Mr Martin Thomas

Title: Research Associate: Research Physiotherapist
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 734874
Email:
Location: DJW 0.59
Role: As above
Contacting me: Via email
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I have been employed as a Research Associate within the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre at Keele University since 2009. I am a physiotherapist by background (University of Liverpool) and also have a BSc (hons) degree in Human Movement Science (University of Liverpool) and an MSc in Sport Psychology (Liverpool John Moores University).

Currently I am undertaking doctoral training on the clinical epidemiology of symptomatic foot osteoarthritis, with special reference to the midfoot, funded by a Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health professions Research Training Fellowship. I am also a member of the Centre’s clinical epidemiology clinical assessment team involved in data collection through research assessment clinics at the Haywood Hospital.

Selected Publications

  • Thomas MJ, Moore A, Roddy E, Peat G. 2013. 'SOMEBODY TO SAY "COME ON, WE CAN SORT THIS"': A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF HEALTH-SEEKING IN OLDER ADULTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC FOOT OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 124). link> doi>
  • Thomas MJ, Roddy E, Zhang W, Menz HB, Hannan MT, Peat GM. 2011. The population prevalence of foot and ankle pain in middle and old age: a systematic review. Pain, vol. 152(12), 2870-2880. link> doi>
  • Roddy E, Myers H, Thomas MJ, Marshall M, D'Cruz D, Menz HB, Belcher J, Muller S, Peat G. 2011. The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. J Foot Ankle Res, vol. 4, 22. link> doi>
  • Thomas MJ, Wood L, Selfe J, Peat G. 2010. Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 11, 201. link> doi> full text>
  • Thomas MJ, Peat G, Roddy E. 2010. The population prevalence of foot and ankle pain over the age of 45 years: A systematic review. Rheumatology (vol. 49, p. I147). Oxford Univ Press. doi>

Full Publications List show

Journal Articles

  • Thomas MJ, Roddy E, Zhang W, Menz HB, Hannan MT, Peat GM. 2011. The population prevalence of foot and ankle pain in middle and old age: a systematic review. Pain, vol. 152(12), 2870-2880. link> doi>
  • Roddy E, Myers H, Thomas MJ, Marshall M, D'Cruz D, Menz HB, Belcher J, Muller S, Peat G. 2011. The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. J Foot Ankle Res, vol. 4, 22. link> doi>
  • Thomas MJ, Wood L, Selfe J, Peat G. 2010. Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, vol. 11, 201. link> doi> full text>
  • Thomas MJ, Simpson J, Riley R, Grant E. 2010. The impact of home-based physiotherapy interventions on breathlessness during activities of daily living in severe COPD: A systematic review. Physiotherapy, vol. 2(96), 108-119.

Other

  • Thomas MJ, Moore A, Roddy E, Peat G. 2013. 'SOMEBODY TO SAY "COME ON, WE CAN SORT THIS"': A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF HEALTH-SEEKING IN OLDER ADULTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC FOOT OSTEOARTHRITIS. RHEUMATOLOGY (vol. 52, p. 124). link> doi>
  • Thomas MJ, Peat G, Roddy E. 2010. The population prevalence of foot and ankle pain over the age of 45 years: A systematic review. Rheumatology (vol. 49, p. I147). Oxford Univ Press. doi>
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy,
  • Member of the British Health Professionals in Rheumatology
  • Abstract secretary for the Physiotherapy Research Society
  • Committee member of the University of Liverpool Research Ethics Committee for Physical Interventions