Dr. Mary Cramp is the Research Degrees Leader in the School of Health, Sport and Exercise. A physiotherapy graduate from Trinity College Dublin, her professional career has been based in the UK where she has worked in NHS clinical and academic settings. She completed an MSc in Physiotherapy and a PhD at the University of East London. Since 2002, she has been an academic staff at the University contributing to teaching and research within the Professional Health Sciences area.

Research Degrees Leader for the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, BSc teaching and project supervision, MSc teaching and project supervision, PhD supervision with the Professional Health Science field. Chair of School Research Degrees Subcommittee, Member of School Management Committee, School Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, and Research Degrees Subcommittee.

My primary area of interest is movement dysfunction and both teaching and research activities are focused around the biomechanical and physiological basis of movement dysfunction and how to address the problems associated with movement dysfunction through  therapeutic intervention.

• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

• BSc (Hons) Podiatric Medicine

• MSc Physiotherapy

• MSc Advanced Practice for Health Professionals

BSc modules:

• Introduction to movement science
• Skilled movement and exercise science
• Research

MSc modules:

• Evaluation of interventions in practice
• Muscles movement and exercise
• Gait balance and posture
• MSc dissertations

I am involved in movement science research with a particular interest in neurological dysfunction and rehabilitation. Application of physiological and biomechanical techniques is central to the research and I am supervising a number of PhD students working in the Human Motor Performance laboratories at the University. Current work focuses on understanding factors that can influence walking in a variety of conditions, the impact of stroke on dimensions of physical fitness and the therapeutic use of exercise to alleviate the effects of neurological illnesses.  The work is conducted in collaboration with local NHS trusts and clinicians and colleagues at Oxford Brookes University and Plymouth University.

Morris M.G.,  Dawes H,  Howells K., Scott O.M. and Cramp M.C. (2010). Muscle Contractile Characteristics: relationship to high intensity exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 110:2; 295 – 300

Cramp M.C., Greenwood R.J., Gill M., Lehmann A., Rothwell J.C., Scott O.M. (2010). Effectiveness of a community-based low intensity exercise programme for ambulatory stroke survivors. Disability & Rehabilitation, 32:3:239-247

Forth H.L., Cramp M.C., Drechsler W.I. (2009). Does physiotherapy treatment improve the self-reported pain levels and quality of life of women with vulvodynia?: A pilot study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 29:5:423 – 429

Morris M.G., Dawes H., Howells K., Scott O.M. and Cramp M.C. (2008) Muscle Fatigue characteristics: relationship with markers of endurance performance. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 4:431-436

Protopapadaki A., Drechsler W.I., Cramp M.C., Coutts F.J., Scott O.M. (2007) Hip, knee, ankle kinematics and kinetics during stair ascent and descent in healthy young individuals. Clinical Biomechanics. 22:203-210

Book Chapters

Cramp M.C. & Scott O.M. (2008). Sensory and motor nerve activation. Chapter 5 in Watson T. (ed) Electrotherapy - Evidence Based Practice 12th Ed. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh

Cramp M.C. & Scott O.M. (2008). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation: nerve-muscle interaction. Chapter 14 in Watson T. (ed) Electrotherapy - Evidence Based Practice 12th Ed. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh

HPC registered physiotherapist

Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology

Committee member, Quality Assurance and Enhancement Group (Education), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy