Dr Helen Davies
Staff Profile:
Dr Helen Davies BAgSci (Leeds) BVSc MAgrSc (Queensland) PhD (Melbourne)
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy
Contact details:
Telephone: +613 8344 9740 or +613 9731 2342
Facsimile: +613 8344 7374
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Appointments:
Associate Dean Students - Preclinical
Teaching Responsibilities:
Locomotory anatomy, neuroanatomy, regional and surface anatomy
Field of Expertise:
Functional and applied veterinary anatomy, the measurement of bone strain, clinical assessment of gait in horses
Research Interests:
Biomechanics
Bone responses to loading in vivo
Improving teaching and learning in veterinary anatomy
Preventing breakdown in sport horses
Lameness diagnosis
Measurement methods
Nutrition and growth
Motor learning
Current Research Projects:
Reducing wastage in the racing industry through the use of routine measurements of bone shape.
Measuring the effect of specific exercise on bone loading in horses.
Pathophysiological mechanisms of equine osteochondrosis dessicans.
Modelling the distal forelimb in horses
The effect of exercise on the bones of the fetlock joint.
The effect of trimming, shoeing and exercise on the equine hoof.
Osteointegration of dental implants in a canine model
Masticatory bone strain in a canine model.
Improving teaching and learning in veterinary anatomy
Committee Memberships:
Member of the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Course and Assessment Committee, the Planning and Resources Committee and the Selection Committee
Member of Research Groups:
Equine Studies
Selected Publications:
Davies, HMS, (1996) The effects of different exercise conditions on metacarpal bone strains in Thoroughbred racehorses. Pferdeheilkunde 12:666-670.
Davies, HMS, (2002). No hoof, no horse! The clinical implications of modelling the hoof capsule. Equine Vet. J. 34:646-647
Davies, HMS, (2002). Dorsal metacarpal cortex ultrasound speed and bone size and shape. Equine Vet. J. Suppl 34:337-339
Judge RB, Palamara JE, Taylor RG, Davies HM, Clement JG (2003). Description of a photoelastic coating technique to describe surface strain of a dog skull loaded in vitro. J Prosthet Dent. 90(1):92-6.
Tacchio, G, Davies, HMS, Morgante, M, Bernardini, D (2002). A radiographic technique to assess the longitudinal balance in front hooves. Equine Vet. J. Suppl 34: 368-372
Ternouth, JH, Davies, HMS, Whineray, S, and Thomas, BJ (1980). Methods of measuring P status in sheep. Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. 13: 213-216
Ternouth, JH, and Davies, HMS, Milton, JTB, Simpson-Morgan, MW, and Sands, NE (1985). Phosphorus metabolism in ruminants. 1. Techniques for P depletion. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 36: 637-645
Walter, L, and Davies, HMS (2001). Analysis of a radiographic technique for measurement of equine metacarpal bone shape. Equine Vet. J. Suppl 33: 141-144
Watson, KM, Stitson, DJ, and Davies, HMS (2003). Third metacarpal bone length and skeletal asymmetry in the Thoroughbred racehorses. Are horses right handed too? Equine Vet. J. in press.
Wilson, AW, Davies, HMS, Edwards, GA, Grills BL (1999). Can some physical therapy and manual techniques generate potentially osteogenic levels of strain within mammalian bone? Physical Therapy 79: 931-938
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