Prof. Amanda Clifford

Amanda Clifford is an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy in the School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, with over 16 years of lecturing and research experience.

She is a member of the Ageing Research Centre, Arts and Health Research Network, Health Research Institute, associate member of Physical Activity for Health at UL and an adjunct Associate Professor in the division of Physiotherapy, at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Prof Clifford previously worked as a physiotherapist in the UK and has clinical experience in the management people with acute and chronic orthopaedic and rheumatological conditions and in rehabilitation settings including a neurological rehabilitation unit and an outpatient falls clinic.

Her research programme of work includes the design and evaluation of evidence-based interventions to optimise health and wellbeing, and prevent falls in older people, and people with neurological conditions. Previous projects have explored the feasibility and effect of dancing and aquatic therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease and the development of falls prevention interventions for people with neurological conditions.

Current work includes a HRB funded Music and Movement for Heath study, which is examining the feasibility of a novel arts-based intervention for community dwelling older adults. Our research team includes a PPI panel, advocacy groups, an international interdisciplinary team of researchers from disciplines of physiotherapy, dance, music therapy, geriatric medicine, occupational therapy, general practice, sociology, enthnochoreology, physical activity, health economics and statistics.