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Associate Professor Milena Simic is a leading academic in physiotherapy at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Department of Physiotherapy. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a BPhysio(Hons) from La Trobe University. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal health, particularly knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, and pediatric skeletal deformities, emphasizing non-surgical interventions and telehealth applications. She leads the NeuroMusculoskeletal Research Collaborative and has secured over $4.5 million in research funding. Her work explores biomechanical interventions, pain management, and the impact of e-health on care delivery.
Key projects include gait retraining for knee osteoarthritis, non-surgical correction of Pectus Excavatum in children, and stratified care pathways for musculoskeletal conditions. She supervises students like Lynn LAN and Hal SHEN, contributing to their research in musculoskeletal health outcomes and biomechanical risk factors.
Her recent publications highlight advancements in telehealth interventions, pain-inflammation comorbidity, and AI-driven osteoarthritis prediction. She is a key member of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and collaborates internationally on musculoskeletal health initiatives.
