PGR Completions

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Feras Alsultan has successfully passed his viva without any corrections on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The title of his thesis was “Movement variability in people with neck pain disorders”.  His supervisors were Professor Deborah Falla and Dr Nicola R. Heneghan.


Nicola Middlebrook successfully defended her PhD entitled “Central Sensitisation in Musculoskeletal Trauma”. Her supervisors were Professor Deborah Falla, Dr Alison Rushton and Dr Nicola R. Heneghan. Her PhD was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). Nicola is now a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Andy Sanderson successfully defended his PhD thesis. The title of his thesis was “The spatial distribution of lumbar muscle activity in people with chronic non-specific low back pain”.  His supervisors were Professor Deborah Falla, Dr Nicola R. Heneghan and Dr Alison Rushton. Andy is now a Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Valter Devecchi completed his MRes Spinal Pain under the supervision of Professor Deborah Falla, Dr Nicola R. Heneghan and Dr Alison Rushton. His thesis was titled “Neuromuscular adaptations in people with recurrent neck pain during a period of remission”. Valter is now undertaking his PhD at CPR Spine.

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