Dr Martin Warner
PhD MSc BSc
Lecturer
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Dr Warner is a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton. He has a background in musculoskeletal biomechanics, with a particular focus on the shoulder and upper, where his research aims to understand the biomechanics mechanisms of joint dysfunction and injury.
His research has encompassed understanding the effect of neuromuscular exercises on improving movement dysfunction, the effect of trunk control in recovery following stroke, movement quality in military personnel and understanding the changes in mechanical properties of muscle in microgravity.
Landmark publications:
Worsley, P., Warner, M.B., Mottram, S., Gadola, S.D., Veeger, H.E.J., Hermans, H., Morrissey, D., Little, P., Cooper, C.C., Carr, A., Stokes, M. 2013. Motor control retraining exercises for shoulder impingement: effects on function, muscle activation, and biomechanics in young adults. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery; 22(4), 11-19.
Warner, M. B., Chappell, P. H., & Stokes, M. J. (2012). Measuring scapular kinematics during arm lowering using the acromion marker cluster. Human Movement Science, 31(2), 386-396. DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2011.07.004
Major grants:
Caplan, N., de Martino, E., Buckley, C., Bruce-Martin, C., Ogundimu, E., Warner, M.B., Lindsay, K., Hughes, L. Lumbopelvic adaptations to microgravity: maintenance and recovery of spinal health through in-flight countermeasures and post-flight reconditioning. Science and Technologies Facilities Research Council. August 2022 – 1st April 2025. £420,148
Yang, K. Tudor, M., Dennison, E., Warner, M.B., Scott, D., Reading, I. Wearable textile with Integrated Electrotherapy and Sensing for Joint Pain Management. Medical Research Council. May 2022 – July 2025. £1.4m
Schraefel, M. Freeman, C., Warner, M.B. Elder Athlete: building incidental at home for thriving at home, in home and on the go. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. October 2022 – April 2024. £500,000
Stokes, M., Warner, M.B. Muscle Tone in Space (ISSA Mission Experiment Designation: Myotones) - Year 4. April 2021. £87,855
Stokes, Maria (UK PI), Warner, M.B. (Co-I). Muscle Tone in Space (Myotones). UK Space Agency / Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC). 2018. £192,316