I joined the University of Northumbria in January 2010 having previously worked at the University of Nottingham. Prior to this I worked as Reader in Health and Social Care and Head of the Centre of Research in Healthcare at Liverpool John Moores University. I have a longstanding interest in chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions and completed a PhD in 1992 in Northern Ireland which was funded by a Department of Health research scholarship. My research interests reflect my professional backgrounds and focus on conditions at the interface of psychology, medicine and rehabilitation in which I have published extensively including contribution to national and European Guidelines.

Sands A and Adams N. Rheumatologist versus patient-initiated follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis (2009) Journal of Pain Management 1, 391-400 Westwater-Wood S, Adams N and Kerry R (2010) The use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in physiotherapy practice. Physical Therapy Reviews 15 (1) 1-7. Majumdar A, Adams N, Mason L, Wallymahmed A. (2011). Acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain: A survey of UK acupuncturists. J Alt Med Res 3, 103-114 Cuesta-Vargas A and Adams N (2011). A pragmatic community based intervention of multimodal physiotherapy plus deep water running for fibromyalgia.Clinical Rheumatology 30:1455-1462 Cuesta Vargas A, Adams N et al (2012). Deep water running and general practice in primary care for non-specific low back pain versus general practice alone: randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rheumatology 31: 1073-1078 Adams N, Azulla A, Bone M, Jones D, Kraggs R, Martin D, Schofield P. (2013) Guidance on the Management of Pain in Older People. Age and Ageing 42: i1-i157 Connell L and Adams N. Patients’ experiences and perspectives of somatosensory impairment after stroke.