Open Access Publications
The HULC Clinical Research Laboratory publishes a number of papers every year to share the important findings of our studies. The following are a list of open-access publications that anyone can access to read.
View open-access publications in the following categories:
Neck/Shoulder
- Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Neck Pain
- The Contribution of Health and Psychological Factors in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Disability: A Cross-sectional Study
- Appraisal of: Management of neck pain and associated disorders: A clinical practice guideline from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa)
- Design and implementation of the 2012 Canadian shoulder course for senior orthopedic residents
- Efficacy of workplace interventions for shoulder pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- A qualitative description of chronic neck pain has implications for outcome assessment and classification
- Does Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Training Affect Pain Pressure Thresholds of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain? A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
- Psychophysical and Patient Factors as Determinants of Pain, Function and Health Status in Shoulder Disorders
- Intra and Inter-Rater Reliability and Convergent Validity of FIT-HaNSA in Individuals with Grade П Whiplash Associated Disorder
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography, MRI and MR arthrography in the characterisation of rotator cuff disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Manual therapy with exercise for neck pain
- The effect of pressure pain sensitivity and patient factors on self-reported pain-disability in patients with chronic neck pain
- Validity of pain and motion indicators recorded on a movement diagram of shoulder lateral rotation
- The kinematics of upper extremity reaching: a reliability study on people with and without shoulder impingement syndrome
- What is a successful outcome following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty?
- Rotational strength, range of motion, and function in people with unaffected shoulders from various stages of life
- Validation of a new test that assesses functional performance of the upper extremity and neck (FIT-HaNSA) in patients with shoulder pathology
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal construct validity of two rotator cuff disease-specific outcome measures
- The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index demonstrates factor, construct and longitudinal validity
- Suppl 4: What is the Experience of Receiving Health Care for Neck Pain?
- A Description of the Methodology Used in an Overview of Reviews to Evaluate Evidence on the Treatment, Harms, Diagnosis/Classification, Prognosis and Outcomes Used in the Management of Neck Pain
- What Does ‘Recovery’Mean to People with Neck Pain? Results of a Descriptive Thematic Analysis
- Suppl 4: An Overview of Systematic Reviews on Prognostic Factors in Neck Pain: Results from the International Collaboration on Neck Pain (ICON) Project
- Suppl 4: An ICON Overview on Physical Modalities for Neck Pain and Associated Disorders
- Suppl 4: Editorial: Management of Neck Pain
- Suppl 4: Pharmacological Interventions Including Medical Injections for Neck Pain: An Overview as Part of the ICON Project
- Suppl 4: Knowledge Translation Tools are Emerging to Move Neck Pain Research into Practice
- Suppl 4: The Relationship Between Neck Pain and Physical Activity
- Suppl 4: Psychological Care, Patient Education, Orthotics, Ergonomics and Prevention Strategies for Neck Pain: An Systematic Overview Update as Part of the ICON Project
- Suppl 4: Use of Outcome Measures in Managing Neck Pain: An International Multidisciplinary Survey
- Suppl 4: Results of an International Survey of Practice Patterns for Establishing Prognosis in Neck Pain: The ICON Project
Elbow
- Patient reported pain and disability following a distal radius fracture: a prospective study
- Patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation questionnaire
- Radial nerve mobilization reduces lateral elbow pain and provides short-term relief in computer users
- Pain and disability reported in the year following a distal radius fracture: a cohort study
- The patient-rated elbow evaluation (PREE)
- A survey of practice patterns for rehabilitation post elbow fracture
Wrist/Hand
- The Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) was successfully translated into Tamil
- Provocative maneuvers demonstrate excellent accuracy in the “virtual” diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome among people with upper limb conditions—a short technical report
- Rasch Analysis of The Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation Questionnaire
- The Impact of Sensory, Motor and Pain Impairments on Patient-Reported and Performance Based Function in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Is casting for non-displaced simple scaphoid waist fracture effective? A CT based assessment of union
- Reliability and validity of electro-goniometric range of motion measurements in patients with hand and wrist limitations
- Evaluation of an Image-Based Tool to Examine the Effect of Fracture Alignment and Joint Congruency on Outcomes after Wrist Fracture
- A hand brace improve symptoms and function in carpal tunnel syndrome
Work/Nerve/Other
- Psychometric Properties of The Zephyr Bioharness Device: A Systematic Review
- Clinimetrics: Upper Extremity Functional Index
- Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Education and Social Support as Key Factors in Osteoarthritis Management Programs: A Scoping Review
- The relationship between physical fitness and simulated firefighting task performance
- Pain-QuILT: A user-friendly tool for the self-report and tracking of pain
- Prevalence and distribution of musculoskeletal disorders in firefighters are influenced by age and length of service
- Development and validation of a new tool to measure the facilitators, barriers and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis
- Correction to: Characteristics of therapeutic alliance in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice: a scoping review of the literature
- Depicting individual responses to physical therapist led chronic pain self-management support with pain science education and exercise in primary health care: multiple case studies
- Measurement properties of painDETECT: Rasch analysis of responses from community-dwelling adults with neuropathic pain
- A therapist-focused knowledge translation intervention for improving patient adherence in musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice
- Appraisal of: Role of physical therapists in the management of individuals at risk for or diagnosed with venous thromboembolism: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline
- Evaluating the design and reporting of pragmatic trials in osteoarthritis research
- Assessing reading levels of health information: uses and limitations of flesch formula
- Corrigendum to “Risk Factors for Falls and Fragility Fractures in Community-Dwelling Seniors: A One-Year Prospective Study
- Órteses para o paciente com osteoartrite do polegar: o que os terapeutas ocupacionais no Brasil indicam?
- Muscle strength differences in healthy young adults with and without generalized joint hypermobility: a cross-sectional study
- Evaluating and optimizing pragmatic trial design in osteoarthritis research
- Reliability of three landmarking methods for dual inclinometry measurements of lumbar flexion and extension
- Beyond silence: protocol for a randomized parallel-group trial comparing two approaches to workplace mental health education for healthcare employees
- A modified evidence-based practice- knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and decisions/outcomes questionnaire is valid across multiple professions involved in pain management
- Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare
- Evidence-informed recommendations for rehabilitation with older adults living with HIV: a knowledge synthesis
- Fall efficacy scale-international (FES-I)
- Too Fit To Fracture
- Knee osteoarthritis
- The reliability and validity of the computerized double inclinometer in measuring lumbar mobility
- Development and initial validation of the Satisfaction and Recovery Index (SRI) for measurement of recovery from musculoskeletal trauma
- Translation of Oswestry Disability Index into Tamil with Cross Cultural Adaptation and Evaluation of Reliability and Validity
- The work limitations questionnaire (WLQ-25)
- Ice-water (cold stress) immersion testing
- Development and validation of the patient-rated ulnar nerve evaluation
- Reliability and validity of the AGREE instrument used by physical therapists in assessment of clinical practice guidelines
- The quality of websites addressing fibromyalgia: an assessment of quality and readability using standardised tools
- The ten test for sensation
- Advanced practice physiotherapy in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review