Dr. Neil Fleming

• McCarthy C, Fleming N, Donne B and Blanksby B. , 12 weeks of simulated barefoot running changes foot-strike patterns in female runners., International Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, 2014, p443 - 450Journal Article, 2014, TARA - Full Text
• McCarthy C, Fleming F, Donne B and Blanksby B. , Barefoot running and hip kinematics. Good news for the knee?, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2014Journal Article, 2014
• McCallion C, Donne B, Fleming N, Blanksby B, Acute differences in foot strike and spatiotemporal variables for shod, barefoot or minimalist male runners., Journal of sports science & medicine, 13, (2), 2014, p280-6Journal Article, 2014, TARA - Full Text
• Fleming N., Donne B. & Mahony N, Cardiorespiratory effects of combining transcutaneous spinal stimulation and robot assisted walking: a case study. , 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Vienna, Austria, 6-9 July, edited by Baca, A., Diketmüller, R., Tschan, H., Hofman, M., Kornfeind, P., Tsolakidis, E. , 2016Conference Paper, 2016, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Mahony, N. , Electromyographic and kinesiological analysis of the kayak stroke: comparison of on-water and on-ergometer data across exercise intensity. , Proceedings of 12th Annual Congress of the ECSS , Jyväskylä, Finland, 11-14 July, edited by Kallio, J., Komi, P., Komulainen, J., Avela, J. , European Database of Sports Science, 2007Oral Presentation, 2007, URL
• McGrath, E., Mahony, N., Fleming, N., Donne, B , Is the FTP Test a Reliable, Reproducible and Functional Assessment Tool in Highly-Trained Athletes? , International Journal of Exercise Science., 12, (4), 2019, p1334 - 1345Journal Article, 2019, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Rafferty, T., Donne, B., Fleming, N., Functional deficits in post-operative adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. , Physiotherapy Practice and Research., 41, (2), 2020, p133 - 141Journal Article, 2020, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Martinez-Valdes, E., Wilson, F., Fleming, N., McDonnell S., Horgan, A., Falla, D , Rowers with low back pain engage different regions of the lumbar erector spinae during rowing: New insights into the potential mechanisms underlying the perpetuation and maintenance of LBP in rowers. , Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22, (11), 2019Journal Article, 2019, URL
• Rowe, A., Mahony, N., Fleming, N., Donne, B. , The effect of diurnal variation in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, Journal of Asthma, 2019Journal Article, 2019, URL
• Raleigh, C., Donne, B., Fleming, N. , Association between different Non-Invasively Derived Thresholds with Lactate Threshold during graded incremental exercise. , International Journal of Exercise Science, 11, (4), 2018, p391 - 403Journal Article, 2018
• Fleming, N., Vaughan, J., Feeback, M. , Ingestion of oxygenated water enhances lactate clearance kinetics in trained runners. , . Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition , 14, (9), 2017Journal Article, 2017
• Duggan, W., Fleming, N., Donne, B. , Effect of Seat Tube Angle and Exercise Intensity on Muscle Activity Patterns in Cyclists., International Journal of Exercise Science. , 10, (8), 2017, p1145 - 1156Journal Article, 2017
• Crossway, A., Games, K., Eberman, L., Fleming, N. , Orchard Sports Injury Classification System 10.1 Plus: An End-User Study., International Journal of Exercise Science, 10, (2), 2017, p284 - 293Journal Article, 2017
• Neal, M., Fleming N., Eberman, L., Games, K., Vaughan, J. , Effect of body weight support running on lower limb biomechanics., Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy , 46, (9), 2016, p784-793-Journal Article, 2016
• Nesser T., Fleming N., Gage M., Activation of Selected Core Muscles during Squatting. , Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 5, (1), 2016Journal Article, 2016
• Fleming, N., Walters, J., Grounds, J., Fife, L., Finch, A., Acute response to barefoot running in habitually shod males., Human Movement Science , 42, 2015, p27 - 37Journal Article, 2015
• McCarthy, C., Fleming, N., Donne, B., Blanksby, B. , Barefoot running and hip kinematics. Good news for the knee? , Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise , 2015, p1009 - 1016Journal Article, 2015
• Nesser, T., Fleming, N., Gage, M. , Activation of selected muscles during pressing. , International Journal of Kinesiology and Sport Science , 3, (4), 2015, p56 - 61Journal Article, 2015
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Mahoney, N. , A comparison of electromyography and stroke kinematics during ergometer and on-water rowing. , Journal of Sport Sciences , 32, (12), 2014, p1127 - 1138Journal Article, 2014
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Fletcher, D., Mahony, N., A biomechanical assessment of ergometer task specificity in elite flatwater kayakers. , Journal of Sports Science and Medicine , 11, 2012, p16 - 25Journal Article, 2012
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Fletcher, D., Mahony, N., A biomechanical assessment of ergometer task specificity in elite flatwater kayakers. , Journal of Sports Science and Medicine , 11, 2012, p16 - 25Journal Article, 2012
• Nora May Nuala Crotty; Marie Boland; Nick Mahony; Bernard Donne; Neil Fleming, Reliability and Validity of the Lactate Pro 2 Analyser, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 25, (3), 2021, p202 - 211Journal Article, 2021, URL , TARA - Full Text
• EANNA McGRATH, NICK MAHONY, NEIL FLEMING CONOR RALEIGH and BERNARD DONNE, Do Critical Power and Functional Threshold Power equate in Highly Trained Athletes? , International Journal of Exercise Science, 14, (4), 2021, p45 - 59Journal Article, 2021, URL
• Lee, C., Fleming, N., Donne, B. , Comparison of balance variables across active and retired athletes and age matched controls., International Journal of Exercise Science, 14, (3), 2021, p76 - 92Journal Article, 2021, URL , TARA - Full Text
• McHugh, C., Taylor, C., Mockler, D., Fleming, N. , Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for motor recovery in SCI: A Systematic Review., Neurorehabilitation, 49, (1), 2021, p1 - 22Journal Article, 2021, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Boland, M., Crotty, N., Mahony, N., Donne, B., Fleming, N. , A Comparison of Physiological Response to Incremental Testing on Stationary and Dynamic Rowing Ergometers., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17, (4), 2022, p515 - 522Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Culleton-Quinn E, Fleming N, Bø K, Mockler D, Cusack C, Daly D, A systematic review of female athletes'/sportswomen's experiences of incontinence and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, https://www.ics.org/education/icspublications/abstracts, International Continence Society Conference (Online), Melbourne, October 2021, 2021Oral Presentation, 2021, URL
• Clare Taylor, Conor McHugh, David Mockler, Conor Minogue, Richard B. Reilly, Neil Fleming, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and motor responses in individuals with spinal cord injury: A methodological review, PLOS ONE, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• McGovern, Aoife, Mahony, Nicholas, Mockler, David, Fleming, Neil, Efficacy of resistance training during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Rafferty, A., Fleming, N., Kiely, P., Mockler, D., Dockrell, S., Does exercise therapy improve pulmonary function in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• EANNA McGRATH, NICK MAHONY, NEIL FLEMING, ALESSIO BENAVOLI, and BERNARD DONNE, Prediction of Functional Threshold Power from Graded Exercise Test Data in Highly-Trained Individuals, International Journal of Exercise Science, 15, (4), 2022, p747 - 759Journal Article, 2022
• Culleton-Quinn E, Bø K, Fleming N, Mockler D, Cusack C, Daly D, A systematic review of female athletes' experiences of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction , International Urogynecology Journal, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
• Fleming, N., Taylor, C., Etzelmueller, M., Gill, C., O'Keeffe, C., Mahony, N., Reilly, R., Contralateral selectivity of upper limb motor pools via targeted stimulation of the cervical spinal cord., Biomedicines, 11, (2), 2023Journal Article, 2023, TARA - Full Text
• Fleming, N., Taylor, C., Etzelmueller, M., Gill, C., O'Keeffe, C., Mahony, N., Reilly, R. , Selectivity of Upper Limb Posterior Root Muscle Reflexes Via Cervicothoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Glasgow, UK, July, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Gill, C., O'Keeffe, C., Etzelmueller, M., Taylor, C., Hablani, S., Fleming, N., Reilly, R., Effect of Initial Knee angle and Arm Facilitation of biomechanics of the Sit-to-Stand movement., IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Glasgow, UK, July, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Hartman, R., Fleming, N., A Comparison of Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Single Leg Hip Extension Exercises using Surface Electromyography and Knee Flexor Torque, FSEM Conference 2022, Dublin, September 17th, edited by Royal College of Surgeons Ireland , 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Mahony, N., Identification of the aerobic-anaerobic transition in male rowers using surface electromyography., Proceedings of the Physiological Society Conference., UCD, Dublin , 2009Oral Presentation, 2009
• Fleming, N., Donne, B, Training induced alterations in neuromuscular fatigue indices recorded during isometric knee extension., Proceedings of the 15th annual conference of the European College of Sports Science, Antalya, Turkey , 2010Oral Presentation, 2010
• McCarthy, C., Donne, B., Fleming, N., A 12 week program of simulated running changes foot strike patterns in female athletes., Proceedings of the annual New Zealand Sports Medicine Conference, Aukland, New Zealand , 2012Oral Presentation, 2012
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Fletcher, D. , Effect of kayak ergometer loading on upper limb recruitment and kinematics., Proceedings of the 17th annual conference of the European College of Sports Science, Bruges, Belgium, 2012Oral Presentation, 2012
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Comparison of recruitment patterns during on-water and on-ergometer rowing., Proceedings of the 17th annual conference of the European College of Sports Science, Bruges, Belgium, 2012Oral Presentation, 2012
• Donne, B., McCallion, C., Fleming, N., The acute effects of barefoot or minimalist running on 3-D kinematics and lower limb EMG activity, Proceedings of the 18th conference of the European College of Sports Science, Barcelona, Spain, 2013Oral Presentation, 2013
• Duggan, W., Fleming, N., Donne, B. , An electromyographic study on the effect of seat-tube-angle on lower limb muscle activity in elite cyclists, Proceedings of the 10th annual FSEM Scientific Conference., Dublin, Ireland , 2013Oral Presentation, 2013
• O'Sullivan, E., Donne, B., Fleming, N. , Assessment of the reliability and reproducibility of the lactate minimum test: A protocol for the estimation of maximum lactate steady state. , Proceedings of the 10th annual FSEM Scientific Conference., Dublin, Ireland , 2013Oral Presentation, 2013
• Ringwood, J., O'Neill, J., Tallon, P., Fleming, N., Donne, B, Non-invasive anaerobic threshold measurement using fuzzy model interpolation., Proceeedings of the IEE Control and Systems Conference, Antibes, France, 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• O'Donovan, J., Fleming, N., Donne, B., Lower limb electromyographic activity during cycle ergometer, elliptical cross-trainer and treadmill exercise., Proceedings of the 19th conference of the European College of Sports Science, Amsterdam, Holland, 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• Fleming, N., Walters, J., Fife, L., Grounds, J., Alterations in lower limb recruitment and kinematics during acute exposure to barefoot running, Proceedings of the 19th conference of the European College of Sports Science, Amsterdam, Holland, 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• Games, K., Eberman, L., Fleming, N. , The Effect of Positive Pressure Simulated Hypogravity on Spinal Excitability: A Pilot Study., Proceedings of the conference of the World Federation of Athletic Trainers, Dublin, Ireland , 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• Fleming, N., Walters, J., Grounds, J., Finch, A, Acute effects of barefoot running on lower limb kinematics and spatiotemporal variables in habitually shod males., Proceedings of the XXXII International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA, 2014Oral Presentation, 2014
• Neal, M., Fleming, N., Games, K., Eberman, L., Effect of reduced gravitational load running on lower limb kinematics. , Proceedings of the 66th Clinical Symposium of the National Athletic Trainers Association, St. Louis, Missouri, USA , 2015Oral Presentation, 2015
• Fleming, N., Vaughan, J., Feeback, M., Activated stabilised oxygen supplementation improved post-exercise lactate clearance in trained runners, Proceedings of the 20th conference of the European College of Sports Science, Malmo, Sweden, 2015Oral Presentation, 2015
• Fleming, N., Neal, M., Games, K., Eberman, L., Biomechanical effects of reduced gravitational load running, Proceedings of the 12th annual FSEM Scientific Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2015Oral Presentation, 2015
• Fleming, N., Donne, B., Mahony, N., Neurophysiological effects of combining transcutaneous spinal stimulation and robot assisted walking: a case study, Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the European College of Sports Science, Vienna, Austria, 2016Oral Presentation, 2016
• Martinez-Valde, E., Wilson, F., Fleming, N., McDonnell, S., Falla, D., Rowers with low back pain show a different distribution of erector spinae muscle activity. , Proceedings of the XXII Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Dublin, Ireland, 2018Oral Presentation, 2018
• Cameron Mitchell, Sarah McDonnell, Karina Oganezova, David Mockler, Neil Fleming, The effect of surface compliance on overground running biomechanics. A systematic review and meta-analysis, Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, 21, 2023, p1 - 25Journal Article, 2023, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Rafferty T, Fleming N, Kiely P, Dockrell S, An evaluation of cardiorespiratory and pulmonary function in individuals with mild, moderate and severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis compared to age, gender and anthropometrically matched controls., Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists Conference 2023, Dublin, 13/09/23, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023
• Neil Fleming, Bernard Donne and David Fletcher, Effect of kayak ergometer elastic tension on upper limb EMG activity and 3D kinematics, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 11, 2012, p430 - 437Journal Article, 2012, URL

• Title

  Creating the Bionic Man: Development of a Neuromotor Training Suit.
  Summary

  Project aims to develop a novel closed- and open-loop neural stimulator which combines sensory inputs from the patients' muscles and joints to modulate electrical stimulation to the spinal cord.
  Funding Agency

  Enterprise Ireland
  Date From

  October 2019
  Date To

  October 2023
• Title

  Development and end-user testing of wearable sensor InjurySense
  Summary

  Project aims to develop a novel wearable sensor and underlying software which will combine EMG and IMU data to monitor function during critical phases of human movement.
  Funding Agency

  Enterprise Ireland
  Date From

  December 2020
  Date To

  December 2022

Neuroscience and clinical neurology, Health Care & Health Services (including Health Technology and Health Information Systems), Health Care & Health Services (including Health Technology and Health Information Systems), Other Health Sciences, Neuroscience and clinical neurology, Other Health Sciences,

• Associate member of European College of Sports Science Present
• Associate member of the American College of Sports Medicine 2019
• Irish Sports and Exercise Science Association Present
• Irish Institute of Sport accredited Exercise Physiologist Present

• Grant reviewer - Icelandic Research Federation 2022
• Consultant Exercise Physiologist to Cincinnatti Bengals. Providing coach education on the use of IMU and GPS tracking of player loading in competition and training. 2015
• Journal Reviewer - Sports Biomechanics 2019
• Journal Reviewer - International Journal of Exercise Sciences 2020
• Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine 01-01-2022