The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of adhesive capsulitis on costs and health and to compare the cost-utility of high-grade and low-grade mobilisation techniques. In a randomised controlled trial, 92 patients with adhesive capsulitis received either high-grade mobilisation techniques or low-grade mobilisation techniques and were followed for one year. Outcome measures were qua...

Background Public service practitioners on all levels aim to solve increasingly complex policy problems by making use of different forms evidence. While there are many models knowledge mobilisation, not enough attention is paid the types that mobilised for public reform. Ward (2017) has returned Aristotle’s types; empirical, technical and practice wisdom, address this gap. Aims objectives This ...

Background: Interest in using arts-informed approaches within research to increase stakeholder engagement is growing; however, there little work describing how these are operationalised across contexts. This article addresses that gap by exploring the use of three projects. Aims and objectives: We explore conceptualising evaluation as creative endeavours, particularly co-production, create oppo...

High velocity low amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used by manual therapists to relieve spinal pain and improve mobility. The aim of this controlled, single blinded study was to investigate the effect of manipulation and mobilisation on pressurepain thresholds (PPT) in the thoracic spine in an asymptomatic population. Subjects (N=96) were screened for tender th...

We report on a female patient who underwent an arthroscopy of the right knee and was given a continuous femoral nerve block catheter. The postoperative course was initially unremarkable, but when postoperative mobilisation was commenced, 18 hours after removal of the catheter, the patient noticed paralysis and hypaesthesia. Examination confirmed the diagnosis of femoral nerve dysfunction. Colou...

This study investigated the safety of mobilising acutely ill in-patients, in particular the effect of mobilisation on their haemodynamic and respiratory parameters. Thirty one patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) deemed suitable for mobilisation, based on a comprehensive screening process, received 69 mobilisation treatments in total. These treatments most often included sitting on the edge...

INTRODUCTION Mobilisation of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an area of growing research. Currently, there is little data on baseline mobilisation practises and the barriers to them for patients of all admission diagnoses. METHODS The objectives of the study were to (1) quantify and benchmark baseline levels of mobilisation in Australian and Scottish ICUs, (2) compare mobilisatio...