Dr Christina Jerosch-Herold
Reader / NIHR Senior Research Fellow
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Reader
/ NIHR Senior Research Fellow |
C dot Jerosch-herold at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3316 |
Queens Building 2.19 |
Biography
Career
- Diploma of College of Occupational Therapists
- MSc in Rehabilitation Studies
- PhD
- Member of the British Association of Hand Therapist
- Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Member of the Society for Rehabilitation Research
Research interests
- Hand Rehabilitation
- Outcome measures and ICF
- Evidence-based practicd
Career summary
After several years working in the NHS in adult rehabilitation I specialised in hand therapy. Following completion of a MSc in Rehabilitation Studies I begun my career at UEA in 1992.
Key Research Interests
My research interests lie in the area of hand rehabilitation and the development of evidence-based approaches to clinical assessment and treatment of upper limb neuro-musculoskeletal disorders. Through strong collaborative partnerships with upper limb surgeons and therapists regionally, nationally and internationally a programme of research has been developed which is designed to address the following key questions:
- Which clinical tests and patient-rated outcome measures should be used in clinical trials of interventions for rehabilitation of upper extremity disorders?
- What is the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of novel surgical and therapy interventions for specific disorders in the upper limb?
- How effective are existing surgical and hand therapy interventions in improving functioning and minimising disability in neuro-musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity
Recent projects completed include:
A multi-centre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial of night splinting after surgical release of Dupuytren’s contracture
An observational study of sensory and motor recovery in patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression
A pilot randomised controlled trial of sensory relearning to improve tactile sensibility and hand function after carpal tunnel decompression
Current projects:
I am currently funded by a National Institute for Health Research Senior Research Fellowship to undertake a five-year programme of research aimed at improving the clinical management of carpal tunnel syndrome. It comprises a large cohort study to identify prognostic factors for response to corticosteroid injection and surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and a Phase III randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of sensory relearning in improving sensibility and hand function in patients with long-term sensory deficits after carpal tunnel decompression.
Grants/Funding
2013 - NIHR Senior Research Fellowship for 5 year programme entitled: Improving the clinical management of carpal tunnel syndrome’ (£559,372)
2011 - A pilot study of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Multi-compartment Medication Devices , Health Technology Assessment (£367,000)
2009 - NIHR Career Development Fellowship for 3 year programme entitled: Enhancing sensory and motor recovery after carpal tunnel decompression (£400,092)
2007 - SCoRD trial (Splinting after Contracture Release for Dupuytren’s: pragmatic, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial) funded for 3 years by Action Medical Research charity (£174,056)
Research Group Members
Teaching Interests
I supervise postgraduate research students and teach quantitative research methods on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes for healthcare students.
PhD supervision
Current PhD students:
Rachel Chester (PhD candidate) Identification of prognostic factors for functional recovery following physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain (funded by NIHR )
I am interested in hearing from those wishing to undertake doctoral studies in the fields of musculoskeletal upper limb disorders, hand therapy, rehabilitation and outcome measures development
Previous PhD students:
2010 PhD Elisabeth Candy ‘Adolescent back pain’
2011 MPhil Carol Payne ‘The assessment of outcome for musculoskeletal shoulder pain’
Article
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L and Miller, L (2012) Sensory re-learning after surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pilot clinical trial. Muscle & Nerve. ISSN 0148-639X (In Press)
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L and Miller, L (2012) Sensory relearning after surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pilot clinical trial. Muscle & Nerve, 46 (6). pp. 879-884. ISSN 0148639X
Miller, LK, Chester, R and Jerosch-Herold, C (2012) Effects of Sensory Re-education Programs on Functional Hand Sensibility after Median and Ulnar Repair: A Systematic Review. Journal of Hand Therapy, 25 (3). pp. 297-307. ISSN 08941130
Smith, T, Drew, B, Toms, A and Jerosch-Herold, C (2012) Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Arthrography for Triangular Fibrocartilaginous Complex Injury: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 94 (9). pp. 824-832. ISSN 0021-9355
Jerosch-Herold, C (2011) Sensory Relearning in Peripheral Nerve Disorders of the Hand: AWeb-based Survey and Delphi Consensus Method. Journal of Hand Therapy, 24 (4). pp. 292-299.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Miller, L and Chapman, P (2011) The responsiveness of sensibility and strength tests in patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12 (1). p. 244. ISSN 1471-2474
Jerosch-Herold, Christina, Shepstone, Lee, Chojnowski, Adrian J, Larson, Debbie, Barrett, Elisabeth and Vaughan, Susan P (2011) Night-time splinting after fasciectomy or dermo-fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contracture: a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12 (1). pp. 1-21. ISSN 1471-2474
Candy, Elizabeth, Farewell, Daniel, Jerosch-Herold, Christina, Shepstone, Lee, Watts, Richard A. and Stephenson, Richard C. (2011) Effect of a high-density foam seating wedge on back pain intensity when used by 14 to 16-year-old school students: a randomised controlled trial. Physiotherapy. ISSN 00319406 (In Press)
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, A and Larson, D (2011) Severity of Contracture and Self-reported Disability in Patients with Dupuytren's Contracture Referred for Surgery. Journal of Hand Therapy, 24 (1). pp. 6-11.
Jerosch-Herold, Christina, Shepstone, Lee, Vaughan, Susan, Barrett, Bett, Larson, Debbie and Chojnowski, Adrian (2011) A questionnaire-based survey of participants' decisions regarding recruitment and retention in a randomised controlled trial — Lessons learnt from the SCoRD trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32 (3). pp. 363-368. ISSN 15517144
Kennedy, Donna, Jerosch-Herold, Christina and Hickson, Mary (2010) The Reliability of One vs. Three Trials of Pain-free Grip Strength in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Hand Therapy, 23 (4). pp. 384-391. ISSN 08941130
Jerosch-Herold, C, Mason, R and Chojnowski, AJ (2008) A Qualitative Study of the Experiences and Expectations of Surgery in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Journal of Hand Therapy, 21 (1). pp. 54-62.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, AJ and Larson, D (2008) Splinting after contracture release for Dupuytren's contracture (SCoRD): protocol of a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9 (62). pp. 1-5.
Larson, D and Jerosch-Herold, C (2008) Clinical effectiveness of post-operative splinting after surgical release of Dupuytren's contracture: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9 (104). pp. 1-7.
Geere, JL, Chester, R, Kale, S and Jerosch-Herold, C (2007) Power grip, pinch grip, manual muscle testing or thenar atrophy - which should be assessed as a motor outcome after carpal tunnel decompression? A systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 8 (114). pp. 1-9.
De Carvalho Leite, JC, Jerosch-Herold, C and Song, F (2006) A systematic review of the psychometric properties of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 7 (78). pp. 1-9.
Jerosch-Herold, C, De Carvalho Leite, JC and Song, F (2006) A Systematic Review of Outcomes assessed in Randomized Controlled Trials of Surgical Interventions for Carpal tunnel Syndrome using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a reference tool. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 7 (96). pp. 1-10.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Rosen, B and Shepstone, L (2006) The reliability and validity of the locognosia test after injuries to peripheral nerves in the hand. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-British, 88 (8). pp. 1048-1052.
Jerosch-Herold, C and Steward, B (2006) Getting evidence into hand therapy practice. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 11 (1). pp. 4-9.
Song, F, Jerosch-Herold, C, Harvey, IM, Drachler, MDL, Holland, RC and Mares, KA (2006) Statistical methods for analysing Barthel scores in trials of post-stroke interventions: a review and computer simulations. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20 (4). pp. 347-356.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2005) An evidence-based approach to choosing outcome measures an checklist for the critical appraisal of validity , reliability and responsiveness studies. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68 (8). pp. 347-353.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2005) Assessment of sensibility after nerve injury and repair: a systematic review of evidence for validity, reliability and responsiveness of tests. Journal of Hand Surgery-British, 30 (3). pp. 252-264.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2003) A study of the relative responsiveness of five sensibility tests for assessment of recovery after median nerve injury and repair. Journal of Hand Surgery-British, 28 (3). pp. 255-260.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2002) A survey on the use of sensibility tests by hand therapists in the UK. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 7 (2). pp. 55-63.
Book Section
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, AJ and Larson, D (2012) Chapter 40: Severity of contracture and self-reported disability in patients with Dupuytren's contracture referred for surgery. In: Dupuytren's Disease and related hyperproliferative disorders: principles, research and clinical perspectives. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 317-321.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, AJ, Larson, D, Barrett, E and Vaughan, S (2012) Chapter 41: Night-time splinting after fasciectomy or dermo-fasciectomy for Dupuytren's contracture: a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial. In: Dupuytren's Disease and related hyperproliferative disorders: principles, research and clinical perspectives. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 323-332.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Marotzki, U, Weber, P and Hack, B (2004) Einführende Uberlegungen zur 1 Auflage (Introductory thoughts to the first edition). In: Konzeptionelle Modelle für die ergotherapeutische Praxis. Spinger-Verlag. ISBN 3540401202
Bickenbach, J and Jerosch-Herold, C The international Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. In: Konzeptionelle Modelle Fur die ergotherapeutische Praxis (in German). Heidelberg: Springer.
Conference or Workshop Item
Payne, C, Jerosch-Herold, C and Mason, R (2011) Key outcomes for shoulder pain: the final countdown. In: British Elbow and Shoulder Society, June 2011, Newcastle.
Smith, TO, Drew, B, Toms, AP, Jerosch-Herold, C and Chojnowski, AJ (2011) The diagnostic accuracy of MRI and MRA for triangular fibrocartilaginous complex injury. In: British Orthopaedics Research Society Meeting, 27-29 June 2011, Cambridge, UK. (In Press)
Jerosch-Herold, C (2010) The effectiveness of post-operative splinting after fasciectomy or dermofasciectomy for Dupuytren's Disease: results of a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial. In: Dupuytren's Disease Symposium, 26 March 2010, Erasmus Univeristy, Rotterdam.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, A and Larson, D (2010) Splinting after contracture release for Dupuytren's disease (SCoRD) - a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial. In: Joint BAHT/BSSH Autumn Conference , November 2010, Royal College of Surgeons, London.
Jerosch-Herold, C, Shepstone, L, Chojnowski, A and Larson, D (2010) Splinting after conracture release for Dupuytren's Disease (SCoRD) - a pragmatic multi-centre, randomized controlled trial. In: First International Dupuytren's Symposium, May 2010, Miami, USA.
Payne, C, Jerosch-Herold, C and Mason, R (2010) Key outcomes for shoulder pain: an ICF based comparison of the outcomes which patients consider important and the content of patient-reported measures. In: British Elbow and Shoulder Society Meeting, 25-27 March 2010, Oxford.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2009) Sensory re-education and Carpal Tunnel syndrome: outcome measures. In: XIIIth Esser Course: New Advances in Peripheral Nerve Surgery, 8-9 June 2009, Rotterdam.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2009) Development of core outcome measures for carpal tunnel syndrome. In: American Society of Hand Therapists 31st Annual Congress, Boston, USA.
Kennedy, D, Jerosch-Herold, C and Hickson, M (2009) The reliability of one versus three trials of pain-free grip strength in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. In: ASSH-ASHT Combined Meeting, September 2-5 2009, San Francisco, California.
Song, F, Jerosch-Herold, C, Harvey, IM, Drachler, MDL, Holland, RC and Mares, KA (2005) Can parametric statistical methods be used to analysis and present ordinal Barthel data in trials of post-stroke interventions. In: 14th European Stroke Conference, Bologna, Italy.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2004) Assessing hand sensibility in the hand - an evidence based approach. In: 2nd three Country Congress (Swiss, German and French Societies for Hand Therapy), Basel, Switzerland.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2004) Back to Basics: assessing sensibilty of the hand. In: 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2004) Outcome Measures in hand rehabilitation. In: 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2004) Evidence-based hand rehabilitation. In: Congress of the Scandinavian Society for Surgery of the Hand, Copenhagen.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2002) A study of the relative responsiveness of the five tactile sensibility tests for the assessment of recovery in median nerve injuries. In: 7th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, Amsterdam.
Jerosch-Herold, C (2002) The responsiveness of tactile sensibility tests for the assessment of recovery in the PNI. In: Joint Conference of the British Association of Hand Therapists and the British Society for Surgery.
External Activities and Indicators of Esteem
- Editor in Chief of Hand Therapy, an international peer-reviewed journal - http://ht.rsmjournals.com/
- Guest lecturer at the University of Lund ‘Masters in Hand Rehabilitation’
- Member of the Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee for the Clinical Trials Unit, Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University
Key Responsibilities
Administrative Posts/Responsibilities
- Member of the Faculty of Health Ethics Committee
