Foundational Physiotherapy Clinical Posting Manual
CN Igwesi-Chidobe (2012) A-Solutions.
Dr. Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe qualified as a physiotherapist and started her career as a clinical physiotherapist, first rotating through the specialty areas of physiotherapy, and later specialised clinically within the area of paediatric neurological physiotherapy. She is an alumnus of the University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, and King’s College London where she graduated with several distinctions and awards. She is a fellow of the higher education academy (FHEA) United Kingdom, and completed certificate programmes from Harvard Medical School, University College London, Keele University, and the National Health Service. She is a Chartered physiotherapist in the United Kingdom, a member of Chartered Physiotherapists in Global Health, and a member of the International Society of Global Health. She supports the representation of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups in UK academia through the Brad-ATTAIN programme. As an advocate in the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE), she works to improve access and participation of BAME people in postgraduate research study across Yorkshire.
She has been teaching or conducting research within the fields of Paediatric and adult neurological physiotherapy, Primary Care, Public health, Global health, Community Physiotherapy, and Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Switzerland. She interned in Community-Based Rehabilitation at the World Health Organisation Headquarters office, Geneva, Switzerland.
She developed the first biopsychosocial intervention for the primary care management of non-specific chronic low back pain in a rural African population, which won the Schlumberger faculty for the future doctoral fellowship award (The Netherlands). She completed a postdoctoral research post in the field of primary care physiotherapy at the then research institute for primary care and health sciences, Keele University, United Kingdom. She has been a recipient of NIHR and international research grants. She is the first physiotherapist and first African to win (runner-up) the Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact.
She moved through the academic ranks and was promoted to an Associate Professor in Community Physiotherapy and Global health in Nigeria in 2021 before joining the University of Bradford in late October 2022.
Her research interests include: Chronic Pain, Chronic disease, Behaviour change, Physical activity, Development and evaluation of complex interventions, Self-management of chronic conditions, Disability, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Biopsychosocial model of Health, Health inequality/vulnerable groups, Implementation Science, Cross-cultural research, Public Health, Global Health, Primary Care, Community Health, Applied Health /Health Services and Policy Research.
PhD applicants to the University of Bradford interested in undertaking research around chronic pain or chronic disease management in black and ethnic minority populations in high income countries including the UK, or amongst vulnerable population groups in low- and middle-income countries can contact her.
Scholarship support for international PhD applicants
If you are an international PhD applicant with a very good first degree and/or masters degree and you are interested in studying any type of chronic pain in low and middle income populations, get in touch for support with scholarship applications.
Chronic Pain, Chronic disease, Behaviour Change, Physical Activity, Development and evaluation of complex interventions, Self-management, Disability, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Biopsychosocial model of Health, Public Health, Global Health, Primary Care, Community Health, Applied Health /Health Services and Policy Research, Health inequality/vulnerable groups, Implementation Science, Cross-cultural research
Paediatric neurological physiotherapy
Neurological Physiotherapy
Health Promotion and Public Health
Primary Care
Global Health
Research Methods and Project
Community Based Rehabilitation
CN Igwesi-Chidobe (2012) A-Solutions.
C.N Igwesi-Chidobe (2022) Meanings of Pain, Volume 3: Vulnerable or Special Groups of People. Springer International Publishing AG.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Eziekwu A, Ozumba B (2024) Conference contribution.
(2024) Conference contribution.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN and ISoGH* (2024) Conference contribution.
(2021) 17th International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research in Primary Care (11-13 November 2021).
Igwesi-Chidobe C. 1 2 , Eziekwu A. 2 , Ozumba B. 2 (2025) Physiotherapy. 126
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Anih EU, Emmanuel GN and Ozumba BC (2025) F1000 Research.
Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe;Loveness Anila Nkhata (2025) Frontiers In Rehabilitation Sciences. 6
(2024) Physiotherapy.
H. Edwards1,2 ∙ J. Morton2 ∙ J. Moseley3 ∙ T. Marshall3 ∙ A. Berry2 ∙ C. Igwesi-Chidobe3 ∙ S. El-Khamisy2 ∙ H. Jones2 ∙ M. Farrow (2024) Neuromuscular Disorders. 43
Chukwuebuka Prince Onyekere;Blessing Jonathan;Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe (2024) F1000 Research.
Song P;Adeloye D;Acharya Y;Bojude DA;Ali S;Alibudbud R;Bastien S;Becerra-Posada F;Berecki M;Bodomo A;Borrescio-Higa F;Buchtova M;Campbell H;Chan KY;Cheema S;Chopra M;Cipta DA;Castro LD;Ganasegeran K;Gebre T;Glasnović A;Graham CJ;Igwesi-Chidobe C;Iversen PO;Jadoon B;Lanza G;Macdonald C;Park C;Islam MM;Mshelia S;Nair H;Ng ZX;Htay MNN;Akinyemi KO;Parisi M;Patel S;Peprah P;Polasek O;Riha R;Rotarou ES;Sacks E;Sharov K;Stankov S;Supriyatiningsih W;Sutan R;Tomlinson M;Tsai AC;Tsimpida D;Vento S;Glasnović JV;Wang L;Wazny K;Xu J;Yoshida S;Zhang Y;Cao J;Zhu Y;Sheikh A;Rudan I; ; (2024) Journal Of Global Health. 14
Georgia Salanti ,1 Natalie Luise Peter ,2 Thomy Tonia ,1 Alexander Holloway ,1 Leila Darwish,2 Ronald C Kessler,3 Ian White,4 Simone N. Vigod,5 Matthias Egger,1,6 Andreas D Haas,1 Seena Fazel ,7 Helen Herrman,8 Christian Kieling ,9,10 Vikram Patel,11 Tianjing Li,12 Pim Cuijpers ,13,14 Andrea Cipriani ,7,15,16 Toshi A Furukawa ,17 Stefan Leucht ,2 The MHCOVID Crowd Investigators;Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe (2024) BMJ (Clinical research ed.).
ISoGH (2024) Journal Of Global Health.
Chinonso N. Igwesi-Chidobe;Excellence Effiong;Joseph O. Umunnah;Benjamin C. Ozumba (2024) PLoS ONE.
Michiel F. Reneman, Pieter Coenen, P. Paul F. M. Kuijer, Jaap H. van Dieën, Andreas Holtemann, Chinonso Nwamaka Igwesi-Chidobe, Romy Parker, Roland Reezigt, Mette J. Stochkendahl & Morten Hoegh (2024) Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.
C N Igwesi-Chidobe;Confidence Ifeanyichukwu;Joshua P Okorie;Muhammad Faisal;Benjamin C Ozumba (2024) Journal of Pain.
(2024) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN;Sorinola IO;Ozumba BC;Godfrey EL; (2024) Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.
Saurab Sharma;Anupa Pathak;Romy Parker;Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa;Babita Ghai;Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe;Prawit Janwantanakul;Fabianna Resende de Jesus-Moraleida;Mulugeta Bayisa Chala;Mohammadreza Pourahmad;iAndrew M Briggs;Edward Gorgon;Clare L. Ardern;Karim M. Khan;James H. McAuley (2024) The Journal Of Orthopaedic And Sports Physical Therapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe C.N., Nkhata Loveness, Ozumba Benjamin (2024) Frontiers In Rehabilitation Sciences. 5
Joseph Umunnah, Babatunde Adegoke, Chigozie Uchenwoke, Chinonso Igwesi-Chidobe, Grace Alom (2023) Global Health Journal (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
Onyekere, P.C., Igwesi-Chidobe, C.N. (2022) Journal of Medical Case Reports.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Okechi PC, Emmanuel GN, Ozumba BC (2022) BMC Women's Health.
Polašek O, Keri Wazny K, Adeloye A, Song P, Chan KY, Bojude DA, Ali S, Bastien S, Becerra-Posada F, Borrescio-Higa F, Sohaila Cheema, Cipta DA, Cvjetković S, Castro LD, Ebenso B, Femi-Ajao O, Ganesan B, Glasnović A, He L, Heraud JM, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Iversen PO, Jadoon B, Karim AJ, Khan J, Biswas RK, Lanza G, Lee SWH, Li Y, Liang LL, Lowe M, Islam MM, Marušić A, Mshelia S, Manyara AM, Htay MNN, Parisi M, Peprah P, Sacks E, Akinyemi KO, Shahraki-Sanavi F, Sharov K, Rotarou ES, Stankov S, Supriyatiningsih W, Chan BTY, Tremblay M, Tsimpida D, Sandro Vento S, Glasnović JV, Wang L, Wang X, Ng ZX, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Campbell H, ChopraM, Cousens S, Krstić G, Macdonald C, Mansoori P, Patel S, Sheikh A, Tomlinson M, Tsai AC, Yoshida S, Rudan I; on behalf of the International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) (2022) Journal Of Global Health.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Anyaene C, Akinfeleye A, Anikwe E, Gosselink R (2022) BMJ Open.
Georgia Salanti*; Natalie Peter*; Thomy Tonia*; Alexander Holloway*; Ian R. White; Leila Darwish; Nicola Low; Matthias Egger; Andreas D. Haas; Seena Fazel; Ronald C. Kessler; Helen Herrman; Christian Kieling; Dominique J.F. De Quervain; Simone N. Vigod; Vikram Patel; Tianjing Li; Pim Cuijpers; Andrea Cipriani; Toshi A. Furukawa; Stefan Leucht; and the MHCOVID Crowd Investigators† (†includes Igwesi-Chidobe CN) (2022) Annals of Internal Medicine.
Minimal-contact physical interventions for pregnant women with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised clinical trials (2022) Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Muomah RC, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL (2021) Archives of Public Health.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL (2021) Applied Psychological Measurement.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Bishop A, Humphreys K, Hughes E, Protheroe J, Maddison J, Bartlam B (2021) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe, C.N., Emmanuel G, and Okezue OC (2021) BMJ Open.
Igwesi-Chidobe, C. N., Sorinola, I. O., & Godfrey, E. L. (2021) Journal Of Patient-Reported Outcomes.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL (2021) Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.
Sam S, Sharma R, Corp N, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Babatunde OO (2020) International Health.
Pilkington K, Ridge D, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Chew-Graham C, Little P, Babatunde O, Mcdermott C, Cheshire A (2020) Social science & medicine. Medical psychology & medical sociology.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL (2020) BMC Public Health.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola IO, and Godfrey EL (2020) BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Obiekwe C, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL (2019) Disability and Rehabilitation.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Godfrey EL, Kitchen S, Onwasigwe CN, Sorinola IO (2019) Primary health care research & development.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Amarachukwu C, Sorinola IO, Godfrey EL (2019) PLoS ONE.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Bartlam B, Humphreys K, Hughes E, Protheroe J, Maddison J, Bishop A (2019) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kengne AP, Sorinola I, Godfrey E (2018) International Health.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sorinola IO, Kitchen S, and Godfrey EL (2018) Health Services Research.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Coker B, Onwasigwe C, Sorinola I, and Godfrey E (2017) Bmj Global Health.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Sheila Kitchen, Isaac Sorinola and Emma Godfrey (2017) Disability and Rehabilitation.
E Godfrey, I Sorinola, B Coker, C Onwasigwe, CN Igwesi-Chidobe (2016) International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 23
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Godfrey E, Sorinola I (2016) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Ezeonu F, Onwasigwe C, Kitchen S, Sorinola I and Godfrey E (2015) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Kitchen S, Sorinola I and Godfrey E (2015) Physiotherapy.
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Godfrey EL, Kengne AP (2015) BMJ Open.
Okafor UAC, Ibeabuchi MN, Omidina JO, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, SRA Akinbo (2013) World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. 7
Igwesi-Chidobe CN and Okafor UAC (2013) International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation. 3
Okafor UAC, Aweto HA, Adewole AH, Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Odebiyi DO (2013) International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation. 3
Igwesi-Chidobe CN, Odebiyi DO, Okafor UAC (2012) Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine. 22
Igwesi-Chidobe CN (2012) International Journal of Rehabilitation Research.
Aiyejesunle CB, Ajiboye OA, Maduako (now Igwesi-Chidobe) CN (2005) Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine. 1, 2