Physiotherapy: Recent submissions
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FRAILTY, CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION AND RISK OF FALLING AMONGST PATIENTS WITH STAGE 5 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON HAEMODIALYSIS
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2019)This PhD thesis explores the risk of falling of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD-5) patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) therapy. Previous research has suggested that multiple risk factors such as older age, comorbidities, ... -
Pre-surgery exercise-conditioning (P–SEC) in patients waiting for Total Knee Arthroplasty
(2018)Using a randomised controlled trial to assess efficacy, a ‘novel’ pre-surgical exerciseconditioning (P–SEC) programme was investigated in this thesis addressing the knowledge gap in the literature regarding pre-surgical ... -
THE EFFECTS OF ENHANCED SENSORI-MOTOR REHABILITATION ON INDICES OF FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
(2019)The primary aim of this thesis addressed a knowledge gap regarding whether sensori-motor training (SMT) stimuli implemented early post-surgery are capable of targeting persisting sensori-motor and neuromuscular deficits ... -
DETERMINING SELECTIVE VOLUNTARY MOTOR CONTROL OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
(2018)For physiotherapists working in neuro-paediatric gait-rehabilitation, improving motor control of the lower extremity is a major focus. Nevertheless, our understanding of selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) is in its ... -
Peri-surgical changes in functional capabilities associated with reconstructive knee surgery
(2017)This thesis, using a meta-analytical review of the literature and a controlled longitudinal cohort trial, addresses a knowledge gap regarding peri-surgical changes in self-reported and objective measures of physical function, ...