Trauma and Musculoskeletal Health (TraMH)

Group Leader(s): Dr Anne Delextrat, Dr Mark Williams

About us

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions affect over 10 million people in the UK alone, with high social and economic impact and approximately 30 million working days lost annually.

This research theme focuses on a spectrum of topics, including:

diagnosis and management of sporting injuries
evaluation of MSK health in patients suffering from long-term conditions across the lifespan
prehabilitation strategies in cancer patients
prevention and rehabilitation techniques for sports injuries and use of virtual reality

This incorporates investigation of social, psychological and biomedical factors, necessitating an interdisciplinary approach across the group.

Physiotherapy session

Part of

Related courses

Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) (MSc)
Physiotherapy (BSc (Hons))

Research impact

Using augmented reality for rehabilitation

The group holds regular seminars (in line with OxInAHR strategy), disseminates knowledge through research-informed teaching on Physiotherapy and other faculty programmes and hosts CPD activities with clinicians to facilitate transfer to clinical practice.

Leadership

Dr Anne Delextrat

adelextrat@brookes.ac.uk

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science

View profile

Dr Mark Williams

williams.m@brookes.ac.uk

Reader in Rehabilitation

View profile

Key publications

2025

Delextrat, A., Sastre‐Munar, A., de Ste Croix, M. and Walsh, G., 2025. A cross‐sectional study comparing passive and eccentric modes of an isokinetic dynamometer to assess eccentric torque in trained athletes: Methodological considerations. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(2), p.e12248. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12248

2024

Gustafson, O.D., King, E.B., Schlussel, M.M., Arnold, A., Wade, C., Nicol, P.S., Rowland, M.J., Dawes, H. and Williams, M.A., 2024. The impact of musculoskeletal ill health on quality of life and function after critical care: a multicentre prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia, 79(8), pp.821-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16285
Stiger, R.J., Williams, M.A., Gustafson, O.D., Woods, A. and Collett, J., 2024. The effectiveness of prehabilitation interventions on biopsychosocial and service outcomes pre and post upper gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation, 46(24), pp.5676-5699. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2310765

2023

Sancese A, Taylor L, Walsh G, Byrd E, Delextrat A. Effects of sprint versus strength training on risk factors for hamstring injury in football players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2023;63(4):580-587.
Woods A, Gustafson O, Williams M, Stiger R. The effects of inspiratory muscle training on inspiratory muscle strength, lung function and quality of life in adults with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Disabil Rehabil. 2023;45(17):2703-2714.

2022

Daly E, Esser P, Griffin A, et al. Development of a Novel Coaching Platform to Improve Tackle Technique in Youth Rugby Players: A Proof of Concept. Sensors (Basel). 2022;22(9).

2021

Brini S, Boullosa D, Calleja-Gonzalez J, Delextrat A. Construct Validity and Reliability of a New Basketball Multidirectional Reactive Repeated Sprint Test. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2021;18(20).

2020

Keene, D. J., Forde, C., Sugavanam, T., Williams, M. A., & Lamb, S. E. (2020). Exercise for people with a fragility fracture of the pelvis or lower limb: a systematic review of interventions evaluated in clinical trials and reporting quality. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 21(1), 1-13.
The reliability and reproducibility of sagittal spinal curvature measurement using the Microsoft Kinect V2. Hannink E, Shannon T, Barker KL, Dawes H. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2020;33(2):295-301. doi: 10.3233/BMR-191554.
Adams, J., Barratt, P., Rombach, I., Arden, N., Barbosa Bouças, S., Bradley, S., ... & Dziedzic, K. (2020). The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Rheumatology.