• Question: Do you think your work, would make the world a better place??

    Asked by fangirl3232 to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by apple.
    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Yes, but very slowly. It’s easiest to see in my medical work. This includes pre-surgical planning for children with cerebral palsy, osteoarthritis detection, prosthetic limbs, animal lameness and welfare, forensics; even though my work is all on the same speciality – how movement relates to structure. We have made a tangible difference – for example in the case of the children with cerebal palsy, reducing the amount of surgery necessary and improving the outcome – but it seems that change happens over decades not weeks.

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      Sally Barber answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Yes.

      At the moment I actually work in the NHS as well as in a university which means that the work I do can easily be put into practice. For example at the moment I am running a study to assess how an exercise programme can help older people in their day to day life, prevent them from going into hospital and lower their chance of being depressed. If the programme works in bradford we will test it in different areas in the country. If it works all over the country the physiotherapists working in the NHS will start to use the programme when they visit old people.

      I’m also working on a new idea about using an exercise programme to prevent and treat people with dementia, and a programme to prevent and treat obesity in toddlers.

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      It depends which part of my work. If it’s the sport, it would certainly make the world more exciting but it depends if you think that is better or not? My work on carbon dioxide reduction will hopefully make the world a better place!

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Yes! my research is finding ways to keep young people happy and healthy through exercise which is fun… like playing football or cricket or hockey… Research has already shown us that active people tend to be happier…and I think that if the world was full of people who are happy and healthy it would be a much better place!

    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Yes i do!! I am trying to find ways to increase energy expenditure. This will help people to stay healthy and not be overweight.

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