Dr John Arnold

Senior Lecturer UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (P7-06)
tel +61 8 830 21329

email John.Arnold@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

John Arnold is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science.

His main streams of research are:

clinical biomechanics and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
performance enhancement and injury prevention in groups ranging from recreational to elite athletes
footwear biomechanics

John has skills in biomechanical (laboratory-based) and clinical research studies using a range of techniques such as 3D motion analysis, computational modelling and medical imaging, to involvement in large scale epidemiological analyses and systematic reviews.

John currently supervises PhD and Masters students in topic areas relating to both sports and clinical biomechanics. For details on current research projects... Read more

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Research

Research themes

An age friendly world
Transforming industries
Healthy futures

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2019	Martin, M, Bennett, H, Davison, K & Arnold, J 2019, 'Movement capacity screening and assessment', in K Norton & R Eston (eds), Kinanthropometry and exercise physiology, 4th ed., Routledge, UK, ch. 2, pp. 49-72.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Arnold, JB, Hill, CL, Keenan, A-M, Grainger, AJ, Halstead, J & Redmond, AC 2021, 'Foot and leg muscle weakness in people with midfoot osteoarthritis', Arthritis Care and Research, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 772-780. Open access 3 3 41
2021	Bennett, H, Arnold, J & Davison, K 2021, 'Exercising to improve movement quality: why and how', ACS M's Health and Fitness Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 20-17. 2
2021	Bennett, KJ, Millar, SC, Fraysse, F, Arnold, JB, Atkins, GJ, Solomon, LB, Martelli, S & Thewlis, D 2021, 'Postoperative lower limb joint kinematics following tibial plateau fracture: a 2-year longitudinal study', Gait and Posture, vol. 83, pp. 20-25. 1
2021	Matthias, E, Banwell, HA & Arnold, JB 2021, 'Children's school footwear: the impact of fit on foot function, comfort and jump performance in children aged 8 to 12 years', Gait and Posture, vol. 87, pp. 87-94. 1 1 22
2021	Matthias, EC, Banwell, HA & Arnold, JB 2021, 'Methods for assessing footwear comfort: a systematic review', Footwear Science, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 255-274.
2021	Millar, SC, Arnold, JB, Solomon, LB, Thewlis, D & Fraysse, F 2021, 'Development and evaluation of a method to define a tibial coordinate system through the fitting of geometric primitives', International Biomechanics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 12-18. Open access
2021	Millar, SC, Fraysse, F, Arnold, JB, Thewlis, D & Solomon, LB 2021, '3D modelling of tibial plateau fractures: variability in fracture location and characteristics across Schatzker fracture types', Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 2415-2424. 1 1
2021	Paterson, KL & Arnold, JB 2021, 'A defined problem: working toward a clinical definition of foot osteoarthritis', Arthritis Care and Research, vol. 73, no. 9, pp. 1228-1230. 7
2020	Bahl, JS, Arnold, JB, Taylor, M, Solomon, LB & Thewlis, D 2020, 'Lower functioning patients demonstrate atypical hip joint loading before and following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis', Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1550-1558. 1 1
2020	Bennett, H, Arnold, J, Norton, K & Davison, K 2020, 'Are we really 'screening' movement? The role of assessing movement quality in exercise settings', Journal of Sport and Health Science, vol. 9, pp. 489-492. Open access 57
2020	Bishop, C, Buckley, JD, Esterman, AE & Arnold, JB 2020, 'The running shoe comfort assessment tool (RUN-CAT): Development and evaluation of a new multi-item assessment tool for evaluating the comfort of running footwear', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 38, no. 18, pp. 2100-2107. 2 1 13
2020	Lithgow, M, Munteanu, S, Buldt, A, Arnold, J, Kelly, L & Menz, H 2020, 'Foot structure and lower limb function in individuals with midfoot osteoarthritis: a systematic review', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 28, no. 12, pp. 1514-1524. 17
2020	Millar, SC, Bennett, K, Fraysse, F, Arnold, JB, Solomon, LB & Thewlis, D 2020, 'Longitudinal changes in lower limb joint loading up to two years following tibial plateau fracture', Gait and Posture, vol. 78, pp. 72-79. 1
2020	Walsh, TP, Merlo, GB, Rutter, C, Abell, B, Platt, SR & Arnold, JB 2020, 'Cost-effectiveness of interventions for musculoskeletal foot and ankle conditions: a systematic review', Arthritis Care and Research, in press, pp. 1-36. 15
2019	Arnold, J, Marshall, M, Thomas, M, Redmond, A, Menz, H & Roddy, E 2019, 'Midfoot osteoarthritis: potential phenotypes and their associations with demographic, symptomatic and clinical characteristics', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 659-666. Open access 2 2 12
2019	Bahl, JS, Zhang, J, Killen, BA, Taylor, M, Solomon, LB, Arnold, JB, Lloyd, DG, Besier, TF & Thewlis, D 2019, 'Statistical shape modelling versus linear scaling: effects on predictions of hip joint centre location and muscle moment arms in people with hip osteoarthritis', Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 85, pp. 164-172. Open access 17 16 23
2019	Bellenger, CR, Arnold, JB, Buckley, JD, Thewlis, D & Fuller, JT 2019, 'Detrended fluctuation analysis detects altered coordination of running gait in athletes following a heavy period of training', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 294-299. 5 6 2
2019	Bennett, H, Arnold, J, Martin, M, Norton, K & Davison, K 2019, 'A randomised controlled trial of movement quality-focused exercise versus traditional resistance exercise for improving movement quality and physical performance in trained adults', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 37, no. 24, pp. 2806-2817. Open access 1 3 8
2019	Bennett, H, Davison, K, Arnold, J, Martin, M, Wood, S & Norton, K 2019, 'Reliability of a movement quality assessment tool to guide exercise prescription (movementscreen)', International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 424-435. Open access 6
2019	Crago, D, Bishop, C & Arnold, JB 2019, 'The effect of foot orthoses and insoles on running economy and performance in distance runners: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 37, no. 22, pp. 2613-2624. Open access 1 30
2019	Thewlis, D, Bahl, J, Fraysse, F, Curness, K, Arnold, J, Taylor, M, Callary, S & Solomon, L 2019, 'Objectively measured 24-hour activity profiles before and after total hip arthroplasty', The Bone and Joint Journal, vol. 101-B, no. 4, pp. 415-425. 4 5 8
2019	Walsh, TP, Ferris, LR, Cullen, NC, Bourke, JL, Cooney, MJ, Gooi, CK, Brown, CH & Arnold, JB 2019, 'Management of musculoskeletal foot and ankle conditions prior to public-sector orthopaedic referral in South Australia', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol. 12, no. 1, article no. 18, pp. 1-9. Open access 14
2018	Arnold, JB, May, T & Bishop, C 2018, 'Predictors of the biomechanical effects of customized foot orthoses in adults with flat-arched feet', Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 398-400. Open access 1 1 12
2018	Bahl, J, Nelson, M, Taylor, M, Solomon, L, Arnold, J & Thewlis, D 2018, 'Biomechanical changes and recovery of gait function after total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 847-863. Open access 36 31 7
2018	Hu, A, Arnold, JB, Causby, R & Jones, S 2018, 'The identification and reliability of static and dynamic barefoot impression measurements: a systematic review', Forensic Science International, vol. 289, pp. 156-164. Open access 6 5 5
2018	Millar, SC, Arnold, JB, Thewlis, D, Fraysse, F & Solomon, LB 2018, 'A systematic literature review of tibial plateau fractures: what classifications are used and how reliable and useful are they?', Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 473-490. 35 29 2
2018	Walsh, TP, Arnold, JB, Evans, AM, Yaxley, A, Damarell, RA & Shanahan, EM 2018, 'The association between body fat and musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 19, article no. 233, pp. 1-13. Open access 37 37 84
2018	Walsh, TP, Gill, TK, Evans, AM, Yaxley, A, Chisholm, JA, Kow, L, Arnold, JB & Shanahan, EM 2018, 'Changes in foot pain, structure and function following bariatric surgery', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol. 11, article no. 35, pp. 1-10. Open access 4 3 12
2017	Arnold, JB, Caravaggi, P, Fraysse, F, Thewlis, D & Leardini, A 2017, 'Movement coordination patterns between the foot joints during walking', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. 47, pp. 1-7. Open access 3 4 5
2017	Arnold, JB, Tu, CG, Phan, TM, Rickman, M, Varghese, VD, Thewlis, D & Solomon, LB 2017, 'Characteristics of postoperative weight bearing and management protocols for tibial plateau fractures: findings from a scoping review', Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured, vol. 48, no. 12 pp. 2634-2642. Open access 11
2017	Bennett, H, Davison, K, Arnold, J, Slattery, F, Martin, M & Norton, K 2017, 'Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools: a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice', Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 2903-2919. 13 15 5
2017	Fuller, JT, Bellenger, CR, Thewlis, D, Arnold, J, Thomson, RL, Tsiros, MD, Robertson, EY & Buckley, JD 2017, 'Tracking performance changes with running-stride variability when athletes are functionally overreached', International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 357-363. 10 11 7
2017	Gill, TK, Menz, HB, Landorf, KB, Arnold, JB, Taylor, AW & Hill, CL 2017, 'Identification of clusters of foot pain Location in a community sample', Arthritis Care and Research, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 1903-1908. Open access 2 2 63
2017	Phan, TM, Arnold, J & Solomon, LB 2017, 'Rehabilitation for tibial plateau fractures in adults: a scoping review protocol', The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 2437-2444. 1
2017	Walsh, TP, Arnold, JB, Gill, TK, Evans, AM, Yaxley, A, Hill, CL & Shanahan, EM 2017, 'Foot pain severity is associated with the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat mass, fat-mass index and depression in women', Rheumatology International, 37, pp. 1175-1182. Open access 5 4 18
2016	Arnold, JB, Walters, JL & Ferrar, KE 2016, 'Does physical activity increase after total hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis? A systematic review', Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 431-442. Open access 60 39 29
2016	Arnold, JB, Wong, D X, Jones, RK, Hill, CL & Thewlis, D 2016, 'Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Arthritis Care and Research, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 936-951. Open access 26 22 15
2016	Bishop, CM, Arnold, JB & May, T 2016, 'Effects of taping and orthoses on foot biomechanics in adults with flat arched feet', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 689-696. Open access 16 9 22
2016	Fraysse, F, Arnold, J & Thewlis, D 2016, 'A method for concise reporting of joint reaction forces orientation during gait', Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 49, no. 14, pp. 3538-3542. 5 4
2016	Gill, TK, Menz, HB, Landorf, KB, Arnold, JB, Taylor, AW & Hill, CL 2016, 'Predictors of foot pain in the community: the North West Adelaide health study', Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, vol. 9, no. 23, pp. 1-8. Open access 11 11 2
2015	Arnold, JB, Mackintosh, S, Olds, TS, Jones, S & Thewlis, D 2015, 'Improvements in knee biomechanics during walking are associated with increased physical activity after total knee arthroplasty', Journal of Orthopaedic Research, vol. 33, no. 15, pp. 1818-1825. Open access 9 8 2
2015	Bishop, CM, Arnold, JB, Fraysse, F & Thewlis, D 2015, 'A method to investigate the effect of shoe-hole size on surface marker movement when describing in-shoe joint kinematics using a multi-segment foot model.', Gait and Posture, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 295-299. 22 17 4
2014	Arnold, J, Mackintosh, S, Jones, S & Thewlis, D 2014, 'Altered dynamic foot kinematics in people with medial knee osteoarthritis during walking: a cross-sectional study', Knee, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 1101-1106. 4 9 5
2014	Arnold, JB, Mackintosh, SFH, Jones, SL & Thewlis, D 2014, 'Differences in foot kinematics between young and older adults during walking', Gait and Posture, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 689-694. 43 39 3
2013	Arnold, JB, Walters, JL, Solomon, L & Thewlis, D 2013, 'Does the method of component fixation influence clinical outcomes after total knee replacement?: a systematic literature review', Journal of Arthroplasty, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 740-746. 8 6
2012	Arnold, JB & Bishop, CM 2012, 'Quantifying foot kinematics inside athletic footwear : a review', Footwear Science, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 55-62. 22 16
2012	Arnold, JB, Mackintosh, S, Jones, S & Thewlis, D 2012, 'Repeatability of stance phase kinematics from a multi-segment foot model in people aged 50 years and older', Gait and Posture, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 349-351. 16 15
2010	Arnold, JB, Causby, RS & Jones, SL 2010, 'The impact of increasing body mass on peak and mean plantar pressure in asymptomatic adult subjects during walking', Diabetic Foot and Ankle, vol. 1, no. 5518, pp. 1-8. Open access 23 6

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Flinders Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Gold Coast University Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Hospital for Trauma and Orthopaedics	UNITED STATES
iNform Health and Fitness Solutions	AUSTRALIA
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli	ITALY
Keele University	UNITED KINGDOM
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Noarlunga Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Sports Institute	AUSTRALIA
Trauma and Orthopedics Hospital	VIET NAM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Leeds	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Salford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Plenary speaker Australasian Podiatry Conference	2019
Steering Committee - Foot & Ankle Outcomes Group Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT)	2019
Associate editor BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	2018
CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellowship National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2018
Committee member, Postgraduate Scholarships Review National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2018
Invited Lecture, Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Course Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, University of Leeds	2018
Official Media Spokesperson Arthritis Research United Kingdom	2018
Plenary Speaker College of Podiatry Annual Congress, United Kingdom	2018
CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellowship National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2017
Committee member, Postgraduate Scholarships Review National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	2017
Finalist, Science & Technology Category, Young Achiever Awards (SA) Channel 9	2017
Invited Lecture, Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Course Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, University of Leeds	2017
Member International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)	2017
Member Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS)	2017
Member Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)	2017
Member Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)	2017
Member International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Community (iFAB)	2017
Member, Research Grant Review Committee Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine	2017
Young Tall Poppy Award (SA) Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2017
Member, Research Grant Review Committee Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine	2016
Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2015
Finalist, Science Excellence Awards SA, Peoples Choice Award Department of State Development, Government of South Australia	2015
Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2014
David Findlay Early Career Researcher Award Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS)	2014
Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government	2013

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Biomechanics
Functional Anatomy

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
My ankle always feels like it will give way” – investigating perceptual contributions to chronic ankle instability in adolescents	Current
Regulation of tibial acceleration during running induced fatigue and the role of lower limb muscle function in distance runners	Current
The reliability and validity of consumer-level Inertial Measuring Units for the biomechanical analysis of running in runners.	Current
Training knowledge models load and injury risk in recreational runners	Current
Use of wearable activity monitors in South Australian clinical settings: protocol development and evaluation	Current
Biomechanical outcomes of gait and hip joint loading in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty	Completed
The trainability of movement quality and its role in guiding exercise prescription and influencing physical performance	Completed
Tibial plateau fractures: 3D fracture patterns, classification and postoperative gait biomechanics	Completed

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Dr John Arnold

About me

About me

UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

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Research

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Chapters

Journal Articles

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Plenary speaker

Steering Committee - Foot & Ankle Outcomes Group

Associate editor

CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellowship

Committee member, Postgraduate Scholarships Review

Invited Lecture, Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Course

Official Media Spokesperson

Plenary Speaker

CJ Martin Early Career Research Fellowship

Committee member, Postgraduate Scholarships Review

Finalist, Science & Technology Category, Young Achiever Awards (SA)

Invited Lecture, Leeds Orthopaedic Biomechanics Course

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member, Research Grant Review Committee

Young Tall Poppy Award (SA)

Member, Research Grant Review Committee

Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council

Finalist, Science Excellence Awards SA, Peoples Choice Award

Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council

David Findlay Early Career Researcher Award

Council Member, Future Health Leaders Council

Teaching & student supervision

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Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

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