Kristian Weaver
Senior Lecturer Sports Injury Rehabilitation
I started my career working as a Sports Therapist with a variety of high performance athletes and teams, having initially achieved a first class honours degree in Sports Therapy from the University of Central Lancashire. I later went on to achieve a distinction from Liverpool John Moores University in Clinical Exercise Physiology (MSc).
I have held positions as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy at Edge Hill University, and now as Lecturer in Sports Injury and Rehabilitation at Wrexham University.
I have also been a Director of The Society of Sports Therapists. My research interests revolve around two main areas - athlete clinical assessment and musculoskeletal professional practice. I have additional skills of musculoskeletal ultrasound which I incorporate into my clinical research.
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal ultrasound, Professional practice, Screening for injury, Musculoskeletal injury
Research Projects
| Title | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audit of a neurological clinic | Researcher | Assessment of interventions to support those with neurological conditions or injuries |
| Student Sports Therapy Clinic: An Audit in Higher Education | Researcher | Audit of a student Sports Therapy clinic |
Publications
| Year | Publication | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sports and Exercise Therapists - working across the physical activity spectrum, British journal of sports medicine, 57. [DOI] Weaver, Kristian;Northeast, Lynsey;Cole, Michael;Holland, Christopher James;Cassius, Tyrone |
Other Publication |
| 2023 | Lower Limb Anthropometric Profiling in Professional Female Soccer Players: A Proof of Concept for Asymmetry Assessment Using Video Analysis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. [DOI] Kristian J. Weaver;Nicola Relph |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2022 | The Society of Sports Therapists: reciprocating kindness during the pandemic, British journal of sports medicine. [DOI] Kristian Weaver |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2022 | A low-volume Nordic hamstring curl programme improves change of direction ability, despite no architectural, strength or speed adaptations in elite youth soccer players, RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE. [DOI] James Siddle;Kristian Weaver;Matt Greig;Damian Harper;Christopher Michael Brogden |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 | How far does VLE self-directed study facilitate improvements in written, practical and overall assessment results? Sports therapy case study, INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL. [DOI] Kristian Weaver;Daniel Brown;John Bostock;Julie Kirby |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2019 | Acute adaptations and subsequent preservation of strength and speed measures following a Nordic hamstring curl intervention: a randomised controlled trial, JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES. [DOI] James Siddle;Matt Greig;Kristian Weaver;Richard Michael Page;Damian Harper;Christopher Michael Brogden |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
Honors and Awards
| Date | Title | Awarding Body |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Travelling scholarship for The Society of Sports Therapists | The Society of Sports Therapists |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function |
|---|---|
| The Society of Sports Therapists | Member |
Committees
| Name | From/To |
|---|---|
| Academic Integrity Panel | 2023 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From/To |
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham Glyndŵr University Library | Lecturer in Sports Injury and Rehabilitation | 2023 |
| Edge Hill University | Lecturer in Sports Therapy | 2015 - 2023 |
| University of Central Lancashire | Sessional Lecturer in Sports Therapy | 2013 - 2014 |
| University of Worcester | Clinical supervisor | 2011 - 2013 |
Education
| Institution | Qualification | From/To |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool John Moores University | MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology | 2014 - 2015 |
| University of Central Lancashire | BSc Sports Therapy | 2006 - 2009 |
Outreach Activities
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Networking and Symposium event | SIR networking and symposium event for students and placement educators |