Publications

Peel J, John K, Page J, Jeffries O, Heffernan S, Tallent J, & Waldron M. Topical application of isolated menthol and combined menthol-capsaicin creams: exercise tolerance, thermal perception, pain, attentional focus and thermoregulation in the heat. European Journal of Sport Science 2023.
Waldron M, Fowler R, Heffernan S, Tallent J, Kilduff L, Jeffries O. Effects of Heat Acclimation and Acclimatisation on Maximal Aerobic Capacity Compared to Exercise Alone in Both Thermoneutral and Hot Environments: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. Sports Medicine 2021, 51, 1509-1525.
Waldron M, Fowler R, Heffernan S, Tallent J, Kilduff L, Jeffries O. Response to Comment on: “Effects of Heat Acclimation and Acclimatisation on Maximal Aerobic Capacity Compared to Exercise Alone in Both Thermoneutral and Hot Environments: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression”. Sports Medicine 2021, 52, 1719-1720.
Parton AJ, Waldron M, Clifford T, Jeffries O. Thermo-behavioural responses to orally applied L-menthol exhibit sex-specific differences during exercise in a hot environment. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 229, 113250.
Chopra K, Jeffries O, Tallent J, Heffernan S, Kilduff L, Gray A, Waldron M. Repeated Ischemic Preconditioning Effects on Physiological Responses to Hypoxic Exercise. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance 2021. In Press.
Patterson SD, Swan R, Page W, Marocolo M, Jeffries O, Waldron M. The effect of acute and repeated ischemic preconditioning on recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2021, 24(7), 709-714.
Barwood MJ, Gibson OR, Gillis DJ, Jeffries O, Morris NB, Pearce J, Ross ML, Stevens C, Rinaldi K, Kounalakis SN, Riera F, Mündel T, Waldron M, Best R. Menthol as an ergogenic aid for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games: an expert led consensus statement using the modified Delphi method. Sports Medicine 2020, 50, 1709-1727.
Waldron M, Papavasileiou G, Jeffries O, Nevola V, Heffernan SM, Kilduff L, Tallent J. Concurrent adaptations in maximal aerobic capacity, heat tolerance, microvascular blood flow and oxygen extraction following heat acclimation and ischemic preconditioning. Journal of Thermal Biology 2020, 93, 102724.
Simmonds R, Cole J, Tallent J, Jeffries O, Theis N, Waldron M. Physiological and thermoregulatory effects of oral taurine supplementation on exercise tolerance during forced convective cooling. European Journal of Sport Science 2022, 22(2), 209-217.
Fowler R, Jeffries O, Tallent J, Theis N, Heffernan SM, McNarry MA, Kilduff L, Waldron M. No thermoregulatory or ergogenic effect of dietary nitrate among physically inactive males, exercising above gas exchange threshold in hot and dry conditions. European Journal of Sports Science 2021, 21(3), 370-378.
Jeffries O, Evans DT, Waldron M, Coussens A, Patterson SD. Seven-day ischaemic preconditioning improves muscle efficiency during cycling. Journal of Sports Sciences 2019, 37(24), 2798-2805.
Waldron M, Jeffries O, Tallent J, Patterson S, Nevola V. The time course of adaptations in thermoneutral maximal oxygen consumption following heat acclimation. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2019, 119(10), 2391-2399.
Jeffries O, Patterson SD, Waldron M. The effect of severe and moderate hypoxia on exercise at a fixed level of perceived exertion. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2019, 119, 1213-1224.
Page LK, Jeffries O, Waldron M. Acute taurine supplementation enhances thermoregulation and endurance cycling performance in the heat. European Journal of Sport Science 2019, 19(8), 1101-1109.
Jeffries O, Waldron M. The effects of menthol on exercise performance and thermal sensation: a meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2019, 22(6), 707-715.
Jeffries O, Goldsmith M, Waldron M. L-Menthol mouth rinse or ice slurry ingestion during the latter stages of exercise in the heat provide a novel stimulus to enhance performance despite elevation in mean body temperature. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2018, 118(11), 2435-2442.
Jeffries O, Waldron M, Pattison JR, Patterson SD. Enhanced local skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and microvascular blood flow following 7-day ischemic preconditioning in healthy humans. Frontiers in Physiology 2018, 9, 463.
Hughes L, Jeffries O, Waldron M, Rosenblatt B, Gissane C, Paton B, Patterson SD. Influence and reliability of lower-limb arterial occlusion pressure at different body positions. PeerJ 2018, 6, e4697.
Mackay J, Patterson SD, Jeffries O, Walron M. Limited Effects of short-term heat acclimation during a rugby league training week. Archives of Physical Health and Sports Medicine 2018, 1(1), 22-33.
Angius L, Crisafulli A, Hureau TJ, Broxterman RM, Amann M, Incognito AV, Burr JF, Millar PJ, Jones H, Thijssen DJ, Patterson SD, Jeffries O, Waldron M, Silva BM, Lopes TR, Vianna LC, Smith JR, Copp SW, Van Guilder GP, Zuo L, Chuang CC. Commentaries on Viewpoint: Could small-diameter muscle afferents be responsible for the ergogenic effect of limb ischemic preconditioning?. Journal of Applied Physiology 2017, 122(3), 721-725.
Waldron M, Patterson SD, Jeffries O. Inter-Day Reliability of Finapres^® Cardiovascular Measurements During Rest and Exercise. Sports Medicine International Open 2017, 02(01), E9-E15.
Flood TR, Waldron M, Jeffries O. Oral L-menthol reduces thermal sensation, increases work-rate and extends time to exhaustion, in the heat at a fixed rating of perceived exertion. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2017, 117(7), 1501-1512.