Dr Katie Walker-Small, PhD
- Programme Leader for Sport Rehabilitation, Institute of Health
- Institute of Health
- Sport
- Email: katie.walker-small@cumbria.ac.uk
- Location: Lancaster
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 |