Manuela Besomi

Presentation: Training and Competing on the Edge

Manuela Besomi, Pt, MSc, PhD

Dr Manuela Besomi completed Physiotherapy undergraduate and Clinical Epidemiology Master’s degrees in Chile before moving to Australia in 2017. She has recently completed her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland and currently works as a Research Fellow in the School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at UQ. She is also affiliated with the Universidad del Desarrollo where she leads running-related clinical and epidemiological research in Chile and is a Speaker/Researcher for the Running Clinic.

Dr Besomi’s research seeks to understand and inform the design, implementation, and uptake of rehabilitation interventions in the context of running injuries. She has a particular interest in the neuromuscular and biomechanical mechanisms that underlie pathological conditions and pain, and strategies to optimise a sustainable and health practice of running.