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There is very little scientific research specific to the sport of Gaelic football, with biomechanical research in relation to the execution of the fundamental skills of Gaelic football virtually nonexistent. The punt ...

Background: Guidelines recommend people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) receive regular physiotherapy reviews (NICE, 2003). However little is known about how PwMS are currently reviewed. Reviews can be face-to-face, telephone ...

Background: There is a well-recognized need for greater use of theory to address research translational gaps. Normalization Process Theory (NPT) provides a set of sociological tools to understand and explain the ...

This paper draws together Hochschild’s (1979; 1983) concepts of emotional labour and feeling rules with Ahmed’s affective economies (2004a, 2004b; 2008; 2010) and queer phenomenology (2006a, 2006b) as a way to address wider ...

Intellectual disability services recognise people with intellectual disability as a family member and aim to provide effective support that facilitates family cohesion. However, the needs of families and individuals ...

Background: Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder resulting from a degeneration of dopamine producing cells in the substantia nigra. Clinical symptoms typically affect gait pattern and motor performance. ...

Background: Exercise has consistently yielded short-term, positive effects on health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, these effects have not been maintained in the long-term. Behaviour change ...

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have long been considered a gold standard for intervention design and the most rigorous method for understanding causal mechanisms. However, their implementation in work and organisational ...

Background: Societal perspectives of disability can either impede or influence men’s experience of developing friendships. This research poses the question: The reality of stigma; men with disabilities aged 40-50 years’ ...