Student research: Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health

The opportunity to undertake a research project under the supervision of world-leading research staff, has enabled Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health MSc students to get their own research published in highly respected academic journals.

Academic papers authored by Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health MSc students include:

  • Iatropoulos SA, Wheeler PC (2023). Hamstring muscle injuries in athletics. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2023.2188871
  • Balshaw TG, Funnell MP, McDermott E, Maden-Wilkinson TM, Abela S, Quteishat B, Edsey M, James LJ, Folland JP (2022). The effect of specific bioactive collagen peptides on function and muscle remodelling during human resistance training. Acta Physiologica, e13903. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.13903
  • Yener N, Glendon K, Pain MTG (2022). The association between sport-related concussion and musculoskeletal injury in university rugby athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport, 55, 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.05.001
  • Frias Bocanegra JM, Fong DTP (2022). Playing surface traction influences movement strategies during a sidestep cutting task in futsal: implications for ankle performance and sprain injury risk. Sports Biomechanics, 21(4), 380-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1980606
  • Bamber ZA, Sun W, Menon RS, Wheeler PC, Swain ID, Fong DTP (2021). Functional electrical stimulation of peroneal muscles on balance in healthy females. Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2021, 9801097. https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9801097
  • Kakouris N, Yener N, Fong DTP (2021). A systematic review of running-related musculoskeletal injuries in runners. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 10(5), 513-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2021.04.001
  • Andersen C, Wragg NM, Shariatzadeh M, Wilson SL (2021). The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the management of non-union fractures. Current Osteoporosis Reports, 19, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-020-00643-x
  • Huang Z, Shan W, Ding J, Sun W, Fong DTP (2021). Peroneal reaction time delayed but dynamic single-legged stability retained in collegiate footballers during a simulated prolonged football protocol. Research in Sports Medicine, 29(6), 557-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2020.1857251
  • Sun W, Chan ECH, Fong DTP (2021). Delayed peroneal muscle reaction time in male amateur footballers during a simulated prolonged football protocol. Research in Sports Medicine, 29(4), 364-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2020.1868467
  • Solberg MH, Shariatzadeh M, Wilson SL (2020). Gene modification strategies using AO-mediated exon skipping and CRISPR/Cas9 as potential therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Engineering Biology, 4(3), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.1049/enb.2020.0017
  • Hitchen J, Wragg NM, Shariatzadeh M, Wilson SL (2020). Platelet rich plasma as a treatment method for rotator cuff tears. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2, 2293–2299. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00500-z
  • Doyle EC, Wragg NM, Wilson SL (2020). Intraarticular injection of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells enhances regeneration in knee osteoarthritis. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy, 28, 3827–3842. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-020-05859-z
  • Shariatzadeh M, Song J, Wilson SL (2019). The efficacy of different sources of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Cell and Tissue Research, 378, 399–410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-019-03069-9
  • Wragg NM, Burke L, Wilson SL (2019). A critical review of current progress in 3D kidney biomanufacturing: advances, challenges, and recommendations. Renal Replacement Therapy, 5, 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-019-0218-7
  • Gwyer D, Wragg NM, Wilson SL. (2019). Gastric pentadecapeptide body protection compound BPC 157 and its role in accelerating musculoskeletal soft tissue healing. Cell and Tissue Research, 377, 153–159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-019-03016-8
  • O’Connell B, Wragg NM, Wilson SL (2019). The use of PRP injections in the management of knee osteoarthritis. Cell and Tissue Research, 376, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-019-02996-x
  • Menon RS, Wragg NM, Wilson SL (2019). Rotator cuff repair augmentation using osteoinductive growth factors. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 1, 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-019-0041-z
  • Dickinson M, Wilson SL (2018). A critical review of regenerative therapies for shoulder rotator cuff injuries. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 1, 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-018-0019-2
  • Furlong LM, Egginton NL (2018). Kinetic asymmetry during running at preferred and nonpreferred speeds. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 50(6), 1241-1248. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001560