Publications
Journal Articles
Nuri, Leila, Obst, Steven J., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2018) Three-dimensional morphology and volume of the free Achilles tendon at rest and under load in people with unilateral mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Experimental Physiology, 103 3: 358-369. doi:10.1113/EP086673
Obst, Steven J., Boyd, Roslyn, Read, Felicity and Barber, Lee (2017) Quantitative 3-D Ultrasound of the Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 43 12: 2814-2823. doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.08.929
Nuri, L., Obst, S. J., Newsham-West, R. and Barrett, R. S. (2017) Regional three-dimensional deformation of human Achilles tendon during conditioning. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 27 11: 1263-1272. doi:10.1111/sms.12742
Lee, D., Barrett, R., Ryan, M., Saxby, D. J., Newsham-West, R. and Obst, S. J. (2017) In vivo strain in the deep and superficial regions of the human patellar tendon. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 27 10: 1105-1113. doi:10.1111/sms.12721
Nuri, Leila, Obst, Steven J., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2017) Recovery of human Achilles tendon three-dimensional deformation following conditioning. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, . doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2017.09.016
Nuri, Leila, Obst, Steven J., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2017) The tendinopathic Achilles tendon does not remain iso-volumetric upon repeated loading: insights from 3D ultrasound. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 17: 3053-3061. doi:10.1242/jeb.159764
Obst, Steven J., Barber, Lee, Miller, Ashton and Barrett, Rod S. (2017) Reliability of achilles tendon moment arm measured in vivo using freehand three-dimensional ultrasound. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33 4: 300-304. doi:10.1123/jab.2016-0261
Boyd, Roslyn N., Davies, Peter S. W., Ziviani, Jenny, Trost, Stewart, Barber, Lee, Ware, Robert, Rose, Stephen, Whittingham, Koa, Sakzewski, Leanne, Bell, Kristie, Carty, Christopher, Obst, Steven, Benfer, Katherine, Reedman, Sarah, Edwards, Priya, Kentish, Megan, Copeland, Lisa, Weir, Kelly, Davenport, Camilla, Brooks, Denise, Coulthard, Alan, Pelekanos, Rebecca, Guzzetta, Andrea, Fiori, Simona, Wynter, Meredith, Finn, Christine, Burgess, Andrea, Morris, Kym, Walsh, John, Lloyd, Owen, Whitty, Jennifer A. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2017) PREDICT-CP: study protocol of implementation of comprehensive surveillance to predict outcomes for school-aged children with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 7 7: e014950. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014950
Hansen, Wencke, Shim, Vickie B., Obst, Steven, Lloyd, David G., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2017) Achilles tendon stress is more sensitive to subject-specific geometry than subject-specific material properties: a finite element analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 56 26-31. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.031
Obst, Steven J., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2015) Three-dimensional morphology and strain of the human Achilles free tendon immediately following eccentric heel drop exercise. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218 24: 3894-3900. doi:10.1242/jeb.127175
Obst, S.J., Newsham-West, R. and Barrett, R.S. (2015) Changes in Achilles tendon mechanical properties following eccentric heel drop exercise are specific to the free tendon. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 26 4: 421-431. doi:10.1111/sms.12466
Obst, Steven J., Renault, Jean-Baptiste, Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2014) Three-dimensional deformation and transverse rotation of the human free Achilles tendon in vivo during isometric plantarflexion contraction. Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 4: 376-384. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01249.2013
Obst, Steven J., Newsham-West, Richard and Barrett, Rod S. (2014) In vivo measurement of human achilles tendon morphology using freehand 3-D ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 40 1: 62-70. doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.08.009
Obst, Steven J., Barrett, Rod S. and Newsham-West, Richard (2013) Immediate effect of exercise on Achilles tendon properties: systematic review. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45 8: 1534-1544. doi:10.1249/MSS.0b013e318289d821
Morrison, S, Kavanagh, J, Obst, SJ, Irwin, J and Haseler, LJ (2005) The effects of unilateral muscle fatigue on bilateral physiological tremor. Experimental Brain Research, 167 4: 609-621. doi:10.1007/s00221-005-0050-x