Contributors
Anders Ottosson
Anders Ottosson is a historian and senior fellow and at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He also has a background as a physiotherapist. His main field of scholarly interest is in the history of medicine and professionalisation of healthcare. He has published widely on the history of physiotherapy, orthopaedics and physical education
Brigitte Böttcher
Brigitte Böttcher, former specialist physiotherapist for psychosocial medicine in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). She completed her education as a physiotherapist in the GDR in the 1960s at the state technical college at Heinrich Braun Hospital in Zwickau and then worked in the inpatient and outpatient sectors in Dresden for many years. Because of her great interest in the history of physiotherapy in her home region of Saxony and in the GDR in general, she has built up what is probably the largest collection of materials relating to this history in Germany. She was also the initiator of Physio-In e.V., an association concerned with developing new perspectives for community-oriented physiotherapy inspired by historical predecessors.
Cameron MacDonald
Dr MacDonald received his initial Physical Therapy (PT) education in Australia at Sydney University, and his Doctoral Degree in PT from Regis University in Denver, CO. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedics and Geriatrics in the USA. He has also obtained Fellowship status in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT). He has received multiple national research awards from the APTA, AAOMPT and JOSPT. He has taught across the USA, internationally in multiple settings and continues with an active research agenda. He spent 20+ years in clinical practice in a primary orthopaedic setting/s. He is the Director of the Regis Fellowship in OMPT and the Orthopaedic Residency, instructing in manipulative therapy, specific exercise and dry needling in all primary regions of the body. He is an assistant Professor at the Regis School of Physical Therapy. He is the current Chapter President. His current PhD studies from the University of Newcastle, Australia, are on the genesis of manual therapy for all primary professions.
Dave Nicholls
Dave Nicholls is a Professor of Critical Physiotherapy in the School of Clinical Sciences at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a physiotherapist, lecturer, researcher and writer, with a passion for critical thinking in and around the physical therapies. David is the founder of the Critical Physiotherapy Network, an organisation that promotes the use of cultural studies, education, history, philosophy, sociology, and a range of other disciplines in the study of the profession’s past, present and future. He is also co-founder and chair of the International Physiotherapy History Association Executive, and founding Executive member of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association. David’s own research work focuses on the philosophy, sociology, and critical history of physiotherapy, and considers how physiotherapy might need to adapt to the changing economy of health care in the 21st century. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, many as first author. His first book – The End of Physiotherapy (Routledge, 2017) – was the first book-length critical history of the profession. A second sole-authored book – Physiotherapy Otherwise – was published in early 2022 as a free pdf/eBook (available from https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/tuwhera-open-monographs/catalog/book/8). He was co-editor on the first collection of critical physiotherapy writings – Manipulating Practices (Cappelen Damm, 2018) – and was the lead editor for the follow-up – Mobilising Knowledge (Routledge, 2020). He is also very active on social media, writing weekly on contemporary critical physiotherapy issues (criticalphysio.substack.com). He has taught in physiotherapy programmes in the UK and New Zealand for over 30 years and has presented his work around the world.
David Poulter
David Poulter is a British trained Physical Therapist. He emigrated to Australia in 1986 where he ran a private practice specializing in treating musculoskeletal problems. He obtained his Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1992. On completion of his diploma course, he moved to New Zealand to teach the McKenzie Institute International Diploma course. David spent 3 years working alongside Robin McKenzie, whilst developing the McKenzie diploma program. In 1995 he moved the McKenzie Diploma course to Coon Rapids, Minnesota, to its new home at Two Rivers Center. David was the McKenzie Institute International Director of Education from 1996-1998 inclusive. He taught the diploma course from 1995-2000 at the Two Rivers clinic and for NovaCare after 1998. He was a Senior Faculty Member of the US McKenzie Institute from 1995-2000, and a senior faculty member of the McKenzie Institute International from 1992-2000. After leaving the McKenzie Institute, David developed and taught his own courses based on the “Patient Centered Model.” He has presented his two main courses “Patients have all the Answers”, and “Telling isn’t Teaching” in Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Ireland and the USA. He also developed and presented nationally and internationally two courses on “Spinal Differentiation” and “Manual techniques in a Patient Centered Paradigm.” David is a British trained physiotherapist currently living and working in the Minnesota, USA. He has presented at numerous MSK conferences in both the USA & internationally. He specializes in treating pain related musculoskeletal issues, patient empowerment and self treatment. He has extensive experience in treating people with pain conditions of the spine, shoulder, hip, knee, and post surgical pain related issues. David is currently working as a consultant through his own company MT3. He is a treating Physical Therapist, clinical mentor, author and educators living in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Elisavet Anastasiadi
Elisavet was born in Greece and qualified in Athens as a physiotherapist. She has since worked and studied in England and Greece. Elisavet specialized in Musculoskeletal physiotherapy at Brighton University and have since worked in the NHS in England and privately in Greece. She have a teaching role in the Greek university of Physiotherapy in Athens and in a private College where she teaches BSc Physiotherapy students. Elisavet am a Phd candidate at the University of Brighton and her main interest is the therapeutic relationship. For the past two years she has been doing volunteer work as a physiotherapist at a clinic addressed to socioeconomically vulnerable people.
Esther-Mary D'Arcy
Fiona Jenkins
Dr Fiona Jenkins is Executive Director for Therapies Health Science in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Fiona is a physiotherapist with significant clinical, managerial and leadership experience. She joined Cardiff and Vale UHB in 2010. Fiona has a PhD in Social Sciences related to NHS Management and completed the INSEAD NHS / Leadership Centre Clinical Strategists’ Programme, she also holds an MA (Distinction) in Management (Exeter University). Fiona is also a Companion of the Institute of Healthcare Management. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Her Executive portfolio includes: National lead roles: Chair of Wales Eye Care steering group, SRO for procurement of a national eye care record for Wales, Chair Wales Respiratory Health group and Chair Wales Stroke Improvement group, NHS representative of the Ministerial Veteran’s expert group. Cardiff and Vale UHB lead roles: Executive lead for Stroke, Eye Care, End of Life, Falls, Learning Disabilities, Armed forces and Veterans, Medical Equipment, Decontamination, Nutrition and Musculoskeletal services. In addition Fiona is accountable for leading the 1800 Therapists and Healthcare Scientists in the organisation. Fiona lectures both nationally and internationally, and is an Executive member of the International History Physiotherapy Association. She is also co-editor/author of a series of “The Allied Health Professions Essential Guides.”
Geraldo Barbosa
* Graduated in Physiotherapy from the Federal University of Pernambuco. Recife 1965 * Bachelor in Social Communication (Public Relations) ESURP - Recife 1977 * Founding Partner of the Pernambuco Association of Physiotherapists APERFISIO. President in 1966 * President of the Regional Council of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy of the First Region 1978 * Effective Counselor - Federal Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy 1984 * Professional Merit Commendation (Medal and Diploma) 1999 * Member of the Commission of Honor of the 60 Years of the Federal University of Pernambuco UFPE 2007 * Heirs of Aesculapius - History and Professional Organization of Physiotherapy - (Author). Recife 2009 * Columnist of Nova Fisio Magazine Rio de Janeiro / Brazil * Physiotherapist and Public Manager: Ministry of Health / INAMPS (Recife), State Health Secretariat of Pernambuco and Municipal Health Secretariat of Recife 1966/2012
Giuseppe Verde
A past Physiotherapist in the Sciacca Spa, Giuseppe Verde has developed a scientific interest which led him to the publication of Fisioterapia e Riabilitazione alle Terme (Spa Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation) in 1998. In the same year he was a participant of Cura Aquarum in Sicilia, an international meeting that took place in Siracusa where he reported on 'Ancient hydrothermal practices in the territory of Sciacca (Aquas Labodes). Giuseppe published several articles on different reviews about the history of the Sciacca Spa and the rehabilitation practiced in it. In 2000, Giuseppe published Il termalismo di Sciacca dalla preistoria al XX secolo (Spa topics in Sciacca from prehistoric times to the XX century), as a result of a systematic survey on the various spa aspects in this Sicilian town. In 2004, he published Historiography of the Sciacca Spa. Four thousand years in the most ancient spa area of Sicily. In 2019, Antipodes Publishers in Palermo issued his book on Antiche Terme di Sicilia (The ancient Spas of Sicily).
Glenn Ruscoe
Glenn is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist working in private practice in Perth, Australia. A strong advocate for the profession, Glenn has been heavily involved in leadership of professional associations and regulatory boards. Currently he is Managing Director of the Registry Operator of the .physio domain top level extension.
Gwendolen Jull
Dr Gwendolen Jull AO is an Emeritus Professor in Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland, Australia. She is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist and Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Her career has combined teaching, research and clinical practice. Her research has principally been concerned with the diagnosis and management of idiopathic neck pain, cervicogenic headache and whiplash associated disorders and quantifying the dysfunction in the cervical motor system as a basis for research informed therapeutic exercise for the rehabilitation of neck disorders. Gwen has taught extensively nationally and internationally and has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, 40 book chapters, three textbooks, as well as editing the 3rd and 4th editions of Grieve’s Modern Manual Therapy (now Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy). Her most recent text was published 2019 ‘Management of neck pain disorders: A research informed approach Elsevier, UK’. Gwen is also co-editor of the international journal, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice.
Joan McMeeken
Professor Joan McMeeken AM is the Foundation Professor and was Foundation Head of the School of Physiotherapy and Associate Dean Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne from 1991 to 2006. She is a Professorial Fellow of the University. Her previous research and clinical interests included physiotherapy education and accreditation, health promotion and health management through education, injury prevention and rehabilitation. She continues to play a major role in the recognition, registration and accreditation of university and tertiary academic programs in Australia and internationally, now with the World Confederation of Physical Therapy. Her current historical interests include work on a current Australian Research Council grant, Diggers to Veterans: Risk, Resilience and Recovery in the First Australian Imperial Force and the history of the physiotherapy profession. In 2018 her book Science in Our Hands Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne, 1895–2010 was published.
Magda Fourie
I qualified in 1978 and became a member of the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP) since then. As previous President of the SASP, I became very involved in the management and strategic vision of the SASP and the profession. Currently I am part of the committee and the history project for the centenary celebrations planned for 2024.
Maria Calatayud
Maria Calatayud received her Physiotherapy Degree from the Cardenal Herrera CEU University of Valencia, Spain, in 2008. After graduation, she completed a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Osteopathic Manual and a Master’s Degree in Equine Physiotherapy, postgraduate Equine Physiotherapy course. Her clinical experience led her to focus on myofascial pain. She has specialised in equine and human dry needling and earned her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona with cum laude distinction. Her doctoral thesis, titled “Effectiveness of dry needling in the treatment of local pain caused by trigger points in the equine brachiocephalicus muscle”, explored the identification and treatment of equine myofascial pain.
Marilyn Moffat
Dr. Marilyn Moffat, a recognized leader in the United States and internationally, is a teacher, a consultant, a researcher, an author, and a practitioner. She is a Full Professor of Physical Therapy at New York University, where she directs both the professional doctoral program (DPT) and the post-professional graduate master's degree program in pathokinesiology. She maintains a private practice in the New York area. Dr. Moffat is a Past-President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (now World Physiotherapy), a Past-President of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and past Editor of Physical Therapy, APTA’s official publication 'Physical Therapy'. Amongst her many publications are two books for the lay audience - American Physical Therapy Association’s Book of Body Maintenance and Repair and Age-Defying Fitness. She also completed a 4-book series known as the Musculoskeletal Essentials, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Essentials, Neuromuscular Essentials, and Integumentary Essentials for physical therapy clinicians and students. Dr. Moffat has received numerous national and international awards and has had 3 awards named after her – the Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Dr. Marilyn Moffat Distinguished Service Award of the New York Physical Therapy Association, and the Marilyn Moffat Service Award of the North America/Caribbean Region World Confederation for Physical Therapy. She is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. Nationally she has received the APTA’s Mary McMillan Lecture Award (the highest award of APTA), the Lucy Blair Service Award, Outstanding Service Awards from the New York Physical Therapy Association and from the APTA, the Howard A Rusk Humanitarian Award from the Word Rehabilitation Fund, the United Cerebral Palsy Citation for Service, the Sawadi Skulkai Lecture Award from Mahidol University in Bangkok Thailand, New York University's Founders Day Award, the University of Florida's Barbara C. White Lecture Award, the Massachusetts General's Ionta Lecture Award, the APTA Minority Affairs Diversity 2000 Award, the APTA Section of Health Policy's R. Charles Harker Policy Maker Award, and the Ambassador Award from the National Strength Conditioning Association. She was also a recipient of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Mildred Elson Award in recognition of her international leadership. She is also currently on the Board of Directors of the World Rehabilitation Fund and is a member of the Executive Committee and also on the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research.
Nicky Wilson
Patricia Grohne
Patricia Grohne qualified with an Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate (ONC) and Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1967 from England before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada in 1969. In the eighties, she co-authored a book on Physiotherapy Department Planning, and upgraded to a BSR (PT) from UBC. As a volunteer, she has held many positions. Obtaining her Diploma in Peer Counseling in 2004, she worked as a Thomas Int. Consultant for small businesses. More recently, Patricia and the Physiotherapy History of BC Advisory Committee collaborated with PABC to publish their findings online: https://bcphysio.org/about-us/our-history In 2020, Patricia received an Award of Excellence in Lifetime Accomplishments by PABC and a Medal of Distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) in 2021.
Rob Jones
Currently, Lead Governor at Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust 2021- date; Trustee and Director Moorfields Eye Charity 2017-date. Vice-chair advisory group for the development of the new Moorfields Eye Hospital, London due for completion in 2027; this state-of- the- art ophthalmic centre comprises Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Institute of Ophthalmology, education, training and research. Rob became a Patient Governor in 2004 when the role was first introduced in England and since that time has served terms as Vice- Chair of Governors, Chairman of the non-executive Recruitment and Remuneration committee and Chair of the Governance committee. Rob is a registered blind person, having been blind since birth. He is a former chair of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, having served on the CSP Council for sixteen years and was the first physiotherapist to represent the profession on the Regulatory Authority (the Health and Care Professions Council) at its creation, this was a Ministerial appointment; he was also the Allied Health Professions (AHP) Consultant seconded to the Commission for Health Improvement – the fore-runner of the Health and Care Quality Commission. Rob has served on several Department of Health working groups and committees including Referral to Treatment, IM&T Programme Board, Manpower Planning Advisory Group and chaired the Reed Clinical Coding working party. Rob holds a Doctorate in Management, a Master’s in Social Policy and Administration and a BA in History, Philosophy and Humanities. He graduated as a chartered physiotherapist in 1971 and was a winner of the McTier prize. Rob was a physiotherapy clinician for many years and became a CSP tutor and supervisor in manual therapy. He became a senior leader and manager in physiotherapy and the Allied Health Professions working at Executive Board level. After retirement from the NHS he set up and ran a company working in Leadership and Management Consultancy nationally and internationally and is the lead author and joint editor with Dr Fiona Jenkins for a series of books on leadership and management topics for the Allied Health Professions and has jointly led masterclasses and presentations. He is the author of more than thirty articles and papers on a wide variety of topics on clinical, management, leadership, IM&T and historical topics. He was a founder executive member of the International Physiotherapy History Association. Rob has supervised students at PhD and Masters levels and is a life Honorary Fellow of the University of Brighton. He has a wide range of other interests including: music, ballroom and latin dancing, sport-particularly rugby and cricket, and is widely travelled.
Sandra Schiller
Sandra Schiller obtained her M.A. and PhD from the History Department at Heidelberg University (Germany), specializing in the social history of the family and in national identity from a postcolonial perspective. She has been a lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Phyisotherapy at HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim/Holzminden/Goettingen, Germany since 2002. Sandra’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of Ethics and Diversity, Community Development and historical gender research in Physiotherapy. She is a member of the inaugural IPHA Executive.
Sarah C. Marshall
Sarah C. Marshall is a Faculty Lecturer at the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Sarah is a former President of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and is a founding member of the International Physiotherapy History Association. She has been a physiotherapist for over three decades, and enjoys lecturing, studying and debating on topics such as health promotion, seniors’ health, and the value of healthy lifestyles. Sarah’s interest in history is linked to her middle name: Catherine Marshall was Sarah’s great-aunt, and a suffragist in the UK in the early years of the 20th century.
Seth Peterson
Dr. Peterson is a clinician interested in clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, and spinal pain. He owns a private practice in Tucson, maintains adjunct faculty roles, and is a regular presenter at national conferences. He has over 25 peer-reviewed publications, hosts several podcasts, and was named an Emerging Leader by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Snjezana Schuster
Snježana Schuster is a physiotherapist and archaeologist. She obtained her PhD in the field of bioarchaeology, where she conducted interdisciplinary research encompassing social-humanistic, natural and biomedical sciences on historical populations. Her work involved comparing these populations with contemporary ones in the context of pathological changes in the human spine. With years of experience, she worked as a physiotherapist in the Clinical Hospital in Zagreb, Croatia, specializing in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, women's health, and sports physiotherapy. She initiated the first column, "Historical Corner for Physiotherapists," in the Croatian journal Fizioterapija. Currently, she serves as an associate professor at the Department of Physiotherapy (University of Applied Health Sciences) and Faculty of Kinesiology, at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Susan Waller
Theresa Flynn
Theresa Flynn qualified with BA Physio (1986) Trinity College Dublin, MAppl Science SHWW (2001) UCD and Dip Leadership (2023) UCC. She currently works as Senior Physiotherapist in Ergonomics at St Vincent's University Hospital. She was Hon Secretary of Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (1990-92) and has been involved in many committees over the years particularly in Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics. She is currently a board member of the ISCP. She was a member of the organization committee for the ISCP 40 years Celebration and gave a presentation on the development of the profession in Ireland at these celebrations.
Timothy Kauffman
Tim graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in political science and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army. The war in Vietnam was very active and the US Army Physical Therapy School was accepting only female students. His request for deferment was granted so that he could pursue a degree in physical therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, the Army transferred him to the Army Medical Specialist Corps to become a physical therapist. After serving almost 6 years, he returned to graduate school and remained in the US Army Reserves. His area of interest at the Medical College of Virginia was aging. His seminal research showed that older persons can gain muscle strength with good exercise training and that persons over the age of 90 years can be rehabilitated successfully after a hip fracture. He earned his PhD from LaSalle University. Tim has been a physical therapist in all settings from pediatrics, across the lifespan, sports and orthopedics in general hospitals, home health, hospice and private practice. He has taught in academics, clinically and around the world especially with Health Volunteers Overseas as well as presenting at World Confederation of Physical Therapy meetings. Dr. Kauffman is a Fellow in the American Physical Therapy Association and the Gerontological Society of America. He is the lead editor of the textbooks, Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual, 1st and 2nd Editions and A Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation which is also available in a Chinese translation. He ended his military service as a military historian. He remains active teaching a Better Bones Better Balance class to community dwellers.
Wajida Perveen
Dr. Wajida Perveen is a Physical Therapist from PAKISTAN with diverse experiences as academician, clinician and a researcher with professional experience in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. She is an eminent scholar and reviewer in many national and international peer reviewed journals and conferences. Within World Physiotherapy, she is an active member of subgroups and global communities of physiotherapy practice.