Publications

Vision-based motion capture for the gait analysis of neurodegenerative diseases : a review

Sing Yee Vun David, Bowers Robert, McGarry Anthony

Gait and Posture Vol 112, pp. 95-107 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.04.029

Use of outcome measures by UK allied health professionals : a cross-sectional online survey

Young Joshua, Bowers Roy

British Journal of Healthcare Management Vol 30, pp. 1-13 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2023.0019

An exploration of the experiences and utility of functional electrical stimulation for foot drop in people with multiple sclerosis

Renfrew Linda, Flowers Paul, Lord Anna C, Rafferty Danny, McFadyen Angus K, Bowers Roy, Mattison Paul, Paul Lorna

Disability and Rehabilitation Vol 42, pp. 510-518 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1501100

The clinical- and cost-effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation and ankle-foot orthoses for foot drop in Multiple Sclerosis : a multicentre randomized trial

Renfrew Linda (Miller), Paul Lorna, McFadyen Angus, Rafferty Danny, Moseley Owen, Lord Anna C, Bowers Roy, Mattison Paul

Clinical Rehabilitation Vol 33, pp. 1150-1162 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519842254

Post-stroke ankle-foot orthoses : examining referral trends in the Scottish multi-disciplinary team

Morrow Eileen, Bowers Roy

International Journal of Health Planning and Management Vol 34, pp. 521-533 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2713

The reliability of a video analysis system (PnO clinical movement dataTM) and the universal goniometer in the measurement of hip, knee and ankle sagittal plane motion amongst healthy subjects

Mohsin Fatma, McGarry Anthony, Bowers Robert

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics Vol 30, pp. 145-151 (2018)

https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0000000000000201

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Professional Activities

18th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics

Speaker

3/11/2021

ISPO Short Course on Stroke Rehabilitation

Invited speaker

31/10/2017

The OETT Lecture: Instrumented gait analysis: is it clinically useful in prosthetics and orthotics?

Speaker

9/9/2017

British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

Invited speaker

1/12/2015

Scottish Stroke Research Network

Invited speaker

29/10/2015

ISPO Short Course on "Orthotic and Therapeutic Management of Stroke Patients".

Invited speaker

8/9/2015

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Projects

Orthotic management of instability of the knee in neuromuscular disease

Bowers, Roy (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2015

Promoting Physical independence by involving users in rehabilitation through dynamic visualisations of movement data

Rowe, Philip (Principal Investigator) Bowers, Roy (Co-investigator) Jones, Lucy (Researcher)

"The ability to perform physical activities of normal daily living is a crucial factor for a healthy and fulfilling life. Across the lifespan illnesses and ageing factors affecting the physical or nervous systems of the body can compromise one's capacity to live an independent life. Appropriate rehabilitation has the potential to restore the individual to their optimum physical capability and to reduce the impact of illness on their physical and mental wellbeing. Conversely, poor rehabilitation can leave the individual with significant problems causing reliance on others, leaving the individual prone to further illness affecting their overall wellbeing. We are currently suffering an epidemic of such health conditions, many of which are mobility-related, a situation we can expect to worsen as the population ages increasing the loading on health services.

Our project aims to improve rehabilitation services and the treatments they deliver to individuals using an innovative method of visualising scientific information about the stresses, strains, and movements of muscles and joints which is usually impossible for lay individuals, and non-specialist professionals to understand. The visual method is easy and quick to understand by lay people, yet still contains all the very accurate scientific information for specialists if required. We have already trialled this method with healthy older adults and witnessed how this has helped rapidly develop their understanding of their mobility problems, improve their two-way communication with a range of healthcare professionals, helped different professionals speak to one another about these problems, and improved professionals? understanding of mobility problems.

We can now see potential applications of this visual method to help in improving motivation and feedback for healthy exercise in older people, reduce falls in the elderly, to improve both coordination and mobility following knee-replacement surgery and after stroke. We plan to trial this method in each of these areas separately, using a team of individuals to include leading specialists, healthcare workers, and patients, all of whom will inform us as to the best way to develop and use the visual method during treatment. We will also explore miniaturised technologies, easily wearable in the home, so freeing our exploration of treatments from clinical and laboratory settings. If these trials are successful, they have the potential to enhance understanding, improve and speed recovery, reduce inconvenience and cost to patients, aid employment and also to be applied to a range of other conditions, for example children with cerebral palsy."

05-Jan-2010 - 31-Jan-2013

Medical Devices Doctoral Training Centre Renewal / RS4559

Connolly, Patricia (Principal Investigator) Bowers, Roy (Co-investigator) Buis, Arjan (Co-investigator) Conway, Bernard A (Co-investigator) Gourlay, Terry (Co-investigator) Grant, Mary (Co-investigator) Grimble, Michael (Co-investigator) Higham, Desmond (Co-investigator) Lakany, Heba (Co-investigator) McGarry, Anthony (Co-investigator) Meidan, Victor (Co-investigator) Orr, Philip (Co-investigator) Pratt, Judith (Co-investigator) Riches, Phil (Co-investigator) Rosochowski, Andrzej (Co-investigator) Rowe, Philip (Co-investigator) Wheel, Marcus (Co-investigator) Yan, Xiu (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2008 - 31-Jan-2018

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