David Hickman

david-hickman

Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Sports Therapy

School of Sport and Exercise Science

Academics

Contact Details

email: d.hickman@worc.ac.uk

David joined the University in 2012 on an internship following his graduation from the Sports Therapy programme at Worcester. Since then David has enjoyed a number of roles at the University including: delivering exercise rehabilitation programmes and classes to a variety of population groups, as a sessional lecturer in the Institute of Health, and supervising Sports Therapy students in massage and injury clinics. He soon realised that he had a passion for teaching and joined the Sports Therapy team full time as a lecturer at the start of 2016. As part of his role at the University, David leads the Sports Therapy provision for the Worcester Wolves Women's Basketball team and Severn Stars Netball Elite Pathway.

Externally David is a video reviewer in the Women’s Rugby Premiership for Worcester Warriors, where he works closely alongside team doctors to provide footage which may be used as an indicator for head injury assessments. Previously, David has also worked with the Worcester Wolves Men’s Basketball team, England Basketball, Team GB Wheelchair Basketball, and within semi-professional football, alongside clinical work.

David’s interest in neurological conditions led to him studying an MSc in Exercise Rehabilitation, specifically focussing on neurological populations. As a result of this David runs exercise rehabilitation classes for a variety of neurological conditions, which provides placement opportunities for Sports Therapy and Physiotherapy students.

David's areas of interest are trauma management, concussion, and sports injury and rehabilitation through exercise (specifically within musculoskeletal and neurological populations).

Qualifications:

  • BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
  • MSc Exercise Rehabilitation (Distinction)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
  • REPS Level 4 Exercise Prescription for Long Term Neurological Conditions

Teaching & Research

Teaching:

  • Sports Massage
  • First Aid and Trauma Management
  • Sports Injury Assessment
  • Sports Rehabilitation
  • Working with Sports Teams

Professional Bodies

Member of the Society of Sports Therapists
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Publications

Published Conference Proceedings (Refereed):

Smith, J., Williams, B., Band, M., Hickman, D., Bradley, E., Richardson, J., Burton, C., Ackner, S., Ferrer, K., Griffiths, L.A., Wilkie, V., Bold, J., Hird-Smith, R. and Thomas, S. (2014) SHAPE (Supporting Health and Promoting Exercise) Project for young people with psychosis and bipolar disorder. 9th International Conference on Early Psychosis, Tokyo, Japan. Poster B93.

Articles:

Smith, J., Williams, B., Band, M., Hickman, D., Bradley, E., Richardson, J., Burton, C., Ackner, S., Ferrer, K., Griffiths, L., Wilkie, V. and Hird-Smith, R. (2014) SHAPE (Supporting Health and Promoting Exercise) Project for young people with Psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry Special Issue Supplement S1: November 2014, Volume 8, pages 30,122

 

External Responsibilities

  • Lead Sports Therapist - Worcester Wolves Basketball Women
  • Video Reviewer for Head Injuries - Worcester Warriors Women

David provides placements for Sports Therapy students within his external roles.