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Preparing for performance: Strategies adopted across performance domains
(Sport Psychologist, 2015)
The ability to prepare effectively to execute complex skills under pressure is crucial in a number of performance-focused professions. While there is emerging evidence of best practice little research has sought to compare ...
Does cervical lordosis change after spinal manipulation for non-specific neck pain? A prospective cohort study
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2015)
Background: The association between cervical lordosis (sagittal alignment) and neck pain is controversial. Further, it is unclear whether spinal manipulative therapy can change cervical lordosis. This study aimed to determine ...
Tearing up the page: re-thinking the development of effective learning environments in higher education
(Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015)
The development of effective learning environments in higher education (HE) appears to become increasingly prioritised by HE institutions. This approach reflects an increasingly ‘consumer’ focused student body, and HE ...
Attainment rate as a surrogate indicator of the intervertebral neutral zone length in lateral bending: an in vitro proof of concept study
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2015)
Background: Lumbar segmental instability is often considered to be a cause of chronic low back pain. However, defining its measurement has been largely limited to laboratory studies. These have characterised segmental ...
Current preventative and health promotional care offered to patients by chiropractors in the United Kingdom: a survey
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2015)
Background:
With increasing morbidity and mortality attributable to non-communicable disease, primary healthcare providers are urged to increasingly support people in making healthy lifestyle choices. Many chronic ...
Using the STarT Back Tool: Does timing of stratification matter?
(Manual Therapy, 2015)
It is likely that individuals with nonspecific LBP (nsLBP) constitute a heterogenic group and targeting treatment appropriately to those most likely to respond is of major relevance.
The STarT Back Tool (SBT) has been ...
Are the presence of MODIC changes on MRI scans related to “improvement” in low back pain patients treated with lumbar facet joint injections?
(BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2015)
Background: Modic changes (MC) have been linked with low back pain (LBP) and worse outcomes from some
treatments. No studies have investigated the impact that MCs may have on patient outcomes from lumbar facet
injections. ...
What a difference a “Mentally Toughening” year makes: the acculturation of a rookie
(Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2015)
Objectives: This study investigated how one subculture's norms, traditions, ideals, and imperatives influenced the attitudes, beliefs, emotions, and behaviours of a young athlete (Joe) as he moved from resistance to ...
A survey of 'mental hardiness' and 'mental toughness' in professional male football players
(Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2014)
Background: It is not uncommon for chiropractors to be associated with sports teams for injury prevention,
treatment, or performance enhancement. There is increasing acceptance of the importance of sports psychology in
the ...
Moving back: The radiation dose received from lumbar spine quantitative fluoroscopy compared to lumbar spine radiographs with suggestions for dose reduction
(Radiography, 2014)
Purpose: Quantitative fluoroscopy is an emerging technology for assessing continuous inter-vertebral motion in the lumbar spine, but information on radiation dose is not yet available. The purposes of this study were to ...