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Dr Sharon Dixon, Ph.D.
Biomechanics Consultant
Exeter
Research Expertise
Lower extremity biomechanical injury mechanisms in
sports and exercise.
Influence of footwear, insoles and playing surfaces
on lower limb biomechanics and injury risk.
Publications
How do neuromuscular characteristics of
the peroneal muscles differ in adults with
and without chronic ankle instability? A
systematic review with meta-analysis
Gait & Posture
2025
Influence of a fatiguing exercise on lower
limb electromyographic activities and
co-contraction in overweight females
during running
PLOS One
2025
Differences in Foot Morphology across Age
Groups for Women Active in Sport
Gerontology
2024
Task-specific differences in lower limb
biomechanics during dynamic movements in
individuals with chronic ankle instability
compared with controls
Gait & Posture
2024
The footwear needs and preferences of
adults over 55 years of age participating
in court sports
Footwear Science
2023
Recognising the specific footwear needs of
older females playing court sports
Footwear Science
2023
Neuromechanical adaptations of foot
function when hopping on a damped surface
Journal of Applied Physiology
2022
The influence of design variations in
footwear medial-lateral support on the
running biomechanics of older female
runners
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2021
Neuromechanical adaptations of foot
function to changes in surface stiffness
during hopping
Journal of Applied Physiology
2021
Sport-specific footwear for active older
adults: a preliminary biomechanical study
Footwear Science
2021
Corrigendum to ‘A Systematic review of the
discriminating biomechanical parameters
during the single leg Squat’ [Physical
Therapy in Sport 36 (2019) 78–91]
Physical Therapy in Sport
2019
A systematic review of the discriminating
biomechanical parameters during the single
leg squat
Physical Therapy in Sport
2019
Altered forefoot function following a
military training activity
Gait & Posture
2019
Prospective study of biomechanical risk
factors for second and third metatarsal
stress fractures in military recruits
Journal of Science and Medicine in
Sport
2019
A narrow bimalleolar width is a risk
factor for ankle inversion injury in male
military recruits: A prospective study
Clinical Biomechanics
2017
Biomechanical differences between cases
with chronic exertional compartment
syndrome and asymptomatic controls during
walking and marching gait
Gait & Posture
2017
Biomechanical differences between cases
with suspected chronic exertional
compartment syndrome and asymptomatic
controls during running
Gait & Posture
2017
Biomechanical responses to changes in
friction on a clay court surface
Journal of Science and Medicine in
Sport
2017
Estimated third metatarsal bending
stresses are highly susceptible to
variations in bone geometry
Footwear Science
2017
Influence of a 12.8-km military load
carriage activity on lower limb gait
mechanics and muscle activity
Ergonomics
2016
Plantar pressure differences between cases
with symptoms of clinically diagnosed
chronic exertional compartment syndrome
and asymptomatic controls
Clinical Biomechanics
2017
Boot-insole effects on comfort and plantar
loading at the heel and fifth metatarsal
during running and turning in soccer
Journal of Sports Sciences
2015
Four biomechanical and anthropometric
measures predict tibial stress fracture: a
prospective study of 1065 Royal Marines
British Journal of Sports
Medicine
2016
Reduced oxygen cost of running is related
to alignment of the resultant
GRF and leg axis vector: A
pilot study
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &
Science in Sports
2015
The influence of shock-pad density and
footwear cushioning on heel impact and
forefoot loading during running and
turning movements
International Journal of Surface
Science and Engineering
2016
The influence of tennis court surfaces on
player perceptions and biomechanical
response
Journal of Sports Sciences
2015
Effects of a seven-week minimalist
footwear transition programme on
footstrike modality, pressure variables
and loading rates
Footwear Science
2014
Changes in Sagittal Plane Kinematics With
Treadmill Familiarization to Barefoot
Running
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2014
Effect of Varying the Volume Infill Sand
on Synthetic Clay Surfaces in Terms of the
Shoe-surface Friction
Procedia Engineering
2014
Friction at the Tennis Shoe-court
Interface: How Biomechanically Informed
Lab-based Testing can Enhance
Understanding
Procedia Engineering
2014
Relationship between metabolic cost and
muscular coactivation across running
speeds
Journal of Science and Medicine in
Sport
2014
Shoe-surface friction in tennis: influence
on plantar pressure and implications for
injury
Footwear Science
2014
The pursuit of improved running
performance: Can changes in cushioning and
somatosensory feedback influence running
economy and injury risk?
Footwear Science
2014
Understanding the Effect of Changes to
Natural Turf Hardness on Lower Extremity
Loading
Measurement and Control
2014
Biomechanical characteristics of barefoot
footstrike modalities
Journal of Biomechanics
2013
High medial plantar pressures during
barefoot running are associated with
increased risk of ankle inversion injury
in Royal Marine recruits
Gait & Posture
2013
The development of an apparatus to
understand the traction developed at the
shoe–surface interface in tennis
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2013
The effect of normal load force and
roughness on the dynamic traction
developed at the shoe–surface interface in
tennis
Sports Engineering
2013
The effects of surface traction
characteristics on frictional demand and
kinematics in tennis
Sports Biomechanics
2013
The influence of motion control shoes on
the running gait of mature and young
females
Gait & Posture
2013
Mechanisms for Improved Running Economy in
Beginner Runners
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise
2012
The effects of standard issue Royal Marine
recruit footwear on risk factors
associated with third metatarsal stress
fractures
Footwear Science
2012
The influence of surface characteristics
on the tribological interactions at the
shoe-surface interface in tennis
Procedia Engineering
2012
Understanding the influence of surface
roughness on the tribological interactions
at the shoe–surface interface in tennis
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2012
A biomechanical comparison of the running
gait of mature and young females
Gait & Posture
2011
Biomechanical Response to Changes in
Natural Turf During Running and Turning
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2011
Understanding the traction of tennis
surfaces
Procedia Engineering
2011
Athlete and coach perceptions of
technology needs for evaluating running
performance
Sports Engineering
2010
Dynamic behaviour of soils used for
natural turf sports surfaces
Sports Engineering
2010
Footscan pressure insoles: Accuracy and
reliability of force and pressure
measurements in running
Gait & Posture
2010
Knee joint stiffness during walking in
knee osteoarthritis
Arthritis Care & Research
2009
Natural Turf Surfaces
Sports Medicine
2009
Quasi-static mechanical behaviour of soils
used for natural turf sports surfaces and
stud force prediction
Sports Engineering
2009
External Frontal Plane Loads May Be
Associated with Tibial Stress Fracture
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise
2008
Influence of footwear and soil density on
loading within the shoe and soil surface
during running
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2008
Influence of orthotic devices prescribed
using pressure data on lower extremity
kinematics and pressures beneath the shoe
during running
Clinical Biomechanics
2008
Isokinetic Elbow Torque Development in
Children
International Journal of Sports
Medicine
2008
Shoe Signature Monitoring for Advanced
Running Technique (P145)
The Engineering of Sport 7
2008
Use of pressure insoles to compare in-shoe
loading for modern running shoes
Ergonomics
2008
Biomechanical response to systematic
changes in impact interface cushioning
properties while performing a
tennis-specific movement
Journal of Sports Sciences
2007
Influence of a Commercially Available
Orthotic Device on Rearfoot Eversion and
Vertical Ground Reaction Force When
Running in Military Footwear
Military Medicine
2007
Application of Center-of-Pressure Data to
Indicate Rearfoot Inversion-Eversion in
Shod Running
Journal of the American Podiatric
Medical Association
2006
Comparison of static and dynamic
biomechanical measures in military
recruits with and without a history of
third metatarsal stress fracture
Clinical Biomechanics
2006
The Influence of Different Playing
Surfaces on the Biomechanics of a Tennis
Running Forehand Foot Plant
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2006
Compensatory adjustments in lower
extremity kinematics in response to a
reduced cushioning of the impact interface
in heel–toe running
Sports Engineering
2005
Diagnostic assessment of preparedness of
level one sports science students for
biomechanics modules
International Journal of Mathematical
Education in Science and
Technology
2005
Elbow Flexion and Extension Strength
Relative to Body or Muscle Size in
Children
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise
2004
User Trial and Insulation Tests to
Determine Whether Shock-Absorbing Insoles
Are Suitable for Use by Military Recruits
during Training
Military Medicine
2004
Biomechanical Analysis of Running in
Military Boots with New and Degraded
Insoles
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise
2003
The influence of simulated wear upon the
ability of insoles to reduce peak
pressures during running when wearing
military boots
Gait & Posture
2002
Variations in Achilles Tendon Loading with
Heel Lift Intervention in Heel-Toe Runners
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
2002
Surface effects on ground reaction forces
and lower extremity kinematics in running
Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise
2000
Artificial Playing Surfaces Research: A
Review of Medical, Engineering and
Biomechanical Aspects
International Journal of Sports
Medicine
1999
The Influence of Heal Lift Manipulation on
Sagittal Plane Kinematics in Running
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
1999
The shock attenuation characteristics of
four different insoles when worn in a
military boot during running and marching
Gait & Posture
1999
The Influence of Heel Lift Manipulation on
Achilles Tendon Loading in Running
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
1998
Education
Loughborough University
PhD, Biomechanics / July, 1996
Loughborough
Loughborough University
BSc (Hons), Mathematics, Physical Education and Sport Science / July, 1989
Loughborough
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