Dr Anna Lowe PhD
Programme Manager at the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine
Summary
Dr Anna Lowe is Programme Manager at the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and is employed by SHU on behalf of NCSEM Sheffield - a partner collaboration including the hospitals, universities, Sheffield City Council and sport/volunteer organisations.
About
I am an Associate Professor at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and lead a number of applied physical activity research projects. In my role as Programme Manager at the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (Sheffield), I also oversee ‘Move More', Sheffield's whole systems approach to increasing physical activity. I am based at the Advanced Wellbeing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre and work closely with partner organisations across the city. My research interests are in population health and physical activity, in particular supporting people with health conditions to become more active by embedding physical activity into healthcare systems. I have practical experience and academic expertise related to whole systems approaches to physical activity.
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• Evaluation of Public Health England’s Moving Healthcare Professional’s Programme
• Easier To Be Active: co-production of guidance to improve physical activity experiences of people with long term health conditions
• Exploring system leaders’ views of the whole systems approach to increasing physical activity in Sheffield: a qualitative study
• Empowering Communities 1 & 2: working with local communities to build capability and capacity to increase physical activity
• Evaluation of the national Active at Home booklet
Publications
Journal articles
Ngeh, E.N., Lowe, A., Garcia, C., & Mclean, S. (2023). . International journal of environmental research and public health, 20 (22).
Frost, R., Lowe, A., & Pinto Pereira, S.M. (2023). . Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 43 (1), 59-68.
Lowe, A., Myers, A., Quirk, H., Blackshaw, J., Palanee, S., & Copeland, R. (2022). . BJGP Open.
Fowler Davis, S., Humphreys, H., Maden-Wilkinson, T., Withers, S., Lowe, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Healthcare, 10 (6).
Peiris, C.L., Shields, N., Lowe, A., Tan, G., & Taylor, N.F. (2022). . International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 29 (1), 1-12.
Reece, L., Bauman, A., Nau, T., Lee, K., Smith, B.J., Bellew, W., ... Copeland, R. (2021). . Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 14 (3).
Reece, L., Bauman, A., Nau, T., Lee, K., Smith, B.J., Bellew, W., ... Copeland, R. (2021). . Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 14 (3).
Myers, A., Quirk, H., Lowe, A., Crank, H., Broom, D., Jones, N., ... Copeland, R. (2021). . PLoS One, 16 (9).
Shafizadeh, M., Manson, J., Fowler-Davis, S., Ali, K., Lowe, A., Stevenson, J., ... Davids, K. (2020). . Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.
Mayo, X., Liguori, G., Iglesias-Soler, E., Copeland, R.J., Clavel San Emeterio, I., Lowe, A., ... Jimenez Gutierrez, A. (2019). . BMC public health, 19 (1), 1677.
Lowe, A. (2018). . Journal of physiotherapy.
Lowe, A., Littlewood, C., & Mclean, S. (2018). . Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 35, 1-7.
Lowe, A., Littlewood, C., Mclean, S., & Kilner, K. (2017). . BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 3 (1).
Alreni, A.S.E., Harrop, D., Lowe, A., Potia, T., Kilner, K., & McLean, S.M. (2017). . Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 29, 155-163.
Lowe, A., Gee, M., Littlewood, C., Mclean, S., Lindsay, C., & Everett, S. (2016). . British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52 (2), 122-127.
Lowe, A., Campbell, L., Ramaswamy, B., Horobin, H., & McLean, S. (2014). Physical Therapy Reviews, 19 (4), 225-233.
Littlewood, C., Lowe, A., & Moore, J. (2012). Rotator Cuff Disorders: A Survey of Current Uk Physiotherapy Practice. Shoulder & Elbow, 4 (1), 64-71.
Tiwari, S., & Lowe, A. (n.d.). Indian Physiotherapists’ Experience of Learning Musculoskeletal Skills Using E-learning Resources: A Qualitative Study. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal, 10 (3), 52.
Reports
Lowe, A., & Myers, A. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Sherar, L., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Sherar, L. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Sherar, L. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Lowe, A., Myers, A., & Copeland, R. (2022). . Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/moving-healthcare-professionals-programme-evaluation
Copeland, R., Lowe, A., Humphreys, H., Breckon, J., Haake, S., & Heller, B. (2021). UOA2403 REF3 Placing Physical Activity at the Heart of the NHS. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. /research/in-action/projects/move-more
Lowe, A., Homer, C., & Lamb, M. (2021). #EasierToBeActive Phase 1 Report. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/etba
Lowe, A., Homer, C., & Lamb, M. (2021). #EasierToBeActive Phase 2 Report. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/etba
Lowe, A., Homer, C., & Lamb, M. (2021). #EasierToBeActive Phase 3 Report. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/etba
Lowe, A., Homer, C., & Lamb, M. (2021). #EasierToBeActive infographic. /advanced-wellbeing-research-centre/projects/etba
Lowe, A., Homer, C., Quirk, H., & Hughes, T. (2021). Move More: a five year physical activity strategy for Sheffield 2021-2026.
Lowe, A. (2018). Quick Guide: the role of allied health professionals in supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer. NHS England.
Lowe, A. (2018). Quick Guide: the role of allied health professionals in supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer. NHS England.
Lowe, R. (2017). Physiotherapy, Exercise and Physical Activity-Massive Open Online Course Report. Physiopedia.
Lowe, A., Gates, A., & Callaghan, P. (2016). Special interest report: making every contact count for physical activity: equipping tomorrow's physiotherapists to deliver high quality physical activity interventions. Elsevier BV.
Theses / Dissertations
Lowe, A. (2018). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Mclean, S., & Littlewood, C.
Internet Publications
Vishnubala, D. (2019). World Cancer Day: expert Q&A. [Web article].
Lowe, A. (2018). Celebrating our contribution to cancer care on #AHPsDay. [Blog].
Telegraph, B. (2018). The simple exercises that could help combat your health problem. [Online article].
Examiner, I. (2018). The best exercises to help combat 5 common health problems. [Online Article].
England, P.H. (2018). Clinical champions: Embedding physical activity into routine clinical care. [Blog].
Council, D. (2018). Meet the Spark finalists 2018. [Online article].
Lowe, A. (2016). Allied Health Professions and physical activity: a force for change. [Blog].
McVey, N. (2015). Exercise, at the heart of physiotherapy? [Blog].
Media
Snape, J. (2022). Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds? Why balance could be a matter of life and death – and how to improve yours. [Newspaper article]. Guardian news
Copeland, R. (2022). How our pioneering new healthcare model is helping people stay active. [Webpage]. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Schaffer, B. (2022). Musculoskeletal health - working at home. [Video]. Independent newspaper
Lowe, A., Homer, C., & Lamb, M. (2021). Easier To Be Active video. [Video/animation].
Lowe, A. (2019). Allied Health Professions: the importance of awards. [NHS England Blog]. NHS England
Lowe, A. (2015). 3 minutes with Anna Lowe. [Written article]. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Presentations
Homer, C., & Lowe, A. (2022). #EasierToBeActive. Presented at: Seminar Series ​Healthy and Active 100​, online
Homer, C., Lowe, A., Gardner, S., & Stone, T. (2022). . Presented at: Elevate: activating the nation, London, 2022
Homer, C., & Lowe, A. (2022). #EasierToBeActive. Presented at: #EasierToBeActive Resource Launch, Online
Homer, C., & Lowe, A. (2021). Making it easier to be active with a health condition: a national conversation. Presented at: Active Partnership Network Workshop, Online
Homer, C., & Lowe, A. (2021). Making it easier to be active with a health condition: a national conversation. Presented at: Sport England Workshop, online
Homer, C., & Lowe, A. (2021). Making it easier to be active with a health condition: a national conversation. Presented at: Making sport and activity accessible for all
Lowe, A. (2018). Applying public health approaches to MSK care. Presented at: Physio UK, Birmingham
Young, R., & Lowe, A. (2015). Integration of vocational qualifications into the curriculum at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ to enhance exercise prescription within physiotherapy. Presented at: Physiotherapy UK 2015, Liverpool, UK, 2015
Posters
Lowe, A., & Lowe, R. (2017). . Presented at: World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, Cape Town, 2017
Lowe, A., Gates, A.B., & Callaghan, P. (2016). . Presented at: European Region World Confederation Physical Therapy Conference, Liverpool, 2016
Other publications
Lowe, A., Bullas, A., Maden-Wilkinson, T., & Hembrough, D. (2020). . Public Health England/Move More Sheffield:
Lowe, A. (2019). Interview with German Physiotherapy Association in Geneva 2019.
Postgraduate supervision
Rokaya AlShatti (Ï㽶ÊÓƵ). Sponsored by Government of Kuwait Title of PhD: Functional performance test battery for pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain. Aim: To explore the available physical performance tests in pregnant women, establish a functional performance tests battery and determine the validity and reliability of selected physical performance tests battery in pregnant women with and without lumbo-pelvis pain. Expected year of completion: 2023
Reena Patel (University of Wolverhampton) Title of PhD: Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription in the Physiotherapy Curriculum. Aim: To understand what physical activity pre-registration education is currently delivered and how this could be enhanced to better prepare physiotherapy students for PA and exercise prescription in clinical practice. Expected year of completion: 2026
Sally Mastwyk (La Trobe University/Ï㽶ÊÓƵ) Title: Improving management of metabolic syndrome in primary care Aim: To increase recognition of metabolic syndrome in primary care and to improve management of people with metabolic syndrome. Expected year of completion: 2025