David is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Senior Research Officer in the Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute at Auckland University of Technology. He also works as a Scientific Officer in the Waitemata Pain Services at North Shore Hospital. David has a PhD in Clinical Neurophysiology. His research focuses on the neuromuscular consequences and management of joint injury and arthritis, predictors of post-surgical pain, the mechanisms and management of chronic pain conditions and the effects of pain on motor performance.