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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 5655
Email
david.baxter@otago.ac.nz
Position
Emeritus Professor, previous Co-Director Ageing Well National Science Challenge; Dean, Graduate Research School
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) DPhil MBA FCSP
Research summary
Musculoskeletal pain / men’s health / laser medicine
Teaching
  • PhD supervision / medical devices / acupuncture / management
  • PHTY610 Research Methods

Research

Rehabilitation; musculoskeletal pain; low back pain; complementary and alternative medicine; physical activity and health; men’s health; laser therapy; photobiomodulation.

Current research interests:

Additional details

Appointments

  • Deputy Chair, Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand
  • Member, Australian Physiotherapy Council Accreditation Committee

Memberships

  • American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (Fellow)
  • Royal Academy of Medicine In Ireland (Fellow)
  • International Academy for Laser Medicine and Surgery (Fellow)
  • Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (UK), Honorary Life Member
  • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (Fellow)
  • Physiotherapy New Zealand
  • Global Alliance on Men’s Health
  • International Phototherapy Association (Former President)

Editorial board memberships

  • Physical Therapy Reviews (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Photomedicine and Laser Surgery
  • Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
  • Laser Therapy
  • New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
  • Physiotherapy Practice and Research

PhD students

Publications

Xiao, H., Baxter, G. D., Liu, L., Hoeta, T., & Wibowo, E. (2025). Quality of life and supportive care needs in prostate cancer: The impact of treatment received and care service utilization among Māori and non-Māori patients in New Zealand. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(6), 483. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09521-7 Journal - Research Article

Xiao, H., Baxter, G. D., Liu, L., Hoeta, T., & Wibowo, E. (2025). The landscape of supportive care needs among prostate cancer patients in New Zealand: A cross-ethnic analysis. Psycho-Oncology, 34, e70110. doi: 10.1002/pon.70110 Journal - Research Article

Tan, H., Tumilty, S., Chapple, C., Huang, G., & Baxter, G. D. (2025). Sensitized-points acupuncture versus routine integrative acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A randomized-controlled feasibility study. Journal of Back & Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10538127241289343 Journal - Research Article

Xiao, H., Doolan-Noble, F., White, A., Lu, W., Liu, L., & Baxter, D. (2025). Intersectional perspective on factors influencing healthy ageing amongst older New Zealand men: An exploratory mixed methods study. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 19(1), 58-82. doi: 10.1177/15586898231213131 Journal - Research Article

Emerson, A., Mani, R., & Baxter, D. (2024, July). “I treat everyone... the same...” Clinician dissonance in chronic pain management. Poster session presented at the 12th World Conference of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT): Crossing Bridges, Basel, Switzerland. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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