Dr Luke Kelly
NHMRC Early Career Fellowship
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
+61 7 336 56240
Researcher biography
Luke is an NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow within the Centre for Sensorimotor Performance in the School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences. Luke's research examines how the brain and spinal cord integrate sensory feedback to adapt the mechanical function of the foot during locomotion
Journal Articles
Kelly, Luke A., Cresswell, Andrew G. and Farris, Dominic J. (2018) The energetic behaviour of the human foot across a range of running speeds. Scientific Reports, 8 . doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28946-1
McNamara, Dean J., Gabbett, Timothy J., Blanch, Peter and Kelly, Luke (2018) The relationship between wearable microtechnology device variables and cricket fast bowling intensity. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13 2: 135-139. doi:10.1123/ijspp.2016-0540
Kelly, Luke A., Farris, Dominic J., Lichtwark, Glen A. and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2017) The influence of foot-strike technique on the neuromechanical function of the foot. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, . doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000001420
Lichtwark, Glen, Dominic Farris and Kelly, Luke (2017, May 05). Beware the hype – springy soles won’t make you run much faster. , .
Kelly, Luke, Lichtwark, Glen, Farris, Dominic and Cresswell, Andrew (2016) Shoes alter the spring-like function of the human foot during running. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 13 119: 1-9. doi:10.1098/rsif.2016.0174
Fourchet, François, Girard, Olivier, Kelly, Luke, Horobeanu, Cosmin and Millet, Grégoire P. (2015) Changes in leg spring behaviour, plantar loading and foot mobility magnitude induced by an exhaustive treadmill run in adolescent middle-distance runners. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18 2: 199-203. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2014.01.007
Fourchet, Francois, Kelly, Luke, Horobeanu, Cosmin, Loepelt, Heiko, Taiar, Redha and Millet, Gregoire (2015) High-intensity running and lantar-flexor fatigability and plantar-pressure distribution in adolescent runners. Journal of Athletic Training, 50 2: 117-125. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.90
Kelly, Luke A., Lichtwark, Glen and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2015) Active regulation of longitudinal arch compression and recoil during walking and running. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 12 102: 1-8. doi:10.1098/rsif.2014.1076
Kelly, Luke A., Cresswell, Andrew G., Racinais, Sebastien, Whiteley, Rodney and Lichtwark, Glen (2014) Intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to control deformation of the longitudinal arch. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 11 93: 20131188.1-20131188.9. doi:10.1098/rsif.2013.1188
Rathleff, Michael S., Kelly, Luke A., Christensen, Finn B., Simonsen, Ole H., Kaalund, Soren and Laessoe, Uffe (2012) Dynamic midfoot kinematics in subjects with medial tibial stress syndrome. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 102 3: 205-212. doi:10.7547/1020205
Fourchet, Francois, Kelly, Luke, Horobeanu, Cosmin, Loepelt, Heiko, Taiar, Redha and Millet, Gregoire P. (2012) Comparison of plantar pressure distribution in adolescent runners at low vs. high running velocity. Gait and Posture, 35 4: 685-687. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.12.004
Kelly, Luke A., Kuitunen, Sami, Racinais, Sebastien and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2012) Recruitment of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles with increasing postural demand. Clinical Biomechanics, 27 1: 46-51. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.07.013
Kelly, Luke A., Girard, Olivier and Racinais, Sebastien (2011) Effect of orthoses on changes in neuromuscular control and aerobic cost of a 1-h Run. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43 12: 2335-2343. doi:10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822037ca
Girard, Olivier, Racinais, Sebastien, Kelly, Luke, Millet, Gregoire P. and Brocherie, Franck (2011) Repeated sprinting on natural grass impairs vertical stiffness but does not alter plantar loading in soccer players. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111 10: 2547-2555. doi:10.1007/s00421-011-1884-5
Kelly, Luke A., Racinais, Sebastien, Tanner, Craig M., Grantham, Justin and Chalabi, Hakim (2010) Augmented low dye taping changes muscle activation patterns and plantar pressure during treadmill running. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 40 10: 648-655. doi:10.2519/jospt.2010.3164
Conference Papers
Lichtwark, Glen, Dominic Farris, Kelly, Luke and Nicholas A.T. Brown (2014). Lower limb biomechanics and muscle function. In: Be Active 2014, Canberra, Australia, (e128). 15-18 October 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.106
Kelly, L., Lichtwark< G. and Cresswell, A. (2013). Dynamic function of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles during walking and running. In: The 2013 Asics Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport: abstracts. The 2013 Asics Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Phuket, Thailand, (e4-e4). 22 -25 October 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.10.012
Kelly, Luke A., Kuitunen, Sami, Racinais, Sebastien and Cresswell, Andrew G. (2011). Recruitment of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles with increasing postural demand. In: Veronique Feipel and Serge Van Sint Jan, ISB2011 Brussels. XXIIIrd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, (70-70). 3-7 July 2011.
Dataset Collection
Kelly, Luke (2018): The Active Foot Spring dataset. The University of Queensland. Dataset. doi:10.14264/uql.2018.498