Editors' Profiles

Marco Barbero received his Physical Therapy degree in 1999 from the University of Milan, Italy. He obtained a master’s degree in musculoskeletal rehabilitation at University of Genoa in 2005, and in 2016 earned his PhD at the at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Since 2012 he is Professor in Physiotherapy and Head of the Rehabilitation Research Laboratory 2rLab at the University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland. His research involves the integration of neurophysiological and clinical research to improve the assessment and the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers in international journals. He is founder and member of the scientific committee of the Italian Society of Physiotherapy (SIF).

Musculoskeletal

Willem De Hertogh is an associate professor at the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. He graduated as a physical therapist in 1996 (MSc, Catholic University Leuven) and as a manual therapist in 1999 (MSc, Free University Brussels) and defended his PhD in 2008. His research interests are cervico-cephalic complaints such as headaches, tinnitus and dizziness. He published over 60 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, has written book chapters and presented at various (inter)national conferences. He is the academic coordinator of the postgraduate education in musculoskeletal physical therapy at the University of Antwerp. As a passionate clinician, he still combines his research and teaching activities with clinical work in a specialised physical therapy clinic.

Neurology

Andrea Turolla received the BSc in Physiotherapy (2002) and the MSc inRehabilitation Sciences of Health Professions (2007) from the University of Padua (Italy), then the PhD in Neuroscience (2017) from the University of Sheffield (UK). Moreover, a master degree in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders (OMPT – Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist certification) at the University of Genoa (2005) and a master in development of EBM guidelines and systematic reviews (Cochrane methodology) at the University of Milan (2010). At San Camillo IRCCS (Venice, Italy), he leads the “Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technologies” since 2011 and the Movement Neuroscience Research Group. Andrea’s research interests are in the field of motor control and neuroplasticity, to improve the efficacy of neuro-rehabilitation therapies provided by innovative technologies.

Geriatrics

Andrew A. Guccione is Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University.   His research interests are in geriatrics and functional outcomes after rehabilitation.  In addition to authoring or co-authoring over 60 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, he has received grant funding from the Foundation for Physical Therapy and the Arthritis Foundation, and was the recipient of a Special Emphasis Research Career Award from the National Institute on Aging. His clinical practice has centered mainly on movement dysfunction in older adults and both physiological and functional outcomes associated with locomotion training. 

Research Methodology and Clinimetrics

Anne Rutjes is a part-time staff member of the University of Bern in Switzerland. She obtained a PhD in clinical epidemiology from the faculty of Medicine of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and studied both health sciences with specialization movement sciences (Maastricht University, the Netherlands) and physiotherapy (Hogeschool van Amsterdam, the Netherlands). She worked several years as physiotherapist in Germany, until she accepted her first research position at the University of Amsterdam. Anne is currently lecturing clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Bern and is responsible for specialized courses on diagnostic studies and evidence synthesis reports. She is an active member of the European Network of Health Technology Assessments (EUNETHTA), where European HTA bodies jointly produce HTA reports and harmonize methods. From her office in Chieti in Italy, Anne also works as independent methodological consultant for various clients in Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Italy. She has extensive experience in conducting systematic reviews, methodological and meta-epidemiological studies. After having gained experience as editorial board member at the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group and the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, she joined the Archives of Physiotherapy as section editor in March 2020.

Biomechanics and Movement Analysis

Roberto Gatti is a physiotherapist and he works in Humanitas Research Center. At Humanitas University he is Associate professor of Physiotherapy and Director of the Bachelor in Physiotherapy. At Humanitas Hospital he covers the role of head of the Physiotherapy Unit. Roberto Gatti is past-President of the Italian Society of Physiotherapy (SIF) and member of the editorial board of the journals Archives of physiotherapy and Scienza riabilitativa. He published several articles (H index: 20 – source Scopus) on journals indexed by Medline database. His research lines are mainly addressed on Biomechanics and Motor control impairment after orthopedic surgery. 

Sport and Health Sciences

Lara Allet is the head of the School of Health at the HES-SO Valais – Wallis and adjunct professor at the Geneva University, Faculty of Medicine. She is a trained physiotherapist, and a board member of the Swiss Association of Sports Physiotherapy. She holds a doctorate from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and a MAS in management in health institutions. She also completed a post-doctoral stay at the University of Michigan and thus combines experience in clinical care, physiotherapy research and in institutional management.

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA is professor at Duke University, the program director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy division with a category A appointment in the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He is a clinical researcher, physical therapist, and profession advocate with a long-term history of clinical care excellence and service and 20 years of academic experience. His passions include refining and improving the patient examination process and validating tools used in day-to-day physical therapist practice.

Dr. Sandeep Subramanian is an Assistant Professor at the School of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Scieence Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Neurosciences in 2016, at the University of Montreal. His research interests include use of virtual reality for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke, motor control, motor learning, non-invasive brain stimulation and outcome measurement. He is a board member of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation. His current research focusses on i) understanding the reasons for non-optimal motor improvement in the upper extremity after traumatic and acquired (e.g. Stroke) brain injury and ii) use of interventions to optimize motor improvement in the upper extremity. He has published 18 papers, 2 text-book chapters and 6 IEEE proceedings as the primary, senior or co-author.

Ivan Bautmans is MSc Physiotherapy & PhD Medical Sciences, and an expert in biogerontological research: physical training of older persons, sarcopenia and inflammation. His work on muscle fatigue in frailty was awarded by 6 scientific prizes among which the 3 most prestigious Belgian gerontology awards. Ivan is full-time appointed as tenured professor (hoogleraar) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) where he is head of the Gerontology and Frailty in Ageing research departments. He coordinates an Interdisciplinary Research Program @VUB on Active and Healthy Ageing, and a Strategic Growth Research Program @VUB on the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise in the aged. He is also board member (President elect in 2013-2015) of the Belgian Society for Gerontology & Geriatrics and founding board member of the Belgian Ageing Muscle Society. 

Davide Corbetta received the BSc in Physiotherapy in 2003 and he worked several years as clinical physiotherapist. He conducted systematic reviews resulting in high-impact scientific publications, such as a Cochrane review about the efficacy of Constraint-induced movement therapy in people with stroke. Currently, he is a staff member of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan (Italy) where he supports Physiotherapy students during their clinical practice and MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences for Healthcare Professionals’ students during research traineeship. Davide’s research interests are in the field of stroke motor rehabilitation and in how research can support better- and high-quality care. In March 2020, he joined the Archives of Physiotherapy as associate editor of the Research Methodology and Clinimetrics Section.

Corrado Cescon studied at the Polytechnic of Turin, graduating in 2000 in Electronic Engineering with orientation in Bioengineering. In 2005 he obtained his doctorate in Biomedical Engineering. From 2000 to 2006 he was fellow at LISiN (Polytechnic of Turin) with prof. Roberto Merletti, participating in several research projects. From 2007 to 2008 he held a one-year post-doc at the University of Aalborg (Denmark) with prof. Dario Farina. From 2008 to 2011 continued the collaboration with LISiN, coordinating a study (TASI-2) in collaboration with Italian and European gynecologists. In 2010 he won a scholarship for the realization of musical instruments based on bioelectric signals (AMUSE-ME). His main research interests are multichannel EMG, signal processing, and kinematics. Since 2011 is senior researcher at the 2rLab, department of Health and Economics at the University of Applied Science of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI).