معرفی
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
