Emma O'Loughlin

BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy

Current roles

• Lecturer, Surgery and Anaesthesia
• PhD Candidate, Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT
• Clinical Partner, ACC

Research expertise

• Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament
• The Female Athlete

Background

I completed my BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin. I completed rotations in Geriatrics, General Medicine, Neurology and Sports Medicine at Changi General Hospital in Singapore before travelling to the US, where she was the physiotherapist for the 3,000-mile bicycle race 'Race Across America' in 2015 and 2016. I then moved to Switzerland where I worked in musculoskeletal private practice with skiers in Verbier.

I moved to New Zealand in 2017, and currently work as a clinical advisor with ACC. I am also completing a PhD on the impact of a female-specific anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation programme. I have a strong interest in including female participants in my research and investigating female-specific prevention, causation and management of common musculoskeletal conditions.

When I'm not working, I can usually be found running, biking or tramping in New Zealand's backcountry.

Contact details

Department of Surgery & Anaesthesia
Te Tari Hāparapara, Te Tari Whāomoomo
University of Otago, Wellington
PO Box 7343
Wellington South

Email emma.oloughlin@otago.ac.nz