Jonathan Branney

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About Jonathan Branney

Dr Jonathan (Jonny) Branney is Principal Academic in Nursing and Clinical Sciences and is Programme Leader for MSc Advanced Clinical Practice apprenticeship and traditional routes. He also teaches applied pathophysiology on the nursing degree programmes. He has a substantial clinical background as both a registered nurse (critical care; accident & emergency) and a former chiropractor. He is passionate about the role of biosciences in nursing education, using Team-based Learning and other innovative teaching techniques wherever possible to engage students, and research into neck and back pain, particularly that aimed at improving outcomes for patients. Prior to joining Bournemouth University, Jonny was based at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Research & Clinical Implementation (IMRCI), Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (now Health Sciences University), where he completed award-winning doctoral research into the mechanism of spinal manipulative therapy and its relationship with patient-reported outcomes in the treatment of patients with neck pain. This work included the use of quantitative fluoroscopy (motion x-rays) to measure the movement of the bones in the cervical spine of the participating patients before and after treatment. He has published the findings of his research into neck pain in international peer-reviewed journals and continued his links with the Centre for Biomechanics Research as a Visiting Research Fellow, AECC. He has also collaborated with the Orthopaedic Research Institute at Bournemouth University, on research aimed at improving outcomes for patients scheduled for hip and knee replacement surgery. In recognition of his work Jonny is proud to have been appointed as a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors.