Dr L S Yoward

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Dr L S Yoward

Email:

L.Yoward@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

School of Health Sciences

Organisation:

York St John University

Address:

Lord Mayor's Walk York YO31 7EX

Country:

England

Biography

Job title:

Senior Lecturer

Biography:

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1990 and gained my MSc in 2000 whilst continuing to work clinically in neurology. In 2003 I became a lecturer practitioner, working part time at York St John and part time as a physiotherapist in neurological rehabilitation. In 2005 I moved full time to York St John to commence a part time PhD whilst teaching. The doctorate was achieved in 2011 and I now work part time teaching and researching, with a current focus on multiple sclerosis and self-management.

Qualifications:

1990 Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy (Pinderfields College of Physiotherapy) 2000 MSc Physiotherapy (University of East London) 2011 PhD The Measurement of Balance for People who have Multiple Sclerosis (University of Leeds/York St John University)

My Latest

Bannigan, K., Rouse, Simon, Spring, Hannah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-2795 and Yoward, L S (2012) Evaluation of learning by example for teaching pre-registration students research skills. In: COTEC: Congress of Occupational Therapy, 24-27 May 2012, Stockholm: Sweden. (Unpublished)
Bannigan, Katrina, Rouse, Simon, Spring, Hannah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-2795 and Yoward, L S (2012) Evaluation of learning by example for teaching undergraduate students research skills. In: COT Annual Conference and Specialist Mental Health Annual Conference, 12-14th June 2012, Glasgow. (Unpublished)
Thompson, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4007-187X, Gabriel, Lynne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8144-090X, Yoward, L S and Dawson, Pam (2022) The Advanced Practitioners’ Perspective. Exploring the Decision-Making Process Between Musculoskeletal Advanced Practitioners and their Patients: An Interpretive Phenomenological Study. Musculoskeletal Care, 20 (1). pp. 128-136.
Brown, S. and Yoward, L. (2019) The effectiveness of home-based exercise programmes on mobility and functional independence in community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer's disease: a critical review. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Anderson, Jayne L., Yoward, L S and Green, A. (2019) A study investigating the validity of an accelerometer in quantification of step count in adult hospital inpatients recovering from critical illness. Clinical Rehabilitation, 33 (5). pp. 936-942.
Anderson, Jayne L., Green, A and Yoward, L S (2018) Validity of the Actigraphy GT3X accelerometer in quantification of step count in hospitalised adults recovering from critical illness. In: Physiotherapy UK 2018, 19th-20th October 2018, Birmingham. (In Press)
Yoward, L S, Stannage, E, Whiffin, L and Dawson, P (2017) The self-management needs of those who have primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. In: Physiotherapy UK, November 2017. (In Press)
Yoward, L S, Doherty, P. and Boyes, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-8932 (2012) The reliability and validity of the Berg balance scale (BBS) for people who have multiple sclerosis (MS): a literature review. In: Physiotherapy Research Society, Sheffield Hallam University. (Unpublished)
Yoward, L S, Doherty, P. and Boyes, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-8932 (2008) Outcome measurement by physiotherapists who work in neurology. Synapse, Spring. pp. 14-17.
Yoward, L S, Doherty, Patrick and Boyes, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-8932 (2008) A survey of outcome measurement of balance, walking and gait amongst physiotherapists working in neurology in the UK. Physiotherapy, 94 (2). pp. 125-132.

My Most Viewed

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1	The reliability and validity of the Berg balance scale (BBS) for people who have multiple sclerosis (MS): a literature review	549
2	The Role of Physiotherapy Extended Scope Practitioners in Musculoskeletal care with Focus on Decision Making and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research	243	1126
3	"Validity and reliability of accelerometry in identification of lying, sitting, standing or purposeful activity in adult hospital inpatients recovering from acute or critical illness: a systematic review"	162	336
4	Criterion Validity of an ankle or waist mounted Actigraph GT3X accelerometer in measurement of body position and step count	158	81
5	The effectiveness of home-based exercise programmes on mobility and functional independence in community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer's disease: a critical review	149	265
6	The self-management needs of those who have primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.	125
7	A survey of outcome measurement of balance, walking and gait amongst physiotherapists working in neurology in the UK	100
8	A study investigating the validity of an accelerometer in quantification of step count in adult hospital inpatients recovering from critical illness	98	147
9	Outcome measurement by physiotherapists who work in neurology	83
10	Validity of the Actigraphy GT3X accelerometer in quantification of step count in hospitalised adults recovering from critical illness	69