Department of Podiatry

Mr. George Murley

Lecturer B Podiatry (Hons) Health Sciences 3, Room 545, Bundoora campus +61 3 9479-5776 g.murley@latrobe.edu.au

RESEARCH/INTERESTS

George is currently undertaking a PhD, which is focused on the relationship between foot posture and foot orthoses on lower limb EMG muscle activity during walking. He has a particular interest in tibialis posterior muscle activity and its relationship to lower limb function.


TEACHING

Podiatric Biomechanics
Podiatric Orthoses
Podiatric Sports Medicine

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Murley, G. S., Menz, H. B., Landorf, K. B., Bird, A. R., 2009. Reliability of lower limb electromyography during overground walking: a comparison of maximal- and sub-maximal normalisation techniques. Journal of Biomechanics (In press).

Murley, G. S., Menz, H. B., Landorf, K. B., 2009. Foot posture influences the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (In press).

Semple, R., Murley, G. S., Woodburn, J., Turner, D. E., 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, G., Menz, H., Landorf, K., 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, G. S., Landorf, K. B., Menz, H. B., Bird, A. R., 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, S. E., Strawhorn, A. B., Landorf, K. B., Bird, A. R., Murley, G. S., 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, G. S., Buldt, A. K., Trump, P. J., Wickham, J. B., 2009. Tibialis posterior EMG activity during barefoot walking in people with neutral foot posture. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 19(2), e69-e77

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

Murley, G. S., Bird, A. R., 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 & PRESENTATIONS

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.

OTHER

Member of Athletics Victoria

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