Sport and Exercise Science

Research in Sport and Exercise Science is focused on human physiology and mechanics and its application to exercise and sports performance in health, disability and disease. Research interests range from basic mechanisms of cardiovascular and neuromuscular control during exercise and postural stress to the use of exercise as a treatment for sports injury, chronic disability (e.g., low-back pain) and disease (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes). We also have a strong sports science research program built upon interests in nutrition and sports performance, training and neuromuscular adaptation, as well as game analyses. We have extensive collaborations with researchers in Australia and overseas, and we work closely with local organisations, such as the new AFL club, GWS Giants.

Specific research themes include:

• Cardiovascular and neuromuscular physiology during postural, thermal and exercise stress
• Exercise and chronic low-back pain
• Exercise and cancer
• Exercise, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes
• Health, fitness and complementary medicine
• Lower-limb mechanics
• Nutrition and sports performance
• Exercise interventions and sports injury
• Athletic training and neuromuscular adaptation
  

Contact for Sport and Exercise Science Research

Associate Professor Simon Green - simon.green@uws.edu.au