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Ed Pratt

Senior Lecturer

School of Health | Musculoskeletal Health and Rehabilitation Research Group

Ed is a senior lecturer in Sports and Exercise Therapy in the department of Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Sciences within the School of Health. He is also the Clinic Manager for the LBU Sports Therapy Clinic.

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About

Ed started at Leeds Beckett in 2015 as a part-time member of staff working across the undergraduate Sports and Exercise Therapy programme, with some support to MSc Sports and Exercise Therapy. In 2019 Ed moved to Leeds Trinity University as a university teacher in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, during his time there he re-wrote the undergraduate sports therapy programme and gained programme accreditation through The Society of Sports Therapists.

Ed rejoined Leeds Beckett in 2021 currently works as Senior Lecturer/Clinic Manager and has responsibility for the development of the Sports Therapy Clinic, as well as teaching on the undergraduate Sports and Exercise Therapy Programme.

Research interests

Research related to the management of the Sports Therapy Clinic, the injuries seen in the clinic and the patient/student experience
Epidemiology of UK American Football injuries

The validity of hand-held dynamometers compared to fixed frame isometric muscle testing. Measurements of isometric neck strength are frequently used in sports such as American football and rugby to quantify the risk of future concussion injuries. Hand-held dynamometry systems are often used as they provide a fast and in-expensive way of gathering such data. However, such devices rely on operator skill and strength to provide an accurate measurement. To try and combat this potential limitation, fixed-frame dynamometry devices have recently come to market. This equipment requires no operator counterforce and is also portable. However, the equipment is expensive. No study has previously looked how comparable the two devices are. Knowing this information will assist medical and science staff when they are considering which measurement tool best serves them in the measurement of isometric strength in field-based settings.