Chris Paget-Marsh
Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Therapy
School of Sport and Exercise Science
Academics
email: c.paget-marsh@worc.ac.uk
Chris has a background across a wide variety of sports, in particular playing age group rugby union to a high level, he has been mountain biking since the late 1990’s, and still tries to ride weekly. Chris has always had a passion for learning and passing that passion on to others to help them achieve their educational and professional goals.
Qualifications
MSc Sport Therapy, University of Gloucestershire, 2014
BSc(Hons) Sports Coaching, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, 2004
Certificate in Higher Education in Massage, University of Teeside, 2008
SMA L4 Diploma in Sports Massage, 2007
REPS L3 Diploma in Personal Training, 2007
PGCLTHE, University of Worcester, (in progress)
Professional Bodies
Member of the Society of Sports Therapists (MSST)
Industry Background
Chris graduated with a Master’s degree in Sports Therapy in 2014, and subsequently worked in private practise for 12 years. Integrating his Sports Therapy expertise with his background in personal training to help recreational, professional and representative athletes overcome injuries and enhance their performance across a wide range of sports. In that time, Chris also taught sports massage qualifications across the country as well as numerous CPD courses in the health & fitness sector. Chris joined the University of Worcester as an Associate Lecturer in 2022, taking a fulltime position in 2026.
Teaching
Chris teaches widely across the course, leading various modules which reflect his interest in how functional anatomy informs the assessment and rehabilitation of chronic, long term injuries. Chris also supervises student sports injury clinics, helping students to develop their critical thinking and clinical reasoning, and to integrate the wide range of skills they develop on the course.
Functional Anatomy
Sports & Exercise Rehabilitation
Peripheral Joint Assessment
Clinical Assessment & Soft Tissue Therapy
Research
Chris’s undergraduate dissertation explored the prevalence of injuries in recreational mountain bikers, and the relationship between injury mechanisms and injury severity in mountain biking.