Fields of Research

Rheumatology and arthritis
Pain
Injury prevention
Sports medicine
Physiotherapy
Podiatry

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Calcaneal bone marrow lesions and plantar fascia imaging biomarkers are associated with chronic plantar heel pain: a case-control study; Arthritis Care & Research
Chronic plantar heel pain is principally associated with waist girth (systemic) and pain (central) factors, not foot factors: A case-control study; Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Chronic plantar heel pain modifies associations of ankle plantarflexor strength and body mass index with calcaneal bone density and microarchitecture; PLoS ONE
Higher body mass index is associated with plantar fasciopathy/'plantar fasciitis': systematic review and meta-analysis of various clinical and imaging risk factors; British Journal of Sports Medicine
Physical interventions (orthoses, splints, exercise and manual therapy) for treating plantar heel pain; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Research Projects

Clinical and metabolic factors and imaging abnormalities in chronic plantar heel pain; Arthritis Australia (AFA)

Research Candidate Supervision