Group leader

• Dr Karl B. Landorf

Members

• A/Prof Hylton B. Menz

• Dr Shannon E. Munteanu

• Dr Adam Bird

• Daniel Bonanno

• Gerard V. Zammit

• George Murley

• Anita Raspovic

• Craig Payne

PhD students

• Anita Raspovic

• Gerard V. Zammit

• George Murley

• Craig Payne

Major research questions being addressed by this group

Foot osteoarthritis: what causes it and what interventions are effective?

Plantar heel pain: what is it, what causes it, and what interventions are effective?

Diabetic foot ulcers: what strategies are best to treat and prevent them?

Foot orthoses: how do they work and what conditions are they effective for?

Painful callus: what causes it and what interventions are effective?

Current research grants

Murley G. Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation Effect of foot posture on tibialis posterior muscle EMG during walking, $8,000.

Landorf K. Faculty of Health Sciences Research Grant 2006: Effectiveness of callus debridement, $9,979.

Munteanu S. Australian Podiatry Education and Research Foundation Effectiveness of glucosamine for osteoarthritis of the 1st MPJ, $4,000.

Menz HB. NHMRC Clinical Career Development Award 2007-2009: Epidemiology and management of foot disorders in older Australians, $445,000.

Key publications

Menz HB, Munteanu SE, Landorf KB, Zammit GV, Cicuttini FM. Radiographic classification of osteoarthritis in commonly affected joints of the foot. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2007;15:1333-1338.

Murley G, Bird A. The effect of three levels of foot orthotic wedging on the surface electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait. Clinical Biomechanics 2006; 21:1074-1080.

Landorf KB, Keenan A-M, Herbert RD. Effectiveness of three foot orthoses for plantar fasciitis: a randomised trial. Archives of Internal Medicine 2006;166:1305-1310.

Bird A, Bendrups A, Payne C. The effect of foot wedging on electromyographic activity in the erector spinae and gluteus medius muscles during walking. Gait and Posture 2003: 18; 81-91.

Payne C, Turner D, Miller K. Determinants of plantar pressures in the diabetic foot. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications 2002:16; 277-283

Menz HB, Morris ME, Lord SR. Foot and ankle risk factors for falls in older people: a prospective study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2006;61A:M866-870.

Menz HB, Munteanu SE. Validity of 3 clinical techniques for the measurement of static foot posture in older people. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2005;35:479-486.