Dr Chelsea Starbuck

Swansea University

Swansea

Research Expertise

Biomechanics
Lower limb injury
Sshoe-surface interaction
Movement technology

About

Dr Chelsea Starbuck is a Senior Lecturer and a leading applied biomechanics researcher at Swansea University specialising in lower-body biomechanics utilising advanced movement analysis technologies, including motion capture, wearable sensors, and markerless systems. Chelsea holds a PhD in Biomechanics (Sport and Exercise Sciences) from the University of Exeter and has over 10 years of experience delivering applied biomechanics research across clinical, athletic, and paediatric populations. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal injury, rehabilitation, return-to-sport assessment, lower-limb loading, sport-specific movement analysis, and movement coordination. Alongside her research and teaching, Chelsea leads and contributes to interdisciplinary collaborations involving clinicians, sport practitioners, engineers, and researchers across sport science, rehabilitation, health, and movement analytics.

Publications

A Protocol for Analysing Ankle Motion Data: A Standardized Approach to Kinematic Assessment
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2025
Between-Day Reliability of Kinematic Variables Using Markerless Motion Capture for Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Landing Tasks
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
2025
Concurrent Validity of Lower Limb and Trunk Kinematics During Single-Leg Tasks Captured by a Markerless Motion Capture System
Unknown Venue
2025
Falling and Landing Framework (FLF): A Consensus on a Novel Falling and Landing Video Analysis Framework for Use Across Rugby Codes
European Journal of Sport Science
2025
The 24-hour movement behaviour compositions of children with and without impaired motor coordination: The Moves-UP project
PLOS ONE
2025
The Intensity Inequality Index for Physical Activity: A New Metric for Integrative Analysis of Movement
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
2025
Does high-intensity running to fatigue influence lower limb injury risk?
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2025
Assessing the feasibility of a neck‐strength training intervention in university women's rugby
European Journal of Sport Science
2024
Between-Day Reliability of Kinematic Variables Using Markerless Motion Capture for Single-Leg Squat and Single- Leg Landing Tasks
Unknown Venue
2024
Concussion response and recovery in men and women’s rugby union: A reflexive thematic analysis of player interviews
PLOS ONE
2024
Effects of a range of 6 prefabricated orthotic insole designs on plantar pressure in a healthy population: A randomized, open-label crossover investigation
Prosthetics & Orthotics International
2023
Knee Offloading by Patients During Walking and Running After Meniscectomy
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
2024
‘Probably just sexism’- gendered experiences of resource access in rugby
PLOS ONE
2024
No differences in knee joint loading between individuals who had a medial or lateral meniscectomy: An ancillary study
The Knee
2023
Inter and intra-examiner reliability of musculoskeletal ultrasound scanning of Anterior Talofibular Ligament and ankle muscles
Journal of Ultrasound
2022
The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking
Gait & Posture
2023
The effect of footwear with a flexible ankle collar on function in individuals with chronic ankle instability
Footwear Science
2023
Correction to: A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis: development and pilot study
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
2022
Tension Release Therapy: The Development of a New Integrated Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis
Unknown Venue
2021
A new integrated behavioural intervention for knee osteoarthritis: development and pilot study
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
2021
Are there common walking gait characteristics in patients diagnosed with late-onset Pompe disease?
Human Movement Science
2021
The effect of speed on Achilles tendon forces and patellofemoral joint stresses in high‐performing endurance runners
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2021
Conservative Treatment for Acute Ankle Sprain: A Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine
2020
EMG gait data from indwelling electrodes is attenuated over time and changes independent of any experimental effect
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
2020
Ankle structure and neuromuscular characteristics in individuals with chronic ankle instability
Footwear Science
2019
Are tibial angles measured with inertial sensors useful surrogates for frontal plane projection angles measured using 2-dimensional video analysis during single leg squat tasks? A reliability and agreement study in elite football (soccer) players
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
2019
The influence of running footwear on knee loading post-meniscectomy
Footwear Science
2019
The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
2019
Ultrasound Characteristics of Foot and Ankle Structures in Healthy, Coper, and Chronically Unstable Ankles
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
2018
Biomechanical responses to changes in friction on a clay court surface
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
2017
The influence of an off-the-shelf lateral wedge orthotic on knee loading during running
Footwear Science
2017
The influence of tennis court surfaces on player perceptions and biomechanical response
Journal of Sports Sciences
2015
Effect of Varying the Volume Infill Sand on Synthetic Clay Surfaces in Terms of the Shoe-surface Friction
Procedia Engineering
2014
Shoe-surface friction in tennis: influence on plantar pressure and implications for injury
Footwear Science
2014
Exercise-induced muscle damage and the repeated bout effect: evidence for cross transfer
European Journal of Applied Physiology
2011
The development of a new EMG biofeedback intervention for people with knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
2020

Education

University of Exeter

PhD, Biomechanics (Sport and Exercise Sciences) / July, 2015

Exeter

MSc, Sport and Exercise Medicine / September, 2010

Exeter

BSc (Hons), Exercise and Sports Science / July, 2009

Exeter

University of St Mark and St John

PG Cert. Professional Development: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education / July, 2015

Plymouth

Experience

Swansea University

Senior Lecturer / April, 2025Present

As a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at Swansea University, I contribute to teaching, postgraduate supervision, and research across biomechanics and sport and exercise sciences. I lead applied biomechanics research focused on musculoskeletal injury, rehabilitation, motor development, and sport performance across clinical, athletic, and paediatric populations. My research uses motion analysis, wearable technology, and biomechanical modelling to investigate movement mechanics, injury mechanisms, rehabilitation outcomes, return-to-sport assessment, and movement strategies during sport-specific tasks. I work closely and collaboratively with clinicians, researchers, engineers, and sport performance professionals across national and international networks to develop research with applied impact across sport, health, rehabilitation, and education settings.

Lecturer / January, 2022April, 2025

University of Salford

Research Fellow / April, 2016December, 2021

During my time at the University of Salford and the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance (MIHP), I developed and conducted applied biomechanics research projects and created biomechanical assessment and analysis packages to support clinical pathways for both clinical populations and elite athletes across a range of sports. I also provided training for technical staff to ensure accurate, reliable, and efficient biomechanical assessments. Alongside this, I contributed to the development and delivery of research projects, co-supervised PhD students, and supported undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities. I also undertook leadership roles, including co-chairing the Early Career Researcher group and leading the organising committee for the Human Movement and Rehabilitation research group.

University of St Mark and St John

Lecturer in Sport and Health Sciences (Biomechanics) / September, 2013April, 2016

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