Staff profile

Dr Adam Bird

Head of Department

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Podiatry

Health Sciences 3, Room 539, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD (La Trobe), BPod(Hons) (La Trobe)

Area of study

Podiatry

Research interests

Back and Neck Pain

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Foot Disorders

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Teaching Units

Podiatric Biomechanics Podiatric Neurology Podiatric assessment and management Clinical skills

Recent Publications

 

Murley, G, Landorf, K, Menz H & Bird A (2008) Effect of Foot Posture, Foot Orthoses and Footwear on Lower Limb Muscle Activity during Walking and Running: A Systematic Review, Gait & Posture, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 172-187.

Munteanu SE, Strawhorn AB, Landorf KB, Bird AR, Murley GS. (2007). A weightbearing technique for the measurement of ankle joint dorsiflexion with the knee extended is reliable. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. Sept 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Murley GS, Bird AR. (2006) The effect of three levels of foot orthotic wedging on the surface electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait. Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon). 21(10):1074-1080.

Bird AR, Bendrups AP, Payne CB. (2003). The effect of foot wedging on EMG activity in the erector spinae and gluteus medius muscles during walking. Gait and Posture. 18(2): 81-91.

Bird AR & Payne CB. (1999). Foot function and low back pain: a review of the literature. The Foot. 9: 175-180.

Payne CB & Bird AR. (1999). Teaching Clinical Biomechanics in the Context of Uncertainty. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 89(10): 525-530.

Bird AR, Menz HB, Hyde CC. (1999). A prospective evaluation of the effect of pregnancy on footprint parameters. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 89(8): 405-409.

Bird AR. (1996). Computer Generated Orthoses. Australian Podiatrist. 30:79-82.