| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer |
R dot Chester at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3571 |
Queens Building 1.11 |
March 2011-February 2015, School of Allied Health Professions, University of East Anglia (UEA)
2000 to date, School of Allied Health Professions, UEA
2002-to date, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
I am Chief Investigator for a large multicenter cohort study (n~1000) “Shoulder pain: predicting response to physiotherapy treatment”. This project is contributing towards Rachel’s PhD.
Research to date has included studies of reliability of manual therapy in assessing stiff spinal joints. Rachel has also been part of a team which involved
NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship £313,532
Chester R, Jerosch Herold C, Shepstone L, Lewis J
Awarded March 2011, completion February 2015
Topic: Longitudinal cohort study: Indentification of prognostic factors for functional recovery following physiotherapy management of musculosksletal shoulder pain.
Norfolk and Suffolk Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN), NIHR Flexibility and Sustainability Funding. £8743
Chester R, Pomeroy V, Shepstone L
Awarded January-May 2009
Funding to develop a research protocol and support training in medical statistics.
Learning and Teaching Fellowship, University of East Anglia £3000
Chester R and Bruce J
Awarded 2001
Topic: Accessibility and the Web: Ensuring that Web Materials are Accessible to Visually Impaired Users.
AHP Rehabilitation Group
Musculoskeletal Theory and Practice (Particular interest in the upper limb)
Clinical Anatomy
MSc and BSc Dissertation Supervision
Smith, TO, Donell, ST, Clark, A, Chester, R, Cross, J, Kader, DF and Arendt, EA (2013) The development, validation and internal consistency of the Norwich Patellar Instability (NPI) score. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. ISSN 0942-2056
Alexander, RT, Chester, V, Gray, NS and Snowden, RJ (2012) Patients with personality disorders and intellectual disability – closer to personality disorders or intellectual disability? A three-way comparison. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 23 (4). pp. 435-451. ISSN 1478-9949
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.
Nichols, J, Calver, S and Chester, R (2012) Are stretches effective in the prevention and treatment of glenohumeral internal rotation deficit? Physical Therapy Reviews, 17 (5). pp. 261-270.
Smith, TO, Chester, R, Glasgow, MM and Donell, ST (2012) Accelerated rehabilitation following Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: five-year results from an independent centre. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 22 (2). pp. 151-158. ISSN 1633-8065
Smith, T, Clark, AB, Chester, R, Donell, ST and Stephenson, RC (2011) A national survey of the physiotherapy management of patients following first time patellar dislocation. Physiotherapy, 97. pp. 327-338.
Smith, TO, Donell, ST, Chester, R, Clark, A and Stephenson, R (2011) What activities do patients with patellar instability perceive makes their patella unstable? The Knee, 18. pp. 333-339.
Sweeting, D, Parish, B, Hooper, L and Chester, R (2011) The effectiveness of manual stretching in the treatment of plantar heel pain: a systematic review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 4. p. 19. ISSN 1757-1146
Smith, TO, Chester, R, Pearse, Y and Hing, CB (2011) Operative versus non operative management following Roockwood grade 111 acromioclavicular separation: A Meta-analysis of the current evidence-base. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 12 (1). pp. 19-27.
Smith, TO, Donell, ST, Chester, R and Clarke, A (2011) What activities do patients patellar instability perceive makes their patella unstable. Knee, 18 (5). pp. 333-339.
Smith, TO, Davies, L, Chester, R, Clark, AB and Donell, ST (2010) Clinical outcomes of rehabilitation for patients following lateral patellar dislocation: a systematic review. Physiotherapy, 96 (4). pp. 269-281.
Chester, R, Smith, TO, Hooper, L and Dixon, J (2010) The impact of subacromial impingement syndrome on muscle activity patterns of the shoulder complex: a systematic review of electromyographic studies. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11 (1). p. 45.
Smith, TO, Bowyer, D, Dixon, J, Stephenson, RC, Chester, R and Donell, ST (2009) Can vastus medialis oblique be preferentially activated? A systematic review of electromyographic studies. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 25 (2). pp. 69-98.
Chester, R, Costa, ML, Shepstone, L, Cooper, A and Donell, ST (2008) Eccentric calf muscle training compared with therapeutic ultrasound for chronic Achilles tendon pain - a pilot study. Manual therapy, 13 (6). pp. 484-491.
Chester, R, Smith, TO, Sweeting, D, Dixon, J, Wood, S and Song, F (2008) The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9 (64).
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.
Costa, ML, MacMillan, K, Halliday, DA, Chester, R, Shepstone, L, Robinson, AHN and Donell, ST (2006) Randomised controlled trials of immediate weight-bearing mobilisation for rupture of the tendo Achillis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-British, 88 (1). pp. 69-77.
Chester, R, Costa, ML, Shepstone, L and Donell, ST (2003) Reliability of Computer Dynamometry in Assessing Functional Recovery of Achilles Tendon Ruptures. Foot and Ankle International, 24 (12). pp. 909-915.
Chester, R, Swift, L and Watson, MJ (2003) An evaluation of therapist's ability to perform graded mobilization on a simulated spine. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 19 (1). pp. 23-34.
Chester, R and Davies, J (2001) Combining Passive Movements to Treat Wrist Joint Dysfunction: A Practical Guide. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 6 (1). pp. 21-25.
Chester, R and Watson, MJ (2000) Technical Note: A Newly Developed Spinal Simulator. Manual therapy, 5 (4). pp. 234-242.
Smith, TO, Chester, R, Clark, A, Donell, S and Stephenson, RC (2011) A national survey of the physiotherapy management of patients following first-time patellar dislocation. In: Physiotherapy Research Society Meeting, 2011-05-05, Cardiff.
Smith, TO, Chester, R, Clark, A, Donell, S and Stephenson, RC (2010) A national survey of the physiotherapy management of patients following first time patellar dislocation. In: Physiotherapy Research Society, 2010-05-27, University of Teeside.
Smith, Toby O, Donell, Simon T, Chester, Rachel, Clark, Allan, Miles, Susan and Stephenson, Richard (2010) What activities do patients with patellar instability perceive their patella to be unstable - The development of the Norwich Patellar Instability Score. In: International Patellofemoral Study Group Annual Meeting, 2010-04-15 - 2010-04-17, London, England.
Chester, R, Smith, TO, Sweeting, D, Wood, S and Song, F (2008) The relative timing of VMO and VL in the aetiology of anterior knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Physiotherapy Research Society, 2010-05-27, University of Teeside.
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