Management of Long-Term Conditions

 

In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, the focus of this multidisciplinary research group is upon addressing the management of long-term conditions in the clinical or community setting, through the development, design and implementation of complex interventions to improve physical function and quality of life in adults and older adults with chronic conditions. There is a particular focus upon behaviour change interventions to increase physical activity, clinical biomechanics, and digital technology for pre-habilitation and rehabilitation of a range of chronic conditions including stroke, cardiac disease, chronic obstructive airways disease, musculoskeletal disease, falls prevention, Parkinson’s Disease, long COVID-19, multimorbidity and the management of chronic pain.

Research methods are in line with the MRC guidelines for the evaluation of complex interventions, and include mixed methods research, laboratory-based science research, feasibility and pilot studies, randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, evidence synthesis and implementation studies.

Additionally, our group has several links and ongoing projects with industry, research councils and charities:

Industry Links

• DANU Sports
• Head Diagnostics
• Healthworks
• Senaptec

Charity and Research Council Links

• Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
• Orthopaedic Research UK
• Parkinson's UK
• Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation
• Stroke Association

Research Group Leaders

• Dr Gill Barry
• Dr Rosie Morris

 

PGRs / Thesis Title / Submission Year

• Helen Llewellyn / Feasibility And Acceptability Of Remote Leg Isometric Exercise And Lifestyle Change The Management Of Hypertension / 2028
• Hilary Abbot-Brailey / Can arts be at the heart of care? A study of creative arts-based approaches in nurses’/health care professionals’ practice in social care contexts / 2027

• Carolyn Chambers / Acceptability, feasibility and experience of Virtual Reality InDoor cycling for gamified Exercise in Stroke and Parkinson’s Disease (V-RIDE-SPD) / 2027

• Gabriel Gatti / Objective gait assessment for clinical application in Parkinsons Disease: From validation to fall prediction / 2027

• Sepideh Ghaemian / Understanding bone health after stroke: Evidence, Perspectives and Digital Health / 2027

• Sneha Chakraverty / Longitudinal patterns of physical and mental recovery in previously hospitalised COVID-19 survivors / 2027
• David Power / Pain in elite rugby union players and rehabilitation implications / 2027
• Martin Ackah / Exploring principles of fatigue management, activity pacing and self-regulation in persons with chronically fatiguing conditions / 2026

• Drusilla Asante / Development of a Tailored Intervention to Improve Participation in Physical Activity in Pregnant Women / 2026

• Patrick Tait / Neural correlates of balance in ageing and Parkinson’s Disease / 2025

• Clare Wade / A group Concept mapping and eThnographic study of IntensiVe carE rehabilItation CUlture (ACTIVE-ICU) / 2025

• Madelaine Hill / ‘Can Physiotherapist’s make ‘Smart’er Return to Sport decisions with Wearable Technology?’ / 2025

• Charlotte Nichol / Feasibility and acceptability of a telerehabilitation interventions for older cardiac patients undergoing TAVI / 2024

PGRs / Thesis Title / Submission Year

• Rosiered Brownson-Smith / Neurophysiological assessments and exercise pre-habilitation in women with breast cancer receiving taxane-based chemotherapy / 2025

• Liam Pearson / Effect of maximal-intent, minimal-dose resistance training on functional capacity in older adults / 2025
• Lisa Graham / Detecting neurological injury and disease with a novel eye-tracking device / 2025

• Emily James / Detection of and lifestyle interventions for sarcopenia in older adults, and their application in cardiac rehabilitation / 2024

• Rachel Mason / Objective running gait measurement with wearable sensors for sports medicine and performance analysis / 2024

• Emma Hargreaves / Isacupuncture a feasible, safe, and acceptable treatment for overactive bladder(OAB) symptoms? An exploration using a mixed methods design / 2024

• Dimitrios Megaritis / Clinical validation of digital mobility outcomes in patients with COPD / 2024
• Alpana Kumari / Artificial intelligence and data analytics to predict acute exacerbations in COPD / 2024
• Julia Das / Feasibility and effects of technological visual training for Parkinson’s Disease / 2024

Visiting PhD Students

• Ana Flavia Silveria - Federal University of São Carlos