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Academic Biography
Dr Cormac Ryan is a Reader in Physiotherapy at Teesside University. He graduated from the University of Limerick in 2002 with a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science and completed an MSc in Physiotherapy (pre-registration) at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh.
He was awarded his PhD from the Glasgow Caledonian University in 2008 where he looked at the relationship between physical activity and chronic lower back pain.
Before coming to Teesside in September 2010 he was a Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Cormac has published over thirty peer-reviewed journal articles and obtained more the £650,000 in competitive funding. Cormac is the editor in chief of Pain and rehabilitation - the journal of the Physiotherapy Pain Association, a peer-review journal with a 20 year history. Cormac is also the current chair of the Physiotherapy Research Society and co-lead of the North East of England hub of the Council for Allied Health Professionals Research.
Summary of Research Interests
Cormac's research interests are primarily in the area of chronic pain, its impact on patients and interventions to manage the condition. These fit within the Rehabilitation sciences theme of HSCI. Cormac's other key research interest is physical activity and physical activity monitoring with an emphasis on the measurement of sedentary behaviour and strategies to reduce sedentary behaviour. Other areas of interest inclide the bio-psychosocial model of rehabilitation, chronic low back pain, return-to-work, pain education and the role of the patient therapist relationship.
Current Projects:
An exploration of the experiences and educational needs of patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome receiving spinal cord stimulation. (obtained December 2014). Funder: Medtronics LTD.
Principal Investigator: Dr Cormac Ryan PhD
Co applicants: Professor Sam Eldabe, Dr Raymond Chadwick PhD, Professor Denis Martin
Amount: £9,944
North East Regional Back Pain Pathway (Obtained December 2014)
Funder: The Health Foundation
Principal Investigator: Martin Phillips (Chief Executive NHS Darlington CCG)
Co applicants: Teesside University co applicants are Dr Sharon Hamilton PhD, Dr Cormac Ryan PhD, Dr Dono Widiatmoko PhD and Professor Denis Martin
Amount: £500,000
Exploring re-conceptualisation of pain as a mechanism underlying the effects of pain neurophysiology education for back pain: a qualitative study. (Obtained Jan 2014)
Funder: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (Scheme B)
Principal Investigator: Mr. Richard King
Co applicants: Dr. Cormac Ryan Ph.D (Supervisor), Mrs. Victoria Robinson, Professor Denis Martin.
Amount: £16,719.23
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS) for patients with upper limb complex regional pain syndrome: A feasibility study. (Obtained 2013)
Funder: British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cormac Ryan PhD.
Co applicants: Professor Denis Martin, Professor Mark Johnson, Dr. David Punt, Mr. Richard King, Mrs Victoria Robinson, Professor Christian Gruneberg, Professor Hubert Dinse.
Amount: £19,455
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KTP - Flat Free Tyres (Green Care)
Hughes, D., Beckwith, M., Amalu, E. & Ryan, C.
1/08/18 → 31/07/20
Project: Other
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VR4REHAB: Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation
Martin, D., Harrison, S., Ryan, C., Wellburn, S., Dixon, J. & Ali, Z.
1/09/17 → 30/08/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Inter-individual differences in the responses to pain neuroscience education in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Watson, J. A., Ryan, C. G., Atkinson, G., Williamson, P., Ellington, D., Whittle, R., Dixon, J. & Martin, D. J., 1 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Pain. 22, 1, p. 9-20 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does duration of pain at baseline influence longer-term clinical outcomes of low back pain patients managed on an evidence-based pathway?
Jess, M-A., Ryan, C., Hamilton, S., Wellburn, S., Atkinson, G., Greenough, C., Coxon, A., Peat, G., Fatoye, F., Ferguson, D., Dickson, A., Ridley, H. & Martin, D., 19 Oct 2020, In: Spine. 46, 3, p. 191-197Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the origin of pain subclassification, with emphasis on low back pain: a systematic scoping review.
Jess, M-A., Hamilton, S., Ryan, C., Wellburn, S., Alexanders, J., Spence, D. & Martin, D., 19 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. JBISRIR-D-19-00383R1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Sensory discrimination training for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
Graham, A., Ryan, C., MacSween, A., Alexanders, J., Livadas, N., Oatway, S., Atkinson, G. & Martin, D., 20 Oct 2020, In: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Test-retest reliability of the two-point discrimination test on the sole of the foot in people with multiple sclerosis
Taylor, S., Atkinson, G., Dixon, J., Robinson, J. & Ryan, C., 7 Dec 2020, In: Physiological Measurement. 41, 11, p. 1 13 p., 11NT01.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press / Media
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Free Seminars and Advice on Active Aging at Elevate, 10-11 May
13/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
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Teesside University academic to speak at one of Europe's largest science festivals
22/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
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Increasing patient empathy in pain management
18/10/16
1 item of Media coverage
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North East of England Allied Health Professions Research Network: small grants scheme
John Dixon & Cormac Ryan
23/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers link muscle pain with increased heart disease risk
3/03/14
1 item of Media coverage
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