Prof Gabor Barton

Conference publication

Barton GJ, Moine C, Hawken MB. 2104. Hippotherapy without a horse: The effects of passive movement on core control Gait and Posture, ESMAC 42 S1 :S29-S29 DOI Publisher Url

Barton G, Greaves H, Foster R. 2024. Bridging the gap between markerless and marker-based gait angles with shallow neural networks Gait & Posture, 113 :16-17 DOI Publisher Url

Kearney J, Greaves H, Robinson M, Barton G, Gibbon K, O'Brien T, Wright D, Pinzone O, Foster R. 2024. Changes in trunk and lower body gait kinematics in children following a Theia3D update Gait & Posture, 113 :113-114 DOI Publisher Url

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. 2024. Children with cerebral palsy avoid stepping in potholes with mediolateral changes in foot placement that cause laterally instability Gait & Posture, 113 :242-243 DOI Publisher Url

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. 2023. “I’d go slow and hope I don’t fall” Exploring lived experiences of children with cerebral palsy walking in challenging environments Gait & Posture, 106 :S219-S220 DOI Publisher Url

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. 2023. Designing a novel protocol to investigate mechanisms of falls in children with cerebral palsy, informed by lived experiences Gait & Posture, 106 :S218-S219 DOI Publisher Url

Bailey H, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Bass A, Wright DM, Pinzone O, Greaves H, Foster RJ. 2021. Walking towards a visually distracting environment does not affect gait kinematics and spatiotemporal parameters of children with cerebral palsy diplegia Gait & Posture, 90 :11-12 DOI Publisher Url

Anderson J, King S, Przybyla A, Ranganath L, Barton GJ. 2018. Reduction of frontal plane knee load caused by lateral trunk lean depends on step width Gait and Posture, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

King S, Hawken M, Shepherd H, Gallagher J, Ranganath L, Barton G. 2017. A protective effect in females with alkaptonuria: Relationships between gait deviations and ochronosis Gait and Posture, 57 DOI Publisher Url

Aljaaf A, Hussain A, Fergus P, Przybyla A, Barton GJ. 2016. Evaluation of Machine Learning Methods to Predict Knee Loading from the Movement of Body Segments Neural Networks (IJCNN), IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kalkman B, Bar-On L, Cenni F, Holmes G, Bass A, Barton GJ, Maganaris C, Desloovere K, O'Brien T. 2016. The effect of cerebral palsy on Achilles tendon moment arm length Gait and Posture, 49(S2) :135-135

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, King S, Robinson M, Ranganath L. 2015. Quantification of gait deviations in alkaptonuria: a comparison of joint angles versus marker coordinates Gait and Posture, 42 :S24-S24 DOI Publisher Url

Murphy AJ, Al-Amri M, Hawken MB, Barton GJ. 2015. Playing the goblin post office virtual rehabilitation game at home ISB 2015

Barton GJ, Hawkes DH, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Howard AJ, Roebuck MM, Fisher AC, Frostick SP, Robinson MA, Hawken MB. 2013. Correlation of the movement deviation profile of shoulder muscle EMG with measures of shoulder function Gait & Posture, 38, Supplement 1 :S28 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Barton GJ. 2012. The Role of the Transferred Posterior Deltoid in the Control of Horizontal Reaching 9th Conference of the International Shoulder Group

Hawkes D, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Howard A, Roebuck M, Fisher T, Frostick S, Robinson MA, Barton G. 2012. The movement deviation profile: a valuable adjunct to EMG analysis 9th Conference of the International Shoulder Group, Aberystwyth

Robinson MA, Barton G, Lees A, Sett P. 2012. The reach co-ordination of tetraplegics in their 3D workspace after tendon transfer surgery At International Shoulder Group Meeting

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Holmes G, Butler PB. 2011. Playing the Goblin Post Office game improves movement control of the core: A case study Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011 International Conference on, International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation :1-5 DOI Publisher Url

De Asha AR, Robinson M, Barton GJ. 2011. A marker based kinematic method of identifying initial contact during gait for use in real-time visual feedback applications in Gait and Posture, 20th ESMAC Meeting and Conference DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Hayes S, Bennett S, Barton G, Elliott D. 2010. Sensory motor equivalence: Manual aiming in tetraplegic patients following tendon transfer surgery 11th International Multisensory Research Forum

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Butler PB, Holmes G, Foster RJ. 2009. Movement control of the trunk and pelvis in cerebral palsy diplegia. Gait and Posture, 18th ESMAC Meeting and Conference 30 :147-148 DOI Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Barton G, Lees A, Sett P. 2009. An electromyographic analysis of horizontal reaching following the transfer of the posterior deltoid in tetraplegics International Society of Biomechanics

Lees A, Barton G, Kershaw L. 2003. The use of Kohonen neural network analysis to qualitatively characterize technique in soccer kicking JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES, 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference 21 :243-244 Author Url

Barton G, Walsh J. 1997. Gait assessment by neural networks based on kinematic data Gait and Posture, 6 :268 DOI Publisher Url

Foster RF, Hawken MB, Butler P, Holmes G, Barton GJ. The effects of game training on trunk to pelvis coupling: A case study of a child with Cerebral Palsy BASES Biomechanics Interest Group Meeting

Barton GJ, Foster RF, Hawken MB, Schwartz MH. A comparison of sagittal and transverse plane deviations of CP gait from normality CMAS Annual Conference

Robinson M, Barton GJ, Lees A, Sett P. An electromyographic analysis of horizontal reaching following the transfer of the posterior deltoid in tetraplegics 22nd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics

Unnithan VR, Aimes RC, Lake MJ, Barton GJ, Vanrenterghem J. An Exploratory Investigation into the Effect of Added Weight on Dynamic Balance The North American Society of Pediatric Exercise Medicine

Robinson MA, Barton GJ, Lees A, Sett P. The reach co-ordination of tetraplegics in their 3D workspace after tendon transfer surgery 7th International Shoulder Group meeting

Barton GJ, Butler PB, Hawken MB, Jarvis SE. Re-direction of movement perturbation by rotating around the targeted joint. Journal of Sports Sciences, The Ergonomics Society: 6th International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics. 27 :S3-S4

Barton GJ, Butler PB, Hawken MB, Jarvis SE. Re-direction of movement perturbation by rotating around the targeted joint. Journal of Sports Sciences, The Ergonomics Society: 6th International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics. 27 :S3-S4

Barton GJ. Virtual rehabilitation in cerebral palsy Journal of Sports Sciences, The Ergonomics Society: 6th International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics. 27 :S3

Foster RJ, Hawken MB, Barton GJ. Movement co-ordination of the pelvis in a virtual game environment Gait and Posture, 17th ESMAC Meeting and Conference 28S :S10-S11

Hawkins P, Hawken MB, Barton GJ. The effect of game speed on performance in a virtual environment Gait and Posture, 17th ESMAC Meeting and Conference 28S :S70-S71

Robinson M, Barton GJ, Lees A, Sett P. Reaching Ability of Tetraplegics in their 3D Workspace After Tendon Transfer Surgery Journal of Biomechanics, 41 :S112

Barton GJ, De Asha AR, Geijtenbeek T, Robinson MA. Development of a Virtual Mirror Box for spatial and temporal manipulation of visual feedback on body movement during gait: A technical evaluation in Gait and Posture, 20th ESMAC Meeting and Conference DOI Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken M, Foster R, Holmes G, Butler PB. Virtual rehabilitation in cerebral palsy: from magic carpet to goblin post office 16th European Congress of Sport Science

DeAsha, A , Robinson MA, Barton, G . A marker based kinematic method of identifying initial contact during gait for use in real-time visual feedback applications. European Society for Movement analysis Adults and Children DOI

Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Butler PB, Holmes G, Barton GJ. Assessing postural and motor performance in rehabilitation using adaptive task difficulty in a training game 1st Joint World Congress of ISPGR and Gait & Mental Function

Hawkes D, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Fisher A, Frostick S, Barton GJ. STRATIFYING SHOULDER PATHOLOGY: A NOVEL APPLICATION OF THE MOVEMENT DEVIATION PROFILE CMAS

Hawkes D, Alizadehkhaiyat O, Fisher A, Frostick S, Barton GJ. Stratifying shoulder pathology: a novel application of the movement deviation profile XX. Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology

Foster RJ, Kalkman BM, Ray E, Maganaris C, Barton G, Baltzopoulos V, Holmes G, Bass A, Trinca D, O'Brien T. Centre of mass control during stair descent in children with cerebral palsy European Academy of Childhood Disability

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. How children with cerebral palsy and their parents helped co-design ‘The Walk-Along Project’ protocol to investigate causes of daily falls Gait & Posture, 97 :S268-S269 DOI Publisher Url

Walker R, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. Do challenging walking environments contribute to increased fall risk in children with cerebral palsy? A narrative review Gait & Posture, 90 :304-305 DOI Publisher Url

Journal article

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. 2025. Are challenging walking environments linked to falls or risk of falling in children with cerebral palsy? A systematic review. Gait Posture, 117 :306-316 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Augustine S, Foster RJ, Barton GJ, Lake MJ, Sharir R, Robinson MA. 2025. The inter-trial and inter-session reliability of Theia3D-derived markerless gait analysis in tight versus loose clothing PeerJ, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Reisig R, Alexander N, Armand S, Barton GJ, Böhm H, Boulay C, Brunner R, Castagna A, Davoudi M, Desailly E, Desloovere K, Dussa CU, Gasq D, Gross R, Kranzl A, Leboeuf F, Lencioni T, Ounpuu S, Passmore E, Patikas DA, Pierz KA, Rutz E, Salami F, Schreiber C, Stief F, Thomason P, van der Krogt MM, Wolf SI. 2024. Status of surface electromyography assessment as part of clinical gait analysis in the management of patients with cerebral palsy – Outcomes of a Delphi process Gait and Posture, 117 :72-77 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Leite OHC, Prado D, Rabelo NDA, Barton GJ, Hespanhol L, Lucareli P. 2024. The interaction between biomechanical variables and oxygen consumption during running Gait & Posture, 113 :134-135 DOI Publisher Url

Albuquerque TABD, de-Paula-Gomes CAF, Ferreira CL, Correa JF, Barton GJ, Lucareli P. 2024. Movement Deviation Profile and pain intensity: Insights from three-dimensional gait analysis in women with patellofemoral pain Gait & Posture, 113 :138-139 DOI Publisher Url

Beesley J, Shepherd H, Robinson M, Greaves H, Khedr M, Barton G. 2024. The Movement Deviation Profile gives a speed-matched measure of gait deviation Gait & Posture, 113 :20-21 DOI Publisher Url

Leite OHC, do Prado DML, Rabelo NDDA, Pires L, Barton GJ, Hespanhol L, Lucareli PRG. 2024. Two sides of the same runner! The association between biomechanical and physiological markers of endurance performance in distance runners Gait and Posture, 113 :252-257 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kaczmarczyk K, Zakynthinaki M, Barton G, Baran M, Wit A. 2024. Biomechanical comparison of two surgical methods for Hallux Valgus deformity: Exploring the use of artificial neural networks as a decision-making tool for orthopedists Gu Y. PLoS One, 19 :1-15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Greaves H, Wright D, Eleuteri A, Ray E, Pinzone O, Bass A, Walton R, Barton G. 2024. Patellar tendon shortening surgery restores the knee extensor mechanism in flexed knee gait in children with cerebral palsy Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 30 :164-170 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

David S, Barton GJ. 2024. Characterization of movement patterns using unsupervised learning neural networks: Exploring a novel approach for monitoring athletes during sidestepping Journal of Sports Sciences, 41 :1845-1851 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Júlio CE, Antonialli FC, Nascimento TMD, Sá KA, Barton GJ, Lucareli PRG. 2023. The Movement Deviation Profile Can Differentiate Faller and Non-Faller Older Adults Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 78 :1651-1658 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Augustine S, Sharir R, Barton G, Foster R, Robinson M. 2023. The effects of tight or loose-fitting clothing on markerless gait kinematics in adults Gait & Posture, 106 :S14-S14 DOI Publisher Url

Leite O, Prado D, Rabelo N, Hespanhol L, Barton G, Lucareli P. 2023. The interaction between biomechanical variables and ventilatory thresholds during running Gait & Posture, 106 :S23-S24 DOI Publisher Url

Elord C, Colella F, Nascimento T, Sá K, Barton GJ, Lucareli P. 2022. The movement deviation profile can differentiate elderly fallers from non-fallers Gait & Posture, 97 :S103-S104 DOI Publisher Url

Rousseau C, Taha L, Barton GJ, Garden P, Baltzopoulos V. 2022. Assessing posture while playing in musicians – A systematic review Applied Ergonomics, 106 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Shepherd HR, Robinson MA, Ranganath LR, Barton GJ. 2021. Identifying joint-specific gait mechanisms causing impaired gait in alkaptonuria patients. Gait Posture, 91 :312-317 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kaczmarczyk K, Barton GJ, Wiszomirska I, Wychowanski M. 2021. Women after Bilateral Surgical Correction of Hallux Valgus Do Not Show Improvement in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters at 18 Weeks Postoperatively. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Rousseau C, Barton G, Garden P, Baltzopoulos V. 2021. Development of an injury prevention model for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in orchestra musicians based on predisposing risk factors International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 81 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Fidalgo-Herrera AJ, Martínez-Beltrán MJ, De La Torre-Montero JC, Moreno-Ruiz JA, Barton G. 2020. Artificial intelligence prediction of the effect of rehabilitation in whiplash associated disorder PLoS One, 15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Gillett J, Greaves H, Bass A, Wright DM, Walton R, Maganaris CN, Barton GJ, Baltzopoulos V, O’Brien TD. 2020. Clinically applicable assessment of passive stiffness and stretch reflex responses using a portable device in children with cerebral palsy Gait & Posture, 81 :105-106 DOI Publisher Url

Mccormack S, Walton R, Wright D, Bass A, Foster R, Eleuteri A, Shortland A, Barton G. 2020. Development of a novel non-contact intra-operative measurement system for guiding femoral derotation osteotomies Gait & Posture, 81 :226-227 DOI Publisher Url

Shepherd H, Barton G, Robinson M, Ranganath L. 2020. Taking a moment to consider the medial knee thrust: Gait modifications to reduce the 3D knee moment Gait & Posture, 81 :344-345 DOI Publisher Url

Fidalgo Herrera A, Martínez-Beltrán MJ, de la Torre.Montero JC, Barton G. 2020. Predicting changes in the range of motion limitation of whiplash injured using neural networks Gait & Posture, 81 :94-95 DOI Publisher Url

Rousseau C, Garden P, Barton G, Baltzopoulos V. 2020. Postural effects of chair height when playing the cello Gait & Posture, 81 :304-304 DOI Publisher Url

Cox TF, Psarelli EE, Taylor S, Barton G, Robinson MA, Shepherd H, Misty A, Genovese F, Braconi D, Giustarini D, Rossi R, Santucci A, Khedr M, Hughes A, Milan AM, Dillon J, Gallagher JA, Ranganath LR. 2019. Subclinical Ochronosis Features In Alkaptonuria: A Cross-Sectional Study BMJ Innovations, 5 :82-91 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Kalkman BM, Holmes G, Bar-On L, Maganaris CN, Barton GJ, Bass A, Wright DM, Walton R, O'Brien TD. 2019. Resistance Training Combined With Stretching Increases Tendon Stiffness and Is More Effective Than Stretching Alone in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Frontiers in Paediatrics, 7 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Lopes Ferreira C, Barton G, Delgado Borges L, dos Anjos Rabelo ND, Politti F, Garcia Lucareli PR. 2019. Step down tests are the tasks that most differentiate the kinematics of women with patellofemoral pain compared to asymptomatic controls Gait and Posture, 72 :129-134 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Scott MA, Schwartz MH. 2019. Leaving hip rotation out of a conventional 3D gait model improves discrimination of pathological gait in cerebral palsy: A novel neural network analysis Gait and Posture, 70 :48-52 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kaczmarczyk K, Błażkiewicz M, Wiszomirska I, Pietrasik K, Zdrodowska A, Wit A, Barton G, Skarżyński H. 2019. Assessing Gait Stability before and after Cochlear Implantation BioMed Research International, 2019 :1-8 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bar-On L, Kalkman BM, Cenni F, Schless S-H, Molenaers G, Maganaris CN, Bass A, Holmes G, Barton GJ, O'Brien TD, Desloovere K. 2018. The Relationship Between Medial Gastrocnemius Lengthening Properties and Stretch Reflexes in Cerebral Palsy Frontiers in Paediatrics, 6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Griffin R, Psarelli EE, Cox TF, Khedr M, Milan AM, Davison AS, Hughes AT, Usher JL, Taylor S, Loftus N, Daroszewska A, West E, Jones A, Briggs M, Fisher M, McCormick M, Judd S, Vinjamuri S, Sireau N, Dillon JP, Devine JM, Hughes G, Harrold J, Barton GJ, Jarvis JC, Gallagher JA, Ranganath LR. 2018. Data on items of AKUSSI in Alkaptonuria collected over three years from the United Kingdom National Alkaptonuria Centre and the impact of nitisinone Data in Brief, 20 :1620-1628 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Carruth H, Barton G, Trinca D, Holmes G, Bass A, Baltzopoulos V, Maganaris C, O'Brien TD. 2018. P 065 - Influence of equinus correction on mechanical advantage of the plantarflexors during gait in children with cerebral palsy Gait and Posture, 65 :340-341 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Osateerakun P, Barton G, Foster R, Bennett S, Lakshminarayan R. 2018. P 037 – Prediction of moments from movements without force platforms using artificial neural networks: A pilot test Gait and Posture, 65 :299-300 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Delgado L, Barton G, Ferreira C, Rabelo N, Politti F, Lucareli P. 2018. P 032 - A sensitivity analysis of kinematic variables in females with patellofemoral pain performing seven functional tasks Gait and Posture, 65 :289-290 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Ferreira C, Barton G, Delgado L, Rabelo N, Politti F, Lucareli P. 2018. P 031 - Kinematics of lateral step down is the best discriminator of women with patellofemoral pain Gait and Posture, 65 :287-288 DOI Publisher Url

Kalkman BM, Bar-On L, Cenni F, Maganaris CN, Bass A, Holmes G, Desloovere K, Barton GJ, O'Brien TD. 2018. Muscle and tendon lengthening behaviour of the medial gastrocnemius during ankle joint rotation in children with cerebral palsy. Experimental Physiology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Ranganath LR, Khedr M, Milan AM, Davison AS, Hughes AT, Usher JL, Taylor S, Loftus N, Daroszewska A, West E, Jones A, Briggs M, Fisher M, McCormick M, Judd S, Vinjamuri S, Griffin R, Psarelli EE, Cox TF, Sireau N, Dillon JP, Devine JM, Hughes G, Harrold J, Barton GJ, Jarvis JC, Gallagher JA. 2018. Nitisinone arrests ochronosis and decreases rate of progression of Alkaptonuria: Evaluation of the effect of nitisinone in the United Kingdom National Alkaptonuria Centre. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 125 :127-134 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Shepherd H, Barton GJ, Robinson MA, Ranganath L. 2018. O 088 - Self-selected gait modifications to reduce the internal knee abduction moment in Alkaptonuria patients. Gait Posture, 65 :180-181 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Eusterwiemann E, Robinson MA, Anderson M, Barton GJ. 2018. O 004 - Motion capture without markers using the leap motion controller and artificial neural networks Gait and Posture, 65 :7-8 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Kalkman BM, Bar-On L, Cenni F, Maganaris CN, Bass A, Holmes G, Desloovere K, Barton GJ, O'Brien TD. 2018. Medial gastrocnemius muscle stiffness cannot explain the increased ankle joint range of motion following passive stretching in children with cerebral palsy. Experimental Physiology, 103 :350-357 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Kalkman B, Holmes G, Maganaris C, Barton G, Bar-On L, Bass A, Wright D, Walton R, O'Brien T. 2017. O10: Increasing tendon stiffness enhances the effectiveness of stretching interventions in children with cerebral palsy Gait & Posture, 57 :17-18 DOI Publisher Url

Eusterwiemann E, Anderson M, Robinson M, Barton G. 2017. 128. DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL REHABILITATION GAME FOR SCLERODERMA: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN UNIMPAIRED CONTROLS Rheumatology, 56 DOI Publisher Url

Kalkman B, Bar-On L, Cenni F, Maganaris CN, Bass A, Holmes G, Deslovere K, Barton GJ, O'Brien TD. 2017. Achilles tendon moment arm length is smaller in children with cerebral palsy than in typically developing children Journal of Biomechanics, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

King SL, Barton GJ, Ranganath LR. 2017. Interpreting sources of variation in clinical gait analysis: A case study Gait and Posture, 52 :1-4 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barton G, King S, Hawken M, Shepherd H, Gallagher J, Ranganath L. 2016. WITHDRAWN: A protective effect in females with alkaptonuria: Relationships between gait deviations and ochronosis Gait & Posture, DOI Publisher Url

Barton GJ, King SL, Robinson MA, Hawken MB, Ranganath LR. 2015. Age related deviation of gait from normality in alkaptonuria. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases Reports: Special Issue on Alkaptonuria, :1-6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Holmes G, Schwartz MH. 2015. A gait index may underestimate changes of gait: a comparison of the Movement Deviation Profile and the Gait Deviation Index. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 18 :57-63 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Elliott D, Hayes SJ, Barton GJ, Bennett SJ. 2014. Primary and submovement control of aiming in C6 tetraplegics following posterior deltoid transfer JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barton GJ, De Asha AR, van Loon EC, Geijtenbeek T, Robinson MA. 2014. Manipulation of visual biofeedback during gait with a time delayed adaptive Virtual Mirror Box. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 11 :1-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Schwartz MH. 2014. A sensitivity analysis of gait variables contributing to the Movement Deviation Profile Gait & Posture, 39 :S28-S28 DOI Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Holmes G, Butler PB. 2013. The effects of virtual reality game training on trunk to pelvis coupling in a child with cerebral palsy Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ. 2013. Into the matrix with virtual rehabilitation. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 11 :527-527 DOI Publisher Url

De Asha AD, Robinson M, Barton GJ. 2012. A marker based kinematic method of identifying initial contact during gait suitable for use in real-time visual feedback applications Tim Theologis . Gait and Posture, :650-652

De Asha A, Robinson MA, Barton G. 2012. A marker based kinematic method of identifying initial contact during gait Gait and Posture, 36 :650-652

De Asha AR, Robinson MA, Barton GJ. 2012. A marker based kinematic method of identifying initial contact during gait for use in real-time visual feedback applications Gait & Posture, 36 :S98-S99 DOI Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Scott MA, Schwartz MH. 2012. Movement deviation profile: a measure of distance from normality using a self-organizing neural network. Hum Mov Sci, 31 :284-294 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Scott MA, Schwartz MH. 2012. Movement Deviation Profile: A measure of distance from normality using a self-organizing neural network Human Movement Science, 31 :284-294 DOI

Piorkowski BA, Lees A, Barton GJ. 2011. Single maximal versus combination punch kinematics Sports Biomechanics, 10 :1-11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Holmes G, Butler PB. 2011. Playing the Goblin Post Office game improves movement control of the core: A case study International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011, :1-5 DOI Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Hayes SJ, Bennett SJ, Barton GJ, Elliott D. 2010. Sensory-motor equivalence: manual aiming in C6 tetraplegics following musculotendinous transfer surgery at the elbow. Exp Brain Res, 206 :81-91 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Robinson MA, Barton GJ, Lees A, Sett P. 2010. Analysis of tetraplegic reaching in their 3D workspace following posterior deltoid-triceps tendon transfer. Spinal Cord, 48 :619-627 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Lees A, Barton G, Robinson M. 2010. The influence of Cardan rotation sequence on angular orientation data for the lower limb in the soccer kick. J Sports Sci, 28 :445-450 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ. 2010. Visualisation of clinical gait analysis data using neural networks.

Barton GJ. 2010. Virtual rehabilitation – a focus on movement function. Biomechanica Hungarica, 2 :7-14

Jobson SA, Passfield L, Atkinson G, Barton G, Scarf P. 2009. The Analysis and Utilization of Cycling Training Data SPORTS MEDICINE, 39 :833-844 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Hawkins PJR, Hawken MB, Barton GJ. 2008. Effect of game speed and surface perturbations on postural control in a virtual environment. Proceedings of the 7th ICDVRAT with ArtAbilitation, Publisher Url

Lees A, Vanrenterghem J, Barton G, Lake M. 2007. Kinematic response characteristics of the CAREN moving platform system for use in posture and balance research. Med Eng Phys, 29 :629-635 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton G, Lisboa P, Lees A, Attfield S. 2007. Gait quality assessment using self-organising artificial neural networks. Gait Posture, 25 :374-379 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Vanrenterghem J, Lees A, Lake M. 2006. A method for manipulating a movable platform's axes of rotation: a novel use of the CAREN system. Gait Posture, 24 :510-514 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Vanrenterghem J, Lees A, Lake M. 2006. A method for manipulating a movable platform's axes of rotation: A novel use of the CAREN system GAIT & POSTURE, 24 :510-514 DOI Author Url

Barton G, Lees A, Lisboa P, Attfield S. 2006. Visualisation of gait data with Kohonen self-organising neural maps. Gait Posture, 24 :46-53 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Williams AM, Hodges NJ, North JS, Barton G. 2006. Perceiving patterns of play in dynamic sport tasks: Investigating the essential information underlying skilled performance PERCEPTION, 35 :317-332 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton G. , Holmes G. , Hawken M. , Lees A. , Vanrenterghem J. . 2006. A virtual reality tool for training and testing core stability: A pilot study Gait & Posture, 24 :S101-S102 DOI Publisher Url

Robinson M, Lees A, Barton G. 2005. Electromyographic investigation of abdominal exercises and the effects of fatigue. Ergonomics, 48 :1604-1612 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton JG, Lees A. 1997. An application of neural networks for distinguishing gait patterns on the basis of hip-knee joint angle diagrams GAIT & POSTURE, 5 :28-33 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Lees A, Barton G. 1996. The interpretation of relative momentum data to assess the contribution of the free limbs to the generation of vertical velocity in sports activities. J Sports Sci, 14 :503-511 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton JG, Lees A. 1996. Comparison of shoe insole materials by neural network analysis. Med Biol Eng Comput, 34 :453-459 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton JG, Lees A. 1995. Development of a connectionist expert system to identify foot problems based on under-foot pressure patterns. Clin Biomech (Bristol), 10 :385-391 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Other

Gonçalves DHM, de-Paula-Gomes CAF, Leite OHC, Garbelotti Jr SA, Correa JCF, Barton GJ, Lucareli P. 2024. Linking pain and disability to kinematic deviations in subacromial shoulder pain Gait & Posture, 113 :137-138 DOI Publisher Url

Barton G, Beesley J, Milnes J, Czanner G, Boddy L. 2023. There is life outside the gait lab: Effectiveness of a self-organising neural map for recognising 24/7 activities of daily living Gait & Posture, 106 :S232-S233 DOI Publisher Url

Freire L, Politti F, Gonçalves D, Barton G, Lucareli P. 2023. Exploring the potential of combining kinematics and EMG to enhance identification of individuals with subacromial shoulder pain Gait & Posture, 106 :S24-S24 DOI Publisher Url

Borges LD, Barton GJ, Junior SAG, Ferreira CL, Lucareli P. 2022. Grouping of kinematic factors affect the differentiation of women with patellofemoral pain from controls during dynamic activities Gait & Posture, 97 :S395-S396 DOI Publisher Url

Elord C, Colella F, Nascimento T, Hernandez MG, Barton GJ, Lucareli P. 2022. Fear of falling influences the kinematics of functional tasks in elderly with and without a history of falls Gait & Posture, 97 :S101-S102 DOI Publisher Url

Bailey H, O'Brien TD, Walker RL, Barton GJ, Bass A, Wright DM, Pinzone O, Greaves H, Foster RJ. 2021. Children with cerebral palsy exhibit a cautious approach to lateral stability throughout single limb support during a targeted stepping task Gait & Posture, 90 :13-14 DOI Publisher Url

Shepherd H, Beesley J, Greaves H, Khedr M, Barton G. 2021. The effect of a medial knee thrust gait modification on single plane and 3D peak moments Gait & Posture, 90 :244-245 DOI Publisher Url

Bar-On L, Kalkman B, Cenni F, O'Brien T, Holmes G, Bass A, Barton GJ, Maganaris C, Schless S, Molenaers G, Desloovere K. 2016. Muscle and tendon properties during fast passive stretch are different in stiff and spastic muscles in children with spastic cerebral palsy Gait and Posture, 49(S2) :11-12 DOI Publisher Url

kalkman B, Bar-On L, Cenni F, Holmes G, Bass A, Maganaris C, Barton G, Desloovere K, O'Brien T. 2016. Passive muscle and tendon properties during ankle joint rotation in children with cerebral palsy Gait and Posture, 49(S2) :133-134 DOI Publisher Url

Chapters

Barton G. 2022. Applications of gait analysis. Whittle's Gait Analysis Elsevier 9780702084973

Barton G. 2022. Gait Analysis in Musculoskeletal Conditions, Prosthetics and Orthotics Whittle's Gait Analysis Elsevier 9780702084973

Barton GJ, King SL, Robinson MA, Hawken MB, Ranganath LR. 2015. Age-Related Deviation of Gait from Normality in Alkaptonuria JIMD REPORTS, VOL 24 24 :39-44 978-3-662-48226-1 DOI

Lees A, Steward I, Rahnama N, Barton GJ. 2009. Lower limb function in the maximal instep kick in soccer. Reilly T. Contemporary Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics :149-160 Taylor & Francis 9780415472722

Barton GJ. 2006. Visualisation of gait data using a self organising artificial neural network. Begg R, Palaniswami M. Computational intelligence for movement sciences :197-216 IGI Global 9781591408376 DOI Publisher Url

Lees A, Barton GJ. 2005. A characterisation of technique in the soccer kick using a Kohonen neural network analysis. Reilly T, Cabri J, Araujo D. Science and Football V. Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress of Science and Football. :83-88 Routledge

Barton GJ. Advanced techniques to quantify deviation from normality. Levine D, Richards J, Whittle MW. Whittle’s Gait Analysis :119-121 Churchill Livingstone Elsevier. London

Software/Code

Barton GJ. Movement Deviation Profile http://www.staff.ljmu.ac.uk/spsgbart/MDP.htm

preprint

David S, Barton G. Exploring of a novel monitoring tool for injury risk when sidestepping: Using unsupervised learning to characterize movement patterns. DOI Publisher Url

Research Grants Awarded:

National Alkaptonuria Centre (Department of Health), Movement analysis in alkaptonuria £26,000 income to LJMU annually, Grant value (£): 26000, Duration of research project: indefinitely. 2022

The AKU Society, SOFIA-Paediatric: Subclinical Ochronosis Features in Alkaptonuria in Paediatric age (Gait analysis and activity monitoring part, £36,000 for LJMU), Julian Raiman (PI, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital); Dr James Davidson, Dr Anupam Chakrapani (London); Dr Sreekantam Srividya, Dr Santra Saikat Birmingham); Dr Andrew Morris, Dr Simon Jones (Manchester); Dr Siobhan O’ Sullivan (N Ireland); Dr Jemma Kerns, Dr Adam Taylor (Lancaster), Grant value (£): 150000, Duration of research project: 5 years. 2022

SPARKS, An intelligent ultrasound-based diagnostic tool to decouple neural and structural contributions to reduced joint range of motion in cerebral palsy, PI: Tom O'Brien, Grant value (£): 144349, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2018

LJMU internship, Cloud-based Database Viewer for Gait Data Interpretation, Thar Baker (Computing LJMU), Karl Gibbon (SPS LJMU), Grant value (£): 1863.40. 2017

National Alkaptonuria Centre (Department of Health), Gait analysis in alkaptonuria, Grant value (£): 13819, Duration of research project: 1 year (perpetual agreement with annual increments). 2017

UPLEC KTP, Keeno - Kinect 2 based virtual rehabilitation, Stephen Tang, Abdennour El-Rhaliby, Grant value (£): 63077. 2017

National AKU Centre, Biomechanical assessment of movement function in response to gait interventions in Alkaptonuria (match funded PhD), Grant value (£): 38283. 2016

National Alkaptonuria Centre, Early detection of gait deviations due to ochronosis in alkaptonuria (4), Grant value (£): 6000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2016

Brain and Spinal Injury Centre, Setting up the Goblin Post Office game at BASIC, Grant value (£): 2000. 2016

National AKU Centre (DoH), Movement analysis in alkaptonuria, Grant value (£): 324685, Duration of research project: 20 years. 2015

Alkaptonuria Society (charity), Early detection of gait deviations due to ochronosis in alkaptonuria (3), Grant value (£): 3000. 2015

National Alkaptonuria Centre, Early detection of gait deviations due to ochronosis in alkaptonuria (2), Grant value (£): 15000. 2015

National Alkaptonuria Centre, Advanced gait analysis, Mark Robinson, Malcom Hawken, Grant value (£): £30,000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2014

National Alkaptonuria Centre, Clinical gait analysis in alkaptonuria, Grant value (£): 52,000, Duration of research project: 4 years. 2013

Vicon, Simultaneous Vicon motion capture and brain fMRI, Grant value (£): 2500. 2012

Manchester United Football Club, Non-disclosable, Grant value (£): 140400, Duration of research project: 2 years. 2012

Institute for Health Research, LJMU, Improvement of selective movement control using custom made computer games., Grant value (£): 41370, Duration of research project: 2 year PhD studentship. 2010

Institute for Health Research, LJMU, Development and evaluation of an extended virtual reality mirror box for pain research., Grant value (£): 7000, Duration of research project: 1 year. 2009

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (NIHR FSF fund), Research Consultancy in Virtual Rehabilitation., Grant value (£): 80820, Duration of research project: Apr 2009 - Mar 2012. 2009

Charitable Funds, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (charity), Towards the clinical implementation of games based core control training., Grant value (£): 7974, Duration of research project: Jan-April 2009. 2009

The WellChild Trust, Training and Testing Core Control using Virtual Reality Games: A Pilot Study., Grant value (£): 102917, Duration of research project: 2008 – 2010. 2008

Other Professional Activity:

Impact case study Barton GJ and Jarvis J (2021) From molecule to mouse to man: transforming the clinical management of all alkaptonuria patients in the UK with molecular and whole-body level approaches. Submitted to REF2021. 2021

Working with Christaline Wijekoon and Andy Ross (LJMU Built Environment) to set up a collaboration with Safer Training, to train employees to step safely onto wind turbines from a moving boat. Currently the time spent is paid from the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Future Energy grant held by LJMU. Current value of work: £284.48.

External collaboration:

Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Shagufay Mahendran, Michel Gibney, James Somerset, Madeleine Fletcher. 2017

http://www.kidsphysioworks.co.uk/, Kids Physio Works (Colchester). They use my FlappyBird-CAREN and ZigZag-CAREN virtual rehabilitation games with their patients., Chris Smith, Neil Webster. 2017

The Movement Centre. Ariyan Ashkanfar and Russell English supervise an LJMU Masters project to develop a new and improved targeted training equipment. I advise and contibute to the project from the LJMU side (meetings, IP, etc.) and from the TMC side as their science advisor., Pauline Holbrook. 2017

Alder Hey Children's Hospital: Quantification of hand and finger movements, research project, Pundrique Sharma, Sami Ramadan, Janet Hunter, Daniele Trinca. 2017

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Innovation Hub, David Powell, Jason Taylor. 2016

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Gill Holmes, Alf Bass, Daniele Trinca.

University of Liverpool, The Royal Liverpool Hospital, Dr Anthony Howard.

University of Liverpool, The Royal Liverpool Hospital, Dr Omid Alizadehkhaiyat.

Whiston Hospital, Prof Paul McArthur.

External committees:

ESMAC Board, Euroepan Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Elected board member, Gait Course Organiser, http://www.esmac.org/. 2017

Biomechanics 2016, Biala Podlaska, Poland, Biomechanics 2016, Biala Podlaska, Poland.

ESMAC Scientific Committee, ESMAC.

Award:

Best Student Paper Award, Clinical Movement Analysis Society of UK and Ireland. 2017

LJMU Research Impact Award, Runner up, Movement Analysis in Alkaptonuria, LJMU. 2016

Shortlisted for Best Research Project: Clinical research team of LJMU investigating ‘black bone disease’, Educate North 2016. 2016

WellChild Researcher Award 2010, The WellChild Trust, http://www.wellchild.org.uk/Events-Awards.asp. 2010

Other invited event:

Filming for Japanese TV, Sir Lee Pearson equestrian rider Paralympian flag bearer for GB at Rio Paralympics, playing GPO game,, LJMU, Filming for Japanese TV, Lee Pearson equestrian rider Paralympian flag bearer for GB at Rio Paralympics, playing GPO game, LJMU, 18 Jul 2016.. 2016

8. Bone Research Society – Schools Workshop: Motion capture of skeletal movement, LJMU, Bone Research Society – Schools Workshop: Motion capture of skeletal movement, LJMU, 29 Jun 2016.. 2016

Multi-dimensional deviation of movement from normality and clinical applications of virtual rehabilitation, Teesside University, Invited presentation. 2016

IIC Show 2016, Manchester Central, Manchester, IIC Show is a SUPER SIZED trade & consumer event that actively promotes Inclusion, Independence and Choice for people of mixed ability and those associated. I attended the 2-day event alongside my clinical partners (The Movement Centre in Oswestry and the Brain and Spinal Innjury Centre in Salford) to give a CPD accredicted talk on Virtual Rehabilitation and to exhibit my virtual rehabilitation games which wereplayed by many visitors. http://www.iicshow.co.uk/. 2016

Foundation of the Hungarian Science Club, Hungarian Embassy, London, On behalf of his Excellency, Péter Szabadhegy, Ambassador of Hungary, I was invited by Aniko Dobi-Rozsa, Science and Technology Attaché to attend the foundation of the Hungarian Science Club in London on 28th Jan 2016. http://london.gov.hu/the-foundation-of-the-hungarian-science-club-in-london. 2016

North West Biomechanics Research Conference UCLAN, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Invited keynote lecture: The Movement Deviation Profile: artificial neural networks supporting decision making in clinical gait analysis. 2012

Second International Conference of the Saudi Physical Therapy Association (SPTA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Invited presenter: Virtual rehabilitation workshop. 2012

Second International Conference of the Saudi Physical Therapy Association (SPTA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Invited keynote lecture: Virtual Rehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy: CAREN and the Goblin Post Office. 2012

Technologies for Human Movement, Measurement & Rehabilitation, University of Salford, Invited talk: Advanced applications in biomechanics: Data interpretation with neural networks, and virtual rehabilitation in cerebral palsy. 2010

Buckatree Seminars organised by The Movement Centre, Buckatree Hotel, Telford, Virtual Rehabilitation: an overview of concepts and initial results. 2010

Capturing Motion and Musculoskeletal Dynamics, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering in Medicine & Health Division, London, Invited talk: Virtual Rehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy: Initial Results. 2009

Conference organisation:

Workshops on clinical gait analysis. Bone Research Society annual meeting, Liverpool. 2016

External PGR examinations performed:

University of Hull, Stephanie Louise King, Master of Science (by research). 2010

University of Hull, Alastair Ross Jordan, Master of Science (by research). 2009

University of Liverpool, David Hawkes, MPhil. 2009

Membership of professional bodies:

CMAS member, Clinical Movement Analysis Society of UK and Ireland, http://www.cmasuki.org/. 2003

Media Coverage:

BBC Radio Merseyside (opens in a new tab)

WellChild Awards 2010 (opens in a new tab)

Royal Institute 2013 Advent Series (Gait analysis in alkaptonuria) (opens in a new tab)

Industrial connections:

Motek Medical.

Qualisys.

Vicon.