Amanda Clifford

Biography

I was appointed Lecturer in 2005 and Senior Lecturer in 2015 in the Department of Clinical Therapies, University of Limerick. My research interests include the analysis of postural control and biomechanical analysis of movement and quality of life in people following injury and older populations. My current research is in the area of designing and evaluating interventions to optimise health and prevent falls in older people and people with Parkinson’s disease and the role of technology in rehabilitation. I also have an interest in evaluating pedagogy and assessment practices in higher education. I previously worked clinically as a Junior Physiotherapist at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust in the UK where I worked on acute medical wards and in rehabilitation clinics, which included elderly, neurological rehabilitation and an outpatient falls clinic. In addition, I gained outpatient experience in the management of people with acute and chronic orthopaedic and rheumatological conditions, acute ICU and medical conditions. Following this I worked a Senior Orthopaedic and Outpatient Physiotherapist at the Whittington Hospital, NHS Trust London, UK which included orthopaedic & rheumatology referrals from consultants and GPs. I then worked in the Wellington Hospital, St. John’s Wood London, as a Senior Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapist which included spinal and peripheral musculoskeletal referrals.

Research Interest

My current research is in the area of designing and evaluating interventions to optimise health and prevent falls in older people and people with Parkinson’s disease and the role of technology in rehabilitation. I also have an interest in evaluating pedagogy and assessment practices in higher education.