Our research contributes to musculoskeletal science and practice, with a history of expertise in Manual Therapy as a cornerstone treatment.
Areas of achievement
- Improving the effectiveness and efficacy of musculoskeletal therapies
- Packages of care and delivery, including expertise in complementary and alternative medicine, patient education, physical activity
- Specific expertise in advancing therapies for knee osteoarthritis, anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) injuries, shoulder, musculoskeletal chest pain, and low back pain
- Manual therapy as a cornerstone treatment (See Stanley Paris Musculoskeletal and Manual Therapy Fund)
Research projects
- Prevention and management of ACL injuries: A New Zealand context
- Knee osteoarthritis care and management
- Shoulder disorders and rehabilitation
- Enhancing health and well-being of patients with persistent shoulder pain: the Otago Shoulder Health Project (OtShoH)
- Neuroendocrine mechanisms for manual therapy
- Process evaluation for musculoskeletal trials
- Mild to moderate TBI and the role of cervical spine musculoskeletal, and sensorimotor systems.
Contact us
Email physio.research@otago.ac.nz
