Rory McMahon Christopherson

I am a physiotherapist, educator and researcher primarily involved in injury prevention and rehabilitation, chronic pain, sport, occupational health, health workforce development and health equity.

• BHSc. (physio), AUT, 2010
• Pg DipHSc. (rehab), AUT, 2016
• MHSc. (hons, rehab), AUT, 2019
• NZ Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (ATTP), Level 5. Wintec, 2023.
• PhD candidate. University of Otago, 2023 

• Christopherson R.M., Fadyl J.K, Lewis G.N. (2020). Return-to-work expectations and workplace supports in New Zealand: injured workers’ perspectives, Disability and Rehabilitation Journal.
• Belcher, S., Larmer, P., Christopherson, R., & Sampath, K. (2024). Physiotherapy students’ perspectives of a blended learning approach through the COVID-19 pandemic years. (2024). New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 52(1), 8–16. 
• Pierobon, A., Fernandes, L. G., Wilson, R., Christopherson, R. M., Stanley, J., Pryymachenko, Y., Lim, Y. W., Caya, R., Gayed, M., & Abbott, J. H. (2025). Validity of the Global Rating of Change in patients with chronic low back pain. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 80, 103443. 
• Caya, R., Gayed, M., Wilson, R., Childs, J. D., Christopherson, R. M., Fernandes, L. G., Lim, Y. W., Pierobon, A., Pryymachenko, Y., & Abbott, J. H. (2026). Do treatment expectations moderate the effect of manual therapy in people with knee osteoarthritis? A secondary analysis of randomised clinical trials. JOSPT Open. Advance online publication