Research
Research interests
My area of interest is adult neuro-rehabilitation.
- Currently working as a Research Support Assistant on a research project at Llandough hospital undertaken by Dr Kate Button
- Previously worked as a clinical physiotherapist (March 2004 to August 2008) at hospitals as well as in private outpatient clinics in Mumbai, India
Qualifications:
- September 2008-July 2010: MSc in Physiotherapy; , Cardiff University, UK
- September 1999-January 2004: Bachelor of Physiotherapy; , S.D.M College of Physiotherapy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
Lead Supervisor: Dr Robert van Deursen Co-supervisors: Dr Allison Cooper and Prof Alun Preece
With the high prevalence of stroke in Wales, the purpose of my PhD project is to look at patients functional recovery from stroke during rehabilitation at Cardiff Stroke Unit and in the home environment.
Thesis
With the high prevalence of stroke in Wales, the purpose of my PhD project is to look at patients$acirc; functional recovery from stroke during rehabilitation at Cardiff Stroke Unit and in the home environment.
Previous studies suggest that stroke patients spend long periods in hospital alone and inactive. This in-turn leads to poorer outcomes, longer hospital stay and additional utilisation of rehabilitation services. It is important that patients$acirc; activities can be continuously monitored in order to gain a better understanding of the factors which lead to successful rehabilitation outcomes.The aim of my PhD project therefore, is to continuously measure the physical activity of patients for up-to 6 months post stroke using a novel automatic tracking system known as the Real Time Location System (RTLS). At the end of the study, the reliability and validity of the RTLS system will have been established. The correlations between the RTLS activity data and other clinical measures will also inform the design of further studies.
Publications
2016
- Iqbal, A. 2016. Longitudinal measurement of physical activity using a novel automated system to explore early stage functional recovery after stroke. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2014
- Iqbal, A., Woznowski, P., Cooper, A., Preece, A. D. and Van Deursen, R. W. M. 2014. Measuring continuous patient activity post-stroke using a novel sensor-based computerised system. Presented at: Welsh Stroke Conference 2014, Cardiff, UK, 4-5 June 2014. pp. -.
2013
- Iqbal, A., Woznowski, P., Cooper, A., Preece, A. D. and Van Deursen, R. W. M. 2013. A new computerised system can continuously measure functional activities of patients in a stroke rehabilitation unit. Cerebrovascular Diseases -Basel- 35(supp 3), pp. 204-204.
2012
- Iqbal, A., Woznowski, P., Cooper, A., Preece, A. D. and Van Deursen, R. W. M. 2012. Measuring functional activities of patients in a stroke unit: Comparison of a sensor based Real Time Location System with the Observational Behaviour Mapping Technique [Poster Abstract]. Presented at: UK Stroke Forum, Harrogate, UK, 4-6 December 2012Internation Journal of Stroke 2012, Vol. 7. Wiley-Blackwell pp. 48-48., (DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4930.2012.00961.x)
- Button, K., Iqbal, A., Letchford, R. and Van Deursen, R. W. M. 2012. Clinical effectiveness of knee rehabilitation techniques and implications for a self-care treatment model. Physiotherapy 98(4), pp. 287-299. (10.1016/j.physio.2011.08.003)