Research interests
Biomechanics of the Spine.

Effect of low back pain on the three-dimensional kinematics and kinetics of the spine and hip.

Effect of different pathologies on the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system.  

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) 
Rehabilitation 

Grants & contracts
Gary Shum, Alan Hough and Wayne Whittingham. Relationship between changes in vertebral artery blood flow volume and clinical outcome measures in people with cervicogenic dizziness under the management of chiropractic upper cervical spine adjustment. Australian Spinal Research Foundation 2011-12. A$20000. (£13500) 

Publications

Shum GLK, Crosbie J and Lee RYW. Back pain is associated with changes in loading pattern throughout forward and backward bending. Spine. 2010; 35(25):E1472-8 .

O’Hara J, Cartwright A, Wade CD, Hough AD, Shum GLK. Efficacy of static stretching and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretch on hamstrings length following a single session. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2011 Jun;25(6):1586-91.

Irish SE, Millward AJ, Wride J, Haas BM and Shum GLK. The Effect of Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises and Open Kinetic Chain Exercise on the Muscle Activity of Vastus Medialis Oblique and Vastus Lateralis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2010; 24(5): 1256-62.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Lee RYW. Energy transfer across the lumbosacral and lower extremity joints in patients with low back pain during sit-to-stand. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2009;90(1):127-35.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Lee RYW. Three Dimensional Kinetics of the Lumbar Spine and Hips in Low Back Pain Patients during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit. Spine 2007;32(7):E211-219.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Lee RYW. Movement coordination of the lumbar spine and hip during a picking up activity in low back pain subjects. European Spine Journal 2007;16(6):749-58.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Lee RYW. Symptomatic and asymptomatic movement coordination of the lumbar spine and hip during an everyday activity. Spine 2005;30(23):E697-702. 

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Lee RYW. Effect of low back pain on the kinematics and joint coordination of the lumbar spine and hip during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit. Spine 2005;30(17):1998-2004.

 

Reports & invited lectures

Shum G, Crosbie J and Lee R (2007). Segmental Power Analysis in Low Back Pain Patients during sit to stand. EuroSpine 2007 Conference. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Meeting of the Spine Society of Europe, Brussels, Belgium, s66.

Crosbie J, Shum G and Lee R (2006). Effect of Low Back Pain on the Three-dimensional Kinetics of the Lumbar Spine during sit to stand. Proceedings of the 1st Joint ESMAC-GCMAS Meeting, September 27-30 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, p208.

Shum G, Lee RYW and Crosbie J (2006). Loads and Bending Moments acting at the Lumbar Spine in Patients with Low Back Pain during Sit-to-Stand. The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference. Cambridge, UK.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J, Sun LW and Lee RYW (2005). Movement Coordination Between The Lumbar Spine And Hip When Putting On A Sock. XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Cleveland, USA, p445.

Shum GLK, Crosbie J and Lee RYW (2004). Effect of Low Back Pain on Joint Coordination of the Lumbar Spine and Hip during Sit-to-stand and Stand-to-Sit. In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Congress of Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong, S55.

Shum G, Lee RYW and Crosbie J (2004) Effects of low back pain on the three-dimensional kinematics of the lumbar spine and hip during activities of daily living. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS). The Spine Week, Porto, p545.

Shum GLK, Lee RYW and Crosbie J (2003). Three-dimensional kinematics of the lumbar spine and hip during activities of daily living. XIIIth International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Taiwan.

Kirltey C, Smith AW, Ng KP, Tsang TL, Shum LK & Suen SK (2000). Relationship of body centre of mass to the base of support. 3 rd Australian and New Zealand Society of Biomehanics Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.