Gemma Orange

PhD, MSc. Clinical Physiotherapy, BSc. (Hons) Physiotherapy, BSc. (Hons) Sports Science
Lecturer/Course Co-ordinator for Spinal Musculoskeletal Units

Email: gemma.orange@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0204

  • Biography

    Dr Gemma Orange is a lecturer in Physiotherapy and coordinates the spinal musculoskeletal units within the Physiotherapy program at the University of Notre Dame Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Physiotherapy from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science from Coventry University in the UK. After relocating to Australia in 2012, she completed her postgraduate Master's degree at Curtin University, followed by a Doctorate at the University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle in 2024. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Gemma has held senior roles in emergency departments and outpatient musculoskeletal services within the hopital system in Ireland. In Western Australia, she has worked as a senior clinician in private practice and custodial health services, and has collaborated with elite sporting teams. Her current research interests focus on the lived knee pain experience of individuals with knee osteoarthritis, and the role central nervous system dysfunction may play in shaping pain perception and recovery.

  • Teaching areas

    • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
    • Complex Cases

  • Research expertise and supervision

    • Honours project supervision; 'The Perceived Knee Size Task: normative data, reliability, and convergent validity' 2021
    • Honours project supervision; 'The Fremantle Fragility Index: Normative Data, Reliability and Convergent Validity' 2021

  • Journal Articles and Proceedings

      • Physical Function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: A longitudinal Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Nov 2024 Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 55(9):1-30
      • Care Should be Taken to Ensure Qualitative Process Evaluations Conducted Alongside Clinical Trials do not Complicate the Interpretation of the Original Trial. May 2024 Journal of Pain 25(5):104441
      • The Fit-for-Purpose Model: Conceptualizing and Managing Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain as an information Problem. Nov 2022 Physical Therapy 103(2)

  • Professional Affiliations

    Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist)