Christine Comer

Dr. Christine Comer is a Visiting Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Leeds. She works as an Extended Scope Physiotherapist at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and holds an HEE/NIHR Clinical Lectureship. Her clinical and research focus is on musculoskeletal rehabilitation for lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spinal conditions.

Research Interests
Dr. Comer specializes in non-operative management of spinal disorders, including

• Development of standardized clinical pathways for lumbar spinal stenosis
• Biomechanical effects of assistive devices (walking sticks, shopping trolleys)
• Comparative effectiveness of conservative vs surgical treatments
• Rasch analysis for outcome measure validation
• Community-based rehabilitation strategies
• Rehabilitation dose optimization

Publications
Her work spans high-impact journals like Spine and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, focusing on clinical trials for neurogenic claudication, systematic reviews of conservative treatments, and diagnostic consensus studies.

Scientific Awards & Roles
Awardees include

• Honorary Clinical Associate Professorship (University of Leeds)
• NIHR/CAHPR Allied Health Professions Research Champion for Yorkshire
• HEE/NIHR Clinical Lectureship
• Leadership in international taskforces for spinal stenosis management