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BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Brunel University (formerly WLIHE - 1992-1995), University of Brighton (1996-2001), Edge Hill University (formerly Edge Hill College - 2001-2002). Man Met since 2002.
Digital Lead in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Supervised Research (PhD) Student Titles:
The effect of paraspinal muscle activity upon stature change post exercise and its association with chronic low back pain.
Mechanical power in well trained swimmers swimmers with a physical impairment.
The effect of sex, age and ethnicity on craniofacial bone mineral density
The kinematic factors associated with elite level pistol shooting performances.
A neuromuscular and kinematic description of human adults with Achondroplasia
.A multi-factorial evaluation of lower back injury risk factors in fast bowlers.
University of Leeds and Liverpool John Moores University
Recent appointment include Universities of Kent, Bath and Aberystwyth.
Applications of electromyography in sport, exercise and clinical settings
A. Burden (2010). How should we normalize electromyograms obtained from healthy participants? What we have learned from over 25years of research. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 20(6), pp.1023-1035.
P. Grimshaw, M. Cole, A. Burden, N. Fowler (2019). Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics. Garland Science.
CJ. Payton, A. Burden (2017). Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise - The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide (2nd edition). CJ. Payton. Routledge.
CJ. Payton, A. Burden (2017). Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. Routledge.
CJ. Payton, A. Burden (2017). Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise. CJ. Payton, A. Burden. Routledge.
P. Grimshaw, N. Fowler, A. Lees, A. Burden (2004). BIOS Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics. Garland Science.
G. McMahon, R. Kennedy, A. Burden (2023). No Effect of Interset Palm Cooling on Acute Bench Press Performance, Electromyography Amplitude, or Spectral Frequencies in Resistance-Trained Men. J Strength Cond Res. 37(3), pp.555-563.
SR. Crawford, AM. Burden, JM. Yates, P. Zioupos, K. Winwood (2015). Can masticatory electromyography be normalised to submaximal bite force?. J Oral Rehabil. 42(5), pp.323-330.
A. Mark Burden, SE. Lewis, E. Willcox (2014). The effect of manipulating root mean square window length and overlap on reliability, inter-individual variability, statistical significance and clinical relevance of electromyograms. Man Ther. 19(6), pp.595-601.
GE. McMahon, CI. Morse, A. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambélé (2014). Impact of range of motion during ecologically valid resistance training protocols on muscle size, subcutaneous fat, and strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 28(1), pp.245-255.
G. McMahon, CI. Morse, A. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambélé (2014). Muscular adaptations and insulin-like growth factor-1 responses to resistance training are stretch-mediated. Muscle Nerve. 49(1), pp.108-119.
GE. McMahon, CI. Morse, A. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambélé (2014). Impact of range of motion during ecologically valid resistance training protocols on muscle size, subcutaneous fat, and strength. J Strength Cond Res. 28(1), pp.245-255.
AM. Burden, CG. Redmond (2013). Abdominal and hip flexor muscle activity during 2 minutes of sit-ups and curl-ups. J Strength Cond Res. 27(8), pp.2119-2128.
EL. Willcox, AM. Burden (2013). The influence of varying hip angle and pelvis position on muscle recruitment patterns of the hip abductor muscles during the clam exercise. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 43(5), pp.325-331.
CE. Dadswell, C. Payton, P. Holmes, A. Burden (2013). Biomechanical analysis of the change in pistol shooting format in modern pentathlon. J Sports Sci. 31(12), pp.1294-1301.
EL. Healey, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan, NE. Fowler (2011). Diurnal variation in stature: Do those with chronic low-back pain differ from asymptomatic controls?. Clinical Biomechanics. 26(4), pp.331-336.
A. Burden (2010). How should we normalize electromyograms obtained from healthy participants? What we have learned from over 25years of research. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 20(6), pp.1023-1035.
C. Wilson, D. Smith, A. Burden, P. Holmes (2010). Participant‐generated imagery scripts produce greater EMG activity and imagery ability. European Journal of Sport Science. 10(6), pp.417-425.
EL. Healey, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan, NE. Fowler (2008). Stature loss and recovery following a period of loading: Effect of time of day and presence or absence of low back pain. Clinical Biomechanics. 23(6), pp.721-726.
EL. Healey, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan, NE. Fowler (2008). The Impact of Increasing Paraspinal Muscle Activity on Stature Recovery in Asymptomatic People. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 89(4), pp.749-753.
A. Burden (2007). Surface electromyography. pp.77-102.
VM. Clark, AM. Burden (2005). A 4-week wobble board exercise programme improved muscle onset latency and perceived stability in individuals with a functionally unstable ankle. Physical Therapy in Sport. 6(4), pp.181-187.
EL. Healey, NE. Fowler, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan (2005). Repeatability of stature measurements in individuals with and without chronic low-back pain. Ergonomics. 48(11-14), pp.1613-1622.
EL. Healey, NE. Fowler, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan (2005). The influence of different unloading positions upon stature recovery and paraspinal muscle activity. CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS. 20(4), pp.365-371.
EL. Healey, NE. Fowler, AM. Burden, IM. McEwan (2005). Raised paraspinal muscle activity reduces rate of stature recovery after loaded exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 86(4), pp.710-715.
MH. Cole, PN. Grimshaw, AM. Burden (2004). Loads on the lumbar spine during a work capacity assessment test. Work. 23(2), pp.169-178.
AM. Burden, M. Trew, V. Baltzopoulos (2003). Normalisation of gait EMGs: a re-examination. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 13(6), pp.519-532.
PN. Grimshaw, AM. Burden (2000). Case report: reduction of low back pain in a professional golfer. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 32(10), pp.1667-1673.
BM. Haas, AM. Burden (2000). Validity of weight distribution and sway measurements of the Balance Performance Monitor. Physiotherapy Research International. 5(1), pp.19-32.
A. Burden, R. Bartlett (1999). Normalisation of EMG amplitude: an evaluation and comparison of old and new methods. Med Eng Phys. 21(4), pp.247-257.
AM. Burden, PN. Grimshaw, ES. Wallace (1998). Hip and shoulder rotations during the golf swing of sub-10 handicap players. J Sports Sci. 16(2), pp.165-176.
R. Chappell, RL. Jones, AM. Burden (1996). Racial Participation and Integration in English Professional Basketball 1977-1994. Sociology of Sport Journal. 13(3), pp.300-310.
GJ. Savelsbergh, HT. Whiting, AM. Burden, RM. Bartlett (1992). The role of predictive visual temporal information in the coordination of muscle activity in catching. Exp Brain Res. 89(1), pp.223-228.
G. Stebbings, C. Mackintosh, A. Burden, D. Sims (2020). Improving Student Progression in Distance Learning Using Synchronous Webinars. LS. Agrati, D. Burgos, P. Ducange, P. Limone, L. Perla, P. Picerno, P. Raviolo, CM. Stracke. In: Bridges and Mediation in Higher Distance Education - Second International Workshop, HELMeTO 2020, Bari, BA, Italy, September 17-18, 2020, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, pp.315-323.
A. Burden (2019). Conservation of linear momentum. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.99-105.
A. Burden (2019). Kinematic data: Integration. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.39-43.
A. Burden (2019). Electromyography. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.347-357.
A. Burden (2019). Force plate. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.332-341.
A. Burden (2019). Centripetal force and acceleration. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.151-158.
A. Burden (2019). Foundations of motion analysis. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.397-406.
A. Burden (2019). Uniform acceleration and projectile motion. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.44-54.
A. Burden (2019). Friction. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.80-88.
A. Burden (2019). Mechanics of materials. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.224-230.
A. Burden (2019). Kinematic data: Differentiation. In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.31-38.
A. Burden (2019). Biomechanics apps (Applications). In: Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics: Second Edition. pp.392-396.
CJ. Payton, A. Burden (2017). Introduction. In: Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise. Routledge, pp.1-3.
A. Burden (2017). Surface electromyography. In: Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise. Routledge, pp.116-139.
CJ. Payton (2007). Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise. CJ. Payton. In: Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise: The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guidelines. Routledge, pp.8-32.
B. Pessali-Marques, C. Morse, A. Burden, G. Pearson (2018). Pain sensitivity and tolerance: preliminary results between dancers and non-dancers. In: https://www.iadms.org/page/2018. Helsinki, Finland, 25/10/2018.
B. Pessali-Marques, C. Morse, A. Burden, G. Pearson (2018). Flexibility training for dancers: a movement session. Helsinki, Finland, 25/10/2018.
D. Sims, A. Burden, H. Jarvis, G. Onambele, C. Payton, et al. CI. Morse. (2017). An increase in oxygen consumption are associated with changes in gait profile scores in healthy adults but not Achondroplasia (Dwarfism). 53. , , , Onambele G, C and CI,. Brisbane, Australia, 23/7/2017.
B. Pessali-Marques, G. Onambele-Pearson, A. Burden, IM. McEwan (2016). Comparison of the symmetry index of range of motion and torque in dancers and non-dancers. and , I.M. Wanchai, Hong Kong, 20/10/2016.
GE. McMahon, CI. Morse, K. Winwood, A. Burden, GL. Onambele (2015). Differential gender-specific muscle-tendon in vivo adaptations to resistance training are not modulated by circulating TGFβ-1 and IGF-1 levels. Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, UK, 6/7/2015.
CJ. Lee, A. Burden, CJ. Payton (2013). The effect of tether speed on muscle activation and recruitment patterns in physically impaired swimmers. Bonn, Germany, 1/5/2013.
G. McMahon, CI. Morse, AM. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambele (2012). Effect of differential muscle-tendon unit length during dynamic resistance training on muscle function, architecture, morphology and detraining- ORAL- C6. London, UK,
G. McMahon, CI. Morse, AM. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambele (2012). Effect of differential muscle-tendon unit length during dynamic resistance training on muscle function, architecture, morphology and detraining- POSTER- PC6. London, UK,
G. McMahon, CI. Morse, AM. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambele (2011). Training at an elongated muscle length maximises muscle size and strength. Liverpool, UK,
G. McMahon, CI. Morse, AM. Burden, K. Winwood, GL. Onambele (2011). Human in vivo tendon adaptations to resistance training & detraining at different muscle lengths. Oxford, UK,
AM. Burden (1998). Evaluation of a method which uses joint angle and angular velocity specific maximal voluntary contractions to normalize electromyograms. In: Journal of Sports Sciences. pp.5-6.
AM. Burden (1996). The influence of elicitation method on peak force and electromyograms in minimal voluntary contractions. In: Journal of Sports Sciences. pp.6-7.
Journal of Applied Biomechanics
Journal of Sports Sciences
Sports Biomechanics
Journal of Applied Physiology
Ergonomics
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
European Journal of Sports Science
Previous member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).