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.