Sarah Westwater-Wood

Contact

• workRoom B88 Division of Physiotherapy Education, Clinical Sciences Building
  Nottingham City Hospital
  Hucknall Road
  Nottingham
  NG5 1PB
  UK
• work0115 823 1793
• sarah.westwater-wood@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

My teaching and learning interests cross the neuromusculoskeletal subjects required for physiotherapy with special interest in paediatrics and research. My approach to the learning environment is… read more

Research Summary

Paediatric Physiotherapy I am currently undertaking my PhD investigating balance, gait and training effects in children with Cerebral Palsy. This area of research originates from my paediatric… read more

Recent Publications

• WESTWATER-WOOD, S. and DENNICK, R., 2011. A reusable e-learning tool for paediatric physiotherapy education: a preliminary report. Int J Med Educ. 2, 80-86
• SNELL, J., GLASSEY, N., WESTWATER-WOOD, S., MOCKETT, S. and RAYNOR, K., 2010. Gortex bags versus traditional hand bandaging: a comparison of range of motion, sensation and function in healthy subjects. Burns. 36(5), 722-31
• WESTWATER-WOOD, S., ADAMS, N. and KERRY, R., 2010. The use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in physiotherapy practice Physical Therapy Reviews. 15(1), 1-7

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My teaching and learning interests cross the neuromusculoskeletal subjects required for physiotherapy with special interest in paediatrics and research. My approach to the learning environment is influenced by the educational theory of Lev Vygotsky and I strive for a collaborative learning engagement. I will utilise any resource from multimedia, reusable learning tools, podcasts, presentations through to interactive activities to enrich and facilitate students' learning.

Current Research

Paediatric Physiotherapy I am currently undertaking my PhD investigating balance, gait and training effects in children with Cerebral Palsy. This area of research originates from my paediatric physiotherapy clinical practice. I am interested in and enthusiastic to contribute to the evidence base from which clinical reasoning of treatment approaches for children and young adults with disabilities may be enhanced.

I welcome collaboration with any colleagues who might have an interest in service interactions with children, their families and careers.

Hop- On Project I am one of the AMR fund holders for this study investigating activity interventions for premature babies and their parents. More details to be found here; http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hop-on/index.aspx

Reusable e learning tool.

2008 MMedSci dissertation project developed and implemented a reusable e learning tool for paediatric physiotherapy education. This wireframe is able to be duplicated and now we have 4 case studies running. This work was published 2011.Thie project was presented at the UK CSP conference in 2009, INTED Valencia 2009 and subsequently at the Association for Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists conference September 2012. Both international and national presentations has bought interest in implementing the tool for inter professional learning and work based induction. Currently the NHS Scotland have implemented the tool for IPL and induction over 2010 and 2011. We are currently collaborating in expanding the range of case studies available.

Balance

I am part of a team investigating the kinetics in reaching activities. This project has ethical approval and is in the data collection phase. It is the first investigation of a series planned over the next few years. Presentation at WPT congress Amsterdam 2011 THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE SWAY-READER IN A NON-PATIENT POPULATION Chamberlain S.¹, Blackburn M.², Westwater-Wood S.², Connell L.², Clay D.³

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

I am supervising undergraduate projects investigating PNF, mainly quantitative in design. However, previously with a qualitative survey of physiotherapists view on their training and implementation of PNF in practice. Some broad themes currently under investigation include balance, contra lateral limb activity and core stability. Poster presented at CSP Congress 2003.

WESTWATER-WOOD S, ADAMS N, KERRY R, 2010. The use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in physiotherapy practice Physical Therapy Reviews. 15(1), 1-7

Pedagogy

I am currently part of a team mid way through a project investigating peer coaching in curriculum delivery and the influence of team selection techniques in an anatomy based module. The intervention phase will conclude this year with analysis concluding by the end of the 2006. The assessment aspect of the project was presented at WPT Amsterdam 2011. PEER COACHING AND PEER RESPONSIBILITY IN PHYSIOTHERAPY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Kerry R.¹, Moore C.¹, Westwater-Wood S.¹

Past Research

Poster presented at WPT congress Amsterdam 2011 THE ABDOMINAL DRAWING-IN MANOEUVRE, MEASURED WITH PRESSURE BIOFEEDBACK, WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIFIC DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING AND FOCUS ON EXHALATION: PILOT STUDY Hadjigeorgiou C., Westwater-Wood S.¹

Future Research

Standing frame use.

Parent and clinicians views regarding interventions in children with CP.

• WESTWATER-WOOD, S. and DENNICK, R., 2011. A reusable e-learning tool for paediatric physiotherapy education: a preliminary report. Int J Med Educ. 2, 80-86
• SNELL, J., GLASSEY, N., WESTWATER-WOOD, S., MOCKETT, S. and RAYNOR, K., 2010. Gortex bags versus traditional hand bandaging: a comparison of range of motion, sensation and function in healthy subjects. Burns. 36(5), 722-31
• WESTWATER-WOOD, S., ADAMS, N. and KERRY, R., 2010. The use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in physiotherapy practice Physical Therapy Reviews. 15(1), 1-7