Dr Mark Creaby , PhD

Mark Creaby is a biomechanist in the Centre for Health, Exercise
and Sports Medicine. He completed his undergraduate degree in
Sports Science at The University of Portsmouth, UK, and studied for
his PhD at The University of Exeter, UK. Mark's doctoral research
focused on the biomechanical risk factors for stress fracture
injury. Current research interests include the role of bone
density changes in osteoarthritis, and the modelling of joint and
muscle loads to predict risk for the onset and progression of
various injury and disease states.

Contact details:

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Higher degree research student supervision

Field of Expertise:

• Musculoskeletal health

Research Interests:

• Bone health including osteoporosis and stress fractures

Member of Research Groups:

• Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine

Community associations:

• International Society of Biomechanics
• British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences

Selected Publications:


Creaby, M. W., & Dixon, S. J. (2006). Tibial loading mechanics: Implications for stress fracture injury. In A. L. Bryant, E. Hohmann, & S. Marshall (Eds.), 2nd Sports Medicine and Sports Science Review . Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Publishing.


Dixon, S. J., Creaby, M. W., & Allsopp, A. J. (2006). Comparison of static and dynamic biomechanical measures in military recruits with and without a history of third metatarsal stress fracture. Clinical Biomechanics , 21, 412 ˆ 419.
 
Creaby, M. W., Dixon, S. J., McNally, K., & Palmer, J. (2005). Are structural and gait biomechanics indicative of tibial stress fracture risk? Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics . Cleveland, United States.

Dixon, S. J., Creaby, M. W., McNally, K., & Palmer, J. (2005). Comparison of static and dynamic biomechanical measures in military recruits with and without a history of third metatarsal stress fracture. Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics . Cleveland, United States.

Dixon, S. J., Creaby, M. W., & Allsopp, A. J. (2005). Biomechanical variables associated with stress fractures (Report No. 2005.038). Gosport, UK: Institute of Naval Medicine.

Creaby, M. W., & Dixon, S. J. (2004). Biomechanical variables associated with tibial stress fracture. Journal of Sports Sciences , 23, 105-106.

Creaby, M. W., Palmer, J., & Dixon, S. J. (2003). Biomechanical variables associated with lower limb stress fractures. In C. Nester, & L. Kenney, (Eds.), Biomechanics of the lower limb in health, disease and rehabilitation (pp. 16-17). Salford, UK: University of Salford.