Staff profile

Mr David Orr

Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Public Health and Human Biosciences
Department of Human Biosciences

HS2-422, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Melb, MSc Melb

Area of study

Anatomy and Physiology

Research specialisation

- Gait and balance

Teaching Units

  • Biomechanics of human movement
  • Materials science & technology

Recent Publications

Emons, A C, Bach, T, Orr, D & Dillon, M, An Evaluation of the Benefits of Prosthetic Stance Flexion, in M Dillon, M Hodge (ed/s), ISPO2005 Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting of ISPO Australia (DC Conferences : NSW, Australia, 2005) 45-46.

Bach, T, Halford, G R & Orr, D , Energy loss at the Transtibial Prosthesis-Residual Limb Interface , in D.Boone (ed/s), International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics ( Hong Kong National Society of ISPO : Hong Kong , 2004 ) 303.

Halford G., Orr,D.,and Bach, T.M. Energy loss at the transtbial prosthesis-residual limb interface, Proceedings of the 2002 Annual scientific Meeting of ISPO Australia, p12, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, 19-22 June 2002.

Orr, D., Green, R., Dougan, S., and Serrano, D. Biomechanics of the lumbar spine in standing, Proceedings of the fourth Australasian Biomechanics Conference, p136-137, La Trobe University, Australia, 28-30 November 2002.

Bach, T.M., Halford, G., and Orr, D. Mechanical energy loss at the stump-socket interface in transtibial prostheses, Proceedings of the Fourth Australasian Biomechanics Conference, pp 102-103, La Trobe University, Victoria Australia, 28-30 November, 2002.

 

Research projects

Doctoral candidate, Department of Human Biosciences.

Topic: Power transfer analysis of human gait.