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Name:

Rob Tyer

Email address:

Rob.Tyer@sunderland.ac.uk

Department:

Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellbeing (5NAH)

Biography

Expertise:

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Clinical Reasoning, Person Centred Rehabilitation

Job title:

Senior Lecturer

Biography:

I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy. My background is in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (MSK) with my most recent clinical post being a clinical lead for a large provider of regional MSK services. Previous roles have included first contact practice (pre-portfolio route), advanced practice physiotherapist as a generalist, research/CPD lead, and private practice. I have nine years of experience working in sport, mainly with Rugby League/Union, combat sports, strongman athletes, and runners. I am also the co-founder of the North East Musculoskeletal Society, set up to provide high-quality CPD in the region.

Qualifications:

BSc (hons) – Sports and Exercise Science. MSc (Pre Reg) – Physiotherapy MSc – Advanced Clinical Practice (Musculoskeletal). PgCert – Injection therapy PgCert – Higher Education

My Latest

Tyer, Rob, Livadas, Nick and Hogg, Robert (2026) Physiotherapist's Management of Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome in the United Kingdom: A National Survey. Physiotherapy Research International, 31 (2). ISSN 1358-2267
Carter, Chris, Tyer, Rob and Whitfield, Ivan (2023) Teaching MSK Anatomy: A movement-based perspective. In: The Institue of Anatomical Sciences Autumn Scientific Meeting, 31st August 2023, University of Sunderland. (Submitted)
Cuff, Andrew, Parton, Stephen, Tyer, Rob, Dikomitis, Lisa, Foster, Nadine and Littlewood, Chris (2020) Guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the lower back, knee and shoulder: A scoping review. Musculoskeletal Care, 18 (4). pp. 546-554. ISSN 1557-0681
Kranenburg, Rik, Tyer, Rob, Schmitt, Maarten, Jan Luijckx, Gert, van der Schans, Cees, Hutting, Nathan and Kerry, Roger (2019) Effects of Head and Neck Positions on Blood Flow in the Vertebral, Internal Carotid, and Intracranial Arteries: A Systematic Review. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 49 (10). pp. 688-697. ISSN 0190-6011

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1	Physiotherapist's Management of Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome in the United Kingdom: A National Survey	24	18
2	Guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the lower back, knee and shoulder: A scoping review	1	1
3	Effects of Head and Neck Positions on Blood Flow in the Vertebral, Internal Carotid, and Intracranial Arteries: A Systematic Review	1	1