PhD Musculoskeletal Practice

Within our multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in a broad range of areas related to the musculoskeletal speciality.

As a research student at Essex, you work at the heart of our internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. Our School offers an environment with an excellent reputation for research and teaching. Many of our staff work with local National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and other local health agencies, which enhances our grasp of the contemporary links between academic research, the major issues of the day, and practice.

Undertake your research with access to a range of specialist facilities, including:

• a wide range of ergometers and treadmills
• force plates
• isokinetic dynamometers
• a Vicon motion capture system
• electronic timing gates
• a variety of EMG systems
• ultrasound systems for high-quality musculoskeletal imaging

We also offer an MPhil in this subject. Both full-time and part-time study can be supported, and you can start in October, January and April.