Dr Natasha Pocovi

Discipline of Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University

Dr. Natasha Pocovi holds a post-doctoral position within the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. She is an early-career researcher who led the NHMRC-funded WalkBack trial, which aimed to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a low-cost and accessible walking and education intervention for preventing the recurrence of low back pain. She is the first author of this study published in The Lancet and is currently progressing this work in implementation, with an ongoing interest in research related to enhancing the management of recurrent and persistent spinal pain.