Isabel Reading
University of Southampton
72 Papers
282 Citations
Isabel Reading is an academic researcher from University of Southampton. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 67 publications. Previous affiliations of Isabel Reading include Southampton General Hospital & Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
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Papers
Prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb in the general population
TL;DR: Upper limb pain is common in the general population and is often associated with physical signs suggestive of specific upper-limb disorders, which have a substantial impact on physical function and use of health care.
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Knee osteoarthritis and obesity.
TL;DR: Obesity interacted more than additively with each of Heberden's nodes, earlier knee injury and meniscectomy, giving strong support to public health initiatives aimed at reducing the burden of knee OA by controlling obesity.
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Occupation and epicondylitis: a population-based study
TL;DR: Repetitive exposure to bending/straightening the elbow was a significant risk factor for medial and lateral epicondylitis and is associated with prolonged sickness absence in 5% of affected working-aged adults.
Knee disorders in the general population and their relation to occupation.
TL;DR: Results suggest that hospital referral for knee symptoms is influenced to some extent by patients’ occupational activities, and playing soccer is confirmed as a strong risk factor for knee cartilage injury.
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Sports injury, occupational physical activity, joint laxity, and meniscal damage
TL;DR: The results confirm the importance of sporting activities entailing knee torsion in acute meniscal tear and point to a role for occupational activity, adiposity, and joint laxity in the pathogenesis of degenerative meniscal lesions.
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