Dr Katie Walker-Small, PhD

Qualifications and memberships

PhD in Sport Rehabilitation (University of Hull), BSc (Hons) in Sport Rehabilitation (University of Salford)

Academic and research interests

Injury screening and prevention

Fatigue and injury risk

Endurance events

Clinical tests for injury

Exercise rehabilitation

Publications

Crowe, M., Bampouras, M., Walker-Small, K., & Howe, L. P. (2020). Restricted unilateral ankle dorsiflexion movement increases interlimb vertical force asymmetries in bilateral bodyweight squatting. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(2), 332-336.

Relph, N & Small, K (2019) The influence of 9 marathons completed in 9 days on injury incidence and selected musculoskeletal tests. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 24 (3). pp. 115-121. 

Small, K, & Nicola Relph. (2018) "Musculoskeletal injury rates in multiday marathon runners performing ten consecutive marathons on a repeat course." Journal of Athletic Enhancement 7.1.

Relph, N., Small K. & Smith, A (2017). "The effect of running nine marathons in nine days on proprioception and balance." British Journal of Sports Medicine 51.4: 378-378.

Lovell, R., Midgley, A., Barrett, S., Carter, D., & Small, K. (2013). Effects of different half‐time strategies on second half soccer‐specific speed, power and dynamic strength. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 23(1), 105-113.

Lovell, R., Midgley, A., Barret, S., Carter, D & Small, K. (2011). Effects of different half-time strategies on second half soccer-specific speed, power and dynamic strength. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 23(1):105-113.

Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig. & Lovell, R. (2010). The effects of multidirectional soccer-specific fatigue on markers of hamstring injury risk. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport,13(1):120-125.

Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig, M., & Lovell, R. (2009). Effect of timing of eccentric hamstring strengthening exercises during soccer training: implications for muscle fatigability. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 23(4), 1077-1083.

Small, K., McNaughton, L., Greig., Lohkamp, M. & Lovell, R. (2009). Soccer fatigue, sprinting and hamstring injury risk. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 30(8)573-578.

Recent external roles

Position	Institution	Date Held
Sport Rehabilitation External Examiner	Northampton University	2021-Present
Sport Rehabilitation External Examiner	London South Bank University	2018-Present
External Examiner for Ph.D	Solent University	2020
External Examiner for BASRaT accreditation	Northumbria University	2020
External Examiner for BASRaT accreditation	Teesside University	2019
External Examiner for BASRaT accreditation	Liverpool Hope University	2018
External Examiner for course validation	London South Bank University	2018

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