Prof. Leon Straker
Curtin University of Technology
GPO Box U1987
Perth
WA 6845
AUSTRALIA
Room Number 408.3545
Phone +61 8 9266 3634
Fax +61 8 9266 3699
Administrative Functions
- Director of Research
Description of Role
Professor
Director of Research and Higher Degree Programs
Qualifications
BAppSc(WAIT), MSc(Lond), PhD(Syd)
Teaching Areas
HD Research Supervision
Undergraduate Ergonomics
Research Interests
Computer use by children
Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders associated with computer use
Adolescent spinal pain
Manual handling
Recent Publications
Scholarly Journal - Refereed Article
O'Sullivan PB, Straker LM, Smith AJ, Perry M, and Kendall G (2007)
Carer experience of back pain is associated with adolescent back pain experience even when controlling for other carer and family factors. Clincal Journal of Pain 24(3):226-231
Straker L, O'Sullivan PB, Smith AJ and Perry M (2007)
Computer use and habitual spinal posture in Australian adolescents. Public Health Reports 122(5).
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan PB, Burnett AF and Straker LM. (2006)
Altered patterns of superficial trunk muscle activation during sitting in non-specific chronic low back pain patients: Importance of sub-classification. Spine, 31, 2017-2023.
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan PB, Burnett AF and Straker, LM. (2006)
Differences in sitting postures are associated with non-specific chronic low back pain disorders when sub-classified. Spine, 31, 698-704.
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan PB, Straker LM, Burnett AF and Skouen JS. (2006)
Inter-examiner reliability of a classification method for Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain patients with motor control impairment. Manual Therapy, 11, 28-39.
O'Sullivan P, Dankaerts W, Burnett A, Straker L, Bargon G, Maloney N, Perry M and Tsang S. (2006)
Lumbopelvic kinematics and trunk muscle activity during sitting on stable and unstable surfaces. The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 36, 19-25.
Greig A, Straker L and Briggs AM (2005)
Cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius activity in children using desktop and laptop computers. Physiotherapy, 91(2): 119-126.
Szeto G, Straker L, & O'Sullivan P (2005)
EMG median frequency changes in the neck-shoulder stabilizers of symptomatic office workers when challenged by different physical stressors'. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Vol 15 (6), pp. 544-555
Szeto G, Straker L, & O'Sullivan P. (2005)
A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work - 1: Neck and shoulder muscle recruitment patterns. Manual Therapy, Vol 10 (4), pp. 270-280
Szeto G, Straker L, & O'Sullivan P. (2005)
A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work - 2: Neck and shoulder kinematics. Manual Therapy, Vol 10 (4), pp. 281-291
Szeto GPY, Straker, LM, & O'Sullivan P (2005)
The effects of speed and force of keyboard operation on neck-shoulder muscle activities in symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol 35(5), pp. 429-444
Szeto GPY, Straker, LM, & O'Sullivan PB (2005)
The effects of typing speed and force on motor control in symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol 35(9), pp. 429-444
Briggs A, Straker L, Greig A (2004)
Upper quadrant postural changes of school children in response to interaction with different information technologies. Ergonomics 47(7), 790-819
Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan PB, Burnett AF, Straker LM and Danneels LA (2004)
Reliability of within-day and between-days EMG measurement for trunk muscles during maximal and sub-maximal voluntary isometric contractions in healthy controls and CLBP patients. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 14, 333-342.
Straker L, Burgess-Limerick R, Pollock C and Egeskov R (2004)
A randomized and controlled trial of a participative ergonomics intervention to reduce injuries associated with manual tasks: physical risk and legislative compliance. Ergonomics 47(2):166-88
Scholarly Journal - Other Refereed Contribution
O’Sullivan PB, Smith AJ, and Straker LM (2007)
Trunk muscle endurance is associated with sitting and standing posture. 6th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Barcelona, Spain, Nov 2007
O’Sullivan, Smith AJ, Straker, LM PB Perry M and Kendall G (2007)
Primary and secondary carer experience of back pain influences adolescent back pain experience. 6th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Barcelona, Spain, Nov 2007
Smith AJ, O’Sullivan PB and Straker LM (2007)
Classification of sagittal thoraco-lumbo-pelvic alignment of the adolescent spine in standing using two-dimensional photographic images. 6th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Barcelona, Spain, Nov 2007