Miss Catherine Donaldson

NAME	Catherine Donaldson
Research Status	Clinical Scientist
Academic Section	Geriatrics
Phone Number	020 8725 5327
Email	cdonalds@sgul.ac.uk
Research Interests	Rehabilitation of the Upper limb after stroke Clinical practice of, and evidence for different types of physiotherapy Dose / intensity of physical therapy required to maximise rehabilitation potential
MAJOR Research Techniques	Identifying and codifying physical therapy intervention techniques Reliability and validity of outcome measures used in clinical trials Phase II trials
Minor Research Techniques	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Movement analysis, including gait analysis using gait mat/ vicon technology
RECENT PUBLICATIONS — ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS
Pomeroy VM, Cloud G, Tallis RC, Donaldson C, Nayak V, Miller S.Transcranial magnetic stimulation and muscle contraction to enhance stroke recovery: a randomised proof-of-principle and feasibility investigation. Submitted for publication 2006 Hunter S, Crome P, Sim J, Donaldson C, Pomeroy V.Development of treatment schedules for research: a systematic review to identify methodologies used and worked example of ‘mobilisation and tactile stimulation’ for stroke patients.Physiotherapy in press 2006
RECENT REVIEWS / BOOK CHAPTERS