Lorraine Pinnington
Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Postgraduate Education, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Expertise Summary
Feeding and swallowing difficulties in children and adults; Rehabilitation outcome measures; Specialist assistive technologies
Research Summary
Assessment of swallowing and dysphagia. Synchronisation of breathing with swallowing in cerebral palsy, Rett's syndrome, Parkinson's disease and bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis. Reliability of… read more
Current Research
Assessment of swallowing and dysphagia. Synchronisation of breathing with swallowing in cerebral palsy, Rett's syndrome, Parkinson's disease and bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis. Reliability of swallowing studies. Nutritional screening. Predicting disability from early feeding patterns. Evaluation of specialist assistive technology for disabled and older people. Biofeedback during total knee replacement surgery. Energy expenditure during sit-to-stand.