Steven Obst

Biography

Dr Obst is a Senior Lecturer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and early career researcher specialising in muscle and tendon imaging, injury and rehabilitation. He has over 10 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and tertiary level teaching experience in both undergraduate and post-graduate physiotherapy courses. Dr Obst holds bachelor degrees in Physiotherapy (University Medal) and Exercise Science from Griffith University and Human Movement Science (Southern Cross University). He completed his PhD in Applied Biomechanics from Griffith University in February 2016. He has developed and validated novel freehand 3D ultrasound methods to assess muscle and tendon structure, function and adaptation in young adults, and has applied these methods to examine muscle adaptations in children with cerebral palsy. Prior to commencing at CQU Dr Obst was employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre (The University of Queensland) under the supervision of Professor Roslyn Boyd and Dr Lee Barber and was responsible for the collection and analysis of musculoskeletal medical imaging, 3D gait analysis and physiotherapy functional capacity assessments in children aged 8-10 years with cerebral palsy. Dr Obst maintains an Honorary Research Fellow appointment within the UQ Child Health Research Centre.

Research Interest

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES