Paul is the course leader for Sports Therapy BSc (Hons) and a senior lecturer in Health Sciences.
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Paul Starrs
Paul graduated from his BSc Sports Therapy at University of Central Lancashire with a first class honours. Following this, his commitments were split between working academically within the Allied Health Research Cluster at University of Central Lancashire and clinically in National 1 Rugby Union. In 2012, Paul began a full-time MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine at University College London and then spent numerous years working clinically in the NHS in the musculoskeletal outpatients department of an internationally renowned teaching hospital in London. Paul has been at London Met since 2015 and as well as teaching on the courses within Health Sciences, looks after the academic leadership of the BSc Sports Therapy programme.
Courses
- Sports Therapy MSc
- Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
- Sport Psychology, Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons)
- Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)
Research interests
- ACL injuries—prevention and rehabilitation
- athletic shoulder
- athletic hip and groin
- hamstring injuries
- Preece M., Grainger K. & Starrs P. (2023) 'Postural Stability in Cyclists', Journal of Public Health
- Mias E. & Starrs P. (2014) ‘The Effect of a Six Week Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening Protocol on Anterior TibioFemoral Translation’, British Journal Sports Medicine, 48, pp. 638 639.
- Starrs P., Chohan A., Fewtrell D., Richards J. & Selfe J. (2012) ‘Biomechanical Differences Between Experienced and Inexperienced Wheelchair Users During Sport’, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 36(3), pp. 324331.