Dr Amitabh Gupta

• Qualifications
• Biography
• Research
• Selected Publications
• Grants/Projects
• Teaching Interest

Qualifications

PhD; M Sports Phty (Dist); B Phty

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Biography

Dr Amitabh Gupta joined the University of Western Sydney in July 2010 as a Lecturer in the physiotherapy program. Prior to this he was an Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Amitabh is a sports physiotherapist who has worked in research, teaching and clinical practice. He is submitting his PhD thesis in 2010, having spent 3 and a half years based at the Australian Institute of Sport as a PhD scholar supported by La Trobe University and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Amitabh’s teaching and clinical experience are in the area of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy.

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Research

Amitabh’s research interests are in the areas of lower limb motor control,  muscle-tendon-unit mechanics properties and sports medicine. He received a co-funded PhD scholarship from La Trobe University and the AIS to conduct his doctoral research. His master’s level research investigated hip rotation strength and range of motion in dancers.

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Selected Publications

Gupta, A., Fernihough, B., Bailey, G., Bombeck, P., Clarke, A., and Hopper, D. (2004). An evaluation of hip external rotation strength and range of motion differences between female dancers and non-dancers. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(6), 778-783.

Gupta, A., Purdam, C., Cook, J.L., and Allison, G.T. (2009). Comparison of patellar tendon mechanical properties in jumping and non-jumping elite athletes. e-Austalian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55(Supplement 4).

Gupta, A., Purdam, C., Cook, J.L., and Allison, G.T. (2009). A comparison of two methods for calculation of vertical leg stiffness during hopping.
e-Austalian Journal of Physiotherapy, 55(Supplement 4).

Gupta, A., Allison, G.T., Cook, J.L., and Purdam, C. (2009). Evaluation of patellar tendon mechanical properties in elite jumping athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(Supplement 1), S66.

Gupta, A., Allison, G.T., Cook, J.L., and Purdam, C. (2008). Evaluation of patellar tendon mechanical properties and preferred landing leg in elite jumping athletes. Paper presented at the International Society of Biomechanics In Sport. Retrieved from
http://w4.ub.uni-Konstanz.de/cpa/issue/view/ISBS2008

Gupta, A., Fernihough, B., Bailey, G., Bombeck, P., Clarke, A., and Hopper, D. (2004). A comparison of differences between female dancers and non-dancers of hip external rotation strength and range of motion. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7 (Supplement 4), 78.

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Grants/Projects

PhD – Sensory-motor interaction of the lower limb during impact loading in elite athletes. In vivo patellar tendon mechanics in elite athletes.

Teaching Interests

Amitabh's teaching interests' lie in teaching in the undergraduate physiotherapy program, as well as in the postgraduate program.

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