how children use such games in their home environment. The aim of this ... -
How to harness and improve on video analysis for youth rugby player safety: a narrative review
(2023)Video analysis is a useful tool for injury surveillance in rugby union. There are few video analysis studies in the professional female game, with most studies published in the male elite/professional settings. Moreover, ... -
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for low back pain in adolescent athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2022)Objective To investigate the incidence, prevalence, risk factors and morphological presentations of low back pain (LBP) in adolescent athletes. Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase, ... -
Increased body mass index in ankylosing spondylitis is associated with greater burden of symptoms and poor perceptions of the benefits of exercise
(2014)OBJECTIVE: Increased body mass index (BMI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with a greater burden of symptoms and poor perceptions of the benefits of exercise. In AS, the effect of obesity on ... -
Let's Get Active, Guidelines to support mental health service users to engage in physical activity.
(HSE, 2018)These guidelines aim to: Support staff to promote awareness of the benefits of physical activity as a powerful therapeutic tool for people with mental health difficulties. And to provide practical resources and strategies ... -
Listening to the online learner - student perspectives of a postgraduate certificate in clinical exercise prescription.
(2017)Online learning has been shown to be effective at enabling medical professionals to fulfil continuing professional development goals. However, little is known about student’s expectations, concerns and experiences of such ... -
A Literature Review of Barriers and Opportunities Presented by Digitally Enhanced Practical Skill Teaching and Learning in Health Science Education
(2022)Introduction: An evidence gap exists identifying the challenges and opportunities presented by digitally enhanced practical skill teaching and learning in health science education. A literature review was carried out ... -
Measurement Properties of "Wii Fit Free Jogging" Virtual Distance
(2014)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the measurement properties of an outcome associated with the Nintendo(®) (Kyoto, Japan) game "Wii™ Fit Free Jogging" called virtual distance. Investigations into virtual ... -
Measuring spinal mobility using an inertial measurement unit system: A reliability study in Axial Spondyloarthritis
(2021)The objectives of this study were to evaluate the reliability of wearable inertial motion unit (IMU) sensors in measuring spinal range of motion under supervised and unsupervised conditions in both laboratory and ambulatory ...