Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our rehabilitation research has had, and continues to have, a substantial impact on rehabilitation practice and policy across the world.
We work with people to solve the challenges of disabling conditions at all stages of life, such as strokes, accident-related injuries, developmental disabilities and age-related musculoskeletal disorders.
We focus on the development, evaluation and implementation of effective rehabilitative interventions to enhance the ability of people to live independently.
Our research falls into three major themes:
- Neuro-rehabilitation – Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Alliance (ABIRA)
- Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Cognition and communication
Research projects have included optimising therapy after a stroke, addressing the needs of people with communicative and cognitive disabilities, and developing more effective ways of managing musculoskeletal disorders.
We use a variety of research methods including investigating rehabilitation user experience, randomised controlled trials and prognostic studies. A key component is our partnership with rehabilitation service users, the public and clinicians. We also work with researchers and clinicians internationally.
On 23 November 2016, Professor Val Pomeroy and Professor Tom Shakespeare hosted the inaugural Disability and Rehabilitation Exchange at UEA.
Researchers from the Schools of Health Sciences, Social Work and the Medical School shared their research in the fields of Disability and Rehabilitation with a wider audience including contributions from service users who had lived experience of rehabilitation.
Interested in joining us?
For more information, contact Christina Jerosch-Herold, Rehabilitation Research Group Lead
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Karen Bunning
- School of Health Sciences - Professor
- Lifespan Health - Member
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Elizabeth Chandler
- School of Health Sciences - Clinical Movement Analyst (Physiotherapy)
- Lifespan Health - Member
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research & Analogous, Research Group Member
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Rachel Chester
- School of Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Population Health - Member
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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NIHR Health Protection research Unit in Gastrointestinal infections
Hunter, P., De La Iglesia, B., Deane, K., Geere, J., Hardeman, W., Lake, I., Tyler, K., Turner, D. & Varley, A.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research
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Spatial Inattention Grasping Therapy (SIGHT) for rehabilitation of spatial neglect poststroke: a randomised-controlled multicentre efficacy trial with embedded mechanistic study of determinants of therapy response
Rossit, S., Broomfield, N., Pomeroy, V., Clark, A., Hammond, M., Pond, M. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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A core outcome set for cranioplasty following stroke or traumatic brain injury - the COAST study
Mee, H., Korhonen, T. K., Castaño-Leon, A. M., Adeleye, A., Allanson, J., Anwar, F., Bhagavatula, I. D., Bond, K., Clement, C., Rubiano, A. M., Grieve, K., Hawrluk, G., Helmy, A., Honeybul, S., Iccarino, C., Lagares, A., Marcus, H., Marklund, N., Muehlschlegel, S., Owen, N., & 12 others , 13 Jun 2025, In: Brain & Spine. 5, 104288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Cognitive strategy in verbal fluency: Sex differences, menstrual cycle, and menopause effects
Cowell, P. E., Wadnerkar Kamble, M., Maitreyee, R. & Varley, R. A., 5 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cognitive Processing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Outcome measurement instruments for adult brachial plexus injury: A systematic review of development and measurement properties
Miller, C., Cross, J., Jeffrey, J. & Jerosch-Herold, C., 3 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Aging effects of far-space attention: cancellation and line bisection performance from 179 healthy adults
Morse, H. (Contributor), Jolly, A. (Contributor), Browning, H. (Contributor), Clark, A. (Contributor), Pomeroy, V. (Contributor) & Rossit, S. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2023
Dataset
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Aging effects of far-space attention: cancellation and line bisection performance from 179 healthy adults
Morse, H. (Creator), Jolly, A. (Creator), Browning, H. (Creator), Clark, A. (Creator), Pomeroy, V. (Creator) & Rossit, S. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 25 Nov 2022
Dataset
Prizes
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Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH) Early Career Research Prize
Chester, Rachel (Recipient), 27 Feb 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Joint-Best Peer Reviewed Research Paper 2014
Peryer, Guy (Recipient), 19 Mar 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Joint winner of the 2007 Award for Teaching Innovation, City University, London - 2007
Horton, Simon (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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School of Health Sciences (Organisational unit)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Member)
Oct 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Organisational unit)
Meghana Wadnerkar Kamble (Member)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Critical Climate decade: Implications for Water
Robert Nicholls (Organiser), Yi He (Organiser), Vittoria Danino-Appleton (Organiser) & Jo-Anne Geere (Organiser)
Jun 2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Schools engagement
Press/Media
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Morning Live - Dr Michael Grey (HSC) mentioned
20/03/23
16 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Study reveals that footballers have a higher risk of neurological problems after the age of 65 (Dec 22)
2/12/22 → 21/12/22
398 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Britain should roll out Covid-style LATERAL FLOW tests for Strep A, experts say (Dec 22)
8/12/22
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution