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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4677
Email
gisela.sole@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor; Associate Dean Graduate Research
Qualifications
BSc(Physio), MSc(Med)Exercise Science, PhD
Research summary
Management of sports and musculoskeletal injury and pain
Teaching
  • Sports physiotherapy
  • Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Memberships
  • Board of Graduate Studies (BOGS)
  • Senate
  • Immediate Past President of the Otago Medical School Research Society
  • Physiotherapy New Zealand
  • Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand
  • Graduate Member of New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapy
Clinical
Shoulder and knee rehabilitation, patient education, liefstyle factors

Research

  • Concussion management for sports and schools
  • Musculoskeletal pain and injury, focus on shoulder and knee injuries including anterior cruciate ligament ruptures.
  • Self-management
  • Patient health literacy

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Additional details

  • UK Council for Graduate Education: Recognised Research Supervisor
  • Regular reviewer for a number of journals

Publications

Skilton, D., Zoellner, A., Badenhorst, M., Mossman, K., Salmon, D., Keung, S., … Sole, G. (2026). Managing concussions in New Zealand secondary schools: Let's take it seriously. Brain Injury. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2026.2683510 Journal - Research Article

Badenhorst, M., Salmon, D., Rasmussen, K., Sole, G., Walters, S., & Romanchuk, J. (2026). If in doubt, sit them out? Exploring the influence of the ‘Recognise and Remove’ process on management decisions and player disclosure in community rugby union. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2026.02.011 Journal - Research Article

Roy, J.-S., Massé-Alarie, H., Dube, M.-O., Pinard, A. M., Lamontagne, M., Sole, G., … Desmeules, F. (2025). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a stepped model of care for musculoskeletal disorders: Protocol for a multiarm randomized controlled trial (Edu-First Trial). JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e77574. doi: 10.2196/77574 Journal - Research Other

Blyth, R., Galea, O., Bussey, M., Ahmed, O. H., & Sole, G. (2025). Spare the brain: Female football players' perspectives of heading the ball, concussion knowledge and attitudes: A qualitative study. Science & Medicine in Football. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2025.2584090 Journal - Research Article

Sole, G., Olds, M., Bell, R., Douglas, C., Samaranayaka, A., Sullivan, T., … Swain, N. (2025). Stepped rehabilitation of people with persistent shoulder pain in New Zealand (StePS-NZ): A randomised clinical trial protocol. Trials, 26, 469. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09174-1 Journal - Research Other

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