Anthony Schache
Senior Research Fellow
Biography
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), PhD
Dr Schache completed his undergraduate physiotherapy training at the University of Melbourne in 1994. He then completed a Postgraduate Scholarship in Physiotherapy within the Centre for Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1996. From 1998 to 2003, Dr Schache completed his doctoral studies at the University of Melbourne investigating the three dimensional angular kinematics of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex during running. Following completion of his PhD, Dr Schache then undertook a three year post-doctoral research position in the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Schache is currently employed as a part-time Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Primary research interests
Biomechanics of normal and pathological human locomotion:
- Effect of pain and/or pathology on gait biomechanics eg knee joint osteoarthritis
- Biomechanics of running
- Biomechanical predictors of running injuries
- Biomechanical effects of modifications to foot-ground interface eg. effect of surfaces of differing mechanical characteristics, effect of shoes, effect of foot insert/orthotic interventions
- Biomechanical determinants of cerebral palsy gait
Quantitative gait analysis:
- Implementation of anatomical information for customized musculoskeletal models
- Measurement variability
- Data interpretation and clinical usefulness
Publications
Schache AG , Baker R and Lamoreux LW (in press – accepted 23/1/2007). " Influence of thigh cluster configuration on the estimation of hip axial rotation " . Gait and Posture.
Schache AG and Baker R (2007). " On the expression of joint moments during gait " . Gait and Posture. 25: 440-452
Schache AG , Baker R and Vaughan CL (2007). "Differences in lower limb transverse plane joint moments during gait when expressed in two alternative reference frames". Journal of Biomechanics. 40: 9-19
Schache AG , Baker R and Lamoreux L (2006). "Defining the knee joint flexion-extension axis for purposes of gait analysis: An evaluation of methods." Gait and Posture. 24: 100-109
Lavcanska V, Taylor NF and Schache AG (2005). "Familiarization to treadmill running in young unimpaired adults." Human Movement Science. 24: 544-557
Saunders SW, Schache A, Rath D and Hodges PW (2005). "Changes in three dimensional lumbo-pelvic kinematics and trunk muscle activity with speed and mode of locomotion." Clinical Biomechanics. 20: 784 – 793
Schache AG , Blanch PD, Rath DA, Wrigley TVand Bennell KL (2005). "Are anthropometric and kinematic parameters of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex related to running injuries?" Research in Sports Medicine. 13: 127 – 147
Cowan SM, Schache AG, Brukner P, Bennell KL, Hodges PW, Coburn P and Crossley KM (2004). "Delayed activation of transversus abdominus in individuals with chronic groin pain." Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise. 36 (12): 2040 - 2045
Schache AG , Blanch PD, Rath D, Wrigley T and Bennell KL (2003). "Differences between the sexes in the three-dimensional angular rotations of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex during treadmill running." Journal of Sports Sciences. 21: 105 - 118
Schache AG , Blanch PD, Rath DA, Wrigley TV, Starr R and Bennell KL (2002). "Intra-subject repeatability of a method for measuring the three dimensional angular kinematics of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex during running." Gait and Posture. 15: 136 – 145
Schache AG , Blanch P, Rath D, Wrigley T and Bennell KL (2002). "Three dimensional angular kinematics of the lumbar spine and pelvis during running." Human Movement Science. 21: 273 - 293
Schache AG , Wrigley TV, Blanch PD, Starr R, Rath DA and Bennell KL (2001). "The effect of differing Cardan Angle sequences on three dimensional lumbo-pelvic kinematics during running." Medical Engineering and Physics23: 493 – 501
Schache AG , Blanch PD, Rath DA, Wrigley TV, Starr R and Bennell KL (2001). "A comparison of overground and treadmill running for measuring the three dimensional kinematics of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex." Clinical Biomechanics16: 667 - 680
Schache AG , Blanch PD and Murphy AT (2000). "Relation of anterior pelvic tilt during running to clinical and kinematic measures of hip extension" British Journal of Sports Medicine34: 279 - 283
Schache AG , Bennell KL, Blanch PD and Wrigley TV (1999). "The coordinated movement of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex during running: a literature review." Gait and Posture10: 30 - 47