Staff profile: Professor Mike Hurley
Position: Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences
School: Rehabilitation Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8725 2266
Email: michael.hurley@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Biography
Following his qualification as a physiotherapist in 1985, Mike held various clinical posts and became involved in research from 1988 - as a researcher, mentor, supervising postgraduate students, reviewing manuscripts and grant applications, and influencing research priorities and policy and the formulation of evidence-based clinical guidelines. Between 1990 and 2010 he was a research student, lecturer, reader and professor in physiotherapy at King’s College London. Most of his work has been funded by Arthritis Research UK (formerly the Arthritis Research Campaign) and he was proud and honoured to be the first allied health professional to be awarded one of the organisation's prestigious post-doctoral research fellowships in 2000. Mike joined the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences as Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences in October 2010. He also holds honorary appointments at Southampton and Limerick Universities.
Mike's research interest is the development, evaluation and dissemination of clinically effective complex healthcare interventions designed to improve physical, psychosocial and economic capacity (disability, pain, quality of life, health beliefs, work capacity) of people with chronic joint pain, rheumatic conditions, low back pain, falls in the elderly, dementia, cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome. The aim is to develop interventions that are acceptable (to patients), deliverable (by clinicians) and affordable (for healthcare providers, commissioners and fiscally). It has a very practicable approach and clinical focus, taking account of the raison d’être, pressures and constraints on healthcare users and providers. All work includes healthcare user involvement (patients, clinicians, commissioners, providers and policymakers), as essential in constructing relevant and applicable interventions.
Mike's work, which has been included in evidence-based clinical guidelines, has enabled him to gain a good understanding of, and experience in, designing, conducting and reporting quantitative research (from pilot studies to large multi-centred cluster randomised pragmatic clinical trials), qualitative studies, and economic evaluation.
He has frequently acted as a representative for allied healthcare professionals, particularly in his role as clinical advisor to Arthritis Research UK. He believes that to survive and flourish in the current healthcare system, the allied health professions need to demonstrate their value with robust research evidence of clinical effectiveness and efficiency, and then translate this into clinical practice.
Interests
Development, evaluation, dissemination and implementation of clinically effective complex healthcare interventions designed to improve physical, psychosocial and economic capacity of people with chronic ill-health. Quantitative, qualitative and economic methodology.
Publications
Article
Hurley, M. V., Walsh, N. E., Mitchell, H., Nicholas, J. and Patel, A. (2012) Long-term outcomes and costs of an integrated rehabilitation program for chronic knee pain: a pragmatic, cluster randomized, controlled trial. Arthritis Care & Research, 64(2), pp. 238-247. ISSN (print) 0004-3591
Hurley, Michael V, Walsh, Nicola, Bhavnani, Vanita, Britten, Nicky and Stevenson, Fiona (2010) Health beliefs before and after participation on an exercised-based rehabilitation programme for chronic knee pain: doing is believing. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11, ISSN (online) 1471-2474
Hurley, Michael V and Walsh, Nicola E (2009) Effectiveness and clinical applicability of integrated rehabilitation programs for knee osteoarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 21(2), pp. 171-176. ISSN (print) 1040-8711
Walsh, Nicola E. and Hurley, Michael V. (2009) Evidence based guidelines and current practice for physiotherapy management of knee osteoarthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 7(1), pp. 45-56. ISSN (print) 1478-2189
Jessep, Sally A., Walsh, Nicola E., Ratcliffe, Julie and Hurley, Michael V. (2009) Long-term clinical benefits and costs of an integrated rehabilitation programme compared with outpatient physiotherapy for chronic knee pain. Physiotherapy, 95(2), pp. 94-102. ISSN (print) 0031-9406
Phillips, Dean R., Barnard, Sue, Mullee, Mark A. and Hurley, Michael V. (2009) Simple anatomical information improves the accuracy of locating specific spinous processes during manual examination of the low back. Manual Therapy, 14(3), pp. 346-350. ISSN (print) 1356-689X
Felson, David T., Gross, K. Douglas, Nevitt, Michael C., Yang, Mei, Lane, Nancy E., Torner, James C., Lewis, Cora E. and Hurley, Michael V. (2009) The effects of impaired joint position sense on the development and progression of pain and structural damage in knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 61(8), pp. 1070-1076. ISSN (print) 2151-464X
Mitchell, Helene L. and Hurley, Michael V. (2008) Management of chronic knee pain: a survey of patient preferences and treatment received. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9, ISSN (online) 1471-2474
Hurley, Michael V. and Bearne, Lindsay M. (2008) Non-exercise physical therapies for musculoskeletal conditions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 22(3), pp. 419-433. ISSN (print) 1521-6942
Hurley, Michael V (2008) The contribution of physiotherapy to the management of osteoarthritis. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 69(1), pp. 31-34. ISSN (print) 1750-8460
Hurley, M. V., Walsh, N. E., Mitchell, H. L., Pimm, T. J., Patel, A., Williamson, E., Jones, R. H., Dieppe, P. A. and Reeves, B. C. (2007) Clinical effectiveness of a rehabilitation program integrating exercise, self-management, and active coping strategies for chronic knee pain: a cluster randomized trial. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 57(7), pp. 1211-1219. ISSN (print) 0004-3591
Hurley, M. V., Walsh, N. E., Mitchell, H. L., Pimm, T. J., Williamson, E., Jones, R. H., Reeves, B. C., Dieppe, P. A. and Patel, A. (2007) Economic evaluation of a rehabilitation program integrating exercise, self-management, and active coping strategies for chronic knee pain. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 57(7), pp. 1220-1229. ISSN (print) 0004-3591
Critchley, Duncan J., Ratcliffe, Julie, Noonan, Sandra, Jones, Roger H and Hurley, Michael V. (2007) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of physiotherapy used to reduce chronic low back pain disability: a pragmatic randomized trial with economic evaluation. Spine, 32(14), pp. 1474-81. ISSN (print) 0362-2436
Bearne, Lindsay M., Coomer, Annette F. and Hurley, Michael V. (2007) Upper limb sensorimotor function and functional performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29(13), pp. 1035-1039. ISSN (print) 0963-8288
Dhesi, Jugdeep K., Jackson, Stephen H. D., Bearne, Lindsay M., Moniz, Caje, Hurley, Michael V., Swift, Cameron G. and Allain, Theresa J. (2004) Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people who fall. Age and Ageing, 33(6), pp. 589-595. ISSN (print) 0002-0729
Hurley, M.V., Mitchell, H.L. and Walsh, N. (2003) In osteoarthritis, the psychosocial benefits of exercise are as important as physiological improvements. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 31(3), pp. 138-143. ISSN (print) 0091-6331
Hurley, Michael V. (2003) Muscle dysfunction and effective rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis: what we know and what we need to find out. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 49(3), pp. 444-452. ISSN (print) 0004-3591
Bearne, L. M., Scott, D. L. and Hurley, M. V. (2002) Exercise can reverse quadriceps sensorimotor dysfunction that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis without exacerbating disease activity. Rheumatology, 41(2), pp. 157-166. ISSN (print) 1462-0324
Hurley, M V (2002) Muscle, exercise and arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD), 61(8), pp. 673-675. ISSN (print) 0003-4967
Dhesi, J. K., Bearne, L. M., Moniz, C., Hurley, M. V., Jackson, S. H. D., Swift, C. G. and Allain, T. J. (2002) Neuromuscular and psychomotor function in elderly subjects who fall and the relationship with vitamin D status. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR), 17(5), pp. 891-897. ISSN (print) 0884-0431
Hurley, Michael V. (1999) The role of muscle weakness in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America, 25(2), pp. 283-298. ISSN (print) 0889-857X
Hurley, M V and Scott, D L (1998) Improvements in quadriceps sensorimotor function and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis following a clinically practicable exercise regime. Rheumatology, 37(11), pp. 1181-1187. ISSN (print) 1462-0324
Hurley, Michael V., Rees, Joanne and Newham, Di J. (1998) Quadriceps function, proprioceptive acuity and functional performance in healthy young, middle-aged and elderly subjects. Age and Ageing, 27(1), pp. 55-62. ISSN (print) 0002-0729
Hurley, M. V. (1998) Quadriceps weakness in osteoarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 10(3), pp. 246-250. ISSN (print) 1040-8711
Hurley, Michael V, Scott, David L, Rees, Joanne and Newham, Di J (1997) Sensorimotor changes and functional performance in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD), 56(11), pp. 641-648. ISSN (print) 0003-4967
Hurley, M. V. (1997) The effects of joint damage on muscle function, proprioception and rehabilitation. Manual Therapy, 2(1), pp. 11-17. ISSN (print) 1356-689X
Hurley, M. V., Jones, D. W. and Newham, D. J. (1994) Arthrogenic quadriceps inhibition and rehabilitation of patients with extensive traumatic knee injuries. Clinical Science, 86(3), pp. 305-10. ISSN (print) 0143-5221
Hurley, M. V. (1994) Evaluating new physical treatments. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD), 53(5), pp. 355-356. ISSN (print) 0003-4967
James, C., Sacco, P., Hurley, M. V. and Jones, D. A. (1994) An evaluation of different protocols for measuring the force-velocity relationship of the human quadriceps muscles. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 68(1), pp. 41-47. ISSN (print) 1439-6319
Hurley, M. V. (1994) The way forward for hydrotherapy. British Journal of Rheumatology, 33(1), p. 102. ISSN (print) 1462-0324
Hurley, M. V. and Newham, D. J. (1993) The influence of arthrogenous muscle inhibition on quadriceps rehabilitation of patients with early, unilateral osteoarthritic knees. British Journal of Rheumatology, 32(2), pp. 127-131. ISSN (print) 1462-0324
Recent grants
- 2010: Arthritis Research UK, £350,000. Developing effective, deliverable and affordable models of care for the management of chronic knee pain and osteoarthritis within a community setting. Walsh, Hurley, Hewlett, Dzeidzic.
- 2007: Physiotherapy Research, £84,000. Rehabilitation of upper limb sensorimotor dysfunction and foundationdisability in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Bearne, Hurley, Scott and Choy.
- 2006: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, £164,000. Measuring continuity of care in chronic illness: charitable foundation development of a generic patient-based measure for research and service evaluation. Gulliford, Morgan, Smriti, Wolfe, Hurley and White.
