Assessing the research capacity and culture of allied health workforce in a national private healthcare organisation.

Objective We set out to provide a benchmark assessment of allied health professionals' research capacity and culture in a national private health care organisation, including identifying barriers and facilitators to staff participation in research. Methods All allied health professionals across 16 sites were invited to participate in an online survey, using the research capacity and culture tool from 9 May to 17 June 2022. Descriptive analysis of each demographic variable was expressed in frequencies and percentages.

Exercise adherence in trials of therapeutic exercise interventions for common musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review.

Objective: The aims of the scoping review were to: (1) evaluate how commonly trialists assess and report adherence to exercise intervention for common musculoskeletal conditions and (2) report the levels of adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal conditions and whether this was influenced by variables of interest.

Methods: Medline, Cinahl, Embase, Emcare, and SPORTDiscus databases were searched using predefined terms. Published randomised controlled trials were included.

'He explains it in a way that I have confidence he knows what he is doing': A qualitative study of patients' experiences and perspectives of rotator-cuff-related shoulder pain education.

Background: Patient education is recommended in clinical practice guidelines for rotator-cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP), yet there are no guidelines for clinicians. A gap in the current literature relates to patients' perspectives.

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of people with RCRSP about education for their condition.

A comparison of glenohumeral joint translation between young and older asymptomatic adults using ultrasonography: a secondary analysis.

: The rotator cuff muscles are subject to age-related changes, but the effect of aging on glenohumeral joint stability is poorly understood. : This study aimed to compare glenohumeral joint translation in asymptomatic young and older people. : Twenty young (23.

Glenohumeral joint translation and muscle activity in patients with symptomatic rotator cuff pathology: An ultrasonographic and electromyographic study with age-matched controls.

Objectives: To determine whether patients with symptomatic rotator cuff pathology had more glenohumeral joint translation and different patterns of rotator cuff muscle activity compared to controls.

Design: Repeated measurements of glenohumeral translation and muscle activity in two positions and six testing conditions in two groups.

Methods: Twenty participants with a symptomatic and diagnosed rotator cuff tear and 20 age, and gender matched controls were included.

The upper and lower segments of subscapularis muscle have different roles in glenohumeral joint functioning.

Subscapularis muscle is divided into two independent segments, upper and lower (USUB and LSUB), but the role of each segment in glenohumeral functioning is unclear. We compared the electromyographic (EMG) activity of USUB and LSUB during a variety of shoulder movements, with and without an external translation force. Intramuscular electrodes were inserted in USUB and LSUB segments of 20 adults without pathology and EMG activity was measured in stabilization trials (with and without an anterior or posterior directed force at the humerus and isometric rotations) and two shoulder positions (shoulder neutral, abduction).

The effect of in vivo rotator cuff muscle contraction on glenohumeral joint translation: An ultrasonographic and electromyographic study.

The proposed stabilizing mechanism of rotator cuff muscles is to limit excessive humeral head translation. However, an accurate measurement of glenohumeral joint translation in vivo has been challenging. We aimed to measure the effect of rotator cuff muscle contraction on glenohumeral joint translation using real time ultrasound (RTUS) and electromyography.

Measurement of glenohumeral joint translation using real-time ultrasound imaging: A physiotherapist and sonographer intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study.

Background: Ultrasonography is an economical and non-invasive method for measuring real-time joint movements. Although physiotherapists are increasingly using ultrasound imaging for rotator cuff disorders, there is a lack of evidence on their reliability in using ultrasonography to measure glenohumeral translation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of a physiotherapist in measuring anterior and posterior glenohumeral joint translation with ultrasound.

Verification of a standardized method for inserting intramuscular electromyography electrodes into teres minor using ultrasound.

The close proximity of the infraspinatus to the teres minor and their functional similarity in producing external rotation of the glenohumeral joint make accurate insertion of electromyographic (EMG) electrodes into the teres minor difficult and questionable even when published guidelines are followed. The primary aim of this study was to examine the anatomical support for the current guidelines for inserting intramuscular EMG electrodes into the teres minor muscle. The secondary aim was to provide a technical description for ultrasound-guided electrode insertion into the teres minor.