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Research at Leeds Beckett
Gareth Jones
Contact Details
Gareth Jones
Course Director
School of Clinical & Applied Sciences
0113 81 25727 G.J.Jones@leedsbeckett.ac.ukAbout Gareth Jones
Dr Gareth Jones is the Course Director for the MSc Sport & Exercise Medicine and MSc Sports & Exercise Therapy programs within the School of Clinical & Applied Sciences.
Gareth is a Physiotherpist and researcher, specialising in musuloskeletal 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.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (24)
- 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
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 17 (11)
https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000534
View Repository Record - Jones A; Jones G; Greig N; Bower P; Brown J; Hind K; Francis P (2018), Epidemiology of Injury in English Professional Football Players: a cohort study. Physical Therapy in Sport
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.10.011 - 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
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 2017 (10)
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012172.pub2 - 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
View Repository Record - 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
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 10 (6), p. 474-477.
https://doi.org/10.21767/AMJ.2017.2986
View Repository Record - Mayhew L; Johnson M; 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, vol. 1 (2), p. 139-144.
https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2017.1282165
View Repository Record - Oddy C; Johnson M; 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
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000177
View Repository Record - Johnson M; Jones G (2017), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): Current status of evidence. Pain Management
View Repository Record - Jones G; Milligan J; Llewellyn D; Gledhill A; Johnson M (2017), Motivational Orientation and Risk Taking in Elite Winter Climbers. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, vol. 15 (1), p. 25-40.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2015.1069876
View Repository Record - Jones G; Johnson MI (2016), A critical review of the incidence and risk factors for finger injuries in rock climbing. Current Sports Medicine Reports, vol. 15 (6), p. 400-409.
https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000304
View Repository Record - Francis P; Mc Cormack W; Caseley A; Copeman J; Jones G (2016), Body composition changes in an endurance athlete using two different training strategies. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06365-9
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 4
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012172
View Repository Record - Konopinski M; Graham I; Johnson M; Jones G (2015), The Effect of Hypermobility on the Incidence of Injury in Professional Football: A multi-site cohort study. Physical Therapy in Sport
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.12.006
View Repository Record - 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
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 37
View Repository Record - 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, vol. 36
- Jones G; Thompson K; Johnson M (2013), Acute compartment syndrome after minor trauma in a patient with undiagnosed mild haemophilia B. Lancet, vol. 382 (16), p. 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, vol. 22 (1), p. 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, vol. 40 (4), p. 763-769.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546511430198 - Llewellyn DJ; Sanchez X; Asghar A; Jones G (2008), Self-efficacy, risk taking and performance in rock climbing. Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 45 (1), p. 75-81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.03.001 - Jones G; Asghar A; Llewellyn DJ (2008), The epidemiology of rock-climbing injuries. British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 42 (9), p. 773-778.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000338575
Chapters (1)
- Jones G; Sanchez X (2016) Chapter 15: Psychological Processes in the Sport of Climbing. In: Jones G; Sanchez X The Science of Climbing and Mountaineering. : Routledge, pp. .
Conference contributions (19)
- Mayhew L; McPhee J; Francis P; Jones G (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Incidence of Injury in Professional Female Soccer Orlando, Florida, USA 20190528. : Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000562609.01705.b6
View Repository Record - Jones G; Johnson M; Schöffl V (2018) A Critical Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Annular Pulley Injuries in Climbers The Royal Armouries, Leeds 20181004. : .
- Rahemtulla A; Johnson M; Jones G (2018) The Effect of Football Heading on Neurophysiological Function: an experimental design The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds 20181004. : .
- Jones G; Johnson M (2018) Frozen Shoulder? Remote Medical Management of a Field Guide in Antarctica Chamonix, France 20180708. : .
View Repository Record - Jones G; Milligan J; Johnson M (2018) The Role of Self-Efficacy in the Antecedents of Climbing Related Injury: a critical review Chamonix, France 20180708. : .
View Repository Record - Jones G; Sharples P; Johnson M (2018) Improving Design Characteristic to Estimate Load for Future Rock Climbing Studies Chamonix 20180708. : .
View Repository Record - Mayhew L; Jones G; Hind K; McPhee J; Francis P (2018) Epidemiology of Injury in Women's Super League Football: A Cohort Study Dublin 20180704. : .
View Repository Record - Mayhew L; Jones G; Hind K; McPee J; Francis P (2018) Epidemiology of Injury in English Women's Super league Football: A Cohort Study Dublin, Ireland 20180704. : .
View Repository Record - Moor H; Jones G (2017) Epidemiology of Injury in Ironman Triathletes Bath 20171012. : .
- Jones AD; Francis P; Jones G; Hind K (2017) A prospective audit of injuries in English male professional football players University of Bath 20171012. : .
View Repository Record - Jones G; Woodards C; Sharples P; Johnson M (2017) Self-Reported Injury Mechanisms in Climbers Monaco 20170316. : BMJ Publishing Group.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.135
View Repository Record - Jones G; Woodards C; Sharples P; Johnson M (2017) Self-Reported Injury Mechanisms in Climbers Monaco 20170316. British Journal of Sports Medicine: BMJ Publishing Group.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097372.135
View Repository Record - Jones G; Johnson M; Francis P; Mayhew L (2016) Common technique flaws identified by the tuck jump assessment in elite female soccer players . : Taylor & Francis.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260807
View Repository Record - Jones G; Mayhew L; Francis P; johnson M (2016) Common technique flaws identified by the tuck jump assessment in elite female soccer players Nottingham 20161129. : Taylor & Francis.
- 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 Annual Scientific Conference of the British Pain Society. Harrogate, UK 2016 20160510. : .
- 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 Harrogate 20160501. : .
- 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. 20150411. : .
- 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 Manchester 20140401. : .
- Konopinski M; Bell J; Jones G (2014) Does Hypermobility increase the incidence of injury in professional football players 20140322. : .
Conference proceedings (peer reviewed) (3)
- JONES G (2010) Fingers & fears: injury & the role of self-efficacy in performance rock climbing. In: International Sports Medicine, Science & Performance Conference 2010 . Leeds Metropolitan University: , pp. .
- Llewellyn D; Jones G; Colby S (2007) Motivation and disinhibition in elite ice climbers. In: Annual conference of the british association of sport and exercise sciences 11 - 13 September University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, 20070911. Journal of Sports Sciences: Taylor & Francis, pp. 315-315.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410600958410 - Jones G; Llewellyn DJ; Asghar M (2007) Risk Factors for Injury from Rock Climbing. In: . : , pp. .
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406(07)60001-7
Newspaper or magazine articles (1)
- Jones G (2012), double-jointed-footballers-greater-risk-injury. Guardian
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