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Health, Exercise and Active Lifestyle (HEAL)

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Healthy lives, for life

We aim to to participate in internationally excellent research focused on improving health and wellbeing across the lifespan.

Our vision

To develop a national and international reputation for conducting impactful research focused on promoting health and wellbeing across the lifespan, providing translation research to the community to enrich societal physical and mental wellbeing, whilst educating the next generation of researchers.

Our cluster's mission

The HEAL Group brings together the expertise and skills of academics and postgraduate researchers in the areas of physical activity for health, gait and falls prevention, paediatric health and fitness, workplace health, green exercise, and physiotherapy assessment, interventions and outcomes to:

Drive multi- and inter-disciplinary research that seeks to improve health and wellbeing across the lifespan
Use evidence-based research to advocate and support national government health and wellbeing priorities and to impact health and wellbeing policies

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Our projects

A nature-based intervention to improve mental health

This collaborative project, run by the Department of Psychology, the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, and iCARP CIC, is looking at how the mental health and wellbeing of military veterans living with PTSD can be improved through angling in peaceful settings.

Green Exercise

Green Exercise encompasses the fields of physical activity and exercise, mental health, and behaviour change, all within nature-based settings.

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Our papers

2023

Dhokai, Niyati and Matto, Holly and Ihara, Emily S and Tompkins, Catherine J and Caswell, Shane V and Cortes, Nelson and Davis, Rick and Coogan, Sarah M and Fauntroy, Victoria N and Glass, Elizabeth and Lee, Judy Moon and Baraniecki-Zwil, Gwen and Ambegaonkar, Jatin P (2023) Community arts engagement supports perceptions of personal growth in older adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 66. p. 101142.
Estep, Amanda and Morrison, Steven and Caswell, Shane V and Ambegaonkar, Jatin P and Vaz, João R and Cortes, Nelson (2023) Multifactorial Exercise Intervention Decreases Falls Risk in High-risk and Low-risk Older Adults. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 16 (3). pp. 414-419.
Holford, Dawn and Tognon, Gianluca and Gladwell, Valerie and Murray, Kelly and Nicoll, Mark and Knox, Angela and McCloy, Rachel and Loaiza, Vanessa (2023) Planning engagement with web resources to improve diet quality and break up sedentary time for home-working employees: A mixed methods study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 28 (4). pp. 224-238.
Kearney, James W and Sax van der Weyden, Megan N and Cortes, Nelson and Fernandes, Orlando and Martin, Joel R (2023) Effect of the Law Enforcement Duty Belt on Muscle Activation during Hip Hinging Movements in Young, Healthy Adults. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 8 (3). p. 9.
Mathunjwa, Musa and Shaw, Ina and Moran, Jason and Sandercock, Gavin R and Brown, Gregory A and Shaw, Brandon S (2023) Implementation of a Community-Based Mind-Body (Tae-Bo) Physical Activity Programme on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Rural Black Overweight and Obese Women with Manifest Risk Factors for Multimorbidity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (15). p. 6463.
Nduduzo, Shandu and Mathunjwa, Musa and Shaw, Brandon and Shaw, Ina (2023) Effects of high-intensity interval training on health-fitness, health related quality of life, and psychological measures in college-aged smokers. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 23 (1). pp. 200-209.
Nevill, Alan M and Leahy, Guy D and Mayhew, Jerry and Sandercock, Gavin RH and Myers, Tony and Duncan, Michael J (2023) 'At risk' waist-to-height ratio cut-off points recently adopted by NICE and US Department of Defense will unfairly penalize shorter adults. What is the solution? Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 17 (1). pp. 1-8.
Sax van der Weyden, Megan N and Kearney, James W and Cortes, Nelson and Fernandes, Orlando and Martin, Joel R (2023) Common law enforcement load carriage systems have limited acute effects on postural stability and muscle activity. Applied Ergonomics, 113. p. 104091.
Shandu, Nduduzo Msizi and Mathunjwa, Musa Lewis and Shaw, Ina and Shaw, Brandon Stuwart (2023) Exercise Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), Muscular Function, Cardiorespiratory Function, and Body Composition in Smokers: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (19). p. 6813.
Swain, Patrick and James, Emily and Laws, Jonathan M and Strongman, Clare and Haw, Stuart and Barry, Gill and Chung, Henry C and Gordon, Dan (2023) COVID-19: self-reported reductions in physical activity and increases in sedentary behaviour during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom. Sport Sciences for Health, 19 (1). pp. 139-146.
Waterworth, Sally and Kerr, Catherine and McManus, Christopher and Chung, Henry and Shaw, Brandon and Shaw, Ina and Sandercock, Gavin (2023) Four-year longitudinal associations of physical activity, waist circumference, and blood pressure in UK adolescents. Pediatric Research, 95 (3). pp. 736-743.
Wicks, Claire and Barton, Jo L and Andrews, Leanne and Orbell, Sheina and Sandercock, Gavin and Wood, Carly (2023) The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Contribution of Local Green Space and Nature Connection to Mental Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (6). p. 5083.
Wood, Carly and Wicks, Claire and Barton, Jo (2023) Green spaces for mental disorders. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 36 (1). pp. 41-46.

2022

Aljuhani, Osama and Alsuwailem, Rola and Al-Salawi, Abdulelah and Sandercock, Gavin (2022) Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Association with Parents' Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20). p. 13304.
Ambegaonkar, Jatin P and Matto, Holly and Ihara, Emily S and Tompkins, Catherine and Caswell, Shane V and Cortes, Nelson and Davis, Rick and Coogan, Sarah M and Fauntroy, Victoria N and Glass, Elizabeth and Lee, Judy and Baraniecki-Zwil, Gwen and Dhokai, Niyati (2022) Dance, Music, and Social Conversation Program Participation Positively Affects Physical and Mental Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 26 (4). pp. 255-264.
Asiamah, Nestor and Lowry, Ruth and Khan, Hafiz TA and Awuviry-Newton, Kofi (2022) Associations between Social support Provided and Walkability among Older Adults: Health Self-Consciousness as a Moderator. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 101. p. 104691.
Barber, Philip and Lack, Simon David and Bartholomew, Clare and Curran, Amy Jessica and Lowe, Catherine Minns and Morrissey, Dylan and Neal, Bradley Stephen (2022) Patient experience of the diagnosis and management of patellofemoral pain: A qualitative exploration. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 57. p. 102473.
Boukhennoufa, Issam and Altai, Zainab and Zhai, Xiaojun and Utti, Victor and McDonald-Maier, Klaus D and Liew, Bernard (2022) Predicting the Internal Knee Abduction Impulse During Walking Using Deep Learning. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10. 877347-.
Brinkley, Andrew and Sherar, Lauren and Kinnafick, Florence (2022) A sports-based intervention for pupils excluded from mainstream education: A systems approach to intervention acceptability and feasibility. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 61. p. 102217.
Clemente, Filipe Manuel and Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Oliveria, Rafael and Brito, João and Silva, Ana Filipa and Badicu, Georgian and Praça, Gibson and Sarmento, Hugo (2022) Recreational Soccer Training Effects on Pediatric Populations Physical Fitness and Health: A Systematic Review. Children, 9 (11). p. 1776.
Cohen, Daniel Dylan and Carreño, Javier and Camacho, Paul Anthony and Otero, Johanna and Martinez, Daniel and Lopez-Lopez, Jose and Sandercock, Gavin R and Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio (2022) Fitness Changes in Adolescent Girls Following In-School Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise: Interaction With Birthweight. Pediatric Exercise Science, 34 (2). pp. 76-83.
Evans, Simon and Atkinson, Teresa and Rogerson, Michael and Bray, Jennifer (2022) Nature-based activities for people living with dementia: a nice day out or a question of human rights? Working with Older People, 26 (1). pp. 64-75.
Farina, Nicolas and Hughes, Laura J and Thomas, Serena and Lowry, Ruth and Banerjee, Subi (2022) The relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life in people with dementia: An observational study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 30 (4). pp. 626-634.
Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César and Rodríguez-Jiménez, Jorge and Palacios-Ceña, María and de-la-Llave-Rincón, Ana I and Fuensalida-Novo, Stella and Florencio, Lidiane L and Ambite-Quesada, Silvia and Ortega-Santiago, Ricardo and Arias-Buría, José L and Liew, Bernard XW and Hernández-Barrera, Valentín and Cigarán-Méndez, Margarita (2022) Psychometric Properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in Previously Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15). p. 9273.
Fernández-de-las-Peñas, César and Liew, Bernard XW and Herrero-Montes, Manuel and del-Valle-Loarte, Pablo and Rodríguez-Rosado, Rafael and Ferrer-Pargada, Diego and Neblett, Randy and Paras-Bravo, Paula (2022) Data-Driven Path Analytic Modeling to Understand Underlying Mechanisms in COVID-19 Survivors Suffering from Long-Term Post-COVID Pain: A Spanish Cohort Study. Pathogens, 11 (11). p. 1336.
Hammond, Andrew (2022) Financing sport post-COVID-19: using Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to help make a case for economic recovery through spending on sport and recreation. Managing Sport and Leisure, 27 (1-2). pp. 40-44.
Hammond, Andrew (2022) The Relationship between Disability and Inclusion Policy and Sports Coaches’ Perceptions of Practice. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 14 (3). pp. 471-487.
Hammond, Andrew and Bundon, Andrea and Pentifallo-Gadd, Caitlin and Konoval, Tim (2022) Enactments of Integrated, Disability-Inclusive Sport Policy by Sporting Organizations in British Columbia, Canada. Sociology of Sport Journal, 39 (1). pp. 35-46.
Lowry, Ruth and Tyndall, Ian and Hartland, Tess and Banerjee, Moitree and Giacomelli, Victoria and Ball, Izzy and Churchill, Susan and Pereira, Antonina (2022) Tailoring sexual health interventions for middle-aged and older adults, including vulnerable populations: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Sexual Health, 34 (4). pp. 593-613.
Pettican, Anna and Goodman, Beverley and Bryant, Wendy and Beresford, Peter and Freeman, Paul and Gladwell, Valerie and Kilbride, Cherry and Speed, Ewen (2022) Doing together: reflections on facilitating the co-production of participatory action research with marginalised populations. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15 (2). pp. 202-219.
Smyth, Nina and Thorn, Lisa and Wood, Carly and Hall, Dominic and Lister, Craig (2022) Increased Wellbeing following Engagement in a Group Nature-Based Programme: The Green Gym Programme Delivered by the Conservation Volunteers. Healthcare, 10 (6). p. 978.
Southall-Edwards, Robert and Innes, Sue and Ali, Ajmol and Jones, Ben (2022) The effect of downhill running conditions on muscle damage in recreationally active adults. The Journal of Human Sports and Exercise, 17 (2). pp. 400-408.
Strongman, Clare and Swain, Patrick and Chung, Henry and Merzbach, Viviane and Gordon, Dan (2022) COVID-19: Social Distancing and Physical Activity in United Kingdom Residents With Visual Impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 116 (6). pp. 806-816.
Waterworth, Sally and Kerr, Catherine and McManus, Chris and Costello, Rianne and Sandercock, Gavin RH (2022) Obese individuals do not underreport dietary intake to a greater extent than nonobese individuals when data are allometrically-scaled. American Journal of Human Biology, 34 (7). e23743-.
Wicks, Claire and Barton, Jo and Orbell, Sheina and Andrews, Leanne (2022) Psychological benefits of outdoor physical activity in natural versus urban environments: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of experimental studies. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2022 (3). pp. 1037-1061.
Wood, Carly J and Barton, Jo and Smyth, Nina (2022) A cross-sectional study of physical activity behaviour and associations with wellbeing during the UK coronavirus lockdown. Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (6). pp. 1432-1444.
Wood, Carly J and Barton, Jo L and Wicks, Claire L (2022) The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20). p. 13166.
Wood, Carly J and Polley, Marie and Barton, Jo L and Wicks, Claire L (2022) Therapeutic Community Gardening as a Green Social Prescription for Mental Ill-Health: Impact, Barriers, and Facilitators from the Perspective of Multiple Stakeholders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20). p. 13612.

2021

Bassett, Andrew and Jackson, Jo (2021) 'The professional development and career journey into musculoskeletal first contact physiotherapy: a telephone interview study.' Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. pp. 1-16. ISSN 0959-3985
Boukhennoufa, Issam and Zhai, Xiaojun and Utti, Victor and McDonald-Maier, Klaus and Jackson, Jo (2021) Improving the activity recognition using GMAF and transfer learning in post-stroke rehabilitation assessment. In: SAMI 2021- IEEE 19th World Symposium on Applied Machine Intelligence and Informatics, 2021-01-21 - 2021-01-23, Herl'any, Slovakia (virtual). (In Press)
Brinkley, Andrew and Freeman, Josie and McDermott, Hilary and Munir, Fehmidah (2021) 'What are the Facilitators and Obstacles to Participation in Workplace Team Sport? A Qualitative Study.' AIMS Public Health, 4 (1). pp. 94-126. ISSN 2327-8994
Chaabene, Helmi and Prieske, Olaf and Herz, M and Moran, Jason and Höhne, J and Kliegl, R and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Behm, D and Hortobagyi, T and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Home-based exercise programmes improve physical fitness of healthy older adults: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis with relevance for COVID-19.' Ageing Research Reviews, 67. p. 101265. ISSN 1568-1637
Clarke, Jackie and Bendall, Amy and Douglas, Eleanor and Buckman, Liz and Cross, Jane L and Ellum, Sheric G and Gardiner, Lucy and Hasmi-Greenwood, Molly and Stiger, Robyn and Shannon, Harriet (2021) 'ACPRC statement and considerations for the teaching of airway clearance techniques in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.' Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care., 53 (1). pp. 66-77. ISSN 2059-0199
Evans, Simon and Atkinson, Teresa and Rogerson, Michael and Bray, Jennifer (2021) 'Nature-based activities for people living with dementia: a nice day out or a question of human rights?' Working with Older People, ahead- (ahead-). ISSN 1366-3666
Farina, Nicolas and Hughes, Laura J and Thomas, Serena and Lowry, Ruth and Banerjee, Subi (2021) 'The relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life in people with dementia: An observational study.' Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. pp. 1-9. ISSN 1063-8652 (In Press)
Farina, Nicolas and Williams, Alice and Clarke, Kirsty and Hughes, Laura J and Thomas, Serena and Lowry, Ruth and Banerjee, Sube (2021) 'Barriers, motivators and facilitators of physical activity in people with dementia and their family carers in England: Dyadic Interviews.' Aging and Mental Health, 25 (6). pp. 1115-1124. ISSN 1360-7863
Hammond, Andrew and Bundon, Andrea and Pentifallo-Gadd, Caitlin and Konoval, Tim (2021) 'Enactments of Integrated, Disability-Inclusive Sport Policy by Sporting Organizations in British Columbia, Canada.' Sociology of Sport Journal. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0741-1235
Jackson, Joanna and Chamberlain-Carter, Julian (2021) 'Does Resistance Training Reduce Falls and Improve Quality of Life in People with Parkinson’s Disease using Strength Training Exercise Programmes?' Physical Therapy Reviews, 26 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1083-3196
Kerr, Catherine J and Waterworth, Sally P and Brodie, David and Sandercock, Gavin RH and Ingle, Lee (2021) 'The associations between physical activity intensity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease.' Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 36 (12). pp. 3508-3514. ISSN 0815-9319
Kinnafick, Florence and Brinkley, Andrew and Bailey, Stephen and Adams, Emma (2021) 'Is Walking Netball an Effective, Acceptable and Feasible Method to increase physical activity and improve Health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM Evaluation.' International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18 (136). 136-. ISSN 1479-5868
Kyriakidou, Yvoni and Wood, Carly and Ferrier, Chrystalla and Dolci, Alberto and Elliot, Bradley (2021) 'The effect of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on exercise-induced muscle damage.' Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18 (1). 9-. ISSN 1550-2783
Liew, Bernard and Lee, Ho Yin and Rügamer, David and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco and Heneghan, Nicola R and Falla, Deborah and Evans, David W (2021) 'A novel metric of reliability in pressure pain threshold measurement.' Scientific Reports, 11 (1). 6944-. ISSN 2045-2322
Liew, Bernard XW and Ford, Jon J and Scutari, Marco and Hahne, Andrew J (2021) 'How does individualised physiotherapy work for people with low back pain? A Bayesian Network analysis using randomised controlled trial data.' PLoS One, 16 (10). e0258515-e0258515. ISSN 1932-6203
Liew, Bernard XW and Peolsson, Anneli and Falla, Deborah and Cleland, Joshua A and Scutari, Marco and Kierkegaard, Marie and Dedering, Asa (2021) 'Mechanisms of recovery after neck‐specific or general exercises in patients with cervical radiculopathy.' European Journal of Pain, 25 (5). pp. 1162-1172. ISSN 1090-3801
Liew, Bernard XW and Rugamer, David and Duffy, Kim and Taylor, Matthew JD and Jackson, Jo (2021) 'The mechanical energetics of walking across the adult lifespan.' PLoS One, 16 (11). e0259817-e0259817. ISSN 1932-6203
Liew, Bernard XW and Rügamer, David and Zhai, Xiaojun and Wang, Yucheng and Morris, Susan and Netto, Kevin (2021) 'Comparing shallow, deep, and transfer learning in predicting joint moments in running.' Journal of Biomechanics, 129. p. 110820. ISSN 0021-9290
Mallows, Adrian and Head, John and Goom, Tom and Malliaras, Peter and O'Neill, Seth and Smith, Benjamin (2021) 'Patient perspectives on participation in exercise-based rehabilitation for Achilles tendinopathy: A qualitative study.' Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 56. p. 102450. ISSN 2468-8630
Masci, Lorenzo and Neal, Bradley Stephen and Wynter Bee, William and Spang, Christoph and Alfredson, Håkan (2021) 'Achilles Scraping and Plantaris Tendon Removal Improves Pain and Tendon Structure in Patients with Mid-Portion Achilles Tendinopathy—A 24 Month Follow-Up Case Series.' Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (12). p. 2695. ISSN 2077-0383
Mitham, Kieran and Mallows, Adrian and Debenham, James and Seneviratne, Gayathri and Malliaras, Peter (2021) 'Conservative management of acute lower limb tendinopathies: A systematic review.' Musculoskeletal Care, 19 (1). pp. 110-126. ISSN 1478-2189
Mitham, Kieran and Mallows, Adrian and Yeowell, Gillian and Littlewood, Chris (2021) 'Management of recent onset tendon‐related pain in a primary contact setting: A survey of practice.' Musculoskeletal Care. ISSN 1478-2189
Moran, Jason and Liew, Bernard and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Granacher, Urs and Negra, Yassine and Chaabene, Helmi (2021) 'The effects of plyometric jump training on lower limb stiffness in healthy individuals: a meta-analytical comparison.' Journal of Sport and Health Science. ISSN 2213-2961
Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Liew, Bernard and Chaabene, Helmi and Behm, David and García-Hermoso, Antonio and Izquierdo, Mikel and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Effects of Bilateral and Unilateral Resistance Training on Horizontally-Orientated Movement Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.' Sports Medicine, 51 (2). pp. 225-242. ISSN 0112-1642
Moran, Jason and Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo and Liew, Bernard and Chaabene, Helmi and Behm, David G and García-Hermoso, Antonio and Izquierdo, Mikel and Granacher, Urs (2021) 'Effects of vertically- and horizontally-orientated plyometric training on physical performance: a meta-analytical comparison.' Sports Medicine, 51 (1). pp. 65-79. ISSN 0112-1642
Mullally, Elaine M and Atack, Alexandra C and Glaister, Mark and Clark, Nicholas C (2021) 'Situations and mechanisms of non-contact knee injury in adult netball: A systematic review.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 47. pp. 193-200. ISSN 1466-853X
Noll, Liam and Mallows, Adrian and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Consensus on tasks to be included in a return to work assessment for a UK firefighter following an injury: an online Delphi study.' International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 94 (5). pp. 1085-1095. ISSN 0340-0131
Noll, Liam and Mallows, Adrian and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Psychosocial barriers and facilitators for a successful return to work following injury within firefighters.' International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. ISSN 0340-0131
Pethick, Jamie and Winter, Samantha L and Burnley, Mark (2021) 'Fatigue-induced changes in knee-extensor torque complexity and muscle metabolic rate are dependent on joint angle.' European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121 (11). pp. 3117-3131. ISSN 1439-6319
Rio, Ebonie K and Stanton, Tasha R and Wand, Benedict M and Debenham, James R and Cook, Jill and Catley, Mark J and Moseley, G Lorimer and Butler, Prudence and Cheng, Kylie and Mallows, Adrian J and Wilson, Monique VB and Girdwood, Michael (2021) 'Implicit Motor Imagery of the Foot and Hand in People with Achilles Tendinopathy: A Left Right Judgement Study.' Pain Medicine, 22 (12). pp. 2998-3007. ISSN 1526-2375
Sanderson, Andy and Wang, Shuwfen F and Elgueta‐Cancino, Edith and Martinez‐Valdes, Eduardo and Sanchis‐Sanchez, Enrique and Liew, Bernard and Falla, Deborah (2021) 'The effect of experimental and clinical musculoskeletal pain on spinal and supraspinal projections to motoneurons and motor unit properties in humans: A systematic review.' European Journal of Pain, 25 (8). pp. 1668-1701. ISSN 1090-3801
Sebastian, Alwin and Coath, Fiona and Innes, Sue and Jackson, Jo and van der Geest, Kornelis SM and Dasgupta, Bhaskar (2021) 'Role of the halo sign in the assessment of giant cell arteritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.' Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 5 (3). ISSN 2514-1775
Sterckx, Ann and Van den Broeck, Kris and Remmen, Roy and Dekeirel, Kathleen and Hermans, Hildegard and Hesters, Carmen and Daeseleire, Tine and Broes, Viki and Barton, Jo and Gladwell, Valerie and Dandy, Sarah and Connors, Michéal and Lammel, Annamaria and Keune, Hans (2021) 'Operationalization of One Health Burnout Prevention and Recovery: Participatory Action Research-Design of Nature-Based Health Promotion Interventions for Employees.' Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 720761-. ISSN 2296-2565
Williams, Mark and Hammond, Andrew and Moran, Jason (2021) 'Youth basketball coaches’ perceptions and implementation of fundamental movement skills training: Towards a realist evaluation.' Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0273-5024
Wood, Carly and Griffin, Murray and Barton, Jo and Sandercock, Gavin (2021) 'Modification of the Rosenberg Scale to Assess Self-Esteem in Children.' Frontiers in Public Health, 9. 655892-. ISSN 2296-2565
Wood, Carly J and Barton, Jo and Smyth, Nina (2021) 'A cross-sectional study of physical activity behaviour and associations with wellbeing during the UK coronavirus lockdown.' Journal of Health Psychology. p. 135910532199971. ISSN 1359-1053

2020

Barlow, Ruth and Jones, Ben and Rogerson, Mike and Bannister, Hannah and Stuart, Rebecca and Jawadh, Iqbal and Andrews, Leanne and Easton, Izzie (2020) 'An Evaluation of Service Provision and Novel Strength Assessment on Patient Outcomes in a UK based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Setting.' COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 17 (3). 280 - 288. ISSN 1541-2555
Bassett, Andrew and Jackson, Jo (2020) 'Challenges and Learning Opportunities of Pre-Registration Physiotherapy Placements in First Contact Settings: The Perspectives of Musculoskeletal First Contact Physiotherapists.' Musculoskeletal Care. ISSN 1478-2189
Boukhennoufa, Issam and Zhai, Xiaojun and Utti, Victor and McDonald-Maier, Klaus and Jackson, Jo (2020) Improving the activity recognition using GMAF and transfer learning in post-stroke rehabilitation assessment. In: SAMI 2021- IEEE 19th World Symposium on Applied Machine Intelligence and Informatics, 2021-01-21 - 2021-01-23, Herl'any, Slovakia (virtual). (In Press)
Bruchhage, Muriel MK and Amad, Ali and Draper, Steve and Seidman, Jade and Lacerda, Luis and Luque Laguna, Pedro and Lowry, Ruth and Wheeler, James and Robertson, Andrew and Dell'Acqua, Flavio and Smith, Marcus S and Williams, Steven CR (2020) 'Drum training induces long-term plasticity in the cerebellum and connected cortical thickness.' Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322
Clark, Nicholas C and Clacher, Lucy H (2020) 'Lower-limb motor-performance asymmetries in English community-level female field hockey players: Implications for knee and ankle injury prevention.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 43. 43 - 51. ISSN 1466-853X
Farina, Nicolas and Williams, Alice and Clarke, Kirsty and Hughes, Laura J and Thomas, Serena and Lowry, Ruth and Banerjee, Sube (2020) 'Barriers, motivators and facilitators of physical activity in people with dementia and their family carers in England: Dyadic Interviews.' Aging and Mental Health. ISSN 1360-7863
Gorczynski, Paul F and Edmunds, Sarah and Lowry, Ruth (2020) 'Enhancing physical activity knowledge exchange strategies for Canadian long-haul truck drivers.' International Journal of Workplace Health Management. ISSN 1753-8351
Hammond, Andrew (2020) 'Financing sport post-COVID-19: using Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to help make a case for economic recovery through spending on sport and recreation.' Managing Sport and Leisure. ISSN 2375-0472
Jackson, Joanna and Chamberlain-Carter, Julian (2020) 'Does Resistance Training Reduce Falls and Improve Quality of Life in People with Parkinson’s Disease using Strength Training Exercise Programmes?' Physical Therapy Reviews. ISSN 1083-3196
Liew, Bernard XW and Abichandani, Deepa and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco (2020) 'Individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome have altered inter-leg force coordination.' Gait and Posture, 79. 65 - 70. ISSN 0966-6362
Liew, Bernard XW and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco and Srivastava, Shraddha and Falla, Deborah (2020) 'Influence of low back pain and its remission on motor abundance in a low-load lifting task.' Scientific Reports, 10 (1). ISSN 2045-2322
Liew, Bernard XW and Morris, Susan and Netto, Kevin (2020) 'Trunk-pelvis coordination during load carriage running.' Journal of Biomechanics, 109. ISSN 0021-9290
Liew, Bernard XW and Peolsson, Anneli and Rugamer, David and Wibault, Johanna and Löfgren, Hakan and Dedering, Asa and Zsigmond, Peter and Falla, Deborah (2020) 'Clinical predictive modelling of post-surgical recovery in individuals with cervical radiculopathy: a machine learning approach.' Scientific Reports, 10 (1). ISSN 2045-2322
Liew, Bernard XW and Peolsson, Anneli and Scutari, Marco and Löfgren, Hakan and Wibault, Johanna and Dedering, Åsa and Öberg, Birgitta and Zsigmond, Peter and Falla, Deborah (2020) 'Probing the mechanisms underpinning recovery in post‐surgical patients with cervical radiculopathy using Bayesian networks.' European Journal of Pain, 24 (5). 909 - 920. ISSN 1090-3801
Liew, Bernard XW and Rugamer, David and Abichandani, Deepa and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco (2020) 'Classifying individuals with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome using ground force profiles - Development of a method using functional data boosting.' Gait and Posture, 80. 90 - 95. ISSN 0966-6362
Liew, Bernard XW and Rugamer, David and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco and Falla, Deborah (2020) 'Interpretable machine learning models for classifying low back pain status using functional physiological variables.' European Spine Journal, 29 (8). 1845 - 1859. ISSN 0940-6719
Liew, Bernard XW and Sullivan, Laura and Morris, Susan and Netto, Kevin (2020) 'Mechanical work performed by distal foot-ankle and proximal knee-hip segments during anticipated and unanticipated cutting.' Journal of Biomechanics, 106. ISSN 0021-9290
Mallows, Adrian and Jackson, Jo and Littlewood, Chris and Debenham, James (2020) 'The association of working alliance, outcome expectation, adherence and self‐efficacy with clinical outcomes for Achilles tendinopathy: A feasibility cohort study (the MAP study).' Musculoskeletal Care. ISSN 1478-2189
Mitham, Kieran and Mallows, Adrian and Debenham, James and Seneviratne, Gayathri and Malliaras, Peter (2020) 'Conservative management of acute lower limb tendinopathies: A systematic review.' Musculoskeletal Care. ISSN 1478-2189
Pethick, Jamie and Winter, Samantha L and Burnley, Mark (2020) 'Physiological Evidence that the Critical Torque Is a Phase Transition Not a Threshold.' Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. ISSN 0195-9131
Pretty, Jules and Barton, Joanna (2020) 'Nature-Based Interventions and Mind–Body Interventions: Saving Public Health Costs Whilst Increasing Life Satisfaction and Happiness.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (21). ISSN 1660-4601
Rogerson, Mike and Colbeck, Ian and Bragg, Rachel and Dosumu, Adekunle and Griffin, Murray (2020) 'Affective Outcomes of Group versus Lone Green Exercise Participation.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2). ISSN 1660-4601
Rogerson, Mike and Wood, Carly and Pretty, Jules and Schoenmakers, Patrick and Bloomfield, Dan and Barton, Jo (2020) 'Regular Doses of Nature: The Efficacy of Green Exercise Interventions for Mental Wellbeing.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (5). ISSN 1660-4601
Sebastian, Alwin and van der Geest, Kornelis SM and Coath, Fiona and Gondo, Prisca and Kayani, Abdul and Mackerness, Craig and Hadebe, Bernard and Innes, Sue and Jackson, Jo and Dasgupta, Bhaskar (2020) 'Halo score (temporal artery, its branches and axillary artery) as a diagnostic, prognostic and disease monitoring tool for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).' BMC Rheumatology, 4 (1). ISSN 2520-1026
Smith, MJ and Hayward, SA and Innes, SM and Miller, ASC (2020) 'Point‐of‐care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID‐19 – a narrative review.' Anaesthesia. ISSN 0003-2409
Stubbs, Carl and Mc Auliffe, Sean and Mallows, Adrian and O’sullivan, Kieran and Haines, Terence and Malliaras, Peter (2020) 'The strength of association between psychological factors and clinical outcome in tendinopathy: A systematic review.' PLoS One, 15 (11). ISSN 1932-6203
Waterworth, Sally and Spencer, Connor C and Porter, Aaron L and Morton, James P (2020) 'Perception of carbohydrate availability augments high-intensity intermittent exercise capacity under sleep-low train low conditions.' International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. ISSN 1526-484X
Wood, Carly and Flynn, Maria and Law, Robin and Naufahu, Jane and Smyth, Nina (2020) 'The effect of the visual exercise environment on the response to psychological stress: a pilot study.' Anxiety, Stress and Coping. ISSN 1061-5806

2019

Clark, Nicholas C and Mullally, Elaine M (2019) 'Prevalence and magnitude of preseason clinically-significant single-leg balance and hop test asymmetries in an English adult netball club.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 40. 44 - 52. ISSN 1466-853X
Clark, Nicholas C and Reilly, Lee J and Davies, Stephanie C (2019) 'Intra-rater reliability, measurement precision, and inter-test correlations of 1RM single-leg leg-press, knee-flexion, and knee-extension in uninjured adult agility-sport athletes: Considerations for right and left unilateral measurements in knee injury control.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 40. 128 - 136. ISSN 1466-853X
Dixon, PC and Smith, T and Taylor, MJD and Jacobs, JV and Dennerlein, JT and Schiffman, JM (2019) 'Effect of walking surface, late-cueing, physiological characteristics of aging, and gait parameters on turn style preference in healthy, older adults.' Human Movement Science, 66. 504 - 510. ISSN 0167-9457
Edmunds, Sarah and Sitch, Matthew and Lowry, Ruth (2019) 'Who provides physical activity support in the workplace? Implications for peer led interventions.' Health Education Journal. ISSN 0017-8969
Farina, Nicolas and Sherlock, Gina and Thomas, Serena and Lowry, Ruth G and Banerjee, Sube (2019) 'Acceptability and feasibility of wearing activity monitors in community‐dwelling older adults with dementia.' International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34 (4). 617 - 624. ISSN 0885-6230
Hak, Laura and Hettinga, Florentina J and Duffy, Kim R and Jackson, Jo and Sandercock, Gavin RH and Taylor, Matthew JD (2019) 'The concept of margins of stability can be used to better understand a change in obstacle crossing strategy with an increase in age.' Journal of Biomechanics, 84. 147 - 152. ISSN 0021-9290
Hughes, Joelene and Rogerson, Michael and Barton, Jo and Bragg, Rachel (2019) 'Age and connection to nature: when is engagement critical?' Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (5). 265 - 269. ISSN 1540-9295
Innes, Sue and Jackson, Jo (2019) 'Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging - An exploration of physiotherapists' interests and use in practice.' Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. ISSN 2468-8630
Innes, Sue and Jackson, Jo (2019) 'Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging – Integration with the biopsychosocial model.' Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 44. ISSN 2468-8630
Liew, Bernard XW and Rugamer, David and Stocker, Almond and De Nunzio, Alessandro Marco (2019) 'Classifying neck pain status using scalar and functional biomechanical variables – development of a method using functional data boosting.' Gait and Posture. ISSN 0966-6362
Liew, Bernard XW and Scutari, Marco and Peolsson, Anneli and Peterson, Gunnel and Ludvigsson, Maria L and Falla, Deborah (2019) 'Investigating the Causal Mechanisms of Symptom Recovery in Chronic Whiplash-associated Disorders Using Bayesian Networks.' Clinical Journal of Pain, 35 (8). 647 - 655. ISSN 0749-8047
Liew, Bernard XW and Yue, Ryan and Cescon, Corrado and Barbero, Marco and Falla, Deborah (2019) 'Influence of experimental pain on the spatio-temporal activity of upper trapezius during dynamic lifting – An investigation using Bayesian spatio-temporal ANOVA.' Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 48. 1 - 8. ISSN 1050-6411
Mallows, Adrian and Littlewood, Chris and Jackson, Jo and Debenham, James (2019) 'Managing Achilles Pain (the MAP study) – A process evaluation of data collection methods.' Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. ISSN 2468-8630
Pethick, Jamie and Winter, Samantha L and Burnley, Mark (2019) 'Relationship between muscle metabolic rate and muscle torque complexity during fatiguing intermittent isometric contractions in humans.' Physiological Reports, 7 (18). ISSN 2051-817X
Sandercock, G and Jones, B (2019) 'Is it time to give population health surveillance a late fitness test?' British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53 (8). 463 - 464. ISSN 0306-3674
Smyth, N and Flynn, M and Rajcani, J and F Hucklebridge, M and Thorn, L and Wood, C and Golding, J and Evans, P and Clow, A (2019) 'Attenuated cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress is associated with greater visual dependency in postural control.' Psychoneuroendocrinology, 104. 185 - 190. ISSN 0306-4530
Wood, Carly and Barron, David and Smyth, Nina (2019) 'The Current and Retrospective Intentional Nature Exposure Scales: Development and Factorial Validity.' International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (22). ISSN 1660-4601

Dr Carly Wood

Cluster lead

School of Sport, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Our academics

Dr Jo Barton

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Research interests: Green Exercise – how our environment can shape behavioural choices and facilitate physical activity; physiological, psychological and biochemical effects of exercising in different environments, during and recovery from exercise; connection to nature across the whole life course pathway; evaluation of community nature-based health interventions targeting vulnerable groups.

Dr Aleksandra Birn-Jeffery

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Dr Andrew Brinkley

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Izzie Easton

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Research interests: Rehabilitation and health promotion in people living with chronic respiratory disease; Physiotherapy within and following admission to critical care; dog ownership and its impact on the health and welfare/wellbeing of both dogs and their owners.