Jin Luo staff profile

Dr Jin Luo

Associate Professor
School of Medicine and Biosciences
jin.luo@uwl.ac.uk

Dr Jin Luo was awarded his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Dublin City University, Ireland in 2004. He then worked as a Research Associate on spine biomechanics in the University of Bristol between 2005 and 2010. Dr Luo was a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics in the University of Roehampton from 2010 to 2016, and then an Associate Professor in Medical Technology in London South Bank University. He joined the University of West London in March 2020.

Dr Luo’s research interest is in the area of musculoskeletal biomechanics. His research work has won a number of prestigious awards, including the 2014 Annual Biomechanics prize of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) and 2010 Best Basic Science Paper Prize of the British Spine Society. His current research interest is on the development of new technologies to promote healthy ageing and to improve treatment of ageing-related musculoskeletal disorders.

  • Qualifications

    BEng (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
    PhD (Dublin City University)

  • Memberships

    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Member of European Society of Biomechanics
    Member of Society for Back Pain Research

Teaching

Dr Jin Luo was awarded his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Dublin City University, Ireland in 2004. He then worked as a Research Associate on spine biomechanics in the University of Bristol between 2005 and 2010. Dr Luo was a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics in the University of Roehampton from 2010 to 2016, and then an Associate Professor in Medical Technology in London South Bank University. He joined the University of West London in March 2020.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Publications

    Luo J, Lee RY. How does obesity Influence the risk of vertebral fracture? Findings from the UK biobank participants. JBMR Plus. 2020 Mar 26;4(5):e10358. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10358.

    Lu X, Yang J, Zhu Z, Lv X, Wu J, Huang J, Yu L, Wen Z, Luo J, Wang Y. Changes of the adjacent discs and vertebrae in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures treated with or without bone cement augmentation. The Spine Journal. 2020 Feb 24:S1529-9430(20)30056-5. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.02.012. Epub ahead of print.

    Hines MG, Tillin NA, Luo J, Lee RYW. Passive elastic contribution of hip extensors to joint moments during walking in people with low back pain. Clinical Biomechanics. 2018 60: 134-140.

    Luo J, Ratcliffe A, Chahal J, Brennan R, Lee R. Pattern of physical activity can influence its efficacy on muscle and bone health in middle-aged men and women. Sport Sciences for Health. 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-018-0448-z.

    Smith T, Reeves S, Halsey LG, Huber J, Luo J. Effects of body mass index on bone loading due to physical activity. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2018 34:7-13.

    O'Callaghan P, Szarko M, Wang Y, Luo J. Effects of bone damage on creep behaviours of human vertebral trabeculae. Bone. 2018 106:204-210.

    Luo J, Annesley-Williams DJ, Dolan P, Adams MA. How are adjacent spinal levels affected by vertebral fracture, and by vertebroplasty? A biomechanical study on cadaveric spines. The Spine Journal, 2017 17(6): 863-874.

    Luo J, Pollintine P, Annesley-Williams DJ, Dolan P, Adams MA. Vertebroplasty reduces progressive ‘creep’ deformity of fractured vertebrae. Journal of Biomechanics, 2016 49: 869-74. 

    González-Sánchez M, Luo J, Lee R, and Cuesta-Vargas AI. Spine curvature analysis between participants with obesity and normal weight participants: a biplanar electromagnetic device measurement. BioMed Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 935151, 7 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/935151. 

    Chahal J, Lee R, Luo J. Loading dose of physical activity is related to muscle strength and bone density in middle-aged women. Bone 2014 67:41-5.

    Stefanakis M, Luo J, Pollintine P, Dolan P, Adams MA. ISSLS Prize winner: Mechanical influences in progressive intervertebral disc degeneration. Spine 2014 39(17):1365-72. 

    Kelley S, Hopkinson G, Strike S, Luo J, Lee R. An accelerometry based approach to assess loading intensity of physical activity on bone. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 2014 85(2): 245-250. 

    Dolan P, Luo J, Pollintine P, Landham PR, Stefanakis M, Adams MA. Intervertebral disc decompression following endplate damage: implications for disc degeneration depend on spinal level and age. Spine 2013 38(17): 1473-81. 

    Luo J, Pollintine P, Gomm E, Dolan P, Adams MA. Vertebral deformity arising from an accelerated "creep" mechanism. European Spine Journal. 2012 21(9):1684-91.

    Al-Rawahi M, Luo J, Pollintine P, Dolan P, Adams MA. Mechanical Function of Vertebral Body Osteophytes, as Revealed by Experiments on Cadaveric Spines. Spine 2011 36(10):770-7.

    Luo J, Adams MA, Dolan P. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty can restore normal spine mechanics following osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Journal of Osteoporosis 2010 doi:10.4061/2010/729257.

    Jiang G, Luo J, Pollintine P, Dolan P, Adams M, Eastell R. Vertebral fractures in the elderly may not always be “osteoporotic”. Bone 2010 47(1): 111-6.

    Luo J, Sangar D, Bertram W, Adams MA, Annesley-Williams DJ, Dolan P. Is Kyphoplasty better than vertebroplasty in restoring normal mechanical function to an injured spine? Bone 2010 46(4):1050-7.

    Luo J, Daines L, Charalambous A, Adams MA, Annesley-Williams DJ, Dolan P. Vertebroplasty: only small cement volumes are required to normalise stress distributions on the vertebral bodies. Spine 2009 34(26):2865-73.

    Pollintine P, van Tunen MSLM, Luo J, Brown M, Dolan P, Adams MA. Time-dependent compressive deformation of the ageing spine: relevance to spinal stenosis. Spine 2010 35(4):386-94.

    Pollintine P, Luo J, Offa-Jones B, Dolan P, Adams MA. Bone creep can cause progressive vertebral deformity. Bone 2009 45(3): 466-72.

    Luo J, Clarke M, McNamara B, Moran K. Influence of resistance load on neuromuscular response to vibration training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 2009 23(2): 420-6.

    Luo J, McNamara B, Moran K. Effect of vibration training on neuromuscular output with ballistic knee extensions. Journal of Sports Science 2008 26(12):1365-73.

    Luo J, Skrzypiec D, Pollintine P, Adams MA, Annesley-Williams DJ, Dolan P. Mechanical efficacy of vertebroplasty: influence of cement type, BMD, fracture severity and disc degeneration. Bone. 2007 Apr; 40(4): 1110-9.

    Moran K, McNamara B, Luo J. Effect of vibration training in maximal effort (70%1RM) dynamic bicep curls. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2007 Mar; 39(3):526-33.

    Luo J, McNamara BP, Moran K. A portable vibrator for muscle performance enhancement by means of direct muscle tendon stimulation. Medical Engineering & Physics. 2005 Jul; 27(6):513-22.

    Luo J, McNamara B, Moran K. The use of vibration training to enhance muscle strength and power. Sports Medicine. 2005; 35(1):23-41.

  • Conferences

    Luo, J. Musculoskeletal Health: From Earth to Space. TEDxUniversity of West London, University of West London, UK. 15 March 2024. Available online.

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