Primary Care & Health Sciences
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Primary care physiotherapy interventions
Electrotherapy and TENS for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions
Clinical trials (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Shoulder)
Selected Publications
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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>
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2011. Dose-specific effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on experimental pain: a systematic review. Clin J Pain, vol. 27(7), 635-647. link> doi> full text>
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Journal Articles
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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>
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2011. Dose-specific effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on experimental pain: a systematic review. Clin J Pain, vol. 27(7), 635-647. link> doi> full text>
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2010. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for neuropathic pain in adults (protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi>
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2009. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of tennis elbow: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial: the TATE trial (ISRCTN 87141084). BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 10, 156. link> doi> full text>
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2008. Effects of simultaneous dual-site TENS stimulation on experimental pain. Eur J Pain, vol. 12(6), 696-704. link> doi> full text>
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2008. Does transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) produce 'dose-responses'? A review of systematic reviews on chronic pain. Physical Therapy Reviews, vol. 13(6), 450-463. full text>
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2007. Interrater reliability of algometry in measuring pressure pain thresholds in healthy humans, using multiple raters. Clin J Pain, vol. 23(9), 760-766. link> doi> full text>
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2003. Effects of TENS frequency, intensity and stimulation site parameter manipulation on pressure pain thresholds in healthy human subjects. Pain, vol. 106(1-2), 73-80. link>
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2002. Sensory stimulation (TENS): Effects of Parameter Manipulation on Mechanical Pain Thresholds in Healthy Human Subjects. Pain. doi>
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2001. Critically Appraised Topics (CATs): one method of facilitating evidence-based practice in physiotherapy. Physiotherapy, vol. 87(4), 179-190.
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for neuropathic pain in adults.
Other
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2011. Review of evidenc for interferential therapy (IFT) protocols for pain management.
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2011. Salus-on-Trent: an e-learning, Accessible Learning Town for Health (STeALTH).
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2011. The use of Wiki's to Support Constructive Learning in Physiotherapy Undergraduate Programmes.
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2009. The use of wikis to support constructive learning.
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2008. Inter-rater reliability of algometry for pressure pain threshold in healthy participants with multiple raters.
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2008. The effects of different interferential therapy parameters upon experimentally induced mechanical pain in health human volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
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2008. The hypoalgesic effects of alternating frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) parameter combinations on pressure pain threshold (PPT) in healthy volunteers.
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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).
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2008. The use of Video podcasts to support constructive learning of psychomotor skills.
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2007. The effects of two/polar and four/polar interferential therapy upon experimentally induced mechanical pain in healthy human volunteers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
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2007. The hypoalgesic effects of concurrent transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) parameter combinations on pressure pain thresholds in healthy volunteers.
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2005. Does the patient controlled switch (PCS) improve intra-rater reliability of pressure pain thresholds (PPT) using hand held Somedic algometer?.
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2005. The hypoalgesic effects of concurrent Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) parameter combinations on pressure pain thresholds in healthy volunteers.
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2004. Interferential therapy: an investigation into the effect of two electrode stimulation sites on pressure pain thresholds in healthy volunteers.
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2003. Dosage effect of TENS parameter combination on pressure pain thresholds in healthy human volunteers.
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2003. Effect of varying frequecy intensity and stimulation site of TENS on pressure pain threshold in healthy humans. 4th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC).
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2003. Effect of varying frequency intensity and stimulation of TENS on pressure pain threshold in healthy humans. 4th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC).
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2003. Gender differences in pressure pain threshold in healthy humans.
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2003. The effects of different intensities of elctroacupuncture stimulation upon pressure pain thresholds in healthy human volunteers: a pilot study.
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2002. Effects of intensity of electroacupuncture stimulation upon mechanical pain thresholds in healthy human volunteers: a pilot study.
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2002. Gender differences in mechanical pain threshold in healthy humans. Practical implications for experimental research design.
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2002. Gender Differences in Mechanical Pain Threshold in Healthy Humans. Practical Implecations for Experimental Design. Abstracts 10th World Congress on Pain.
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2001. Senrory stimulation (tens); effects of parameter manipulation on mechanical pain thresholds in healthy human subjects.
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2001. Sensory stimulation (TENS): Effects of electrode placement site on Mechanical Pain Threshold in Humans. A Pilot study. Journal of Physiology, Proceedings of the Physiological Society..
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2001. Sensory stimulation (TENS); effects of parameter manipulation pain thresholds in healthy human subjects. Proceedings of 39th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences.
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2000. A comparative study of surface skin temperature responses to the appilcation of a flexible frozen gel pack and a packet of frozen peas over 20 minutes. Physiotherapy (vol. 86, p. 35).
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The reliability of two pain outcome measures.
Director of Postgraduate programmes in the School of Health and Rehabilitation
Faculty of Health teaching for various modules on MSc Pain Science Management, MSc in Neuromusculoskeletal Health Care and MSc Physiotherapy
Module leader for Research Methods and Tissue Biomechanics on these programmes
Research interests in e-learning and blended learning techniques
Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Registered with Health Professional Council
Member of the British Pain Society
Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain
Fellow of Higher Education Academy

