Prof. Julius Sim

Title: Professor of Health Care Research
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 734253
Email:
Location: MAC - 0.12
Role: Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes,Faculty of Health; Course Leader MRes Health Research and MSc Health Sciences
Contacting me: via email
Sim Julius

I came to Keele in 1997, having been Principal Lecturer in Social and Health Research at Coventry University. Following an undergraduate degree in English (University of Durham), my postgraduate education was in Sociology (South Bank Polytechnic), Philosophy (Keele University) and Statistics (Sheffield Hallam University).

I am a Chartered Statistician and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.

My research within Keele is located in the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre within the Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences and in the Social Policy group within the Research Institute for Social Sciences. I also work with the Centre for Professional Ethics.

I am a Front-Line Advisor in statistics and clinical trial methods in the West Midlands Research Design Service.

Selected Publications

  • Sim J and Dawson A. 2012. Informed consent and cluster-randomized trials. American Journal of Public Health, vol. 102(3), 480-485. doi>
  • Sim J and Lewis M. 2012. The size of a pilot study for a clinical trial should be calculated in relation to considerations of precision and efficiency. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 65(3), 301-308. doi> full text>
  • Bernard M, Liddle J, Bartlam B, Scharf T, Sim J. 2012. Then and now: evolving community in the context of a retirement village. Ageing and Society, vol. 32(1), 103-129. doi>
  • Sim J, Bartlam B, Bernard M. 2011. The CASP-19 as a measure of quality of life in old age: evaluation of its use in a retirement community. Quality of Life Research, vol. 20(7), 997-1004. doi>
  • Sim J, Bartlam B, Bernard M, Liddle J, Scharf TS. 2010. Pourquoi les aȋnés emménagent-ils dans une communauté de retraite?. Les Cahiers de l'Année Gérontologique (vol. 2, pp. 293-294). Springer.

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Books

  • Sim J, Bartlam, B, Bernard, M, Biggs, S. 2004. New Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, Identity and Well-Being in Berryhill Retirement Village. Policy Press.
  • French S and Sim J. 2004. Physiotherapy: a Psychosocial Approach. Edinburg: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • French S and Sim J. 2004. Physiotherapy: a Psychosocial Approach. Edinburg: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Sim J and Wright C. 2000. Research in Health Care: Concepts, Designs and Methods. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
  • Sim J. 1997. Ethical Decision-Making in Therapy Practice. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • French S and Sim J. 1993. Writing: a Guide for Therapists. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Journal Articles

  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2013. Alternating-frequency TENS effects on experimental pain in healthy human participants: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Clin J Pain. link> doi>
  • Winter JM, Crome P, Sim J, Hunter SM. 2013. Effects of mobilization and tactile stimulation on chronic upper-limb sensorimotor dysfunction after stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 94(4), 693-702. doi>
  • Liddle J, Scharf T, Bartlam B, Bernard M, Sim J. 2013. Exploring the age-friendliness of purpose-built retirement communities: evidence from England. Ageing and Society. doi>
  • Moore A, Richardson J, Sim J, Bernard M, Jordan K. 2013. FORTHCOMING Older people’s perceptions of remaining physically active while living with chronic pain. Qualitative Health Research.
  • Ali K, Warusevitane A, Lally F, Sim J, Sills S, Pountain S, Nevatte T, Allen M, Roffe C. 2013. The stroke oxygen pilot study: a randomized controlled trial of the effects of routine oxygen supplementation early after acute stroke--effect on key outcomes at six months. PLoS One, vol. 8(6), e59274. link> doi>
  • Chesterton LS, Lewis AM, Sim J, Mallen CD, Mason EE, Hay EM, van der Windt DA. 2013. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation as adjunct to primary care management for tennis elbow: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (TATE trial). BMJ, vol. 347, f5160. link>
  • Macfarlane GJ, Paudyal P, Doherty M, Ernst E, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Sim J, Jones GT, Arthritis Research UK working group on Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Management of Rheumatic Diseases. 2012. A systematic review of evidence for the effectiveness of practitioner-based complementary and alternative therapies in the management of rheumatic diseases: osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 51(12), 2224-2233. link> doi>
  • Dounavi MD, Chesterton LS, Sim J. 2012. Effects of interferential therapy parameter combinations upon experimentally induced pain in pain-free participants: a randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, vol. 92(7), 911-923. doi>
  • Macfarlane GJ, Paudyal P, Doherty M, Ernst E, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Sim J, Jones GT, Arthritis Research UK Working Group on Complementary and Alternative Therapies for the Management of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2012. A systematic review of evidence for the effectiveness of practitioner-based complementary and alternative therapies in the management of rheumatic diseases: rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 51(9), 1707-1713. link> doi>
  • Hanratty CE, McVeigh JG, Kerr DP, Basford JR, Finch MB, Pendleton A, Sim J. 2012. The effectiveness of physiotherapy exercises in subacromial impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 42(3), 297-316. doi>
  • Jordan KP, Sim J, Moore A, Bernard M, Richardson J. 2012. Distinctiveness of long-term pain that does not interfere with life: an observational cohort study. European Journal of Pain, vol. 16(8), 1185-1194. doi> link>
  • Winter J, Hunter SM, Sim J, Crome P. 2012. Hands-on therapy interventions for upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke. Stroke, vol. 43, e1-e2. doi>
  • Sim J, Liddle J, Bernard M, Scharf T, Bartlam B. 2012. Home from home? A mixed-methods study of relocation within a purpose-built retirement community. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol. 26(4), 372-394. doi>
  • Sim J and Dawson A. 2012. Informed consent and cluster-randomized trials. American Journal of Public Health, vol. 102(3), 480-485. doi>
  • Benham A, Introwicz B, Waterfield J, Sim J, Derricott H, Mahon M. 2012. Intra-individual variations in the bifurcation of the radial nerve and the length of the posterior interosseus nerve. Manual Therapy, vol. 17(1), 22-26. doi>
  • Dawson A and Sim J. 2012. Physical therapy and a public health ethics perspective. Physical Therapy Reviews, vol. 17(3), 143-148. doi>
  • Sim J and Lewis M. 2012. The size of a pilot study for a clinical trial should be calculated in relation to considerations of precision and efficiency. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 65(3), 301-308. doi> full text>
  • Bernard M, Liddle J, Bartlam B, Scharf T, Sim J. 2012. Then and now: evolving community in the context of a retirement village. Ageing and Society, vol. 32(1), 103-129. doi>
  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2011. Dose-specific effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on experimental pain: a systematic review. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 27(7), 635-647. doi> full text>
  • Sim J, Bartlam B, Bernard M. 2011. The CASP-19 as a measure of quality of life in old age: evaluation of its use in a retirement community. Quality of Life Research, vol. 20(7), 997-1004. doi>
  • Winter J, Hunter SM, Sim J, Crome P. 2011. Hands-on therapy interventions for upper limb motor dysfunction following stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 6, Article CD006609. doi> link>
  • Sim J. 2010. Addressing conflicts in research ethics: consent and risk of harm. Physiotherapy Research International, vol. 15(2), 80-87. doi>
  • Evans DW, Breen AC, Pincus T, Sim J, Underwood M, Vogel S, Foster NE. 2010. The effectiveness of a posted information package on the beliefs and behavior of musculoskeletal practitioners: the UK Chiropractors, Osteopaths, and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists Low Back Pain ManagemENT (COMPLeMENT) randomized trial. Spine, vol. 35(8), 858-866. doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Stevenson K, Thomas E, Sim J, Hay E. 2009. Development and implementation of a physiotherapy intervention for use in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in primary care for shoulder pain. Musculoskeletal Care, vol. 7(2), 67-77. doi>
  • Lowndes S, Khanna A, Emery D, Sim J, Maffulli N. 2009. Management of unstable slipped upper femoral epiphysis: a meta-analysis. British Medical Bulletin, vol. 90(1), 133-146. doi>
  • Richardson JC, Ong BN, Sim J, Corbett M. 2009. Begin at the beginning… Using a lifegrid for exploring illness experience. Social Research Update, vol. 57(Autumn), 1-4. link> full text>
  • Griffiths C, Dziedzic K, Waterfield J, Sim J. 2009. Effectiveness of specific neck stabilization exercises or a general neck exercise program for chronic neck disorders: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 36(2), 390-397. doi>
  • Buckley J, Sim J, Eston RG. 2009. Reproducibility of ratings of perceived exertion soon after myocardial infarction: responses in the stress-testing clinic and the rehabilitation gymnasium. Ergonomics, vol. 52(4), 421-427. doi>
  • Chesterton LS, van der Windt DA, Sim J, Lewis M, Mallen CD, Mason EE, Warlow C, Vohora K, Hay EM. 2009. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of tennis elbow: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial: the TATE trial (ISRCTN 87141084). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 10, 156. doi> full text>
  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2008. Effects of simultaneous dual-site TENS stimulation on experimental pain. European Journal of Pain, vol. 12(6), 696-704. doi> full text>
  • Sim J and Madden S. 2008. Illness experience in fibromyalgia syndrome: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 67(1), 57-67. doi>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Sim J. 2008. Associations between physical examination and self-reported physical function in older community-dwelling adults with knee pain. Physical Therapy, vol. 88(1), 33-42. doi>
  • Hunter SM, Crome P, Sim J, Pomeroy V. 2008. Effects of mobilization and tactile stimulation on recovery of the hemiplegic upper limb: a series of replicated single system studies. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol. 89, 2003-2010. doi>
  • Richardson JC, Ong BN, Sim J. 2008. Experiencing and controlling time in everyday life with chronic widespread pain: a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 9, 3. doi>
  • Lewis M, James M, Stokes E, Hill J, Sim J, Hay E, Dziedzic K. 2007. An economic evaluation of three physiotherapy treatments for non-specific neck disorders alongside a randomized trial. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 46(11), 1701-1708. link> doi>
  • Chesterton LS, Sim J, Wright CC, Foster NE. 2007. Interrater reliability of algometry in measuring pressure pain thresholds in healthy humans, using multiple raters. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 23(9), 760-766. doi> full text>
  • McVeigh JG, Finch MB, Hurley DA, Basford JR, Sim J, Baxter GD. 2007. Tender point count and total myalgic score in fibromyalgia: changes over a 28-day period. Rheumatology International: clinical and experimental investigations, vol. 27(11), 1011-1018. doi>
  • Bernard M, Bartlam B, Biggs S, Sim J. 2007. Housing and Care for Older People:life in an English purpose-built retirement village. Ageing and Society, vol. 27(4), 555-579. doi>
  • Bourne JA, Dziedzic K, Morris SJ, Jones PW, Sim J. 2007. Survey of the perceived professional, educational and personal needs of physiotherapists in primary care and community settings. Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 15(3), 231-237. doi>
  • Richardson JC, Ong BN, Sim J. 2007. Experiencing chronic widespread pain in a family context: giving and receiving practical and emotional support. Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 29(3), 347-365. doi>
  • Winter J, Hunter SM, Sim J, Crome P. 2007. Hands-on therapy interventions for upper limb motor dysfunction following stroke [protocol]. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2007. Piecework, musculoskeletal pain and the impact of workplace psychosocial factors. Occupational Medicine, vol. 57(6), 430-437. doi>
  • Hill JC, Lewis M, Sim J, Hay EM, Dziedzic K. 2007. Predictors of poor outcome in patients with neck pain treated by physical therapy. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 23(8), 683-690. doi>
  • Hardy-Pickering R, Adams N, Sim J, Roe B, Wallymahmed A. 2007. The use of complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia. Physical Therapy Reviews, vol. 12(3), 249-260. doi>
  • Sim J and Madden, S. 2006. Creating meaning in fibromyalgia syndrome. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 63(11), 2962-2973. doi>
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Thomas E, Peat G, Phelan M, Yates HE, Blenkinsopp A, Sim J. 2006. Effectiveness of community physiotherapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in people aged over 55 presenting to primary care: pragmatic randomised trial. BMJ, vol. 333(7576), 995. link> doi>
  • Sim J, Lacey RJ, Lewis M. 2006. The impact of workplace risk factors on the occurrence of neck and upper limb pain: a general population study. BMC Public Health, vol. 6, 234. link> doi>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Wilkie R, Hay E, Thomas E, Sim J. 2006. A study of the non-instrumented physical examination of the knee found high observer variability. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 59(5), 512-520. doi>
  • Barlas P, Ting SL, Chesterton LS, Jones PW, Sim J. 2006. Effects of intensity of electroacupuncture upon experimental pain in healthy human volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Pain, vol. 122(1-2), 81-89. link> doi>
  • Hunter, S, Crome P, Sim J, Donaldson, C, Pomeroy, VM. 2006. Development of treatment schedules for research: a structured review to identify methodologies used and a worked example of 'mobilisation and tactile simulation' for stroke patients. Physiotherapy, vol. 92(4), 195-207. doi>
  • Coar L and Sim J. 2006. Interviewing one's peers: methodological issues in a study of health professionals. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, vol. 24(4), 251-256. doi>
  • Richardson JC, BN Ong, J Sim. 2006. Is chronic widespread pain biographically disruptive?. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 63(6), 1573-1585. doi>
  • Richardson JC, Ong BN, Sim J. 2006. Remaking the future: contemplating a life with chronic widespread pain. Chronic Illness, vol. 2(3), 209-218. doi>
  • Sim J, Jordan K, Lewis M, Hill J, Hay EM, Dziedzic K. 2006. Sensitivity to change and internal consistency of the Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire and derivation of a minimal clinically important difference. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 22(9), 820-826. doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2005. The relationship between hand paraesthesia and occupational factors: results from a population study. Rheumatology (Oxford), vol. 44(10), 1287-1293. link> doi>
  • Hay EM, Mullis R, Lewis M, Vohora K, Main CJ, Watson P, Dziedzic KS, Sim J, Minns Lowe C, Croft PR. 2005. Comparison of physical treatments versus a brief pain-management programme for back pain in primary care: a randomised clinical trial in physiotherapy practice. Lancet, vol. 365(9476), 2024-2030. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, J Hill, M Lewis, J Sim, Daniels J, Hay EM. 2005. Effectiveness of manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy in addition to advice and exercise for neck disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in physical therapy clinics. Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 53(2), 214-222. doi>
  • Sim J and Vaghmaria A. 2005. Fibromyalgia: typical features and recommended management. Prescriber, vol. 16(18), 42-49.
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Jordan K, Jinks C, Sim J. 2005. Interrater reliability of scoring of pain drawings in a self-report health survey. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), vol. 30(16), E455-E458. link> doi>
  • Dziedzic K, Hill J, Lewis M, Sim J, Daniels J, Hay EM. 2005. Manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy provide no additional benefit over advice and exercise in the treatment of neck disorders. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 10(4), 307-308.
  • Adams N and Sim J. 2005. Rehabilitation approaches in fibromyalgia. Disability and Rehabilitation, vol. 27(12), 711-723. doi>
  • Sim J and Wright CC. 2005. The kappa statistic in reliability studies: use, interpretation and sample size requirements. Physical Therapy, vol. 85(3), 257-268.
  • Smith AE, Sim J, Scharf T, Phillipson C. 2004. Determinants of quality of life amongst older people in deprived neighbourhoods. Ageing and Society, vol. 24(5), 793-814.
  • Buckley JP, Sim J, Eston RG, Hession R, Fox R. 2004. Reliability and validity of measures taken during the Chester step test to predict aerobic power and to prescribe aerobic exercise. British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 38(2), 197-205. doi>
  • Wright CC and Sim J. 2003. Intention-to-treat approach to data from randomised controlled trials: a sensitivity analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 56(9), 833-842. doi>
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2003. Presentation of pain drawings in questionnaire surveys: influence on prevalence of neck & upper limb pain in the community. Pain, vol. 105(1-2), 293-301. doi>
  • Sim J. 2003. Sports medicine: some ethical issues. British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 27(2), 95-100.
  • McVeigh JG, Hurley DA, Basford JR, Sim J, Finch MB. 2003. The pathogenesis of fibromyalgia syndrome: an update. Physical Therapy Reviews, vol. 8(4), 211-216.
  • Sim J and Adams N. 2003. Therapeutic approaches to fibromyalgia syndrome in the united kingdom: a survey of occupational therapists and physical therapists. European Journal of Pain, vol. 7(2), 173-80. doi>
  • Sim J and Adams N. 2002. Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia. Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 18(5), 324-336.
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2002. Validity and reliability of a questionnaire for upper quadrant pain and occupational risk factors. Rheumatology.
  • Sim J and Vaghmaria A. 2001. How to recognise and treat fibromyalgia. Prescriber, vol. 12(8), 99-107.
  • Dalley J and Sim J. 2001. Nurses' perceptions of physiotherapists as rehabilitation team members. Clinical Rehabilitation, vol. 15(4), 380-389.
  • Wright C and Sim J. 2001. Role and value of intention-to-treat analysis of data from randomised controlled trials. Physiotherapy, vol. 87(2), 83.
  • Cross S and Sim J. 2000. Confidentiality within physiotherapy: perceptions and attitudes of clinical practitioners. Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 26(6), 447-453. doi>
  • Buckley JP, Eston RG, Sim J. 2000. Ratings of perceived exertion in braille: validity and reliability in production mode. British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 34(4), 297-302. doi>
  • Sim J, Dziedzic K, Hay EM. 1999. Physiotherapy and the randomized controlled trial: an evaluation of research and development workshops in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 5(4), 437-441. doi>
  • Sim J and Adams N. 1999. Physical and other non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia. Baillieres Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology, vol. 13(3), 507-523. doi>
  • Hay EM, Dziedzic K, Sim J. 1999. Treatment options for regional musculoskeletal pain: what is the evidence?. Baillieres Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology, vol. 13(2), 243-259. doi>
  • Sim J and Reid N. 1999. Statistical inference by confidence intervals: issues of interpretation and utilization. Physical Therapy, vol. 79(2), 186-195.
  • Sim J. 1998. Collecting and analysing qualitative data: issues raised by the focus group. Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 28(2), 345-352. doi>
  • Sim J and Sharp K. 1998. A critical appraisal of the role of triangulation in nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol. 35(1-2), 23-31. doi>
  • Sim J. 1998. Respect for autonomy: issues in neurological rehabilitation. Clinical Rehabilitation, vol. 12(1), 3-10. doi>
  • Adams G and Sim J. 1998. A survey of UK manual therapists' practice of and attitudes towards manipulation and its complications. Physiotherapy Research International, vol. 3(3), 206-227.
  • Johnson C and Sim J. 1997. AIDS and HIV: a comparative study of therapy students’ knowledge and attitudes. Physiotherapy, vol. 84(1), 37-46.
  • Sim J. 1997. Ethical issues in the management of persistent vegetative state. Physiotherapy Research International, vol. 2(2), 7-11.
  • Sim J and Waterfield J. 1997. Validity, reliability and responsiveness in the assessment of pain. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, vol. 13(1), 23-37.
  • Exley C, Sim J, Reid NG, Jackson S, West N. 1996. Attitudes and beliefs within the Sikh community regarding organ donation: a pilot study. Social Science and Medicine, vol. 43(1), 23-28.
  • Waterfield J and Sim J. 1996. Clinical assessment of pain by the visual analogue scale. British Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, vol. 3(2), 94-97.
  • Sim J. 1996. Informed consent and manual therapy. Manual Therapy, vol. 1(2), 104-106. doi>
  • Exley C, Sim J, Reid NG, Booth L, Jackson S. 1996. The admission of Asian patients to intensive therapy units and its implications for organ donation: a preliminary study from Coventry, UK. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 50(4), 447-450.
  • Sim J. 1995. Moral rights and the ethics of nursing. Nursing Ethics, vol. 2(1), 31-40.
  • Sim J. 1995. The external validity of group comparative and single system studies. Physiotherapy, vol. 81(5), 263-270.
  • Sim J. 1994. The ethics of single system (n=1) research. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, vol. 10(4), 211-222.
  • Sim J and Arnell P. 1993. Measurement validity in physical therapy research. Phys Ther, vol. 73(2), 102-110. link>

Chapters

  • Bartlam B, Bernard M, Liddle J, Scharf T, Sim J. 2013. Creating home-like places in a purpose-built retirement village in the United Kingdom. In Environmental Gerontology: Making Meaningful Places in Old Age. Rowles GD and Bernard M (Eds.). New York: Springer. link>
  • Sim J. 2012. Physiotherapy, ethics of. In Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Chadwick R (Ed.). (vol. 3). San Diego: Academic Press. doi>
  • Sim J. 2009. Analysis of data. In Getting Involved in Research: a Pocket Guide. Moore AP and Lyon P (Eds.). London: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
  • Sim J. 2009. Fibromyalgia. In International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation. Stone JH and Blouin M (Eds.). link>
  • Dziedzic K, Jordan JL, Sim J, Hay EM. 2007. Treatment options of musculoskeletal pain: what is the evidence?. In Pain: Best Practice and Research Compendium. Breivic H and Shipley M (Eds.). Edinburgh: Elsevier.
  • Sim J. 2004. Fundamentals of moral decision-making. In Physiotherapy: a Psychosocial Approach. French S and Sim J (Eds.). (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Richardson J, Ong BN, Sim J. 2004. 'Idle Devils' and 'Household Engineers': Identity in chronic widespread pain. In Narrative, Memory and Identity: Theoretical and methodological issues. Robinson D, Horrocks C, Kelly N, Roberts B (Eds.). Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield Press.
  • Sim J. 2004. Moral decision-making in specific contexts. In Physiotherapy: a Psychosocial Approach. French S and Sim J (Eds.). (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Sim J and Smith MV. 2004. The sociology of pain. In Physiotherapy: a Psychosocial Approach. French S and Sim J (Eds.). (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Sim J and Richardson B. 2004. The use and generation of practice knowledge in the context of regulating systems and moral frameworks. In Developing Practice Knowledge for Health Professionals. Higgs J, Richardson B, Dahlgren MA (Eds.). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
  • Sim J. 2002. Interpersonal aspects of care: communication, counselling and health education. In Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems: Adults and Paediatrics. Pryor JA and Prasad SA (Eds.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Other

  • Chesterton L, van der Windt DA, Sim J, Lewis M, Mallen CD, Mason E, Hay E. 2013. TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TENNIS ELBOW: A PRAGMATIC RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 38). link>
  • Smith N, Bartlam B, Ray M, Sim J. 2013. Fit as a Fiddle: Final Evaluation Report. link>
  • Doherty M, Ernst E, Fisken M, Jones G, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Macfarlane G, Sim J, Tadman J. 2013. Practitioner-based complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and low back pain.
  • Bartlam B, Sim J, Ray M, Smith N. 2012. Fit as a fiddle: The impact of Age UK's wellbeing programme on the health and wellbeing of participant's - preliminary findings. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (vol. 20, p. S41). link>
  • Jones GT, Paudyal P, MacPherson H, Sim J, Doherty M, Ernst E, Fisken M, Lewith G, Tadman J, Macfarlane GJ. 2012. The effectiveness of practitioner-based complementary and alternative therapies in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (vol. 51, pp. 131-132). link>
  • Liddle J, Bartlam B, Bernard M, Scharf T, Sim J. 2011. Everyday life in a UK purpose-built retirement community. Gerontologist (vol. 51, p. 3). link>
  • Moore A, Richardson J, Bernard M, Jordan K, Sim J. 2011. Reducing interference from pain in later life: the role of lifestyle factors. Gerontologist (vol. 51, pp. 2-3). link>
  • Sim J, Bartlam B, Bernard M, Liddle J, Scharf TS. 2010. Pourquoi les aȋnés emménagent-ils dans une communauté de retraite?. Les Cahiers de l'Année Gérontologique (vol. 2, pp. 293-294). Springer.
  • Scharf T, Sim J, Bartlam B, Bernard M, Liddle J. 2010. Relocation within an English retirement community: remaking place during a time of change. Gerontologist (vol. 50, p. 230).
  • Wood LR, Hay EM, Sim J. 2009. Concurrent validity of hand-held sphygmomanometer dynamometry for measuring thigh muscle strengths. Rheumatology (vol. 48, p. I159).
  • Winter JM, Crome P, Hunter SM, Sim J. 2009. Chronic upper limb sensorimotor dysfunction following stroke: its perceived impact on social participation and re-integration. Cerebrovascular Diseases (p. 213).
  • Winter JM, Hunter SM, Sim J, Crome P. 2009. The effects of mobilization and tactile stimulation (MTS) on chronic upper limb sensorimotor dysfunction following stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases (p. 215). doi>
  • Dounavi MD, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2008. Inter-rater reliability of algometry for pressure pain threshold in healthy participants with multiple raters.
  • Dounavi MD, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2008. The effects of different interferential therapy parameters upon experimentally induced mechanical pain in health human volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2008. The hypoalgesic effects of alternating frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) parameter combinations on pressure pain threshold (PPT) in healthy volunteers.
  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Barlas P, Sim J. 2008. The hypoalgesic efficacy of TENS parameters on experimental pain models in healthy humans: A systematic review. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy (vol. 36, pp. 84-85).
  • Scharf, T, Bartlam B, Hislop, J, Bernard, M, Dunning A, Sim J. 2006. Necessities of Life: older people's experiences of poverty.
  • McVeigh JG, Hurley DA, Basford JR, Sim J, Baxter D, Finch MB. 2006. Effectiveness of a combined pool-based exercise and education programme compared to usual medical care in fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (vol. 65, pp. 557-558).
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates HE, Blenkinsopp A, Sim J. 2006. Pragmatic randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of community physiotherapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. Rheumatology (vol. 45, p. I73).
  • Hardy-Pickering R, Adams N, Roe BH, Sim J. 2006. Fibromyalgia sufferers' perspectives and experiences of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). European Journal of Pain (vol. 10 (suppl S1), p. S110).
  • Hay EM, Foster NE, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates H, Sim J. 2005. Pragmatic randomized clinical trial of active physical therapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM (vol. 52, pp. S504-S505). link>
  • Wood L, Peat G, Thomas E, Hay EM, Sim J. 2005. The physical examination as a predictor of self-reported physical function in older community-dwelling adults with knee pain. Arthritis and Rheumatism (vol. 52, pp. S466-S467).
  • McVeigh JG, Finch MB, Hurley DA, Basford JR, Sim J, Baxter D. 2005. Tender point count and total myalgic score in fibromyalgia: Changes over a 28-day period. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (vol. 64, p. 588).
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2005. The influence of psychosocial factors of the work environment on the relationship of piecework with musculoskeletal pain and general health in a general population. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 44, p. I86). link>
  • Ting S, Sim J, Claydon L, Chesterton L, Barlas P. 2005. Does the patient controlled switch (PCS) improve intra-rater reliability of pressure pain thresholds (PPT) using hand held Somedic algometer?.
  • Hay EM, Foster N, Peat G, Phelan M, Thomas E, Yates H, Sim J. 2005. Pragmatic randomised clinical trial of active physical therapy and enhanced pharmacy review for knee pain in older people presenting to primary care. Arthritis Rheum (vol. 52, p. s504).
  • Claydon LS, Chesterton LS, Sim J, Ting SLH, Barlas P. 2005. The hypoalgesic effects of concurrent Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) parameter combinations on pressure pain thresholds in healthy volunteers.
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2004. Association of hand paraesthesia with specific job tasks: results from a population study in North Staffordshire. Rheumatology.
  • Lacey R, Lewis M, Sim J. 2004. Association of hand paraesthesia with specific job tasks: results from a population study in North Staffordshire, UK. Rheumatology.
  • Lacey R, Lewis M, Sim J. 2004. Association of hand paraesthesia with specific job tasks: results from a population study in North Staffordshire, UK. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii88).
  • Lacey RJ, Lewis M, Sim J. 2004. Association of specific work activities and psychosocial factors with neck and upper limb pain: results from a population study. 5th International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders.
  • Hay EM, Mullis R, Lewis AM, Vohora K, Main C, Watson P, Dziedzic K, Sim J, Croft P. 2004. Early physiotherapy management of back pain in primary care: a randomised clinical trial of physical treatments versus a brief pain management programme. Rheumatology.
  • Hay EM, Mullis R, Lewis AM, Vohora K, Main C, Watson P, Dziedzic K, Sim J, Croft P. 2004. Early physiotherapy management of back pain in primary care: a randomised clinical trial of physical treatments versus a brief pain management programme. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii18).
  • Wood L, Peat G, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Hay E, Sim J. 2004. Inter and intraobserver variability of a non0instrumented, standardised physical examination in a primary care population of older adults with knee problems. Rheumatology.
  • Wood L, Peat G, Wilkie R, Thomas E, Hay E, SIM J. 2004. Inter and intraobserver variability of a non-instrumented, standardised physical examination in a primary care population of older adults with knee problems. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii83).
  • Lewis AM, Hill J, Dziedzic K, Sim J, Hay E. 2004. PANTHER - Issues of generalisability in randomised clinical trials. Rheumatology.
  • Hill J, Lewis M, Dziedzic K, Sim J, Hay EM. 2004. Physiotherapists' perceived predictors of outcome in neck pain. Rheumatology (vol. 43, p. ii153).
  • Hunter SM, Crome P, Sim J, Pomeroy VM. 2003. Describing current hands-on therapy for the hemiplegic upper limb. Clinical Rehabilitation (vol. 17, p. 576).
  • Hunter SM, Crome P, Sim J, Pomeroy VM. 2003. Development of a comprehensive description of hands-on therapy for the hemiplegic upper limb and a treatment schedule to record individual treatments. Cerebrovascular Diseases (vol. 16, p. 97).
  • Ting SLH, Barlas P, Chesterton LS, Sim J. 2003. Dosage effect of TENS parameter combination on pressure pain thresholds in healthy human volunteers.
  • Sim J, Lacey RJ, Lewis M. 2003. Neck and upper limb pain in pottery workers in North Staffordshire, UK. Rheumatology (p. 35).
  • Bernard M, Bartlam B, Biggs S, Sim J. 2003. New Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, identity and well-being in Berryhill Retirement Village - Final Report.
  • Bernard M, Bartlam B, Biggs S, Sim J. 2003. New Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, identity and well-being in Berryhill Retirement Village - Technical Report.
  • Buckley J, Sim J, Eston R, Hession R, Fox R. 2003. Perceived exertion and heart rate reliability during the Chester Step Test. Journal of Sports Sciences (vol. 21, pp. 263-264).
  • Buckley J, Eston R, Sim J, Innreiten BT, Hjorthaug B. 2003. Ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate during treadmill and rowing ergometry: a comparison between production and estimation modes. Journal of Sports Sciences (vol. 21, pp. 262-263).
  • Buckley J, Quinlivan RC, Sim J. 2003. Ratings of perceived pain and the second wind in McArdles's disease. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (vol. 35, p. 288).
  • Dziedzic K, Hill J, Lewis M, Sim J, Dainels J, Hay EM. 2003. The effectiveness of manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy in addition to exercise & advice for neck disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in physical therapy clinics. Arthritis & Rheumatism.
  • Dziedzic K, Hill J, Lewis M, Sim J, Dainels J, Hay EM. 2003. The effectiveness of manual therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy in addition to exercise & advice for neck disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in physical therapy clinics. Arthritis & Rheumatism.
  • Biggs S, Bernard M, Bartlam B, Sim J. 2002. Active ageing: myth or reality. Age Identity and Age Disparity within a Retirement Community: A New Measure.
  • Barlas P, Ting S, Chesterton L, Sim J. 2002. Effects of intensity of electroacupuncture stimulation upon mechanical pain thresholds in healthy human volunteers: a pilot study.
  • Lewis M, Jordan K, Lacey RJ, Jinks C, Sim J. 2002. Inter-rater reliability assessment of the scoring of the body pain manikin. Rheumatology.
  • Lewis M, Jordan K, Lacey RJ. Jinks C, Sim J. 2002. Inter-rater reliability assessment of the scoring of the body pain manikin. Rheumatology (vol. 41, p. 52). Oxford University Press.
  • Buckley JP, Sim J, Hession R, Fox R. 2002. Is the error in predicting VO2max from the Chester step test more related to errors in estimated maximal heart rate or errors in the estimated oxygen cost of a given stepping work rate?. Journal of Sports Sciences (vol. 20, p. 17).
  • Ting SLH, Sim J, Barlas P, Chesterton LS. The reliability of two pain outcome measures.

MBChB Mod 2 : medical statistics

CRI-40024 Research design and process

CLM-40006 Research methods

PTY-40001 Research methods

PTY-40002 Evidence-based practice

ETH-40028 Ethics in research (module leader)

CRI-40022 Quantitative data analysis 1 (module leader)

PTY-40022 Quantitative data analysis 2 (module leader)

PTY-40019 Multivariate methods (module leader)

PTY-40021 Reliability analysis (module leader)

PTY-40038 Literature searching and synthesis (module leader)

At present I serve on Sub-Panel 3 of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, having previously been Chair of Sub-Panel 12 of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, and on the East Midlands committee of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit funding scheme.