A decade of growth: preserving the original meaning of research for physiotherapists

Marco Barbero; Andrew Guccione; Matteo Paci

doi:10.33393/aop.2024.3293

Authors

Marco Barbero Rehabilitation Research Laboratory 2rLab, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno - Switzerland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-0686
Andrew Guccione George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia - USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1238-3585
Matteo Paci Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence - Italy and Department of Allied Health Professions, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Florence - Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5180-8355

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https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2024.3293

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Author Biography

Marco Barbero, Rehabilitation Research Laboratory 2rLab, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno - Switzerland

Marco Barbero PT, PhD 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.

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