Prof. Kieran O’Sullivan is the head of Physiotherapy at the University of Limerick (UL). He was awarded a lifetime fellowship of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists in 2024. He is ranked in the top 0.1% of researchers on low back pain worldwide and has received the President’s award for research excellence and impact at UL. He has published over 180 journal articles, including two randomised clinical trials on LBP. He has received multiple teaching awards. He has obtained over 4m euros in research funding. He is currently involved in several research projects relating to musculoskeletal pain, nationally and internationally. His research group disseminates its research through www.pain-ed.com, which is an online platform providing advice and information from both patients and clinical researchers on managing musculoskeletal pain.
