Kieran O’Sullivan graduated as a physiotherapist from University College Dublin in 1999. In 2004 he completed an MSc in Manipulative Therapy at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. In 2005, he started lecturing at the University of Limerick. In 2008 he was awarded specialist member status by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. From 2016-2019, he took a 3-year career break to act as Lead Physiotherapist at the Sports Spine Centre at Aspetar, Qatar.
His research interest is musculoskeletal pain and injury, particularly persistent spinal pain. He completed his PhD on persistent low back pain. He has published one book, six book chapters and over 150 journal articles. He has obtained over 4m euros in research funding. His research group disseminates its research through www.pain-ed.com, which is an online platform providing advice and information from both patients and clinical researchers on managing musculoskeletal pain. He was awarded the President’s Award for Excellence in Research at the University of Limerick in 2021.
Courses
Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan: Rehabilitation for persistent spinal pain: what helps and how?
Kieran O'Sullivan PhD4 points (Pro-Q-Kine) | |
3 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Vakinhoudelijk algemeen) | |
4 points (Pro-Q-Kine Manuele therapie) |
Webinar Kieran O'Sullivan PhD: It is time to move beyond ‘Body Region Silos’ to manage musculoskeletal pain
Kieran O'Sullivan PhD3 points (Stichting Keurmerk Fysiotherapie) | |
3 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Vakinhoudelijk algemeen) |
Webinar Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan: How can physical therapists influence psychosocial factors to aid recovery from musculoskeletal complaints
Kieran O'Sullivan PhD3 points (Pro-Q-Kine) | |
2 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Vakinhoudelijk algemeen) | |
2 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Sportfysiotherapie) | |
2 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Manueelfysiotherapie) | |
2 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Psychosomatische fysiotherapie) | |
2 points (Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie Bekkenfysiotherapie) | |
3 points (Pro-Q-Kine Manuele therapie) |