Nik Kudiersky PhD (C), MSc, BSc
Research Fellow
Summary
Clinical Exercise Physiology Researcher with key interests in neurological and cardiac rehabilitation, and cancer pre/rehabilitation.
About
I am a Research Fellow within the Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Public Health Research Group. My expertise is in the design, delivery and evaluation of exercise interventions for clinical populations.
I have two primary areas of research: 1) the use of early-initiated aerobic exercise to enhance recovery from stroke; and 2) the optimisation of exercise interventions to improve cancer treatment outcomes.
Degrees:
PhD in Clinical Exercise Physiology (ongoing)
MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology (Distinction)
BSc (Hons) in Sports Science (First Class)
Teaching
School of Sport and Physical Activity
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Courses taught:
MSc in Sport and Physical Activity
MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Science
BSc in Physical Activity, Sport and Health
Research
- Feasibility of aerobic exercise training in acute ischaemic stroke (ATAS).
- Cerebral haemodynamic and neurotrophic effects of aerobic exercise in acute stroke.
- Effects of early mobilisation on cerebral haemodynamics in acute stroke.
- Effects of early-initiated aerobic exercise training on post-stroke recovery.
- Clinical audit of an NHS stroke rehabilitation service assessing adherence to rehabilitation standards set by the 2023 National Clinical Guideline for Stroke.
- Service evaluation of a multidisciplinary six-week stroke review clinic.
- Profiling the response to exercise in Long COVID patients to inform novel rehabilitation guidelines.
- Feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week probiotic intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
- Codesign of a smartphone app to facilitate exercise training for women in midlife in the workplace.
Publications
Journal articles
Moyle, B., Kudiersky, N., Totton, N., Sassani, M., Nichols, S., Jenkins, T., ... Ali, N.A. (2023). Remote ischaemic conditioning for fatigue after stroke (RICFAST): A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32 (12). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1052305723004433?via%3Dihub
Humphreys, H., Kilby, L., Kudiersky, N., & Copeland, R. (2021). Long COVID and the role of physical activity: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11 (3). http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047632
Sinclair, J., Atkins, S., Kudiersky, N., Taylor, P.J., & Vincent, H. (2015). Effects of front and back squat techniques on patellofemoral joint kinetics in males. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 2 (1), 76-81. http://doi.org/10.5430/jbei.v2n1p76
Sinclair, J., Bentley, I., Kudiersky, N., Atkins, S., & Vincent, H. (2015). Effects of four different relative loads on knee joint kinetics during the barbell back squat. Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, 2 (1), 286-290. http://www.jmest.org/wp-content/uploads/JMESTN42350402.pdf
Conference papers
Myers, A., Ali, A., Kudiersky, N., Søgaard, P., Schmidt, S., Girard, W., ... Nichols, S. (2022). Exploring the validity of VentriJect Seismofit® for estimating peak oxygen uptake in people with coronary heart disease [abstract only]. Heart, 108, A10. http://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-BACPR.18
Other activities
Member of Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet)
Member of European Stroke Organisation
Member of World Stroke Organisation
Postgraduate supervision
2023/24 - Supervision of three MSc Physiotherapy students conducting a clinical audit of cardiorespiratory training provision at an NHS stroke rehabilitation service.