Mr Sizhong Wang
Lecturer - Physiotherapy

Summary

Sizhong Wang is a Lecturer and Researcher in Physiotherapy at the Department of Health Sciences. Before starting his academic training, Sizhong worked as a physiotherapist at Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University (China) for four years. Then he obtained his master's degree in Clinical Biomechanics from the University of Salford and subsequently worked as a research assistant at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in Hongkong Polytechnic University. Sizhong is currently completing his PhD in Physiotherapy at the University of Otago.

Sizhong is a researcher involved in interdisciplinary collaboration with clinicians, engineers, biomechanists, and biostatisticians to improve healthcare services for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. His research programmes mainly focus on (1) clinimetric assessment of pain for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, with a particular interest in movement-evoked pain assessment; (2) interventions (e.g., biomechanical intervention, manual therapy, and exercise) for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders through lab-based studies to clinical trials; and (3) understanding the underlying mechanisms of interventions for managing musculoskeletal pain.

Qualifications

2012 - BSc in Rehabilitation Therapy, Wenzhou Medical University (China)

2018 - MScR in Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Human Movement Sciences, University of Salford (UK)

2023* - PhD in Physiotherapy, University of Otago (NZ)

*PhD thesis was submitted on 31 July 2023 and waiting for oral defence.