David Hickman

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Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy

School of Sport and Exercise Science

Academics

Contact Details

email: d.hickman@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 543739

David joined the University in 2012 on an internship following his graduation from the Sports Therapy programme at Worcester. Since then, David has enjoyed several 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, taking on the role of Course Leader in 2023.

Externally David has worked as a head injury video reviewer in the Women’s Rugby Premiership for Worcester Warriors, and as a comprehensive concussion assessor through World Rugby.

Previously, David has also worked with the Worcester Wolves Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams, England Basketball, Team GB Wheelchair Basketball, Severn Stars Netball Pathway, and within semi-professional football.

David has an interest in neurological conditions which led to him studying an MSc in Exercise Rehabilitation, specifically focussing on neurological populations. As a result of this David has set up and led exercise rehabilitation classes for a variety of neurological conditions, providing 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 (国产视频)
  • MSc Exercise Rehabilitation - Distinction (Oxford Brookes University)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (国产视频)
  • REPS Level 4 Exercise Prescription for Long Term Neurological Conditions
  • Emergency Care for First Responders

Teaching & Research

Teaching

  • Sports Injury Assessment
  • Concussion
  • Sports Rehabilitation
  • Advanced Sports Therapy
  • First Aid and Trauma Management
  • Working with Sports Teams

Professional Bodies

  • Member of the Society of Sports Therapists (MSST)
  • 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