Staff profile

Dr George S Murley

Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Podiatry

HS3-537, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD B Podiatry (Hons)

Area of study

Podiatry

Brief Profile

Dr George Murley is a Podiatrist who graduated from La Trobe University with Honours in 2002. He then commenced teaching at La Trobe and completed his PhD related to the effect of foot posture and foot orthoses on lower limb muscle activity. Dr Murley was awarded the Stephen Duckett Higher Degree Research Prize for best PhD thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2010.

Media — ABC Catalyst Episode on Barefoot Running

www.youtube.com/watch 

Consulting

Melbourne Heart Football Club

Northern Foot Clinic 

 

Research interests

Gait and balance

- Muscle function and biomechanics

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

Murley GS, and Landorf KB. Effects of Footwear on Muscle Function, In The Science of Footwear. Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, 2012 by CRC Press.

 

Journal articles  (Click here for a current list of Dr Murley's peer-reviewed journal publications)

Murley GS, Tan JM, Edwards RM, De Luca J, Munteanu SE, Cook JL. Foot posture is associated with morphometry of the peroneus longus muscle, tibialis anterior tendon, and Achilles tendon. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport. 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1111/sms.12025. [Epub ahead of print]

Scott LA, Murley GS, Wickham JB. The influence of footwear on the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during walking. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 2012; 22(6:), 1010-1016.

Franettovich MM, Murley GS, David BS, Bird AR. A comparison of augmented low-Dye taping and ankle bracing on lower limb muscle activity during walking in adults with flat-arched foot posture. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2011; 15(1), 8-12.

Levinger, P, Murley GS, Barton CJ, Cotchett M, McSweeney SR, Hylton HB. A comparison of foot kinematics in people with normal- and flat-arched feet using the Oxford Foot Model. Gait Posture 2010; 32(4), 519-23.

Murley GS, Landorf KB, Menz HB. Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in flat-arched feet towards a pattern observed in normal-arched feet? 2010. Clinical Biomechanics: 25(7), 728-36.

Murley GS, Menz HB, Landorf KB, Bird AR. Reliability of lower limb electromyography during overground walking: A comparison of maximal- and sub-maximal normalisation techniques. Journal of Biomechanics 2010; 43(4), 749-56.

Murley GS, Menz HB, Landorf KB. Foot posture influences the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009; 2(35)

Semple R, Murley GS, Woodburn J, Turner DE, 2009. Tibialis posterior in health and disease: a review of structure and function with specific reference to electromyographic studies. J Foot Ankle Res 2(1), 24.

Murley GS, Menz HB, Landorf KB, 2009. A protocol for classifying normal- and flat-arched foot posture for research studies using clinical and radiographic measurements. J Foot Ankle Res 2(1), 22.

Murley GS, Landorf KB., Menz HB., Bird AR, 2009. Effect of foot posture, foot orthoses and footwear on lower limb muscle activity during walking and running: a systematic review. Gait Posture 29(2), 172-87.

Munteanu SE., Strawhorn AB, Landorf, KB, Bird AR, Murley GS, 2009. A weightbearing technique for the measurement of ankle joint dorsiflexion with the knee extended is reliable. J Sci Med Sport 12(1), 54-9.

Murley GS., Buldt AK, Trump PJ, Wickham JB, 2009. Tibialis posterior EMG activity during barefoot walking in people with neutral foot posture. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 19(2), e69-e77

Murley GS, 2007. Letter to Editor. Re: Anomalous tibialis posterior muscle, functional or functionless? Foot 18(2), 119-120.

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. Clin Biomech 21(10), 1074-80.

 

Conferences & Publications

Scott LA, Murley GS, Wickham JB. Effect of athletic motion-control footwear on lower limb muscle activity during walking. 8th Australasian Biomechanics Conference, November 2011, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra.

Murley GS, Landorf KB, Menz HB and Bird AR. Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in people with flat-arched feet towards a pattern observed in those with normal-arched feet? Australasian Podiatry Association National Conference. 26-29 April 2011, Melbourne.

Murley GS, Landorf KB and Menz HB. Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in flat-arched feet towards a pattern observed in normal-arched feet? Sports Medicine Association Australia National Conference, November 2010. Port Douglas, Australia

Murley GS. Effect of foot posture and foot orthoses on tibialis posterior EMG during gait. Victorian State Podiatry Conference, March 2010. Melbourne, Australia. Invited Speaker.

Murley GS. Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in flat-arched feet towards a pattern observed in normal-arched feet? South Australia State Podiatry Conference, March 2010. Adelaide, Australia. Invited Speaker. Murley GS. Foot posture influences the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait. South Australia State Podiatry Conference, March 2010. Adelaide, Australia. Invited Speaker.

David B, Murley GS, Franettovich M, Bird AR. Effect of augmented low-Dye taping and ankle bracing on lower limb muscle activity during walking in young adults with flat-arched foot posture. Sports Medicine Association Australia National Conference, October 2009. Brisbane, Australia.

Murley GS, Landorf KB, Menz HB, Bird AR. Effect of foot posture, foot orthoses and footwear on lower limb muscle activity during walking and running: A systematic review. Sports Medicine Association Australia National Conference, October 2008. Hamilton Island, Australia.

Whiteside MR, Murley GS, Bird AR, Wickham JB. Does athletic motion control footwear alter lower limb muscle activity during walking? Australian Podiatry Association State Conference, March 2008, Lorne, Australia

Trump P, Buldt AK, Murley GS, Wickham JB. Electromyographic Activity of Tibialis Posterior in Neutral Foot Types During Barefoot Walking, Australasian Podiatry Association National Conference. April 2006, Hobart, Australia.

Murley GS. (2005) 100km in 48 hours: Podiatric Involvement in the Oxfam Trailwalker. Australasian Podiatry Association National Conference. 1-6 September 2005, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hanna C, Murley GS (2005) The relationship between supination resistance and lower extremity EMG activity during gait. Australasian Podiatry Association National Conference. 1-6 September 2005, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Murley GS, Bird AR (2003) The effect of foot orthoses on lower extremity EMG muscle activity during walking. Sports Medicine Association Australia National Conference. October 2003, National Convention Centre, Canberra.

 

Awards

  • The Stephen Duckett Graduate Research Prize for Higher Degree by Research (2010)

[Awarded to the Doctor of Philosophy or Professional Doctorate by Research candidate who completes the most outstanding Higher Degree by Research thesis in the Faculty of Health Sciences each year]

  • Best New Investigator Award - Australasian Podiatry Conference (2011)

 

Peer-reviewing roles

World Journal of Orthopedics (Editorial Board Member)

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (Member of the International Advisory Board)

Journal of Biomechanics

Gait and Posture

Clinical Biomechanics

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Footwear Science

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association