Dr Ben Darlow is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialist based in Wellington, New Zealand. Ben completed his undergraduate physiotherapy degree at the University of Otago in 1998, and his Masters of Sports Physiotherapy at Curtin University in Perth, Australia in 2003. Ben completed his doctorate in 2014, focusing on the assessment and management of back pain. Ben is involved with research and teaching at the University of Otago’s medical school in Wellington, and clinical practice at Capital Sports Medicine. Key focuses of Ben's research are back pain, osteoarthritis and enhancing collaboration between health professionals. An interview with Ben about his back pain research can be heard here. Ben has presented his research at conferences in New Zealand, Australia, France, and Switzerland. He has published research papers about back pain, shoulder rehabilitation, and improving health professional teamwork. Ben has practiced as a physiotherapist in New Zealand, Australia, England, and Switzerland. His clinical and sporting interests are diverse, including running, cycling, touch rugby, skiing, and rowing. Ben is also a member of Physiotherapy New Zealand's Professional Development Committee.

Jo is the most recent Specialist MSK Physiotherapist registered with the NZ Board. She works in Christchurch in private practice as a specialist physiotherapist and casually in the emergency department. Jo has a particular focus on the spine and spinal-related conditions. Jo completed a Bachelor’s in Biology and later returned to complete a Bachelor's in Physiotherapy in Manchester. She achieved her Master’s degree in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy with distinction at Kings College in London in 2013.
She worked at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, as a research coordinator for the Global Spine Tumour Study Group, looking at quality of life outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastases. Wanting to return to clinical practice, she took a spinal triage role as an Advanced Practitioner with an extended scope in South East London. Since moving to NZ in 2018, she has worked in a private clinic and completed a 3-year internship with Dr Mark Laslett while preparing her specialist application. Jo is a keen clinician and researcher and serves on the executive committee of the NZMPA.

Celia Monk graduated from Otago School of Physiotherapy in 1988, and for most of the subsequent years has worked in private practice. Celia started her career in Wellington, working in the McKenzie Institute International clinics and having a faculty teaching role. Nowadays Celia can be found in her own private practice in suburban Christchurch. A strong focus for her whole career has been supporting people in self-management and providing evidence-based treatment. Recently Celia undertook her Masters degree. Her thesis, and the subsequent published article, was able to combine both these focus areas.

Lorimer is Bradley Distinguished Professor at the University of South Australia. He is a clinical and research physiotherapist, Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy and CEO of the non-profit Pain Revolution. He has authored 400 scientific articles and 7 books, has made seminal contributions in both pain science and pain management, and won prizes from governments or professional societies in 13 countries. He has delivered free public pain education events to over 30,000 people in 6 countries and his patient-facing videos attract over 5 million views annually. In 2020, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia, Australia’s second highest civilian honour, for ‘distinguished service to the fields of pain and its management, education, science communication and physiotherapy, to humanity at large’.

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 published more than 350 scientific papers, written numerous book chapters and has been keynote speaker at over 120 national and international conferences. Peter also consults at bodylogic.physio where he reviews people with disabling musculoskeletal pain disorders.