DR. lisa micklesfield

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POSITION

  • Honorary lecturer, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Cape Town

  • Research fellow, MRC Mineral Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of the Witwatersrand

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • PhD ((Physiology), University of Cape Town (2004)

    Thesis title: Bone Health and Physical Activity through the various life stages.

  • MSc (Med), University of Cape Town (1996)

  • BSc Med) (Hons) (Biokinetics), University of Cape Town (1991)

  • BA (Human Movement Studies), Rhodes University (1990)

 

ESSM RESEARCH GROUPS

  • Health and well-being

  • Exercise in the management of chronic disease

  • Injuries and medical conditions associated with sport and exercise

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

  • Body composition and metabolic disease outcomes in South African women of different ethnic origins
  • Bone health of female ultra-distance runners and the relationship with menstrual function
  • Ethnic differences in bone mass in children and adults
  • The various components of body composition and it’s relationship with bone mineral density

 

 

OTHER

  • Reviewed manuscripts for South African Journal of Sports Medicine, International Journal of Sports Medicine

 

CONTACT

 

Tel:      +27 21 650 4570

Email:  Lisa.Micklesfield@uct.ac.za

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PUBLICATIONS

1. Jennings CL, Micklesfield LK, Lambert MI, Lambert EV, Collins M, Goedecke JH.  The validity of  near infrared reactance as a measure of body fat percent in black and white women.  British Journal of Nutrition 2009 Nov 2:1-5. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Constant D, Rosenberg L, Zhang Y, Cooper D, Kalla AA, Micklesfield LK, Hoffman M.  Quantitative ultrasound in relation to risk factors for low bone mineral density in South African pre-menopausal women.  Archives in Osteoporosis  2009; 4: 55-65.

3. Micklesfield LK, Evans J, Norris SA, Lambert EV, Jennings C, Joffe Y, Levitt NS, Goedecke JH.  Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and anthropometry estimates of visceral fat in black and white South African women.  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]

4. Micklesfield LK, Norris SA, van der Merwe L, Lambert EV, Beck T, Pettifor J.  Comparison of site specific bone mass indices in South African children of different ethnic groups. Calcified Tissue International 85: 317-325, 2009

5. Lloyd R, Hind K, Micklesfield LK, Carroll S, Truscott JG, Parr B, Davies S, Cooke C.  A pilot investigation of load-carrying on the head and bone mineral density in premenopausal, black African women.  Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism Jul 24 [Epub ahead of print], 2009.

6. Micklesfield LK, Levitt NS, Carstens MT, Dhansay MA, Norris SA, Lambert EV.  The evaluation of early life and current determinants of bone mineral content in a sample of 9 year old South African children of mixed ancestral origin.  Annals of Human Biology 34(6):647-55, 2007.

7. Rosenberg L, Zhang Y, Constant D, Cooper D, Kalla AA, Micklesfield L, Hoffman M.  Bone status after cessation of use of injectable progestin contraceptives.  Contraception. 76(6):425-31, 2007.

8. Micklesfield LK, Reid S, Bewerunge L, Rush EC, Goedecke JH.  Validation of a new method to measure body composition in very obese individuals using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.  International Journal of Body Composition Research 5 (4): 147-151, 2007.

9. Micklesfield LK, Norris S, Nelson D, Lambert EV, van der Merwe L, Pettifor J.  Comparisons of body size, composition and whole body bone mass between North American and South African children.  Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 22 (12): 1869-1877, 2007.  This paper has been cited in the 7th edition of the Primer on the Metaolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism 2008, published by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, and in OSTEOPOROSIS, Third edition, published by Elsevier Academic Press (2008).

10. Micklesfield LK, Hugo J, Johnson C, Noakes TD, Lambert EV.  Factors associated with menstrual dysfunction and self-reported bone stress injuries in women runners in the ultra- and half-marathons of the Two Oceans.  British Journal of Sports Medicine 41: 679-683, 2007.

11. Rush EC, Goedecke JH, Jennings C, Micklesfield L, Dugas L, Lambert EV, Plank LD.  BMI, fat and muscle differences in urban women of five ethnicities from two countries.  International Journal of Obesity (Lond). 2007 Aug; 31 (8): 1232-9. Epub 2007 Mar 6.

12. Draper CE, Grobler L, Kilian GA, Micklesfield LK, Lambert EV, Noakes TD.  An inventory of the South African fitness Industry.  South African Journal of Sports Medicine 18 (3): 93-104, 2006.

13. Micklesfield LK, Levitt NS, Dhansay MA, Norris SA, van der Merwe L. Lambert EV.  Maternal and early life influences on calcaneal ultrasound parameters and metacarpal morphometry in 7-9 year old children.  J Bone Mineral Metab 24 (3): 235-242, 2006

14. Micklesfield LK, van der Merwe L, Lambert EV.  Lifestyle questionnaire to evaluate risk for reduced bone mineral density in women.  Clin J Sports Med 15 (5):340-348, 2005

15. Micklesfield LK, Zielonka EA, Charlton KE, Katzenellenbogen L, Harkins J, Lambert EV.  Ultrasound bone measurements in pre-adolescent girls: interaction between ethnicity and lifestyle factors.  Acta Paediatr. 93 (6): 752-758, 2004

16. Micklesfield L, Rosenberg L, Cooper D, Hoffman M, Kalla A, Stander I, Lambert E.  Bone mineral density and lifetime physical activity in South African women.  Calcif Tissue Int.  73 (5): 463-469, 2003

17. Micklesfield LK and Myburgh KH.  The consequences of the female athlete triad in a woman runner: a case report.  South African J Sports Med. 6 (1):20-22, 1999

18. Micklesfield LK, Reyneke L, Fataar A, Myburgh KH.  Long-term restoration of deficits in bone mineral density is inadequate in premenopausal women with prior menstrual irregularity.  Clin J Sports Med. 8 (3): 155-163, 1998

19. Myburgh KH and Micklesfield LK.  Exercise and bone mass in mature, premenopausal women (Review).  South African J Sports Med. 2 (3): 15-21, 1995

20. Micklesfield LK, Lambert EV, Fataar AB, Noakes TD, Myburgh KH.  Bone mineral density in mature, premenopausal ultramarathon runners.  Med Sci Sports Exerc. 27 (5): 688-696, 1995.  This article has been abstracted in the 1996 YEAR BOOK OF SPORTS MEDICINE, published by Mosby Year Book, Inc.

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