Job Title
Research Fellow
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
024 7657 4648
Biography
Mark graduated from Southampton University with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy in 2001. He then worked within a large teaching hospital, during which time he developed a special interest in the management of acute musculoskeletal injuries and physiotherapy research methodology.</p>He joined the Clinical Trials Unit in November 2004 as a Research Fellow to co-ordinate the Managing Injures of the Neck Trial (MINT). Mark's doctoral thesis investigated the diagnosis and prognosis of Whiplash Associated Disorders. Mark is currently trial lead for the SARAH trial which is investigating the effect of strengthening and stretching exercises for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the hands. He is also the project lead for a feasibility study investigating conservative treatments for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (ACTIvATeS study).
- Pink, Joshua, Petrou, Stavros, Williamson, Esther M., Williams, M. A., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2016. Economic and health-related quality of life outcomes of whiplash associated disorders. Spine, 41 (17), pp. 1378-1386
- Williams, Mark A., Heine, Peter J., Williamson, Esther M., Toye, Francine, Dritsaki, Melina, Petrou, Stavros, Crossman, Richard, Lall, Ranjit, Barker, Karen, MSc, Fairbank, Jeremy, Harding, Ian, Gardner, Adria, Slowther, Anne, Coulson, Neil, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2015. Active treatment for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (ACTIvATeS) : a feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (55), pp. 1-242
- Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Heine, Peter J., Nichols, Vivien P., Glover, Matthew J., Dritsaki, Melina, Adams, Jo, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Underwood, Martin, Rahman, Anisur, McConkey, Christopher C., Lord, Joanne, Lamb, Sallie, 2015. Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (19), pp. 1-222
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Williamson, Esther M., Heine, Peter J., Adams, Jo, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Dritsaki, Melina, Glover, Matthew, Lord, Joanne, McConkey, Christopher C., Nichols, Vivien P., Rahman, Anisur, Underwood, Martin, Williams, Mark A., 2015. Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH) : a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 385 (9966), pp. 421-429
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Gates, Simon, Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Mt-Isa, Shahru, Withers, Emma J., Castelnuovo, Emanuela, Smith, Jessica L., Ashby, Deborah, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Petrou, Stavros, Underwood, Martin, 2013. Emergency department treatments and physiotherapy for acute whiplash : a pragmatic, two-step, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 381 (9866), pp. 546-556
- Adams, Jo, Bridle, Christopher, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Heine, Peter J., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Lord, J., McConkey, Christopher C., Nichols, Vivien P., Toye, Francine, Underwood, Martin, Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., 2012. Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH) : design of a randomised controlled trial of a hand and upper limb exercise intervention - ISRCTN89936343. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol.13 (No.1)
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Gates, Simon, Withers, Emma J., Mt-Isa, S., Ashby, D., Castelnuovo, E. (Emanuela), Underwood, Martin, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), 2012. Managing injuries of the neck trial (MINT) : a randomised controlled trial of treatments for whiplash injuries. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), Vol.16 (No.49), pp. 1-141
- Williams, Mark A., Heine, Peter J., Bruce, J. (Julie), Brosseau, Lucie, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2012. Exercise therapy for the rheumatoid hand. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Gates, Simon, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), 2012. Reproducibility of the cervical range of motion (CROM) device for individuals with sub-acute whiplash associated disorders. European Spine Journal, 21 (5), pp. 872-878
- Heine, Peter J., Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Bridle, C., Adams, J., O?Brien, A., Evans, David J., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2012. Development and delivery of an exercise intervention for rheumatoid arthritis : strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH) trial. Physiotherapy, Vol.98 (No.2), pp. 121-130
- Williamson, Esther M., Williams, Mark A., Hansen, Zara, Joseph, Stephen, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2009. Development and delivery of a physiotherapy intervention for the early management of whiplash injuries : the managing injuries of neck trial (MINT) intervention. Physiotherapy, Vol.95 (No.1), pp. 15-23
- Gates, Simon, Williams, Mark A., Withers, Emma J., Williamson, Esther M., Mt-Isa, Shahrul, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2009. Does a monetary incentive improve the response to a postal questionnaire in a randomised controlled trial? : the MINT incentive study. Trials, Vol.10
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Williams, Mark A., Withers, Emma J., Perry, Joanna, Gates, Simon, Williamson, Esther M., Underwood, Martin, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), 2009. A national survey of clinical practice for the management of whiplash-associated disorders in UK emergency departments. Emergency Medicine Journal, Vol.26 (No.9), pp. 644-647
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Gates, Simon, Underwood, Martin, Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Ashby, Deborah, Szczepura, Ala, Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Withers, Emma J., Isa, Shahrul Mt, Gumber, Anil, 2007. Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT) : design of a randomisedcontrolled trial of treatments for whiplash associated disorders. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol.8 (No.7)
- Doyle, G., Williams, Mark A., 2014. West Midlands major trauma centre emergency department practitioner collaborative. AAGBI Annual Congress, Harrogate, UK, 17-19 Sep 2014, Published in Anaesthesia (Oxford), pp. 26-26
- Williams, Mark A., McCarthy, Christopher J., Chorti, Angeliki G., Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Gates, Simon, 2010. A systematic review of reliability and validity studies of methods for measuring active and passive cervical range of motion. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Mosby Inc, pp. 138-155
- Williamson, Esther M., Williams, Mark A., Gates, Simon, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2008. A systematic literature review of psychological factors and the development of late whiplash syndrome. Pain, Elsevier BV, pp. 20-30
- Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Gates, Simon, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), 2007. A systematic literature review of physical prognostic factors for the development of Late Whiplash Syndrome. Spine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. E764-E780
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIHR i4i via UHCW: Warwick Spinal Immobiliser | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Jun 2011 | 30 Nov 2013 |
| New Service Introduction Processes and Practices in Healthcare | EPSRC | 01 Apr 2006 | 30 Sep 2006 |