Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy

I obtained a BSc in Physiotherapy from Birmingham University in 1998 and a Masters in Manipulative Therapy from Curtin University, Perth, Australia in 2004. I have worked as a Musculoskeletal Specialist Physiotherapist for 18 years working in both the public and private sector.

I have been teaching undergraduates and Postgraduate Allied Health Professionals since 2008. The research I completed for my Masters focused on the effect of different sitting postures on trunk muscles.

As a lecturer in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, I currently teach undergraduates and post graduate students in a variety of areas to include anatomy, professional practice and research. I am interested in improving research to better demonstrate clinical practice, stretching in certain population groups and exercise as medicine.

Qualifications

• BSc (Physiotherapy) – Birmingham University
• MManipTher- Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia

Teaching Expertise

• PGCHE – London South Bank University
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research Interests

• Optimising muscle work in function particularly sitting
• Improving research methods to best fit clinical practice
• Flexibility in certain populations
• Exercise as medicine

Publications

• O’Sullivan, Peter B; Dankaerts, Wim; Burnett, Angus F; Farrell, Garreth T; Jefford, Evonne; Naylor, Clare S; O’Sullivan, Kieran J. Effect of Different Upright Sitting Postures on Spinal-Pelvic Curvature and Trunk Muscle Activation in a Pain-Free Population. Spine: September 1st, 2006 - Volume 31 - Issue 19 - p E707-E712 doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000234735.98075.50

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1527 743 518
E: clare.jenner@beds.ac.uk