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
Network
Profiles
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Karen Bunning
- School of Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Elizabeth Chandler
- School of Health Sciences - Clinical Movement Analyst
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research & Analogous, Research Group Member
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Rachel Chester
- School of Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Rehabilitation - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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NeuroVirt i4i grant
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/10/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Comparison of the Journey II bicruciate stabilised (JII-BCS) and GENESIS II total knee arthroplasty for functional ability and motor impairment: the CAPAbility, blinded, randomised controlled trial
McNamara, I. R., Pomeroy, V., Clark, A. B., Creelman, G., Whitehouse, C. E., Wells, J., Harry, B., Smith, T. O., High, J., Swart, A. M. & Clarke, C., 4 Jan 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 1, e061648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives towards primary care consultations for shoulder pain: qualitative findings from the Prognostic And Diagnostic Assessment of the Shoulder programme
Saunders, B., Burton, C., van der Windt, D., Myers, H., Chester, R., Pincus, T. & Wynne-Jones, G., 2 Jan 2023, In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prognostic factors associated with changes in knee pain outcomes, identified from initial primary care consultation data. A systematic literature review
Collier, T., Hughs, T., Chester, R., Callaghan, M. J. & Selfe, J., Mar 2023, In: Annals of Medicine. 55, 1, p. 401-418 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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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Consultant researcher to Rix Centre, University of East London
Karen Bunning (Consultant)
2008 → …Activity: Consultancy
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External Examiner to BSc Speech and Language Therapy at Trinity College, Dublin
Karen Bunning (Examiner)
2007 → …Activity: Examination
Press/Media
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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: Press / Media
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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: Press / Media
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Scientists say concussions can cause CTE, sports doctors disagree (Nov 22)
9/11/22 → 30/11/22
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media