Rate My Professor Peter Edwards

Dr Peter Edwards serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Curtin School of Allied Health, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), the latter awarded by the University of Western Australia. As an Accredited Exercise Physiologist with more than 15 years of experience in orthopaedic rehabilitation, Edwards also works at the Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre. In his academic role, he teaches the musculoskeletal and research components of the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology course and leads a research group focused on rehabilitation outcomes. He supervises higher degree by research students and maintains active involvement with Exercise and Sports Science Australia, including its Western Australia chapter.

Edwards' research centers on human performance and clinical exercise physiology, with emphasis on rehabilitation following orthopaedic procedures such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, and matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation. His publications exceed 70 peer-reviewed articles, garnering over 1,270 citations according to ResearchGate. Among his most cited works are 'Exercise rehabilitation in the non-operative management of rotator cuff tears: a review of the literature' (International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 2016, 217 citations); 'Strength and functional symmetry is associated with post-operative rehabilitation in patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction' (Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2018, 208 citations); 'Lateral elbow tendinopathy: development of a pathophysiology-based treatment algorithm' (Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016, 127 citations); 'Patient characteristics and predictors of return to sport at 12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the importance of patient age and postoperative rehabilitation' (Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2018, 109 citations); and 'A systematic review of rehabilitation exercises to progressively load the gluteus medius' (Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 2017, 98 citations). Additional contributions include clinical rehabilitation guidelines for tibiofemoral joint chondrocyte implantation (Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2014) and surveys on Australian therapists' practices for return to sport after ACL reconstruction (Physical Therapy in Sport, 2019). Edwards' scholarship informs postoperative protocols, functional assessments, and long-term recovery strategies in sports medicine and allied health.