Christian Barton PhD

Christian Barton works in both research and private practice treating sports and musculoskeletal patients in Melbourne. Dr Barton has additional training in implementation science (Grad Cert, UCSF) and communications (Masters, La Trobe). He teaches in the Physiotherapy curriculum at the Bundoora campus and focuses his research activities on implementation science. Dr Barton is an Associate Editor and Deputy Social Media Editor at the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Locally, he is on the board of the Victorian branch of the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Association.

Dr Barton’s research interests focus on knee, running injuries, and implementation science including the use of innovative digital technologies. He leads key implementation projects GLA:D Australia (implementation of education and exercise for osteoarthritis) and TREK (Translating Research Evidence and Knowledge). He is regularly an invited speaker both nationally and internationally and runs popular courses on knee pain and running injury management in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Scandinavia.