Li Khim Kwah is a PhD student at The George Institute for International Health, focused on researching contracture, specifically the lack of efficacy of stretching in preventing or reversing contractures. She is working with Associate Prof Rob Herbert and Dr Lisa Harvey on studies concerning muscle-tendon physiology and a prognostic study on contractures following stroke.


Research Opportunities

Thinking about a career change?

Want to work with Australia’s leading musculoskeletal researchers?

The Musculoskeletal Division of the George Institute for International Health has some exciting opportunities for research training at the PhD, Masters and Honours levels.

The Division’s research themes are back pain, contracture, ageing & osteoarthritis. The division also hosts the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy and the PEDro database.

We have opportunities for PhD students and research assistants to work on a number of projects.

    For more details contact Dr James McAuley email: jmcauley@george.org.au