Nicky Snowdon
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Summary
Nicky Snowdon is the Course Leader for the full-time students on the MSc in Advancing Physiotherapy Practice. She has extensive clinical experience, particularly in the field of stroke rehabilitation and teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate courses, mainly looking at neurological rehabilitation and research methods. Ï㽶ÊÓƵ interests include exercise for people with neurological conditions, orthotic management for improving mobility, physiotherapy practice around the world and perceptual problems impacting upon postural control in stroke. Her current doctoral studies are focused on the use of fabric orthoses for people with multiple sclerosis.
About
Nicky Snowdon is the Course Leader for the full-time students on the MSc in Advancing Physiotherapy Practice. Currently, she teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate courses, mainly in neurological rehabilitation and research methods. She supervises postgraduate research projects for a number of Master's students.
Nicky qualified as a physiotherapist in 1990 and specialised in neurological practice in 1991, working at regional hospitals in Sheffield and Leeds before taking up a post in stroke acute care and rehabilitation at Rotherham Hospital in 1994. She studied for her Master's degree at the University of East London 1997 - 2002 and came to work full-time at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in 2004.
Whilst at Sheffield Hallam, she has held a number of different roles including Team Leader in Physiotherapy, module leader for a variety of different research methods modules and course leader for postgraduate courses.
Nicky maintains her currency as a physiotherapist through her own research involvement and by working extensively with Master's students from the UK and overseas, both within research and evaluation projects and in teaching clinical skills. Throughout her teaching career, the use of online learning as a delivery method for blended and distance learning modules has been a particular area of specialism.
Teaching
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Exercise in multiple sclerosis (ExIMS) a randomised controlled trial. January 2009 - January 2012
Physiotherapy
BSc Hons Physiotherapy
MSc Advancing Physiotherapy Practice
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Doctoral study: The use of fabric orthoses and compression garments in improving movement control.
Exercise in multiple sclerosis (ExIMS) a randomised controlled trial. January 2009 - January 2012
Publications
Journal articles
Snowdon, N., & Dadla, S. (2023). Perceptions and experiences of allied health professionals of fabric orthoses for people with joint hypermobility syndromes: a qualitative study. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 30 (8), 1-14.
Young, R., Sage, K., Broom, D., Hext, A., Snowdon, N., & Smith, C. (2023). . Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 20 (1).
Snowdon, N., Mclean, S., Piercy, H., Brodie, M.A., & Wheat, J. (2022). . Disability and Rehabilitation.
Snowdon, N., Booth, S., Mclean, S., Wheat, J., & Piercy, H. (2021). . Prosthetics and Orthotics International.
Snowdon, N., & Booth, S. (2019). . Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists Journal, 10 (2), 20-32.
Baig, S.S., Falidas, K., Laud, P.J., Snowdon, N., Farooq, M.U., Ali, A., ... Redgrave, J.N. (2019). . Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 28 (12), 104348.
Snowdon, N., Sier, D., Potia, T., Wheat, J., & Mclean, S. (2018). . International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 25 (12).
Redgrave, J.N., Moore, L., Oyekunle, T., Ebrahim, M., Falidas, K., Snowdon, N., ... Majid, A. (2018). . Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 27 (7), 1998-2005.
Crank, H., Carter, A., Humphreys, L., Snowdon, N., Daley, A., Woodroofe, N., ... Saxton, J.M. (2017). . Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98 (12), 2520-2525.
Mayhew, L., Johnson, M.I., Francis, P., Snowdon, N., & Jones, G. (2017). . Science and Medicine in Football, 1 (2), 139-144.
Carter, A., Humphreys, L., Snowdon, N., Sharrack, B., Daley, A., Petty, J., ... Saxton, J. (2015). . Trials, 16 (1).
Carter, A., Daley, A., Humphreys, L., Snowdon, N., Woodroofe, N., Petty, J., ... Saxton, J. (2014). . Multiple Sclerosis, 20 (8), 1112-1122.
Saxton, J., Carter, A., Daley, A.J., Snowdon, N., Woodroofe, N., Petty, J., ... Sharrack, B. (2013). . Contemporary Clinical Trials, 34 (2), 205-211.
Ä°YÄ°GÃœN, G., AKSU YILDIRIM, S., & SNOWDON, N. (2010). Is Physiotherapy Effective in Improving Balance and Gait in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis?: A Systematic Review. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, 30 (2), 482-493.
Snowdon, N., & Scott, O. (2005). Perception of vertical and postural control following stroke: a clinical study. Physiotherapy, 91 (3), 165-170.
Other activities
External Examiner on MSc provision at the University of Dundee