Peter is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences at Curtin University and a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.

He is internationally recognised as a leading clinician, researcher and educator in musculoskeletal pain disorders.

With his team he has developed a novel management approach for people disabling low back pain – called ‘cognitive functional therapy’. This treatment has demonstrated efficacy in numerous clinical trials, including a recent landmark trial published in The Lancet.

With his team he has published more than 345 scientific papers, written numerous book chapters and has been keynote speaker at over 120 national and international conferences. Peter also teaches on the Masters of Physiotherapy program and presents Masterclasses in the Graduate Physiotherapy program. Peter also consults at bodylogic.physio where he reviews disabling musculoskeletal pain disorders.

Peter’s passion is to bridge the gap between research and practice – in order to empower researchers, educators and clinicians in the provision of person-centred care to people in pain.