Name: Oliver Thomson

Position: Lecturer, Peripheral Biomechanics, Osteology/Arthrology

Contact: othomson@bcom.ac.uk 020 7435 7830 

Education: BSc (Hons) Sports Health Care, BSc (Hons) Osteopathic Medicine, Diploma in Osteopathy and Naturopathy, MSc Sports and Exercise Rehabilitation, PhD student University of Brighton

Research interests: mechanisms (biomechanical/neurophysiological) of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), dose-related responses, accuracy of the manual clinical examination of spinal motion, evidence-informed practice

My research interests centre on the clinical application of biomechanics and neurophysiology in relation to manual therapy. Clinical practice raises many questions regarding the processes underlying both pain and treatment mechanisms; my PhD is investigating the parameters of dose in relation to spinal manipulative therapy.

Having lectured in a number of osteopathy colleges throughout Scandinavia, I am currently lecturing Peripheral Biomechanics and Osteology/Arthrology at BCOM.