Dr Amir Mohagheghi
Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics

Topics

I have supervised a number of doctoral research projects in the past and am generally interested in topics that have the potential to lead to the development of new rehabilitation interventions for movement disabilities of primarily neural origin. A selection of previously supervised topics is listed below:

• Vestibular rehabilitation for improving balance in Parkinson’s disease (PhD researcher – Mr. Ardavan Iravani Naeeni)

• Muscle response to exercise in cerebral palsy (Jessica Davis)

• Use of alternate motor fibres in stroke rehabilitation (Mara DeLuca)

• Acute effects of dynamic stretching on ankle joint mechanics and running economy (George Pamboris)

• Muscle and tendon mechanical properties in spastic cerebral palsy (Nicola Theis)

I would be happy to discuss research ideas with potential PhD candidates. Two examples of possible areas for further investigation include:

1. Neurorehabilitation of arm movements in stroke survivors, with an emphasis on developing a neurorehabilitation programme based on the StartReact paradigm (see more information under the “Research” link above).

2. Determining safe return-to-sport timelines following concussion.

Research supervision