Dr Chris Bramah

Qualifications

PhD, MSc, BSc, MCSP

Practising since: 2011

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About

Dr Chris Bramah is a consultant physiotherapist specialising in the application of sports science technology and biomechanics to inform injury assessment and rehabilitation. With over a decade of experience in elite sport, Chris has worked in Rugby League and with British Athletics and Team GB, supporting athletes at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Diamond League events. He has also worked extensively with athletes across professional football, rugby, and boxing.

Chris specialises in complex lower limb injuries, particularly hamstring and calf strain injuries, as well as tendon-related injuries such as Achilles tendinopathy. His approach centres on understanding how physical qualities, movement patterns and sport demands interact. In practice, he integrates biomechanical profiling, force diagnostics and running analysis to guide confident rehabilitation and return-to-play decisions, helping athletes return not only symptom-free but prepared for the mechanical demands of high-performance sport.

His clinical work is underpinned by active research in lower limb biomechanics. He has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, supervises postgraduate research and regularly presents at national and international conferences on the integration of objective assessment into rehabilitation and performance practice.

Chris is passionate about bridging the gap between research and clinical practice, ensuring athletes receive evidence-based rehabilitation tailored to the demands of their sport.

Special interests

  • Hamstring injury biomechanics and rehabilitation 
  • Calf and Achilles tendon injury rehabilitation
  • Biomechanics-informed rehabilitation planning
  • Return-to-sport assessments

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Research

  1. Is There a Pathological Gait Associated With Common Soft Tissue Running Injuries? – The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  2. A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months – The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  3. The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running – European Journal of Sport Science
  4. The effect of speed on Achilles tendon forces and patellofemoral joint stress in high performing endurance runners – Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
  5. Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury – International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 

Memberships

  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy & Health Care Professions Council

Other posts held

  • Physiotherapy Lecturer at The University of Salford
  • Director at Extra Mile Health
  • Physiotherapist at British Athletics