Staff Profile

Introduction

I joined Newcastle University in 2009 after working for 10 years as a physiotherapist in the NHS specialising in musculoskeletal out-patients, cardiac rehabilitation and weight management.

I have now been working as a senior research physiotherapist/clinical academic for over 8 years and during this time have successfully completed a PhD in physical activity, exercise, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This work has led to the development of a clinical role in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals' NAFLD clinics focussing on incorporating lifestyle interventions into patient care.

I have been awarded a 5 year NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureship to continue my work on how best to translate the evidence for physical activity/exercise into clinical care in NAFLD.

Qualifications

• PhD - Newcastle University  (UK)
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy - Northumbria University (UK)
• ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist

Memberships

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council
• Diabetes UK
• European Association for the Study of the Liver

Honours and Awards

• NIHR/HEE Clinical Lecturer 2015-2020

Informal Interests

Running, skiing/snowboarding, netball... playing/watching any sport! 

My research programme focuses on lifestyle interventions in liver disease and diabetes.

My NIHR Lectureship funding is to focus on developing the first evidence based lifestyle service pathway for people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

• Ramdharry GM, Pollard AJ, Grant R, Dewar EL, Laura M, Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Trenell MI, Reilly MM. A study of physical activity comparing people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to normal control subjects. Disability and Rehabilitation 2017, 39(17), 1753-1758.
• Houghton D, Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Cassidy S, Hardy T, Heaps S, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Day CP, Masson S, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. Effects of Exercise on Liver Fat and Metabolism in Alcohol Drinkers. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(10), 1596-1603.e3.
• Houghton D, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Cassidy S, Hardy T, Burt AD, Tiniakos D, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Day CP, McPherson S, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. Exercise Reduces Liver Lipids and Visceral Adiposity in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(1), 96-102.e3.
• Avery L, Exley C, McPherson S, Trenell MI, Anstee QM, Hallsworth K. Lifestyle Behavior Change in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Qualitative Study of Clinical Practice. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017, 15(12), 1968-1971.
• Houghton DH, Thoma CT, Cassidy SC, Hallsworth KH, Hollingsworth KGH, Taylor RT, Day CPD, Anstee QMA, Trenell MIT. Exercise reduces liver fat and improves body composition but not insulin sensitivity or inflammatory markers in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. In: Diabetes UK Professional Conference. 2016, Glasgow: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Hallsworth K, Jopson L, Jones DE, Trenell MI. Exercise therapy in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: The importance of moving whilst sitting on a surgical waiting list - a case study. Frontline Gastroenterology 2016, 7(3), 167-169.
• Cassidy S, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Parikh J, Hollingsworth KG, Taylor R, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell MI. High intensity intermittent exercise improves cardiac structure and function and reduces liver fat in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia 2016, 59(1), 56-66.
• Hallsworth K, Avery L, Trenell MI. Targeting lifestyle behaviour change in adults with NAFLD during a 20 minute consultation: Summary of the dietary and exercise literature. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2016, 18(3), 1-7.
• Cassidy S, Hallsworth K, Thoma C, MacGowan GA, Hollingsworth KG, Day CP, Taylor R, Jakovljevic DG, Trenell MI. Cardiac structure and function are altered in type 2 diabetes and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and associate with glycemic control. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2015, 14, 23.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic DG, Blamire AM, He JB, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Effects of Community Exercise Therapy on Metabolic, Brain, Physical, and Cognitive Function Following Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair 2015, 29(7), 623-635.
• Houghton D, Thoma C, Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Day CP, Anstee QM, Trenell MI. Exercise reduces liver fat, visceral fat and circulating triglycerides, but not circulating inflammatory markers in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. In: The International Liver Congress 2015 - 50th Annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver. 2015, Vienna, Austria: Elsevier BV.
• Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Hollingsworth KG, Cassidy S, Anstee QM, Day CP, Trenell MI. Modified high-intensity interval training reduces liver fat and improves cardiac function in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomised controlled trial. Clinical Science 2015, 129(12), 1097-1105.
• Moore S, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Physical activity, sedentary behavior and metabolic control following stroke: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. In: The European Stroke Organisation Annual Conference. 2015, Glasgow, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Jakovljevic DG, McDiarmid A, Hallsworth K, Seferovic PM, Ninkovic VM, Parry G, Schueler S, Trenell MI, MacGowan GA. Effect of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Heart Transplantation on Habitual Physical Activity and Quality of Life. American Journal of Cardiology 2014, 114(1), 88-93.
• Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Ploetz T, Anstee QM, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with higher levels of objectively measured sedentary behaviour and lower levels of physical activity than matched healthy controls. Frontline Gastroenterology 2014, 1-8.
• Hallsworth K, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Jakovljevic DG, MacGowan GA, Anstee QM, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Cardiac structure and function are altered in adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology 2013, 58(4), 757-762.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Plötz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and metabolic control following stroke: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. PLoS One 2013, 8(1), e55263.
• Jakovljevic DG, Hallsworth K, Zalewski P, Thoma C, Klawe J, Day CP, Newton J, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise improves autonomic regulation at rest and haemodynamic response to exercise in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Clinical Science 2013, 125(3), 143-149.
• Jakovljevic DG, Moore S, Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Thoma C, Trenell MI. Comparison of cardiac output determined by bioimpedance and bioreactance methods at rest and during exercise. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2012, 26(2), 63-68.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Bluck LJC, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Measuring Energy Expenditure After Stroke Validation of a Portable Device. Stroke 2012, 43(6), 1660-1662.
• Newton JL, Pairman J, Hallsworth K, Moore S, Ploetz T, Trenell MI. Physical activity intensity but not sedentary activity is reduced in chronic fatigue syndrome and is associated with autonomic regulation. QJM 2011, 104(8), 681-687.
• Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise reduces liver fat and its mediators in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease independent of weight loss. Gut 2011, 60(9), 1278-1283.