Department of Podiatry

Dr. Adam Bird

Head of Department, Senior Lecturer Currently on study leave until January 2010 PhD (La Trobe), BPod(Hons) (La Trobe) Health Sciences 3, Room 539, Bundoora campus +61 3 9479-5838 a.bird@latrobe.edu.au

RESEARCH/INTERESTS

Musculoskeletal disorders of the lower extremity
Lower extremity biomechanics
Electromyography of the lower extremity
Design of foot orthoses and footwear


TEACHING

Podiatric Biomechanics
Podiatric Neurology
Podiatric assessment and management
Clinical skills

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

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.


Books & Book Chapters

Payne CB, Bird AR. Methods of analysing gait. In Yates B. (Ed.) (in press) Merriman’s Assessment of the Lower Limb, 3rd Ed. London: Elsevier.

OTHER

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

Member S4 Advisory Committee; Podiatrists’ Registration Board of Victoria

Departmental web co-ordinator

Member of the Australian Podiatry Association

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