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| K L BarkerSummaryAffiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Country: UK Publications
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Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review of clinical trialsCatherine J Minns Lowe
Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:98. 2009....
The development and use of mass media interventions for health-care messages about back pain: what do members of the public think?Karen L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
Man Ther 12:335-41. 2007..Issues surrounding the language, terminology and tone of campaigns were raised. A closer collaboration between health-care professionals and the public is advocated to achieve valuable and effective media campaigns...- Treatment of chronic back pain by sensory discrimination training. A Phase I RCT of a novel device (FairMed) vs. TENSKaren L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:97. 2008..As a result a device was generated to deliver sensory discrimination training (FairMed), and this randomised controlled trial compared therapeutic effects with a comparable treatment modality, TENS... - Association between radiographic joint space narrowing, function, pain and muscle power in severe osteoarthritis of the kneeKaren Barker
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Clin Rehabil 18:793-800. 2004..To examine the association between radiographic classification of severe knee osteoarthritis and measurements of function, pain and power... - Changes in the cross-sectional area of multifidus and psoas in patients with unilateral back pain: the relationship to pain and disabilityKaren L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 29:E515-9. 2004..Prospective, cross-sectional observational study... - Perceived and measured levels of exertion of patients with chronic back pain exercising in a hydrotherapy poolKaren L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1319-23. 2003..To investigate the efficacy of using ratings of perceived exertion (RPEs) to regulate exercise intensity for patients with chronic back pain while they undergo hydrotherapy... - Divided by a lack of common language? A qualitative study exploring the use of language by health professionals treating back painKaren L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, BRU, University of Oxford and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:123. 2009.... - Loss of knee range of motion in leg lengtheningK L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 31:238-44; discussion 245-6. 2001..Prospective longitudinal study... - Recovery of function after closed femoral shorteningK L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
J Bone Joint Surg Br 86:1182-6. 2004..This study suggests that small decreases in muscle strength and power following closed femoral shortening do not adversely affect the patients' ability to perform everyday activities... - Efficacy of an accelerated recovery protocol for Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty--a randomised controlled trialK A Reilly
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
Knee 12:351-7. 2005..The strict inclusion criteria meant that 75% of eligible patients were excluded. However, a large percentage of these were due to the distances patients lived from the hospital... - Repeatability of goniometer measurements of the knee in patients wearing an Ilizarov external fixator: a clinic-based studyK L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Clin Rehabil 13:156-63. 1999..To examine the intra-tester and inter-tester reliability of three different methods of measurement of knee range of motion in patients undergoing limb reconstruction with the Ilizarov external fixator... - A systematic review of lateral wedge orthotics--how useful are they in the management of medial compartment osteoarthritis?K A Reilly
Department of Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
Knee 13:177-83. 2006..Overall, the results of this review suggest that, based on current evidence there are no major or long-term beneficial effects with the use of lateral wedges... - Functional recovery in patients with nonunion treated with the Ilizarov techniqueK L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7LD, England, UK
J Bone Joint Surg Br 86:81-5. 2004.... 
Blind outcome assessment: the development and use of procedures to maintain and describe blinding in a pragmatic physiotherapy rehabilitation trialC J Minns Lowe
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedics Centre NHS Trust, Oxford and Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Clin Rehabil 25:264-74. 2011..2) To report outcome assessor beliefs regarding group allocation at follow-up assessments. (3) To document and describe instances of unblinding occurring during the trial to assist and inform rehabilitation researchers and clinicians...- Predicting the loss of knee flexion during limb lengthening using inherent muscle lengthKaren L Barker
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK
J Pediatr Orthop B 15:404-7. 2006..The straight leg raise test, and calculation of spare quadriceps length using our formula, as part of the preoperative assessment, can help predict which patient is at risk of a reduced range of motion of the knee... - Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise after knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsCatherine J Minns Lowe
Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham
BMJ 335:812. 2007..To evaluate the effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise after elective primary total knee arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis... - Outcomes after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing: could we achieve better function?Meredith A Newman
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:660-6. 2008..To report functional outcomes after metal-on-metal (MOM) hip resurfacing... - Borg's rating of perceived exertion scales: do the verbal anchors mean the same for different clinical groups?Helen N Dawes
Movement Science Group, School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, UK
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:912-6. 2005..To examine the interpretation of the verbal anchors used in the Borg rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scales in different clinical groups and a healthy control group... - After partial knee replacement, patients can kneel, but they need to be taught to do so: a single-blind randomized controlled trialCathy Jenkins
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 7LD, United Kingdom
Phys Ther 88:1012-21. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine whether a single physical therapy intervention would improve patient-reported kneeling ability following partial knee replacement (PKR)... - Changes in muscle torque following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison between hamstrings and patella tendon graft procedures on 45 patientsJayne L Anderson
Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
Acta Orthop Scand 73:546-52. 2002..Graft type had no effect on recovery. During the first 6 months, torque was restored to preoperative levels and continued to improve in all muscles and actions between 6 months and 1 year...