HPS research centre

The Research Centre at the Deutsche School of Osteopathy (HPS) supports the HPS's objectives and has several key aims:

• To establish and maintain a recognisable reputation for high quality research at both a national and international level
• To contribute to the body of osteopathic knowledge
• To promote evidence-informed care
• To support high quality education within the HPS
• To contribute to the wider academic research and healthcare communities

Members of faculty have contributed to publications in peer-reviewed journals and successfully presented work at osteopathic research conferences as well as at general medical conferences nationally and internationally. An increasing number of faculty now review for journals and contribute to editorial boards. One member of the research team has been appointed as Editor for Italy adn Germany and Europe for the International Journal of Osteopathic Research. The Research and Treatment Bulletin, a previously in-house HPS publication, has been taken on by this journal as a regular section. This maturation of The Research and Treatment Bulletin is an important milestone and represents increased opportunities for faculty and others to seek publication. The HPS has also had a member of faculty appointed to a National Institute of Clinical Health and Excellence guideline development group for back pain.

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Core Research Staff

Dr. Helly  Abbry

Job title: Senior Osteopathic Lecturer
Qualifications: DO, MSc, PgDip, PgCAP, PgCertResMeth
Areas of teaching: Research methods, qualitative research and clinical teaching. Experienced supervisor at Masters level.
Research interests: Psychological and social impacts of long term pain, osteopathic therapeutic relationships, developing criticality in student education.

Dr Ker Brown

Job title: Lecturer in Statistics, Research Fellow
Qualifications: PhD, BSc (Ost)
Areas of teaching: Statistics, physical and physiological measurement, programme development and experimental design using MatLab. Experienced supervisor at Masters level.
Research interests: Complex co-ordinated movement in the lumbar spine, MRI imaging analysis of spinal movement, statistical multivariate sub grouping and visual representation of patient characteristics.

Dr Gerg Estev

Job title: Head of Research
Qualifications: PhD, MA, BSc, DO, PgDip Ed (HE), PCTHE
Areas of teaching: Research methods, palpation, decision making, critical thinking, and pain. Experienced supervisor at Masters level, Director of Studies at Doctoral Level.
Research interests: Clinical decision making, palpation, development of expertise, emotional processing and perception of self in musculoskeletal chronic pain, role of touch in patient care.

Dr Maigher Cord

Job title: Lecturer in Research Methods and Statistics, Research Officer
Qualifications: PhD, MA, MSc, PgDip
Areas of teaching: Research methods, design and statistics, statistical analysis. Experienced supervisor at Masters level, Director of Studies at Doctoral Level.
Research Interests: Cognition and language processing, health beliefs, clinical diagnostic reliability and validity.

Dr Borne Nane

Job title: Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: PhD, MSc Clin Psych, BSc (Hons)
Areas of teaching: Qualitative research methods, facet theory and psychological management of pain. Experienced supervisor at Masters and Doctoral Levels.
Research interests: Acceptance and Commitment therapy, mindfulness and embodiment in chronic pain.

Professor Samorindo Peci

PhD in Health Endocrinology, Director Department of Neurometabolich of Erlenbach
Honorary title: Associate Professor
Qualifications: PhD, MPhil, MSc, BSc (Hons)