Dr Michael Callaghan Ph.D., M.Phil., MCSP.
Research Physiotherapist / Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- Email: michael.callaghan@manchester.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)161 276 5035
Memberships of Committees and Professional Bodies
1984 - British Association of Sports Medicine
1997 - 2002 Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice
1995 - Society for Research in Rehabilitation (full member)
1995 - Physiotherapy Research Society
1994 Winston Churchill Travelling Fellow
1987 - 2000 British Olympic Association Physiotherapy Committee for Cycling
2004 - Society of Orthopaedic Medicine
Research
Dr. Callaghan has been involved in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and sports medicine physiotherapy both clinically and academically for about 20 years.
He has been a physiotherapist at 3 Olympic Games and 4 Commonwealth Games as well as Physiotherapist to Everton Football club, Wigan Rugby League Club and the Great Britain Cycling Team.
His general area of research has been the assessment and rehabilitation of the lower limb and his M.Phil and Ph.D. research degrees have focussed the patellofemoral joint in particular. This involves the use of MMG, EMG, kinetic gait analysis, proprioceptive testing, isokinetic and isometric muscle testing and electrical stimulation to assess muscle inhibition. He has instigated the first study to assess the use of therapeutic bracing on the patellofemoral joint using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
This work is now continuing as part of a post-doctorate research fellowship at the Centre for Rehabilitation Science establishing the use of sub-classification of patellofemoral pain syndrome in order to optimise physiotherapy treatment for this common condition.
Biography
Current post
2003 - Research Physiotherapist (75%), Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester / Clinical Specialist (25%), Department of Physiotherapy, Manchester Royal Infirmary
Previous posts
1983 - 1985 Junior Physiotherapist, Wrightington Hospital
1985 - 1987 Senior Physiotherapist, Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital
1987 - 1988 Senior Physiotherapist, Orthopaedics, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
1988 - 1997 Senior Physiotherapist, Out Patients, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
1993 - 1994 Superintendent Physiotherapist (Acting), Royal Liverpool University Hospital
1997 - 2001 Research Physiotherapist, Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester
2001 - 2003 Human Performance Laboratory Manager, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester
Other Physiotherapist posts
Rugby & Football
1984 - 1988 Wigan Rugby League Club
1986 - 1987 Lancashire Under 18 Rugby League Team
1988 - 1994 Everton Football Club
Cycling
1984 Great Britain Cycling Team, Tour de Normandie
1987 Scottish Cycling Team, Tour of Lancashire
1987 Great Britain Professional Cycling Team, The Milk Race
1989 Great Britain Cycling Team, Tour of Lancashire
1994 North Wirral Velo KODAK Cycling Team, Tour of Lancashire
1987 - 1989 Sports Injuries Unit, University of Liverpool
1987 - 2000 British Cycling Federation (Honorary)
Major Championships Physiotherapist
1986 Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh
1988 Great Britain Team, Olympic Games, Seoul
1990 England Team (Cycling), Commonwealth Games, Auckland
1992 Great Britain Team (Cycling), Olympic Games, Barcelona
1994 England Team (Cycling), Commonwealth Games, Victoria
1995 Chief Venue (Cycling), European Youth Olympic Days, Bath
1996 Great Britain Team (Cycling), Olympic Games, Atlanta
2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester - Chief Physiotherapist (joint)
2004 Host City, Olympic Games, Athens
Qualifications
Academic
1983 Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy, University College Salford
1993 MPhil, Movement Science & Physical Edication, University of Liverpool. Thesis Title: Gait analysis of patients with anterior knee pain.
2002 PhD, Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester. Thesis Title: Electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscle group in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Professional
1983 Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP)
1983 Member of Health Professions Council
2004 Diploma of Injection Therapy
Collaborators and affiliated staff
- Miss Linda Davies
School of Community Based Medicine: Health Methodology Research Group - Dr Shane McKie
School of Community Based Medicine: Psychiatry Research Group - Dr Steve Roberts
School of Community Based Medicine: Health Methodology Research Group
Selected publications
2008
- Callaghan MJ, Selfe J, McHenry A, Oldham JA. (2008). Effects of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Manual Therapy, 13(3), 192-9. further details
2005
- Callaghan MJ, Whittaker PE, Grimes S, Smith L. (2005). An evaluation of pulsed shortwave on knee osteoarthritis using radioleucoscintigraphy: a randomised, double blind, controlled trial. Joint Bone Spine, 72(2), 150-155. Full text doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.03.010 further details
2004
- Callaghan MJ, Oldham JA. (2004). Electric muscle stimulation of the quadriceps in the treatment of patellofemoral pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 956-962. Full text doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2003.07.021 further details
2002
- Callaghan MJ, Selfe J, Bagley PJ, Oldham JA. (2002). The effects of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception. Journal of Athletic Training, 37(1), 19-24. further details