Lecturer of Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation

My name is Beth, and I am a graduate of the University of Bedfordshire with a BSc Hons degree in Sports Therapy. As a graduate I entered the industry taking a full-time role within a Physiotherapy clinic, then further expanding my role into elite sport working pitch-side and rehabilitation roles within Northampton Football Club and Saints Rugby Football Club. Beyond this experience, I took a leap into the education sector as a college sports studies lecturer which included teaching the very topics I was actively involved in as a sports Therapist. Finding a further passion within being an educator ultimately led to my post at the University of Bedfordshire where I have been able to implement my knowledge of specialities such as manual therapies, exercise rehabilitation and management of injuries and facilitate the learning of individuals alike myself. Outside of my role at the university, I also practice as a self-employed sports therapist. External to my professional roles, I am a keen netballer and strength & conditioning enthusiast. Other than a love for food and coffee, 90% of my being is generated by all things ‘sport & exercise’.

Qualifications

• BSc Hons (Sports Therapy) – University of Bedfordshire
• Level 4 Education and Training
• Level 3 Training, assessment and Quality Assurance (TAQA)
• Applicant Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching expertise

• Manual therapies
• Soft tissue treatments
• Exercise rehabilitation
• Electrotherapy

Research Interests

• Comparing dynamic stability between dominant & non-dominant ankles in netball populations without a history of an ankle injury.
• Impact of multi-directional treadmill perturbations (balance disruption) during single-leg stance.
• The effect of leg length on lower-body injury predisposition and exercise mechanics.

External Roles

• Self-employed Sports Therapist – My own clinical practice (working within Northamptonshire)

Conference Presentations

• Therapy Expo 2018 – Introduction to my undergraduate project (Comparing two methods of measuring dynamic ankle stability in a netball population).

Contact Details

• T: +44 (0)1234 794179
• E: bethanie.ridout@beds.ac.uk