Mr Mark Thomas

I am a Senior Lecturer within the Division of Physiotherapy, Sport Rehabilitation and Chiropractic and currently the professional lead for Chiropractic. I qualified as a chiropractor in 2009 from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic (University of South Wales) and worked for five years in private practice. Following my time in private practice, I worked as a rehabilitation consultant for a private medical insurance company establishing an advanced practitioner telephonic triage service. From 2016 to 2018, I led a multidisciplinary physical therapy team at KIMS Hospital in Kent.

My research interests focus on clinical reasoning and safety in the management of spinal pain, with a particular emphasis on the role patients' attitudes and beliefs play in influencing treatment outcomes.  Currently, I am undertaking a part-time PhD at London South Bank University (LSBU), where I am investigating the attitudes and beliefs towards manual therapy held by individuals experiencing low back pain.

I serve as chair of the Chiropractic Patient Incident Reporting and Learning System (CPiRLS) development group at the Royal College of Chiropractors (RCC).