AUT - Mark Boocock

Associate professor Mark Boocock

Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Research Officer

Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 7167

Email: mark.boocock@aut.ac.nz

Physical Address:
Room AA116, AUT North Shore Campus,
90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote,
Auckland 0627, New Zealand

Postal Address:
Department of Physiotherapy, A-11
School of Rehabilitation & Occupation Studies
Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
AUT University, Private Bag 92006,
Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Qualifications:

PhD, MSc, BA(Hons), MErgsS, EurErg

Memberships and Affiliations:

• Adjunct Associate Professor, Mawston Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University of South Australia, Australia
• Member, Past President and Past Treasure, New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES)
• Professional Member of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, UK

Teaching Areas:

• Biomechanics
• Ergonomics
• Quantative Research Methods

Research areas:

• Work-related musculoskeletal disorders - risk factors and interventions
• Biomechanical modelling
• Ergonomics
• Health and Safety

Current Research Projects:

• Evidence based reviews on epidemiology of work-related gradual process disorders: development of an evidence base for the acceptance of ACC claims
• Cerebral Palsy Gait Analysis
• Three-dimensional foot modelling of children with and without flatfeet.
• Knee articular cartilage image recognition and the assessment of biomechanical loads at the knee. Joint project with Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland (Charles Unsworth and Zarrar Javaid)
• The effects of repetitive lifting on postural, psychophysical, and physiological responses in young and middle aged individuals. 
• Health and Safety research in migrant and vulnerable workers

Publications:

• Montgomery,T., Boocock, M. G., and Hing, W. (2011). The Effects of Spinal Posture and Pelvic Fixation on Trunk Rotation Range of Motion. Clinical Biomechanics, doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.02.010.
• Boocock, M. G., Mawston, G. and Smith, R. (2010). Chapter 44. The effects of repetitive lifting on lumbar spinal motion in a young and middle-aged population. In: Advances in Occupational, Social and Organizational Ergonomics (Edited by: Peter Vink and Jussi Kantola), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN: 9781439835074.
• ACC-DoL (2010) Guidelines to using computers: Preventing and managing discomfort, pain and injury. publication.  ACC5637, ISBN 978-0-478-36206-0 (Print), ISBN978-0-478-36207-7 (Web). Contributing authors: Boocock, M. G., Edwin M., Tappin, D., McNair, P.J., Collier, J. Rice D. and Larmer, P. (2010).
• McNair, P. J., Simmonds, M., Boocock, M.G., Larmer, P.J. (2009). Exercise Therapy for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip: a systematic review. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 11:R98 (doi:10.1186/ar2743).
• Boocock, M. G., McNair, P. J., Cicuttini, F. Stuart, A. and Sinclair, T. (2009). The short term effects of running on the deformation of knee articular cartilage and its relationship to biomechanical loads at the knee. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 17, 7, 883-890.
• Boocock, M.G., Collier, J., McNair, P. J., Simmonds, M., Larmer, P.J. and Armstrong, B. (2009). Comment on: Letter to the Editor: A framework for the classification and diagnosis of work-related upper extremity conditions: systematic review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 38, 5, 409-410.
• Boocock, M.G., Collier, J., McNair, P. J., Simmonds, M., Larmer, P.J. and Armstrong, B. (2009).  A framework for the classification and diagnosis of work-related upper extremity conditions: systematic review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 39, 296-311.
• Boocock, M.G., McNair, P. J., Larmer, P.J. (2008). Chapter 6: Risk factors and interventions associated with hand-arm vibration syndrome. In: Biomedical applications of vibration and acoustics in therapy, bioeffects and modeling (edited by: A. Al-Jumaily and A. Alizad). ASME Press, New York, pp111-152.
• Boocock, M.G., McNair, P. J., Larmer, P.J., Armstrong, B., Collier, J., Simmonds, M. and Garrett, N. (2007). Interventions for the prevention and management of neck/upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64(5):291-303.
• Mawston, G., McNair, P., Boocock, M. (2007). The effects of prior warning and lifting-induced fatigue on trunk muscle and postural responses to sudden loading during manual handling. Ergonomics, 50(12), 2157-2170.
• Mawston, G., McNair P. J. and Boocock, M. G. (2007). The effects of prior exposure, warning and initial standing posture on muscular and kinematic responses to sudden loading of a hand-held box. Clinical Biomechanics, 22(3), 275-281.
• Schaefer, P., Boocock, M., Rosenberg, S., Jäger, M. and Schaub, K. (2007). A target-based population approach for determining the risk of injury associated with manual pushing and pulling. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 37, 893-904.
• Boocock, M.G., Weyman, A.K. and McIlroy, R. (2006). Bedside safety rails: assessment of strength requirements and the appropriateness of current designs. Ergonomics, 49, 7, 631-650.
• Boocock, M.G., Haslam, R.A., Lemon, P. and Thorpe, S. (2006). Force and postural adaptations when pushing and pulling on floor surfaces with good and reduced resistance to slipping. Ergonomics , 49, 9, 801-821.