Research Interests
My research interests steam from the use of exercise to improve health. My background is in Sport and Exercise Science, and I have worked in a variety of clinical and elite settings.
I am interested in how Bone responds to mechanical stress, with a view to improve bone health via exercise interventions. This includes both traditional impact exercise, which is very good for bone, and trying to utilise High-intensity Interval Training to improve bone health.
I am also interested in the use of biochemical markers of bone turnover, and how these measures related to traditional x-ray measures of bone health. I am keen to examine how these measures correlate, with the view to developing more accurate screening tools for Osteoporosis development.