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Academic Biography
Professor Martin is a Professor of Rehabilitation and Director of the Centre for Rehabilitation Sciences. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 1988 with a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy. He was awarded his DPhil from the University of Ulster in 1993 and received an MSc Applied Statistics from Napier University in 2000.
Before coming to Teesside in 2006 he was a Principal Research Fellow in the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at Sheffield Hallam University. Before that, Professor Martin was a Director of the Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research and Award Coordinator of the MSc Pain at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.
Professor Martin is an experienced supervisor of postgraduate degrees including eight PhD completions in the area of pain and disability. He is also Vice chair of the Pain and Older People Special Interest Group of the British Pain Society and is Section Editor in Rehabilitation for the Journal of Pain Management. He holds membership of the International Association for the Study of Pain, the British Pain Society, the Physiotherapy Pain Association, and was previously Chair of the Scientific Panel of the Charitable Trust of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Professor Martin is also Chair of Pain Association Scotland, a not-for-profit organisation that provides training and support of self-managing of chronic pain.
Summary of Research Interests
Professor Martin’s research interests lie in assessing and managing the impact of pain and disability, in which he has published widely and led or collaborated on many projects. These include exploring the experiences of people with chronic pain for the development of the chronic pain module for the DIPEx website, and the development of a community-based management of chronic pain with Pain Association Scotland.
His work includes pain and older people, the application of digital technology to augment rehabilitation, and the use of footwear in rehabilitation. His projects have received around £2m funding from bodies including the Research for Patient Benefit Programme, the ESRC, the National Lotteries Charities Board, the Chief Scientist Office in Scotland, the Health Foundation, the Physiotherapy Research Foundation and the British Geriatrics Society.
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Projects
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Privacy server user interface prototype development with nested feasibility evaluation
Longstaff, J., Martin, D., Jones, S., Watson, P. & Joy, C.
Information Commissioner's Office
1/04/18 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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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
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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., Ryan, C., Atkinson, G., Williamson, P., Elington, D., Whittle, R., Dixon, J. & Martin, D., 1 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Pain. 22, 1, p. 1-38 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Balance Impairment in individuals with COPD: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Loughran, K., Atkinson, G., Beauchamp, M., Dixon, J., Martin, D., Rahim, S. & Harrison, S., 14 May 2020, In: Thorax. 75, 7, p. 539-546Research 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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Non-pharmacological and non-invasive interventions for chronic pain in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Morris, J., Avery, L., Martin, D., Atkinson, G. & Harrison, S., 1 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Pain and Rehabilitation: The Journal of the Physiotherapy Pain Association.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Geneen, L. (Creator), Martin, D. (Contributor), Adams, N. (Creator), Clarke, C. (Creator), Dunbar, M. (Creator), Jones, D. (Creator), McNamee, P. (Creator), Schofield, P. (Creator) & Smith, B. (Creator), figshare, 1 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3599756, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3599756
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Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Geneen, L. (Creator), Martin, D. (Contributor), Adams, N. (Creator), Clarke, C. (Creator), Dunbar, M. (Creator), Jones, D. (Creator), McNamee, P. (Creator), Schofield, P. (Creator) & Smith, B. (Creator), figshare, 1 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3599756.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Effects_of_education_to_facilitate_knowledge_about_chronic_pain_for_adults_a_systematic_review_with_meta-analysis/3599756/1
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Additional file 1: of Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Geneen, L. (Creator), Martin, D. (Contributor), Adams, N. (Creator), Clarke, C. (Creator), Dunbar, M. (Creator), Jones, D. (Creator), McNamee, P. (Creator), Schofield, P. (Creator) & Smith, B. (Creator), figshare, 1 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3599756_d1.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_Effects_of_education_to_facilitate_knowledge_about_chronic_pain_for_adults_a_systematic_review_with_meta-analysis/4328915/1
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Additional file 2: of Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Geneen, L. (Creator), Martin, D. (Contributor), Adams, N. (Creator), Clarke, C. (Creator), Dunbar, M. (Creator), Jones, D. (Creator), McNamee, P. (Creator), Schofield, P. (Creator) & Smith, B. (Creator), figshare, 1 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3599756_d2.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_2_of_Effects_of_education_to_facilitate_knowledge_about_chronic_pain_for_adults_a_systematic_review_with_meta-analysis/4328921/1
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Press / Media
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Pint of Science to take latest scientific breakthroughs to the pub
20/04/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Decade of digital development ; Hundreds of businesses developing cutting-edge ideas have been coming out of DigitalCity in the last decade. ROBERT... [Newcastle Journal (England)]
16/04/14
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Teesside researchers in contest to find virtual reality breakthroughs; Teesside University joins European auditions for 2.4m Euro project
19/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
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DIGITALCITY DRIVER BEHIND £174M TECH ECONOMY...
10/04/14
1 item of Media coverage
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Digital experts looking to get beyond the 'audition' stage in international healthcare project
John Dixon, Cormac Ryan, Denis Martin & Shaun Wellburn
19/10/17 → 23/10/17
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media