Rehabilitation Medicine
 

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

Recent Publications

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.

Rehabilitation Medicine Research Group

Division of Medical sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine
The University of Nottingham
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby DE22 3DT


telephone: +44 (0) 1332 724622
email:gem@nottingham.ac.uk