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Dr Gareth Jones

Course Director and Reader

Dr Gareth Jones is the Course Director for the MSc Sport & Exercise Medicine and MSc Sports & Exercise Therapy programs within the School of Health.

Gareth is a Physiotherapist and researcher, specialising in musculoskeletal injury management for sporting and non-sporting populations. He is a member of the Scientific committee for the International Rock Climbing Research Association. Gareth Is also a core member of the Musculoskeletal Health Research Group and the Centre for Pain Research within the School.

Current Teaching

Research
Injury Epidemiology & Sports Trauma Management
Physiology
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Research Interests

Gareth research is focused on the epidemiology of injury in rock climbing and the development of preventative injury strategies and evaluation of load. Recently Gareth has collaborated with Professor Volker Schöffl and Professor Mark Johnson in the development of a new diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for climbing-related finger injuries.

Gareth has recently presented his latest research findings at the 4th Congress of the International Rock Climbing Research Association in Chamonix, France July 2018 and the British Mountaineering Council Injury Symposium in Birmingham in November.

0113 81 25727
G.J.Jones@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Portland Building, 306, City Campus

School of Health

Ask Me About

Rehabilitation
Sport

Selected Outputs

Jones G; Sanchez X (2016) Chapter 15: Psychological Processes in the Sport of Climbing. In: Seifert L; Wolf P; Schweizer A ed. The Science of Climbing and Mountaineering. Routledge,

Mayhew L; McPhee J; Francis P; Jones G (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence of Injury in Professional Female Soccer. In: American College of Sports Medicine, 28 May 2019 - 1 June 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Mayhew L; McPhee J; Francis P; Jones G (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence of Injury in Professional Female Soccer. In: American College of Sports Medicine, 1 May 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Rahemtulla A; Johnson M; Jones G (2018) The Effect of Football Heading on Neurophysiological Function: an experimental design. In: British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine/ Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4 October 2018 - 5 October 2018, The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
Jones G; Johnson M; Schöffl V (2018) A Critical Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Annular Pulley Injuries in Climbers. In: British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine, 4 October 2018 - 5 October 2018, The Royal Armouries, Leeds.
Jones G; Johnson M (2018) Frozen Shoulder? Remote Medical Management of a Field Guide in Antarctica. In: 4th Congress International Rock Climbing Research Association, 8 July 2018 - 14 July 2018, Chamonix.

https://www.ircra.rocks/chamonix-rock-congress-2018
Jones G; Milligan J; Johnson M (2018) The Role of Self-Efficacy in the Antecedents of Climbing Related Injury: a critical review. In: 4th Congress International Rock Climbing Research Association, 8 July 2018 - 14 July 2018, Chamonix, France.

https://www.ircra.rocks/chamonix-rock-congress-2018
Jones G; Sharples P; Johnson M (2018) Improving Design Characteristic to Estimate Load for Future Rock Climbing Studies. In: 4th Congress International Rock Climbing Research Association, 8 July 2018 - 14 July 2018, Chamonix.

https://www.ircra.rocks/chamonix-rock-congress-2018
Mayhew L; Jones G; Hind K; McPee J; Francis P (2018) Epidemiology of Injury in English Women's Super league Football: A Cohort Study. In: 23rd Annual Congress, European College of Sport Science, 4 July 2018 - 7 July 2018, Dublin, Ireland.

http://wp1191596.server-he.de/DATA/CONGRESSES/DUBLIN_2018/Documents/DUBLIN_BOA_WEB.pdf
Mayhew L; Jones G; Hind K; McPhee J; Francis P (2018) Epidemiology of Injury in Women’s Super League Football: A Cohort Study. In: The 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, 4 July 2018 - 7 July 2018, Dublin.

http://ecss-congress.eu/2018/18/index.php
Moor H; Jones G (2017) Epidemiology of Injury in Ironman Triathletes. In: British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine, 2017, 12 October 2017 - 14 October 2017, Bath.
Jones G; Woodards C; Sharples P; Johnson M (2017) Self-Reported Injury Mechanisms in Climbers. 16 March 2017 - 18 March 2017, Monaco.

http://10.0.4.112/bjsports-2016-097372.135
Jones G; Woodards C; Sharples P; Johnson M (2017) Self-Reported Injury Mechanisms in Climbers. In: IOC WORLD CONFERENCE PREVENTION OF INJURY & ILLNESS IN SPORT, 16 March 2017 - 18 March 2017, Monaco.

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/51/4/336.3.full.pdf
Jones G; Johnson M; Francis P; Mayhew L (2016) Common technique flaws identified by the tuck jump assessment in elite female soccer players. In: British Association of Sport Science.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260807
Jones G; Mayhew L; Francis P; johnson M (2016) Common technique flaws identified by the tuck jump assessment in elite female soccer players. In: British Assocaition of Sport and Exercise Sciences, 29 November 2016 - 30 November 2016, Nottingham.
Johnson M; Burnham V; Tashani OA; Jones G (2016) An investigation into the effect of blood flow restriction on pain response and muscular endurance in healthy humans. 10 May 2016 - 12 May 2016, Annual Scientific Conference of the British Pain Society. Harrogate, UK 2016.
Johnson MI; Burnham V; Tashani OA; Jones G (2016) An investigation into the effect of blood flow restriction on pain response and muscular endurance in healthy humans. In: Annual Scientific Conference of the British Pain Society, 1 May 2016, Harrogate.
Konopinski M; Graham I; Johnson M; Jones G (2015) The effect of Hypermobility on the incidence of injury in professional soccer: a multi sit cohort study. In: International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology: Football Medicine Strategies for Player Care. London, UK 2015, 11 April 2015.
Johnson MI; Grancharska K; Jones G; Tashani OA (2014) Characterisation of delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) in the hand, wrist and forearm using a finger dynamometer: A Pilot Study. In: Annual Scientific Conference of the British Pain Society, 1 April 2014, Manchester.
Konopinski M; Bell J; Jones G (2014) Does Hypermobility increase the incidence of injury in professional football players. In: International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology: Football Medicine Strategies for Player Care. Bologna, Italy 2011., 22 March 2014 - 23 March 2014.

JONES G (2010) Fingers & fears: injury & the role of self-efficacy in performance rock climbing.
Llewellyn D; Jones G; Colby S (2007) Motivation and disinhibition in elite ice climbers.
Jones G; Llewellyn DJ; Asghar M (2007) Risk Factors for Injury from Rock Climbing.

KONOPIKSKI M; JONES G; JOHNSON M (In press) The effect of hypermobility on the incidence of injuries in elite level professional soccer players: A cohort study.
Schöffl I; Wustenfeld J; Jones G; Dittrich S; Lutter C; Schöffl V (2021) Cardiopulmonary exercise tests of adolescent elite sport climbers–a comparison of the German junior national team in sport climbing and Nordic skiing. Health Promotion & Physical Activity, 14 (1), pp. 1-8.

https://hppajournal.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=214117
Schöffl I; Wüstenfeld J; Jones G; Dittrich S; Lutter C; Schöffl V (2020) Athlete’s Heart in Elite Sport Climbers: Cardiac Adaptations Determined Using ECG and Echocardiography Data. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.07.005
Ehiogu UD; Stephens G; Jones G; Schöffl V (2020) Acute Hamstring Muscle Tears in Climbers—Current Rehabilitation Concepts. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 31 (4), pp. 441-453.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.07.002
Finlay C; Dobbin N; Jones G (2020) The epidemiology of injuries in adult amateur rowers: A cross-sectional study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 41 pp. 29-33.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.11.001
Halsey T; Johnson MI; Jones G (2019) Epiphyseal Stress Fractures of the Fingers in an Adolescent Climber. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 18 (12), pp. 431-433.

https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000658
Johnson MI; Jones G; Paley CA; Wittkopf PG (2019) The clinical efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain: a protocol for a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). BMJ Open, 9 (10),

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029999
Sanchez X; Torregrossa M; Woodman T; Jones G; Llewellyn DJ (2019) Identification of Parameters That Predict Sport Climbing Performance. Frontiers in Psychology

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01294
Jones A; Jones G; Greig N; Bower P; Brown J; Hind K; Francis P (2019) Epidemiology of Injury in English Professional Football Players: a cohort study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 35 pp. 18-22.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.10.011
Jones G; Schöffl V; Johnson M (2018) Incidence, Diagnosis and Management of Injury in Sport Climbing and Bouldering: A Critical Review. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 17 (11),

https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000534
Roberts L; Jones G; Brooks R (2018) Why do you ride?: A characterization of mountain bikers, their engagement methods, and perceived links to mental health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01642
Fitzharris N; Jones G; Jones A; Francis P (2017) The first prospective injury audit of league of Ireland footballers. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000220
Johnson MI; Claydon LS; Herbison GP; Jones G; Paley CA (2017) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for fibromyalgia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017 (10),

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012172.pub2
Jones G; Grancharska K; Johnson MI (2017) Characterisation of Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) in the hand, wrist and forearm using a finger dynamometer: A pilot study. Journal of Sports Medicine and Therapy

https://www.heighpubs.org/jsmt/pdf/jsmt-aid1011.pdf
Jones G; Johnson MI (2017) Painful shoulder? Remote clinical management of a Field Guide with shoulder pain and loss of shoulder function in Antarctica. Australasian Medical Journal, 10 (6), pp. 474-477.

https://doi.org/10.21767/AMJ.2017.2986
Mayhew L; Johnson MI; Francis P; Snowdon N; Jones G (2017) Inter-rater reliability, internal consistency and common technique flaws of the tuck jump assessment in elite female football players. Science and Medicine in Football, 1 (2), pp. 139-144.

https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2017.1282165
Oddy C; Johnson MI; Jones G (2017) The effect of generalised joint hypermobility on rate, risk and frequency of injury in male university-level rugby league players: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2 (1),

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000177
Jones G; Milligan J; Llewellyn D; Gledhill A; Johnson MI (2017) Motivational orientation and risk taking in elite winter climbers: A qualitative study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15 (1), pp. 25-40.

https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2015.1069876
Johnson MI; Jones G (2017) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: current status of evidence. Pain Management, 7 (1), pp. 1-4.

https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2016-0030
Jones G; Johnson MI (2016) A critical review of the incidence and risk factors for finger injuries in rock climbing. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 15 (6), pp. 400-409.

https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000304
Konopinski M; Graham I; Johnson MI; Jones G (2016) The Effect of Hypermobility on the Incidence of Injury in Professional Football: A multi-site cohort study. Physical Therapy in Sport, 21 pp. 7-13.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.12.006
Francis P; Mc Cormack W; Caseley A; Copeman J; Jones G (2016) Body composition changes in an endurance athlete using two different training strategies. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

http://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/sports-med-physical-fitness/article.php?cod=R40Y9999N00A16070603
Johnson MI; Claydon LS; Herbison GP; Paley CA; Jones G (2016) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for fibromyalgia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (4),

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012172
Jones G; Llewellyn D; Johnson MI (2015) Previous injury as a risk factor for re-injury in rock climbing: A secondary analysis of data from a retrospective cross sectional cohort survey of active rock climbers. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000031
Johnson MI; Jones G (2014) A Current Overview of TENS in Pain Management: A Narrative Review. Pain and Rehabilitation. Pain and Rehabilitation: Journal of Physiotherapy Pain Association, 37 pp. 24-34.

http://ingentaconnect.com/content/ppa/pr/2014/00002014/00000037/art00006
Thompson K; Tashani O; Jones G (2014) A preliminary investigation into the diagnostic accuracy of clinical neurological examination in patients with lumbar radiating leg pain. Pain and Rehabilitation, 36 pp. 14-18.

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ppa/pr/2014/00002014/00000036/art00005
Jones G; Thompson K; Johnson M (2013) Acute compartment syndrome after minor trauma in a patient with undiagnosed mild haemophilia B. Lancet, 382 (16), pp. 1678-1678.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61954-6
Sanchez X; Lambert P; Jones G; Llewellyn DJ (2012) Efficacy of pre-ascent climbing route visual inspection in indoor sport climbing. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 22 (1), pp. 67-72.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01151.x
Konopinski MD; Jones GJ; Johnson MI (2012) The effect of hypermobility on the incidence of injuries in elite-level professional soccer players: A cohort study. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 40 (4), pp. 763-769.

https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546511430198
JONES G (2011) The Effect of Hypermobility on the Incidence of Injuries in Elite-Level Professional Soccer Players: A Cohort Study.
SANCHEZ X; LAMBERT PH; JONES G; LLWEWLLYN DJ (2010) Efficacy of pre-ascent climbing route visual inspection in indoor sport climbing.
LLEWELLYN D; SANCHRZ X; ASGHAR A; JONES G (2008) Self-efficacy, risk taking and performance in rock climbing. , 45 pp. 75-81.
Llewellyn DJ; Sanchez X; Asghar A; Jones G (2008) Self-efficacy, risk taking and performance in rock climbing. Personality and Individual Differences, 45 (1), pp. 75-81.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.03.001
LLEWELLYN DJ; SANCHEZ; ASGHER A; JONES G (2008) Self efficacy and rock climbing. , 45 (1), pp. 75-81.
Jones G; Asghar A; Llewellyn DJ (2008) The epidemiology of rock-climbing injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 42 (9), pp. 773-778.

https://doi.org/10.1159/000338575
JONES G; ASGHER A; LLEWELLYN DJ (2008) The epidemiology of rock climbing injuries. , 42 pp. 773-778.
JONES G; ASGHER A; LLWEWLLYN DJ (2008) The epidemiology of rock-climbing injuries. , 42 (9), pp. 773-778.
Llewellyn D; Jones G; Cobley S (2007) Motivation and disinhibition in elite ice climbers. Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 25-3.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410600958410

Jones G (2012) double-jointed-footballers-greater-risk-injury.

Seifert L; Schweizer A; Wolf P (2016) Chapter: 7. Title: Psychological aspects in the sport of climbing: Role of self-efficacy and emotions. Authors: G. Jones and X. Sanchez The Science of Climbing and Mountaineering. Routledge.