Prof. Peter O'Sullivan

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Description of Role

Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Qualifications

DipPhysio(Otago), PGradDipMTh PhD(Curtin) FACP

Teaching Areas

Postgraduate Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation of spinal pain disorders
Clinical Research Supervision

Research Interests

Peter conducts research into the development, classification and management of spinal and pelvic pain disorders.

Recent Publications

Scholarly Journal - Refereed Article

Astfalck R., O'Sullivan P., Straker L, & Smith A (2010)
A detailed characteristisation of pain, disability, physical and psychological features of adolescents with non-specific chronic low back pain. Manual Therapy 15(3): 240-247.

Ng L, Burnett A, Campbell A and O'Sullivan P (2009)
Caution: The use of an electromagnetic device to measure trunk kinematics on rowing ergometers, Sports Biomechanics, 8(3), 255-259.

Straker L. M., O'Sullivan P. B., Smith A. J., & Perry M. C (2009)
Relationships between prolonged neck/shoulder pain and sitting spinal posture in male and female adolescents. Manual Therapy, 14(3), 321-329.

O'Sullivan P. B., Straker L. M., Smith A. J., Perry M. C., & Kendall G (2008)
Carer experience of back pain is associated with adolescent back pain experience even when controlling for other carer and family factors. Clinical Journal of Pain, 24(3), 226-231.

Conference Publication - Extract of Paper

Ng L, Burnett A and O'Sullivan P. (2008)
Spino-pelvic kinematics and trunk muscle activation in prolonged ergometer rowing: mechanical etiology of non-specific low back pain in adolescent rowers, (Edited by Y. Kwon, J. Shim, J. Shim, I. Shin). pp. 270-273, Seoul National University

Ng L, Burnett A and O'Sullivan P. (2008)
Gender differences in motor control of the trunk during prolonged ergometer rowing, (Edited by Y. Kwon, J. Shim, J. Shim, I. Shin). Pp. 382-385, Seoul National University

Ranson C, Burnett A, King M, O'Sullivan P, Cornish R, Batt M (2008)
Acute lumbar stress injury, trunk kinematics, lumbar MRI and paraspinal muscle morphology in fast bowlers in cricket, (Edited by Y. Kwon, J. Shim, J. Shim, I. Shin). pp. 233-236, Seoul National University