James Bateman

Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy

School of Sport and Exercise Science

Academics

成人B站 Details

James has extensive experience in sports therapy and exercise rehabilitation since 2002, working with athletes across different levels and working in clinical settings including cardiac and neurological rehabilitation. He obtained an MSc in Exercise and Behavioural Medicine in 2008. He has held various roles as a practitioner, lecturer, and researcher.

He joined the Sports Therapy team at the University in January 2024 and has since been exploring exercise rehabilitation strategies for people with long-term conditions to increase their health and wellbeing both in a sport setting and within the community.

He has a keen interest in rugby, rowing and judo participating within these sports at various levels over the years.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Vocational Subjects, University of Birmingham (2018)
MSc Exercise and Behavioural Medicine, University of West London (2008)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching Interests

James enjoys teaching all areas of Sports Therapy and teaches on a wide range of curriculum including manual therapy and sport and exercise-based rehabilitation. Having much experience within the sector he has taught on many areas within sport and exercise therapy.

Research Interests

James’ research interests are in sport, exercise and rehabilitation. He has a keen interest in exercise rehabilitation interventions within people with long-term neurological conditions. Research so far has been looking into rehabilitation strategies within Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of the British Association of Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
Member of the British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
Member of The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)
Member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)

Publications

Bateman J L., (2013) ‘The effect of a dual task on both functional mobility and hand function tasks.’ Clinical Rehabilitation 27 (11): 1044-1047

Collett J., Dawes H., and Bateman J., (2016) ‘Physical Activity for Long-term Neurological conditions’. In: Scott A and Gidlow C., Ed Clinical Exercise Science: Routledge pp 155-177

Collett J., Dawes H., Meaney A., Sackley C., Barker K., Wade D., Izardi H., Bateman J., Duda J., Buckingham E., (2011) ‘Exercise for multiple sclerosis: a single-blind randomized trial comparing three exercise intensities.’ Multiple Sclerosis Journal 0 (00) 1-10

Delextrat, A., Bateman, J., Ross, C., Harman, J., Davis, L., Vanrenterghem, J. and Cohen, D.D., 2020. ‘Changes in torque-angle profiles of the hamstrings and hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio after two hamstring strengthening exercise interventions in female hockey players.’ The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 34(2), pp.396-405.

Delextrat, A., Bateman, J., Esser, P., Targen, N. and Dawes, H. (2016). ‘The potential benefits of Zumba Gold® in people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s: Feasibility and effects of dance styles and number of sessions.’ Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 27, pp.68-73.

Godwin, M., Stanhope, E., Bateman, J. and Mills, H., 2020. ‘An acute bout of self-myofascial release does not affect drop jump performance despite an increase in ankle range of motion.’ Sports, 8(3), p.37.

Winward C E., Dawes H., Bateman J., Wade D T and the LIFE steering group (2011) ‘A framework for community-based exercise in long term neurological conditions: long term individual fitness enablement (LIFE) project.’ Clinical Rehabilitation 25 (7) 579-587

External Responsibilities

External examiner for The University of Winchester