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Chris Whatman
M.App.Sc. (Sports Physiotherapy) (Australia), Adv.Dip. (Sports Physiotherapy) (Australia), Dip. Phys. (Auckland), Cert. Tert. Teaching (Auckland)
Senior Lecturer, Exercise Science Stream – Human Movement

E-mail: chris.whatman@aut.ac.nz
Phone: + 64 9 921 9999 ext 7037
Location: AF305, North Shore Campus

Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand

Areas of Leadership and Responsibility
Paper leader
Human structure and function
Human movement studies

Teaching Areas
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Human Movement
Applied Sport and Exercise Science
Personal Training

Areas of Research and Areas Supervised
Physiotherapy visual rating of lower limb functional tests
Reliability and validity of lower limb functional tests
Prevention of lower limb overuse injuries
Acute affects of stretching

Current Research Projects
Pysiotherapist agreement in rating movement quality during lower extremity functional tests
The reliability of kinematics during lower extremity functional tests
The relationship between hip strength and kinematics during lower extremity functional tests

Relevant Links
Senior Physiotherapist to the AUT Sports Performance Centre
Member of Sports Medicine New Zealand
Member of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists
Member of Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand

Selected Publications

Conference Proceedings:

Whatman, C., Hing, W., & Hume, P. A. (2008). Physiotherapist agreement in rating movement quality during lower extremity functional tests. Paper presented at the New Zealand Conference of Medicine and Science in Sport, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Whatman, C., Nash, M., & Cronin, J. (2007). The acute effects of hamstring stretching and vibration on dynamic knee joint range of motion and jump performance. Paper presented at the New Zealand Conference of Medicine and Science in Sport, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Peer Reviewed Articles:

Presswood, L., Cronin, J., Keogh, J., & Whatman, C. (2008). Gluteus medius : applied anatomy, dysfunction, assessment and progressive strengthening. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 30(5).

Cronin, J., Nash, M., & Whatman, C. (2007). The acute effects of hamstring stretching and vibration on dynamic knee joint range of motion and jump performance. Physical Therapy in Sport, 9, 89-96.

Whatman, C., Knappstein, A., & Hume, P. (2006). Acute changes in passive stiffness and range of motion post-stretching. Physical Therapy in Sport, 7(4), 195-200.

Reports for External Bodies:

Wilcock, I. M., Whatman, C., Harris, N., & Keogh, J. (2007). Vibration training: Could it enhance the strength, power or speed of rugby players? Report to the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Last updated: 03 Nov 2010 4:45pm

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