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Lorraine Pinnington

Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Postgraduate Education, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Expertise Summary

Feeding and swallowing difficulties in children and adults; Rehabilitation outcome measures; Specialist assistive technologies

Research Summary

Assessment of swallowing and dysphagia. Synchronisation of breathing with swallowing in cerebral palsy, Rett's syndrome, Parkinson's disease and bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis. Reliability of… read more

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Current Research

Assessment of swallowing and dysphagia. Synchronisation of breathing with swallowing in cerebral palsy, Rett's syndrome, Parkinson's disease and bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis. Reliability of swallowing studies. Nutritional screening. Predicting disability from early feeding patterns. Evaluation of specialist assistive technology for disabled and older people. Biofeedback during total knee replacement surgery. Energy expenditure during sit-to-stand.

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University of Nottingham
Medical School
Nottingham, NG7 2UH

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