Research
- Postural management programmes
- Assessment tools for complex disability and equipment provision
- Hip dislocation in cerebral palsy
- Musculoskeletal deformity
- Impact on posture and function in postural supports
- Exercise in for children with cerebral palsy not walking independently
- Management of pain in cerebral palsy
- Sleep
Profile
Terry is a senior research fellow and is currently supervising for four Professional Doctorate students in physiotherapy. In 1995 Terry was awarded an MA in Heath Education (Europe) and in 2002 a PhD for a longitudinal study investigating the effect postural management programmes on hip dislocation in children with cerebral palsy.
Terry is currently employed as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Brighton.
Terry is also employed as head of research at Chailey Heritage Clinical Services and involved in a number of research projects in our research programme "Improving the quality of life for children with complex disabilities and their families".
Teaching
Child Health MSc (PGCert PGDip) Children with Additional Needs Module
Recent publications
BRYANT, ELIZABETH, POUNTNEY, TERESA, Williams, Heather and EDELMAN, NATALIE (2012) Can a six-week exercise intervention improve gross motor function for non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy? A pilot randomized controlled trial Clinical Rehabilitation, 27 (2). ISSN 0269-2155
BRYANT, ELIZABETH and POUNTNEY, TERESA (2012) The effect of sleep systems on sleep-wake patterns and pain levels in non-ambulant children and young people with cerebral palsy Journal of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists., 3 (1). pp. 57-64. ISSN 1368-7360
MANDY, ANNE and POUNTNEY, TERESA (2012) Posture and sleep in children with cerebral palsy: a case study Journal of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists., 3 (1). pp. 48-56. ISSN 1368-7360
McCarthy , Gillian, Green, Elizabeth, Ogunbona, Oluwafemi, Simmons, Anne, Fairbanks, Lynette, Pountney, TE and Bryant, E.C. (2011) A population study of Lesch-Nylan disease in the UK Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53 (1). pp. 34-39. ISSN 0012-1622
Pountney, TE, Mandy, A. and Gard, P (2009) Hip subluxation in cerebral palsy - a prospective study on the effectiveness of postural management programmes Physiotherapy Research International, 14 (2). pp. 116-127. ISSN 1471-2865
POUNTNEY, TERESA (2008) The effect of tilt in space on posture and function in children with cerebral palsy Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists, 1 (30). ISSN 1368-7360
POUNTNEY, TERESA (2008) The use of standing supports for children with disabilities Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (126). pp. 13-21. ISSN 1368-7360
Pountney, TE, Mandy, A. and Gard, P.R. (2003) Repeatability and limits of agreement in measurement of hip migration percentage in children with bilateral cerebral palsy Physiotherapy, 89 (5). pp. 276-281. ISSN 0031-9406
Pountney, TE, Mandy, A., Green, E. and Gard, P.R. (2002) Management of hip dislocation with postural management Child: care, health and development, 28 (2). pp. 179-185. ISSN 1365-2214

