Summary
Fearghal is a Research Associate within the Musculoskeletal Mechanics Group. He is working on the ADVANCE study with Professor Anthony Bull. The ADVANCE Study is the first of its kind in a UK military casualty population. The ADVANCE study has been set up to evaluate the clinical, biological, and psychosocial outcomes of a cohort of 500 UK battlefield casualties and a control group of 500 battlefield exposed non-injured participants. Fearghal's research focuses on the musculoskeletal health of this cohort.
Fearghal commenced his career as a Physiotherapist in Ireland following his undergraduate and master's degrees. He worked in a variety of clinical settings before specialising as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. He practiced both in acute hospitals and in elite sports medicine settings. After many years of clinical practice, Fearghal completed a PhD in 'Neuromechanics of Explosive Performance for Movement Control and Joint Stabilisation' in Loughborough University. Thereafter, he worked as a Research Scientist in Aspetar Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar and subsequently as an Assistant Professor in Dublin City University, Ireland.
Fearghal's previous research has focused on musculoskeletal injury and neuromuscular function, with the aims of aiding injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance. He uses a variety of neuromuscular function, biomechanical, and imaging methods (MRI, 2 dimensional ultrasound) to conduct his research.
Publications
Journals
Behan FP, van Dyk N, Rane L, et al., 2024, Implementing hamstring injury prevention programmes remotely: a randomised proof of concept trial, Bmj Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol:10, ISSN:2055-7647
Behan F, Bull A, Bennett A, 2023, Developing an exercise intervention to improve bone mineral density in traumatic amputees: protocol for a Delphi study, Bmj Open, Vol:13, ISSN:2044-6055
McMenemy L, Behan FP, Kaufmann J, et al., 2023, Association between combat-related traumatic injury and skeletal health: bone mineral density loss is localized and correlates with altered loading in amputees: the Armed Services Trauma Rehabilitation Outcome (ADVANCE) Study, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Vol:38, ISSN:0884-0431, Pages:1227-1233
O'Sullivan O, Behan FP, Coppack RJ, et al., 2023, Osteoarthritis in the UK Armed Forces: a review of its impact, treatment and future research, Bmj Military Health, ISSN:2633-3767
Behan FP, Opar DA, Vermeulen R, et al., 2023, The dose-response of pain throughout a Nordic hamstring exercise intervention, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Vol:33, ISSN:0905-7188, Pages:542-546