Dr Myles Murphy

Senior Research Fellow
PhD FASMF MACP

Email: myles.murphy@nd.edu.au
Phone: 08 9433 0858

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  • Biography

    Dr Myles Murphy is an early-career clinician researcher and a Sport and Exercise Physiotherapist consulting at SportsMed Subiaco. Myles’ research involves investigating the drivers of pain and impairment in people with lower-limb musculoskeletal injury and disability as well as novel neuroscience interventions to address these impairments.

    Myles’ was awarded his PhD in lower-limb tendinopathy in 2022. He has >75 published papers and $3Million in chief investigator research funding for research related to the assessment, management and prevention of lower-limb pain and injury. Finally, Myles is an associate editor at the British Journal of Sports Medicine and the BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine.

  • Teaching areas

    • PHTY3006: Honours Coordinator
    • PHTY4008: Honours Coordinator
    • PHTY4009: Honours Coordinator
    • PHTY2003: Medical Sciences
    • PHTY1007: Medical Sciences

  • Research expertise and supervision

    Current

    • Nigel Travers: Multisensory Integration in Achilles Tendinopathy. Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame Australia.
    • Joss Whitford: Return to running following calf muscle strain injury. Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame Australia.
    • Kieren Hill: Neurophysiological changes to the hamstring muscles following Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction. Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame Australia.
    • Thomas Cikoratic: Understanding bone health in elite male and female Australian Football League Players. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Molly Coventry: Exploring calf muscle strain neurophysiology. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Jessica Lai: Improving outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in women and girls. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Shane Scott: Understanding Quadriceps Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Maria Luciana Perez Armendariz: Biomechanical Demands and Joint Load in Basketball: Reliability of Measurement Techniques and Monitoring Strategies. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Alex Suleski: The impact of lower-limb strength capacities and knee mechanics on patient reported outcomes during Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction return to play. Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University.
    • Vanessa Sutton: The interplay between injury and body composition with performance in police recruits. Masters by Research; Edith Cowan University.
    • Liam Sherwood: Tools used to measure fear avoidance behaviour in the management of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). Masters by Research; Edith Cowan University.
    • Colin Sylvester: Motor cortex inhibition and facilitation changes within two weeks of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). Masters by Research; Edith Cowan University.

    Completed

    • Gemma Orange: An investigation into the nature of the knee pain experience in people with knee osteoarthritis. Doctor of Philosophy (Physiotherapy), The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2025.
    • Colin Sylvester: Motor cortex inhibition and facilitation changes within two weeks of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR): A case series. Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians, 2024.
    • Anthony Henderson: What is the prevalence of general anxiety disorder and depression symptoms in semi-elite Australian football players: A cross-sectional study. Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians, 2023.
    • Zachariah Hoyne: Self-reported throwing loads are not a valid tool for monitoring throwing loads in elite Australian Cricket players: an observational cohort study. Masters by Research; The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2022.
    • George White: Do Anxiety, Depression, Fear of Movement and Fear of Achilles Rupture Correlate with Achilles Tendinopathy Pain, Symptoms or Physical Function?  Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2024.
    • Fletcher Bright: Evaluation of the Structural Validity, Internal Consistency, and Measurement Invariance of the TENDINopathy Severity Assessment–Achilles (TENDINS-A): A Rasch Measurement Theory Analysis. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2024.
    • Caleb Gray: the epidemiology of gastrocnemius muscle strain injuries in elite male Australian football players: a 10-year longitudinal study. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2024.
    • Fergus McCleary: TENDINopathy Severity assessment–Achilles (TENDINS-A): Evaluation of reliability and validity in accordance with COSMIN recommendations. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2023.
    • Jacob Msando: Introduction of the ‘blue card’ concussion policy to Semi-Elite Australian Football: Medical Staff Experiences and Perceptions. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2023.
    • Molly Coventry: Why do we report: Elite, Australian athletes’ perspective on the usefulness and burden of self-reported outcome measures of training exposure. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2022.
    • Benjamin Bradford: Immediate effects of two isometric calf muscle exercises on mid-portion Achilles tendon pain. Masters by Research: University of East Anglia, 2021.
    • Stacey Daniels: Is brain function altered in people with acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury compared to non-injured controls? Bachelor of Psychology (Honours); Murdoch University, 2021.
    • Chris Nel: Are risk taking behaviours, impulsivity and number of tackles per season risk factors for concussion in Semi-Elite Australian Football Players? A Prospective Cohort Study. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2019.
    • Olivia Strelein: Do hip strength profiles differ between adolescents with recent onset patellofemoral pain and pain-free controls: A feasibility study. A Prospective Cohort Study. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2019.
    • Thomas Newman: Is decreased isometric adductor strength a risk factor for developing anterior hip and groin pain in Australian Football players? Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours); The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2018.

  • Professional affiliations

    • Sports Medicine Australia
    • Australian Physiotherapy Association

  • Community engagement

    • St John of God Health Care National Human Research Ethics Committee; Member
    • St John of God Health Care National Scientific Review Committee; Member

  • Awards

    • 2024: ASICS Medal Winner – Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) Conference, Melbourne
    • 2024: Best Early Career Researcher (Sport Science) – SMA Conference, Melbourne
    • 2024: Named Next Generation Leader – Isokinetic Conference, Madrid, Spain
    • 2024: Awarded Best Research Award – SportsKongress, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • 2024: ECU Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence in Early Career Research, Perth
    • 2022: Awarded Fellowship, Australian Sports Medicine Federation
    • 2020: Awarded Emergent Researcher Award, Australian Physiotherapy Association (WA)