Physiotherapy
Recent Submissions
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DEVELOPMENT OF A BALANCE RECOVERY CONFIDENCE SCALE FOR COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
(2022)Falls are concerning issues for older people. There is a lack of instruments that measure balance recovery confidence. Balance recovery confidence refers to the perceived ability to arrest falls. Patient-reported outcome ... -
Sensorimotor and neuromuscular performance capabilities in elite young soccer players
(2021)Following a review of the literature and using a prospective observational design delivered in an ecologically valid setting, this thesis enhances knowledge of sensorimotor (SM) and neuromuscular (NM) performance capabilities ... -
FOOT DROP AND FATIGABILITY IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2019)People with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) often experience walking impairments such as foot drop which can lead to trip and falls. Foot drop can be either transient and is often induced by exercise (fatigability) in pwMS whose ... -
ENHANCING KINEMATIC SHOULDER FUNCTION EVALUATION THROUGH A VALID, SIMPLE AND CLINICALLY APPLICABLE SCORE
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2019)Introduction Controversies surrounding Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and the cumbersome-nature of movement analysis-based (MAB) methods for shoulder function evaluation make the exploration of alternatives ... -
QUANTILE REGRESSION AS A METHODOLOGY FOR UNDERPINNING PROPORTIONATE UNIVERSALISM
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2019)In the social sciences, and beyond, we are often interested in the impact of factors on some outcome. These research questions of interest are traditionally addressed with linear regression, which informs on those factors ...