Pre-registration student research placements within KNOWBEST: a service evaluation.

Pre-registration student placements have traditionally been based in clinical settings. Recently, practice-based learning has evolved to include additional settings, including research, leadership and management. The KNOWBEST (Knowledge, Behaviours And Skills Required of the Modern Physiotherapy Graduate) project incorporated research placements for five pre-registration students.

Content analysis of current role/job descriptors for Band 5/junior physiotherapists and mapping of these to Physiotherapy Professional standards of practice.

Background: KNOWBEST was a mixed methods study exploring the KNOWledge, BEhaviours and Skills required of the modern physioTherapy graduate.

Objectives: To undertake a content analysis of current role descriptors (RDs) for Band5/junior physiotherapists and map these to the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attributes required for contemporary physiotherapy practice.

Design: Content analyses and mapping.

A mixed-methods approach exploring acceptability and feasibility of trials designed to test drugs targeting prevention of post-traumatic osteoarthritis after knee injury.

Aims: To explore key stakeholder views around feasibility and acceptability of trials seeking to prevent post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) following knee injury, and provide guidance for next steps in PTOA trial design.

Methods: Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and/or researchers (HCP/Rs) were surveyed, and the data were presented at a congress workshop. A second and related survey was then developed for people with joint damage caused by knee injury and/or osteoarthritis (PJDs), who were approached by a UK Charity newsletter or Oxford involvement registry.

Exploring the business skills, experiences and preparedness of UK-based private physiotherapists when establishing and developing a physiotherapy business: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.

Aim: To explore the business skills, experiences and preparedness of UK-based private physiotherapists when establishing and developing a physiotherapy business.

Design: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach.

Participants: Six UK-based private physiotherapy practice owners were recruited via purposive and snowball sampling.

Early post-operative physiotherapy rehabilitation after primary unilateral unicompartmental knee replacement: a systematic review.

Background: Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (UKR) is an established treatment for end stage arthritis affecting one compartment of the knee. UKR lends itself to rapid recovery and early discharge. The content, type, timing and dose of early post-operative physiotherapy treatment has yet to be reviewed.

The experiences of dietitian's working in care homes in England: a qualitative study.

Background: The provision of appropriate nutritional care in care homes is a priority for health services in England. There is limited evidence demonstrating the role of dietitians within older people care homes. This study explores the experiences of dietitians working with care homes for older people in England.

Peer Review Processes for Quality Improvement in Health Care Settings and Their Implications for Health Care Professionals: A Meta-Ethnography.

Introduction: Peer review processes are used to improve professional practice in health care, although no synthesis of existing studies has yet been undertaken. These processes are included in the UK professional revalidation processes for medical practitioners and nurses and midwives but not for allied health professionals. The purpose of this review was to identify, appraise, and synthesize the available qualitative evidence regarding health care professionals' experiences and views about peer review processes and to explore the implications for health care professionals in the United Kingdom.

Patient experience of the diagnosis and management of patellofemoral pain: A qualitative exploration.

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is common and long-term treatment outcomes are unsatisfactory. Qualitative exploration of diagnosis and management from the perspective of people with PFP is lacking.

Objectives: To inform care and improve intervention delivery by exploring the experience of people with PFP regarding diagnosis and management.

An exploration of specialist clinicians' experiences and beliefs about inpatient amputee rehabilitation as a pathway option for adult primary amputees.

Purpose: To explore specialist amputee physiotherapists' experiences and subsequent views about specialist inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) as a National Health Service (NHS) pathway option for adult primary amputees and their perceptions and beliefs about the effects of inpatient amputee rehabilitation.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews were completed with seven physiotherapists experienced in working in both specialist amputee inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings.

"WALK30X5": a feasibility study of a physiotherapy walking programme for people with mild to moderate musculoskeletal conditions.

Objectives: To explore the feasibility of delivering and evaluating a web-based walking intervention for people with long term musculoskeletal conditions (LTMCs), to determine its acceptability and the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial.

Design: Prospective randomised feasibility study, with blind outcome assessment at baseline, 3 and 6 months.

Setting: Hospital based physiotherapy service.

Exercise or manual physiotherapy compared with a single session of physiotherapy for osteoporotic vertebral fracture: three-arm PROVE RCT.

Background: A total of 25,000 people in the UK have osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF). Evidence suggests that physiotherapy may have an important treatment role.

Objective: The objective was to investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two different physiotherapy programmes for people with OVF compared with a single physiotherapy session.

Therapy-based exercise from the perspective of adult patients: a qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach.

Objectives: Many patients do not meet recommended levels of therapy-based exercise. This review aims to explore how adult patients view being prescribed therapy-based exercise, the information/education they are given and receive and if/how they independently practise and adhere.

Design: A qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach and in accordance with the PRISMA statement.

Clinical effectiveness of non-surgical interventions for primary frozen shoulder: A systematic review.

Objective: To update an existing systematic review of randomized clinical trials evaluating the clinical effectiveness of non-surgical management interventions for people with primary frozen shoulder in terms of pain, movement, self-reported function and disability, quality of life, recovery time, return to work and recreation, and adverse events.

Data Sources: Cochrane CENTRAL, SCI and MEDLINE, CENTRAL between 1 January 2010 and June 2017, plus reference lists of included trials and trial registers. Abstracts were independently screened by 2 reviewers and discussed.

Why participants in The United Kingdom Rotator Cuff Tear (UKUFF) trial did not remain in their allocated treatment arm: a qualitative study.

Objective: The UKUFF trial was a three-way parallel group randomised trial comparing surgical and non-surgical treatments for people with rotator cuff tears of their shoulder. High crossover between arms in the UKUFF led to the original trial design being reconfigured; 'Rest then Exercise' was halted. This study explored why participants recruited did not remain within allocated treatment arms and explored crossover and surgical decision making.

Are corticosteroid injections more beneficial than anaesthetic injections alone in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain? A systematic review.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections to local anaesthetic injections in the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP).

Design: Systematic review with best evidence synthesis.

Data Sources: The Cochrane, PubMed, CINAHL Plus, PEDro and EMBASE electronic databases were searched (inception until 8 June 2017).

The pathophysiology associated with primary (idiopathic) frozen shoulder: A systematic review.

Background: Frozen shoulder is a common yet poorly understood musculoskeletal condition, which for many, is associated with substantial and protracted morbidity. Understanding the pathology associated with this condition may help to improve management. To date this has not been presented in a systematic fashion.

'It is a Big Thing': Exploring the Impact of Osteoarthritis from the Perspective of Adults Caring for Parents - The Sandwich Generation.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to explore the experiences and impact of caring for an individual with severe osteoarthritis (OA) from the perspective of adult children, looking at the relationship between adult children caring for parents with this condition and the tensions of the 'sandwich generation'.

Methods: A mixed qualitative approach, combining focus groups and individual semi-structured interviews was used. In total, 36 participants were purposively sampled and discussed the impact of caring for a parent with OA.

Spinal Orthoses for Vertebral Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To systematically review the evidence of effectiveness of spinal orthoses for adults with vertebral osteoporosis.

Data Sources: We conducted a systematic literature search using the databases of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, PEDro, and the Cochrane Library from January 1995 to October 2014.

Study Selection: Two reviewers evaluated eligibility.

Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following total knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Rehabilitation, with an emphasis on physiotherapy and exercise, is widely promoted after total knee replacement. However, provision of services varies in content and duration. The aim of this study is to update the review of Minns Lowe and colleagues 2007 using systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of post-discharge physiotherapy exercise in patients with primary total knee replacement.

Living with a symptomatic rotator cuff tear 'bad days, bad nights': a qualitative study.

Background: Rotator cuff tears are a common cause of shoulder pain. There is an absence of information about symptomatic rotator cuffs from the patients' perspective; this limits the information clinicians can share with patients and the information that patients can access via sources such as the internet. This study describes the experiences of people with a symptomatic rotator cuff, their symptoms, the impact upon their daily lives and the coping strategies utilised by study participants.

Physiotherapy Rehabilitation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture (PROVE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Osteoporosis and vertebral fracture can have a considerable impact on an individual's quality of life. There is increasing evidence that physiotherapy including manual techniques and exercise interventions may have an important treatment role. This pragmatic randomised controlled trial will investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two different physiotherapy approaches for people with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture, in comparison to usual care.

What does the language we use about arthritis mean to people who have osteoarthritis? A qualitative study.

Purpose: To explore the meanings and issues surrounding the use of existing medical terms for osteoarthritis from the perspective of members of the public who have consulted healthcare practitioners for arthritic symptoms and from lay people who have not sought a consultation.

Methods: Five qualitative focus groups of 6-8 respondents and six individual in-depth interviews were conducted amongst a purposive sample of men and women aged 45 years and over, with a spread of and a range of socio-economic groupings. Key terms were used as stimulus materials.

Comparison of postdischarge physiotherapy versus usual care following primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: an exploratory pilot randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate a pilot trial of a postdischarge physiotherapy intervention to improve patient function versus usual physiotherapy in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty aiming to assess: recruitment rate, feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and control, suitability of outcomes, retention and adverse events and to inform sample size calculation for a definitive trial.

Design: Exploratory pilot randomized controlled trial using independent assessment.

Setting: Mixed urban and rural, UK.