Dr Nicola Middlebrook BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
Dr Nicola Middlebrook is a senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Manchester Metropolitan University. Nicola is a qualified MSK physiotherapist, with professional membership of the Health and Care Professions Council [HCPC] and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy [CSP]. She is a Fellow of Advance HE (formally Higher Education Academy).
Interests and expertise
I am musculoskeletal physiotherapist by background. My research interests include musculoskeletal trauma, pain trajectory and recovery. I am interested in understanding the patient perspective and what is important to them during their recovery process.
Teaching
I teach on undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy courses on a range of units including musculoskeletal units, research methods and dissertations.
I supervise Masters students dissertations for the MSc Advanced Physiotherapy and MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Reg) courses.
Supervision
I am interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas: Musculoskeletal rehabilitation, pain and recovery and musculoskeletal trauma. If you are interested in studying in any of these areas please contact me.
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Evans, D.W., Rushton, A., Middlebrook, N., Bishop, J., Barbero, M., Patel, J., Falla, D. (2022) 'Estimating risk of chronic pain and disability following musculoskeletal trauma in the United Kingdom.' JAMA Network Open, 5(8) pp. e2228870-e2228870.
Jadhakhan, F., Lambert, N., Middlebrook, N., Evans, D.W., Falla, D. (2022) 'Is exercise/physical activity effective at reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults — a systematic review.' Frontiers in Psychology, 13pp. 943479-943479.
Middlebrook, A., Middlebrook, N., Bekker, S., Rushton, A. (2022) 'Physical prognostic factors predicting outcome following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 53pp. 115-142.
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N.R., Falla, D., Silvester, L., Rushton, A.B., Soundy, A.A. (2021) 'Successful recovery following musculoskeletal trauma: protocol for a qualitative study of patients’ and physiotherapists’ perceptions.' BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1)
Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A.B., Abichandani, D., Kuithan, P., Heneghan, N.R., Falla, D. (2020) 'Measures of central sensitization and their measurement properties in musculoskeletal trauma: A systematic review.' European Journal of Pain, 25(1) pp. 71-87.
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N.R., Evans, D.W., Rushton, A., Falla, D. (2020) 'Reliability of temporal summation, thermal and pressure pain thresholds in a healthy cohort and musculoskeletal trauma population.' PLoS One, 15(5)
Middlebrook, A., Bekker, S., Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A.B. (2020) 'Physical prognostic factors predicting outcome following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Protocol for a systematic review.' BMJ Open, 10(3)
Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A.B., Heneghan, N.R., Falla, D. (2019) 'Measures of central sensitisation and their measurement properties in the adult musculoskeletal trauma population: A protocol for a systematic review and data synthesis.' BMJ Open, 9(3)
Rushton, A.B., Evans, D.W., Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N.R., Small, C., Lord, J., Patel, J.M., Falla, D. (2018) 'Development of a screening tool to predict the risk of chronic pain and disability following musculoskeletal trauma: Protocol for a prospective observational study in the United Kingdom.' BMJ Open, 8(4)
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Conference papers
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N., Rushton, A., Falla, D. (2020) 'Inter-rater reliability of quantifying mechanical and thermal sensitivity in a musculoskeletal trauma population.' In Physiotherapy UK. Elsevier,
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N., Rushton, A., Falla, D. (2019) 'Inter-rater reliability of temporal summation, thermal and pressure pain thresholds in a musculoskeletal trauma population.'
Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A., Abichandani, D., Evans, D., Barbero, M., Heneghan, N., Falla, D. 'Participants with features of central sensitisation have greater pain and disability at six months following musculoskeletal trauma: an exploratory study.' In Physiotherapy UK.
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N., Abichandani, D., Kuithan, P., Rushton, A., Falla, D. 'Measures of central sensitisation and their measurement properties in musculoskeletal trauma: a systematic review.'
Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A., Evans, D., Heneghan, N., Falla, D. (2019) 'Intra and inter-rater reliability of temporal summation thermal and pressure pain thresholds in the asymptomatic population.' In World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2019. 2019. Geneva, Switzerland, 10/5/2019 - 13/5/2019. World Confederation for Physical Therapy,
Middlebrook, N., Rushton, A., Evans, D., Heneghan, N., Falla, D. (2019) 'Detection of heat and cold pain thresholds: an intra and inter rater reliability study.' In Physiotherapy UK Conference 2018. 105. Birmingham, UK, 19/10/2018 - 20/10/2018. Elsevier,
Rushton, A., Evans, D., Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N., Falla, D. (2017) 'An innovative approach to understanding mechanisms in the transition from acute to chronic pain in a musculoskeletal trauma population.' In Physiotherapy UK Conference 2017. 103. Birmingham, UK, 10/11/2017 - 11/11/2017.