Editorial

Department of Health. At least five a week: evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health, physical activity, health improvement and prevention. Department of Health, 2004.

Winter B. , Breitenstein C. , Mooren FC et al. High impact running improves learning. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2007; 87: 597-609.

White LJ , Castellano V. Exercise and brain health - implications for multiple sclerosis: Part 1 - neuronal growth factors. Sports Med 2008; 38: 91-100.

Goodwin VA , Richards SH , Taylor RS , Taylor AH , Campbell JL The effectiveness of exercise interventions for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mov Disord 2008; 23: 631-640.

Bravata DM , Smith-Spangler C. , Sundaram V. et al. Using pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review. JAMA 2007; 298: 2296-304.

Elsworth C. , Dawes H. , Winward C. et al. Pedometer step counts in individuals with neurological conditions . Clin Rehabil 2009 (in press).

Mudge S. , Stott NS Test-retest reliability of the StepWatch Activity Monitor outputs in individuals with chronic stroke. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 871-77.

de Bruin E. , Hartmann A. , Uebelhart D. , Murer K. , Zijlstra W. Wearable systems for monitoring mobility-related activities in older people: a systematic review. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 878-95.

Bohannon R. Hand-grip dynamometry predicts future outcomes in aging adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther 2008; 31: 3-10.

Scherder E. , Eggermont L. , Swaab D. et al. Gait in ageing and associated dementias: its relationship with cognition. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2007; 31: 485-97.

Ruiz J. , Sui X. , Lobelo F. et al. Association between muscular strength and mortality in men: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2008; 337: 439.

Graham LE , Datta D. , Heller B. , Howitt J. A comparative study of oxygen consumption for conventional and energy-storing prosthetic feet in transfemoral amputees. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 896-901.

Hyde SA , Steffensen BF , Floytrup I. et al. Longitudinal data analysis: an application to construction of a natural history profile of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord 2001; 11: 165-70.

Dawes H. , Enzinger C. , Johansen-Berg H. et al. Walking performance and its recovery in chronic stroke in relation to extent of lesion overlap with the descending motor tract. Exp Brain Res 2007; 186: 325-33.

Hasegawa R. , Islam MM , Lee SC , Koizumi D. , Rogers ME , Takeshima N. Threshold of lower body muscular strength necessary to perform ADL independently in community-dwelling older adults . Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 902-10.

Fowler WM Consensus conference summary - role of physical activity and exercise training in neuromuscular diseases. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 81: S187-S195.

Buckley EL Exercise physiology in special populations: advances in sport and exercise science. Elsevier, 2008.

Bale M. , Strand LI Does functional strength training of the leg in subacute stroke improve physical performance? A pilot randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 911-21.

Gok H. , Geler-Kulcu D. , Alptekin N. , Dincer G. Efficacy of treatment with a kinaesthetic ability training device on balance and mobility after stroke: a randomized controlled study. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 922-30.

Kuys SS , Brauer SG , Ada L. , Russell TG Immediate effect of treadmill walking practice versus overground walking practice on overground walking pattern in ambulatory stroke patients: an experimental study. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 931-39.

Bohannon R. Number of pedometer-assessed steps taken per day by adults: a descriptive meta-analysis. Phys Ther 2007; 87: 1642-50.

Elsworth C. , Dawes H. , Sackley C. et al. Perceived facilitators to physical activity in individuals with progressive neurological conditions; a focus group and questionnaire study. J Sport Sci 2009 (in press).

Tumiati R. , Mazzoni G. , Crisafulli E. et al. Home-centred physical fitness programme in morbidly obese individuals: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 940-51.

Klintberg IH , Gunnarsson A-C. , Svantesson U. , Styf J. , Karlsson J. Early activation or a more protective regime after arthroscopic subacromial decompression - a description of clinical changes with two different physiotherapy treatment protocols - a prospective, randomized pilot-study with a two-year follow-up. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 952-66.

Noh DG , Lim J. -Y, Shin H. -I, Paik N. -J. The effect of aquatic therapy on postural balance and muscle strength in stroke survivors - a randomized controlled pilot trial. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 967-77.

Ferrara PE , Rabini A. , Aprile I. et al. Effect of pre-operative physiotherapy in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis undergoing hip arthroplasty. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22: 978-87.

Elsworth C. , Patel S. , Meek C. , Sackley C. , Dawes H. Long-term individual fitness enablement intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the Clinical Rehabilitation Conference 2008 (in press).