User:Louise Johnson
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Louise Johnson PhD, MSc, MCSP is a Lecturer at the University of Bradford. Louise has ongoing research interests regarding the contribution of vision and somatosensory information to mobility and falls in the elderly, and in the sensori-motor control of amputee gait. Currently her research is investigating the sensori-motor control of gait in lower limb amputees and whether the reliance on vision to control the prosthetic limb is reduced when using a prosthesis with a self-aligning foot-ankle device. Louise also has links with the Bradford Institute for Health Research and is collaborating in a feasibility study entitled ‘Improving functional status of community dwelling frail older people: the impact of a targeted exercise programme’.
Professional education 1985 Polytechnic Associateship in Physiotherapy 1998 Advanced certificate in physiotherapy with older people 2002 MSc Physiotherapy (Distinction) 2004 Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (Distinction) 2005 Statistical inference in health research (15 credits M-level) 2005 Statistical modelling in health research (15 credits M-level) 2007 Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Biomechanics 2008 Doctor of Philosophy (Biomechanics of step negotiation in the elderly:Problems associated with using multifocal lenses)
Publications: Lennon S, Johnson L (2000): The Modified Rivermead Mobility Index: validity and reliability. Disability and Rehabilitation, 22, 833-839. Johnson L, Selfe J (2004): Measurement of mobility following stroke: a comparison of the Modified Rivermead Mobility Index and the Motor Assessment Scale. Physiotherapy 90, 132-138. Johnson L, Buckley JG, Scally A, Elliott DB. (2007): Multifocal spectacles increase variability in toe clearance and risk of tripping in the elderly. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 48, 1466-1471. Johnson L, Buckley JG, Harley C, Elliott DB. (2008): Use of single vision eye glasses improves stepping precision and safety when elderly habitual multi-focal wearers negotiate a raised surface. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56, 178-180. Johnson L, Elliott DB, Buckley JG. (2009): Effects of gaze strategy on standing postural stability in older multifocal wearers. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 92, 19 – 26. Buckley, J.G., Jones, S.J., Johnson L. Age-differences in the free vertical moment during step descent. Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (2010). Clinical Biomechanics. 25(2):147-53 Timmis MA, Johnson L, Elliott DB, Buckley JG. Use of single-vision distance spectacles improves landing control during step descent in well-adapted multifocal lens-wearers. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010 Aug;51(8):3903-8.
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