Dr. Andrew Soundy

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

University of Birmingham

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2012 PG. Cert. in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Birmingham

2006 Ph.D. in Understanding physical activity in individuals with severe mental illness, University of Exeter

2002 B.Sc. in Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Exeter

Publications (selected)

1. Tucker, S., Heneghan, N. R., Rushton, A., et al. (2026). International consensus on sports, exercise, and physical activity participation during post-operative interventions for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An e-Delphi study. PLOS ONE, 21(2), Article e0322346.
2. Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N. R., Moffatt, M., et al. (2025). Experiences, views and perceptions of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma of patients and physiotherapists: A qualitative study (vol 20, e0323575, 2025). PLOS ONE, 20(12), Article e0339048.
3. Dunn, M., Rushton, A. B., Heneghan, N. R., et al. (2025). Why do you think you still have pain? Individuals' beliefs on the biopsychosocial factors that contribute to their chronic musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative exploration. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 26(1), Article 1103.
4. Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N. R., Moffatt, M., et al. (2025). Lived experiences of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma 6 months following injury in the UK: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(11), Article e108425.
5. Tucker, S., Heneghan, N. R., Gardner, A., et al. (2025). Protocol for a virtual nominal group technique to develop expert consensus on graded return to sports, exercise and physical activity during intermediate and late-phase rehabilitation following spinal fusion in AIS. BMJ Open, 15(11), Article e107478.
6. Winter, ME., Freeman, P., Griffin, M., et al. (2025). Experiences of Developing Evidence-Informed Decision-Making Competence in Trainee Sport Psychology Practitioners: Supervisor and Supervisee Perspectives. Sport Psychologist, 39(3), 200–210.
7. Temehy, B., Soundy, A., & Rosewilliam, S. (2025). Evaluating an online stroke training programme for Saudi Arabian physiotherapists for improving their knowledge and confidence in long-term stroke care: a pilot mixed-methods study. BMC Medical Education, 25(1), Article 249.
8. Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N. R., Moffatt, M., et al. (2025). Experiences, views and perceptions of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma of patients and physiotherapists: a qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 20(5), Article e0323575.
9. Temehy, B., Soundy, A., Sahely, A., et al. (2025). Exploring the needs of stroke patients after discharge from rehabilitation centres in Saudi Arabian communities: An IPA qualitative exploratory study design (vol 18, e0291263, 2023). PLOS ONE, 20(5), Article e0324195.
10. Sahely, A., Soundy, A., Murphy, T., et al. (2024). HOW DID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECT STROKE REHABILITATION, THE PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND METAETHNOGRAPHIC SYNTHESIS. International Journal of Stroke, 19(2, Suppl. S), 100–101.
11. Tucker, S., Heneghan, N. R., Gardner, A., et al. (2024). Promotion of sports, exercise and physical activity participation during postoperative interventions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: protocol for an international e-Delphi study. BMJ Open, 14(9), Article e084487.
12. Sahely, A., Sintler, C., Soundy, A., et al. (2024). Feasibility of a self-management intervention to improve mobility in the community after stroke (SIMS): A mixed-methods pilot study. PLOS ONE, 19(8), Article e0286611.
13. Fitzmaurice, B. C., Grenfell, R. L., Heneghan, N. R., et al. (2024). Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy Propels the Fibromyalgia Patient into the Recomposition Phase: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Biomedicines, 12(5), Article 1116.
14. Dunn, M., Rushton, A. B., Mistry, J., et al. (2024). The biopsychosocial factors associated with development of chronic musculoskeletal pain. An umbrella review and meta-analysis of observational systematic reviews. PLOS ONE, 19(4), Article e0294830.
15. Bright, F. A. S., Kayes, N. M., Soundy, A., et al. (2024). Limited conversations about constrained futures: exploring clinicians' conversations about life after stroke in inpatient settings. Brain Impairment, 25(1), Article IB23067.
16. Winter, M. E., Freeman, P., Griffin, M., et al. (2024). Exploring the processes of evidence-informed decision-making in applied sport psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 36(3), 499–518.
17. Temehy, B., Soundy, A., Sahely, A., et al. (2023). Exploring the needs of stroke patients after discharge from rehabilitation centres in Saudi Arabian communities: An IPA qualitative exploratory study design. PLOS ONE, 18(9), Article e0291263.
18. Jones, E., Martin, P., Barr, M., et al. (2023). "Knowing the Noise That Surrounds the Athlete" A Qualitative Study Exploring the Health-Seeking Behaviors of Athletes With Limb Deficiency Drawing on the Experiences and Perceptions of the Medical Staff and Athletes. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102(8), 738–745.
19. Alawafi, R., Rosewilliam, S., & Soundy, A. (2023). Overcoming the monster! Perceptions of physiotherapy students regarding the use of stroke master plots for building therapeutic relationships; a vignette study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), Article 311.
20. Rosewilliam, S., Greaves, C. J., Selvanayagam, A., et al. (2024). Improving balance in community-dwelling elders using trained volunteers within faith-based institutions: a mixed methods feasibility study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 917–930.

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WOS ResearcherID: H-3407-2019