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Mark Matthews is a Lecturer in Sport Physiotherapy at Ulster University's School of Sport within the Faculty of Life & Health Sciences. He specializes in sport and exercise sciences research with a focus on adolescent athletes and injury management. His academic credentials include a PhD from the University of Queensland awarded in 2020, a Master of Physiotherapy (Musculoskeletal) from the same institution awarded in 2011, and a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the University of Otago completed in 2002.
Dr. Matthews' research interests span Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, Adolescent Sports Injury, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Sport-related Concussion, and Orthotics. He has developed significant expertise in systematic and scoping review methodologies to investigate sports injuries, rehabilitation approaches, and performance optimization for adolescent athletes. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and wellbeing.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on adolescent sports injuries, with particular attention to concussion research, pain management, and collaborative rehabilitation approaches. The research output shows consistent productivity with 29 total publications and an h-index of 11, reflecting the impact of his work in sports medicine and physiotherapy.
Dr. Matthews has received research funding for projects including Understanding Risk and IDentification of musculoskeletal injury in adolescent team sports (2022-2025) where he serves as Co-Investigator, and is also a co-investigator on Refinement of Ulster University's L&HS Strategy and Value Proposition for Commercial Engagement (2024-2025).
His research fingerprint analysis reveals expertise in Systematic Review methodology (100%), Adolescent health (92%), Orthosis (67%), Cross-Sectional Study (64%), Athletes (48%), and Scoping Review (42%), indicating a strong focus on evidence synthesis in sports medicine for young athletes.
