Rehabilitation Discussion Group - Who Are We?

The OARSI Rehabilitation Discussion Group aims to bring together a network of researchers and clinicians who share a common interest in the rehabilitation of people with osteoarthritis. With over 50 members, we endeavor to provide a forum for communication, networking, information sharing, and discussion and collaboration for osteoarthritis researchers working in the rehabilitation field. We work to facilitate the development and implementation of high-quality research in rehabilitation, and contribute to mentoring of early career researchers in the rehabilitation area to increase research capacity.


Steering Committee
The Rehabilitation Discussion Group Steering Committee is made up of researchers and clinicians across the world. 


Kim Bennell
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Chair, Rehabilitation Discussion Group

Dr. Belinda Lawford
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Louise Thoma
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Dr. Daniel White
University of Delaware, USA
Dr. Melanie Holden
Keele University, UK

Dr. Elizabeth Wellsandt
University of Nebraska Medical Centre, USA                                   

Dr. Natalie Collins
University of Queensland, Australia

Dr. Hiral Master
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, USA

Prof. Rana Hinman
The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Jesper Bie Larsen
Aalborg University, Denmark

Prof. Soren Thorgaard Skou
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Kate Button
Cardiff University, UK
Prof. Yves Henrotin
University of Liege, Belgium

The Early Career Researcher Sub-committee

Dr. Jesper Lie Larsen (co-chair)
Aalborg University, Denmark

Dr. Cecilie Roedgaard Bartholdy
The Parker Institute, Denmark

Dr. Hiral Master (co-chair)
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, USA
Dr. Elizabeth Ginnerup
The Parker Institute, Denmark
Dr. Belinda Lawford
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Anthony Teoli
McGill University, Canada
Dr. Cecilie Roedgaard Bartholdy
The Parker Institute, Denmark
Dr. Christina Le
University of Alberta, Canada