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