Dr Paapa Kwesi Ampiah
Lecturer (Teaching & Research) in Physiotherapy
Mary Seacole 301
- Email: paapakwesi.ampiah@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268564
- Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy and Physician Associate
Summary
Paapa is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist who qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2010 from the University of Ghana. Paapa practised clinically at many levels (in Ghana and UK) in physiotherapy but had keen interest in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic physiotherapy. In 2017, Paapa graduated with an MSc in Physiotherapy, Advancing Neuromusculoskeletal Practice, from the University of Nottingham, where Paapa was introduced to contemporary evidence-based approaches to managing chronic musculoskeletal pain. Paapa’s PhD at the University of Nottingham explored the feasibility of delivering evidence-based interventions for the management of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain in low- and middle-income countries, with Ghana as a starting point.
Paapa is very keen on improving global health systems (for example, inequality, low efficacy and nonevidence based approaches, inaccessibility, research) especially in resource-limited contexts like low- and middle-income countries. Paapa is also keen on promoting equality/diversity/inclusivity in both teaching and research in Physiotherapy.
Qualifications
BSc Physiotherapy - University of Ghana - 2010
MSc Physiotherapy - University of Nottingham - 2017
Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education - Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ University of London - 2024
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy - 2024
PhD Physiotherapy - University of Nottingham - 2023
Newest selected publications
Ampiah, PK., Hendrick, P., Moffatt, F. and Ampiah, JA. (2024) 'A physiotherapist-led biopsychosocial education and exercise programme for patients with chronic low back pain in Ghana: a mixed-methods feasibility study'. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 0 (acceoted, in press). pp. 1 - 20.
Ampiah, PK., Hendrick, P., Moffatt, F. and Ampiah, JA. (2024) ''. Disability and Rehabilitation, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 0963-8288
Ampiah, JA., Moffatt, F., Diver, CJ. and Ampiah, PK. (2024) ''. Disability and Rehabilitation, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 0963-8288
Ampiah, JA., Moffatt, F., Diver, C. and Ampiah, PK. (2023) ''. BMJ Open, 13 (7). pp. 1 - xx. ISSN: 2044-6055
Ampiah, JA., Moffatt, F., Diver, C. and Ampiah, PK. (2022) ''. BMJ Open, 12 (12). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 2044-6055