Research projects Our staff contribute to research across all the Clinical Sciences areas at Brunel. Here are just some examples of work in this area. Breathing muscle strength in healthy children Ongoing Health and well-being of adults with cerebral palsy Ongoing Scientific underpinnings of the clinical assessment of patellofemoral alignment Completed Biomechanical and sociological factors influencing pain and physical activity in children Completed Assessment of injury risk factors and mechanisms in elite netball Completed Vascular stiffness and distensibility in exercising humans Completed Optimising biomechanics of throwing performance Completed Bike riding biomechanics and performance in children Completed Circulating microvesicles responses to exercise and heat stress Completed The impact of hydration status on heat acclimation adaptations Completed Assessing the functional trajectories of people with chronic critical illness Completed Acute cardiovascular responses to slow and deep breathing Completed Respiratory responses to exercise in athletes with spinal cord injury Completed Effects of creatine supplementation on the airways of youth elite football players Completed Medicines and diagnostics in Mozambique and Fiji Completed Physical activity and McArdle disease Ongoing Effects of dehydration and hyperthermia on brain and muscle blood flow Completed Respiratory physiology, human performance and health Completed Muscle response to exercise in cerebral palsy Ongoing Strength Training for Adolescents with cerebral palsy (STAR) Completed Muscle heat shock proteins with passive heating Completed Hydration and human cardiovascular function Completed