Biography
Steven is Professor of Musculoskeletal Health and Care at the Health Sciences University. He practiced in the UK National Health Service in primary care for over 20 years alongside working in research, educational and clinical management before working full time in academia. Steven has sat on two Guideline Development Groups for The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and for the National Clinical Pathway for Back Pain in the UK and has recently been an expert reviewer of the WHO back pain guideline. He has published research with interprofessional colleagues on a range of MSK and manual therapy related issues.
Current interests include evidence informed practice, communication and consent, adverse events and interprofessional conceptions of manual therapy. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, President of the Society for Back Pain Research, a member of the Board for the Osteopathic Foundation and the United Kingdom Spine Societies Board.
