Louise Connell

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Louise Connell is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Neurology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Louise Connell has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Rehabilitation, 16 papers in Neurology and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Louise Connell's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (48 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Louise Connell is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (48 papers), Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (15 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Louise Connell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Louise Connell's co-authors include Sarah Tyson, Naoimh E. McMahon, Caroline Watkins, Kate Radford, NB Lincoln, Janice J. Eng, Chris Sutton, Joanna Harrison, Lois Thomas and Jacqueline Coupe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Louise Connell

57 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Repetitive task training for improving functional ability after stroke

2016 374 citations Naoimh E. McMahon, Louise Connell et al. profile →

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Debbie Rand Israel

Karen Borschmann Australia

Ingrid van de Port Netherlands

Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria Brazil

Ada Tang Canada

I‐Ping Hsueh Taiwan

Dennis Wallace United States

Kathryn S. Hayward Australia

Sarah Blanton United States

Shamay S. M. Ng Hong Kong

Debbie Rand Israel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Connell, Louise, et al.. (2025). Tackling health inequalities in UK Physiotherapy: Why cultural competence matters. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 78. 103343–103343. 1 indexed citations

Jarvis, Kathryn, et al.. (2025). Contemporary, postpandemic description of UK occupational therapy and physiotherapy practice to rehabilitate the upper limb after stroke: the SUPPLES 2 online survey. BMJ Open. 15(9). e095290–e095290.

Hung, Stanley, Suzanne Ackerley, Louise Connell, et al.. (2025). Real-World Experiences of Therapy Staff Implementing an Intensive Rehabilitation Protocol in Canadian Stroke Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings: A Multi-Site Survey Study. Physical Therapy. 105(10).

Ackerley, Suzanne, et al.. (2025). Exploring variation in the six-month review for stroke survivors: a national survey of current practice in England. BMC Health Services Research. 25(1). 159–159. 1 indexed citations

Ackerley, Suzanne, et al.. (2025). Clear tracks or missed connections? A qualitative study exploring how interest-holder perceptions of purpose shape the implementation and experience of the six-month review for stroke survivors. PLoS ONE. 20(12). e0339038–e0339038.

Yang, Chieh-ling, Louise Connell, & Janice J. Eng. (2023). Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation Impact of a Rehabilitation Intervention: The Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP). Physiotherapy Canada. 75(2). 105–117. 2 indexed citations

Hill, James, et al.. (2023). The value of allied health professional research engagement on healthcare performance: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 766–766. 10 indexed citations

Peters, Sue, Shannon B. Lim, Mark Bayley, et al.. (2022). Implementation of increased physical therapy intensity for improving walking after stroke: Walk ’n watch protocol for a multisite stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Stroke. 18(1). 117–122. 5 indexed citations

Yeowell, Gillian, et al.. (2022). An analysis of publicly available National Health Service information leaflets for patients following an upper arm break. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 59. 102531–102531. 3 indexed citations

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Richards, Jim, et al.. (2021). The effect of motor imagery on quality of movement when performing reaching tasks in healthy subjects: A proof of concept. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 29. 161–166. 6 indexed citations

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Stockley, Rachel, Kerry Hanna, & Louise Connell. (2020). To stimulate or not to stimulate? A rapid systematic review of repetitive sensory stimulation for the upper-limb following stroke. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 20–20. 4 indexed citations

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Morris, Jacqui, Susanne Bernhardsson, Marie‐Louise Bird, et al.. (2019). Implementation in rehabilitation: a roadmap for practitioners and researchers. Disability and Rehabilitation. 42(22). 3265–3274. 30 indexed citations

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Stockley, Rachel, et al.. (2019). Current therapy for the upper limb after stroke: a cross-sectional survey of UK therapists. BMJ Open. 9(9). e030262–e030262. 29 indexed citations

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Sprigg, Nikola, Rebecca O’Connor, Lisa J Woodhouse, et al.. (2016). Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor and Physiotherapy after Stroke: Results of a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial: Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent after Stroke-3 (STEMS-3 ISRCTN16714730). PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0161359–e0161359. 12 indexed citations

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Connell, Louise, Naoimh E. McMahon, Sarah Tyson, Caroline Watkins, & Janice J. Eng. (2016). Mechanisms of action of an implementation intervention in stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative interview study. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 534–534. 26 indexed citations

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McMahon, Naoimh E., et al.. (2015). Activities to support the implementation of complex interventions as part of routine care: a review of the quality of reporting in cluster randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open. 5(10). e008251–e008251. 11 indexed citations

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Connell, Louise, Naoimh E. McMahon, Lisa Simpson, Caroline Watkins, & Janice J. Eng. (2014). Investigating Measures of Intensity During a Structured Upper Limb Exercise Program in Stroke Rehabilitation: An Exploratory Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95(12). 2410–2419. 39 indexed citations

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Tyson, Sarah, Louise Connell, Sheila Lennon, & Monica Busse. (2009). What treatment packages do UK physiotherapists use to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke?. Disability and Rehabilitation. 31(18). 1494–1500. 15 indexed citations

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Tyson, Sarah, Louise Connell, Monica Busse, & Sheila Lennon. (2008). What is Bobath? A survey of UK stroke physiotherapists' perceptions of the content of the Bobath concept to treat postural control and mobility problems after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation. 31(6). 448–457. 16 indexed citations

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Putman, Koen, Liesbet De Wit, W. Schupp, et al.. (2006). Use of time by physiotherapists and occupational therapists in a stroke rehabilitation unit: A comparison between four European rehabilitation centres. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28(22). 1417–1424. 31 indexed citations

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