Dr Craig Engstrom
BHMS(Ed)(Hons)(Qld), MSc(Queens), PhD (Qld)
- Lecturer in Exercise Science
- Co-ordinator, Postgraduate programs in Sports Medicine
- BScApp(HMS) Year 1 Co-ordinator
Contact details
Rm 521
Phone: (+61) 7 3365 6381
Fax: (+61) 7 3365 6877
E-mail: craig@hms.uq.edu.au
Background
Craig Engstrom completed undergraduate and honours degrees at The University of Queensland (BHMS (Ed) (Hon) 1988) followed by masters degree at Queen's University, Canada (MSc, 1990). In 2005 Craig was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Queensland in the area of musculoskeletal injury with general interest in area of sports medicine. He worked as a research assistant (1991-93) and currently is employed as a lecturer in School of Human Movement Studies and will take up a fractional research appointment in an ARC Linkage Grant in 2005. Craig coordinates the School's postgraduate program suite in sports medicine.
Research Interests
- Human gait - study of biomechanics and control of walking and running
- Achilles tendon rupture - magnetic resonance imaging study of muscle and tendon morphometry in rupture of the Achilles tendon
- Stress fractures in lumbar spine - ongoing prospective study into stress fractures in cricket fast bowlers involving radiological and morphometric analyses of lumbar spine.
Selected Publications
Wacker, J., Calder, J.D.F., Engstrom, C. M. & Saxby, T. S. (2003). MR morphometry of posterior tibialis muscle in adult acquired flat foot. Foot and Ankle International, 24(4), pp. 354 - 357.
Engstrom et al. (2000). Quadratus lumborum asymmetry and pars interarticularis injury in cricket fast bowlers. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sport Science, Sport Medicine and Physical Education, pp.191–2.
Engstrom et al. (1998). Spontaneous rupture of the achilles tendon. Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Medicine in Sport, p.105.
Abernethy, B., Burgess-Limerick, R.J., Engstrom, C.M., Hanna, A., & Neal, R.J. (1995). Temporal coordination of human gait. In D. J.Glencross & J. Piek (Eds.), Motor Control and Sensory Motor Integration. pp. 171–196. Amsterdam: Elsevier.