Clinical Biomechanics and Medical Technologies

Current projects

Current projects include:

Clinical Biomechanics

• Do footwear variations influence the magnitude and direction of forces across the knee in people who have sustained a knee injury?
• Posture and low back pain, including work with amputee populations, health care workers.
• Shoulder biomechanics

Medical Technologies

• Low-level laser therapy for breast cancer-related lymphdema
• Acupuncture
• Virtual reality
• Exergaming for strength and balance
• Postural feedback and rehabilitation

Publications

• Baxter, G. D., Liu, L., Petrich, S., Gisselman, A. S., Chapple, C., Anders, J. J., & Tumilty, S. (2017). Low level laser therapy (Photobiomodulation therapy) for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A systematic review. BMC Cancer, 17, 833. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3852-x
• Ribeiro, D.C.; Sole, G.; Venkat, R.; Shemmell, J. (2017). Differences between clinician- and self-administered shoulder sustained mobilization on scapular and shoulder muscle activity during shoulder abduction: A repeated-measures study on asymptomatic individuals. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 30, 25-33.
• Sole, G., Pataky, T., Tengman, E., & Hager, C. (2017). Analysis of three-dimensional knee kinematics during stair descent two decades post-ACL rupture: Data revisited using statistical parametric mapping. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 32, 44-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.12.005
• Adhia, D. B., Mani, R., Milosavljevic, S., Tumilty, S., & Bussey, M. D. (2016). Does repeated palpation-digitization of pelvic landmarks for measurement of innominate motion introduce a systematic variation? A psychometric investigation. Manual Therapy, 21, 282-286.
• Kaur, M.,Ribeiro, D. C., Theis, J.-C., Webster, K. E., & Sole, G. (2016). Movement patterns of the knee during gait following ACL reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine.
• Liu, L., Skinner, M. A., McDonough, S. M., & Baxter, G. D. (2016). Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture and myofascial trigger needling: The same stimulation points? Complementary Therapies in Medicine,26, 28-32.
• Ribeiro, D. C., Shemmell, J., Falling, C., & Sole, G. (2016). Shoulder muscle activity during the modified dynamic relocation test and side-lying shoulder external rotation: A cross-sectional study on asymptomatic individuals. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy.
• Sole, G., Tengman, E., Grip, H., & Haager, C. K. (2016). Knee kinematics during stair descent 20 years following anterior cruciate ligament rupture with and without reconstruction. Clinical Biomechanics, 32, 180-186.
• Spall, P., Ribeiro, D. C., & Sole, G. (2016). Electromyographic activity of shoulder girdle muscles in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PM&R, 8, 894-906.
• Buhler, M., Johnson, G., and Meikle, G. (2015) Longitudinal IN VIVO ultrasound observations of the surgically repaired zone II flexor digitorum profundus tendon. Ultrasound in Med. and Biol 41 (11)

• Sole, G., Tengman, E., Grip, H., & Häger, C. K. (2015). Knee kinematics during stair descent 20 years following anterior cruciate ligament rupture with and without reconstruction. Clinical Biomechanics.
• Liu, L, Skinner, M., McDonough, S., Mabire, L. and Baxter, G.D. (2015) Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2015,
• Arumugam, A., Milosavljevic, S., Woodley, S., and Sole, G. (2014) Effects of external pelvic compression on isokinetic strength of the thigh muscles in sportsmen with and without hamstring injuries. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
• Hale, L. A., Satherley, J. M., McMillan, N. J., Milosavljevic, S., Hijmans, J. M., & King, M. J. (2012). Participant perceptions of the use of an adapted CyWee Z as an adjunct to rehabilitation of upper limb function following stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 49(4), 623-634.
• Peplow, P. V., Chung, T.-Y., & Baxter, G. D. (2012). Laser photostimulation (660 nm) of wound healing in diabetic mice is not brought about by ameliorating diabetes. Lasers in Surgery & Medicine, 44(1), 26-29. doi: 10.1002/lsm.21133
• Ribeiro, D. C., Sole, G., Abbott, J.H., & Milosavljevic, S. (2013). Validity and reliability of the Spineangel® lumbopelvic postural monitor. Ergonomics, 56(6), 977-991.
• Tumilty, S., Munn, J., McDonough, S., Hurley, D. A., Basford, J. R., & Baxter, G. D. (2010). Low level laser treatment of tendinopathy: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Photomedicine & Laser Surgery, 28(1), 3-16. doi: 10.1089/pho.2008.2470
• Sole, G., Osborne, H., & Wassinger, C. (2014). Electromyographic response of shoulder muscles to acute experimental subacromial pain. Manual Therapy

More Clinical Biomechanics and Medical Technologies publications...

Grants

Graduate Students

PhD students

Mandeep Kaur

Risk factors for OA following ACL injuries

Lizhou Liu

Acupuncture for musculoskeletal disorders

Codi Ramsey

The influence of footwear on lower limb kinematics and kinetics during running: implications for the etiology of iliotibial band syndrome

News and events

Past events

William Evans Fellow 2014: Dr Todd Pataky visited the School in March 2014

Regular events

Clinical Biomechanics group (2013). Workshop series: 'Introduction to data processing in clinical biomechanics research' (fortnightly).

Clinical Biomechanics group (2013). Seminar meetings (fortnightly).

National and international collaborators

Academic

• Dr Melanie Bussey (School of Physical Education – University of Otago)
• Professor Charlotte Håger (University of Umeå)
• Dr Holger Regenbrecht (Information Sciences, University of Otago)
• Professor Stephan Milosavljevic (University of Saskatchewan)
• Dr Anne Mündermann (University Hospital)

Organisations

• Callaghan Innovation
• Movement Metrics Ltd