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UTS physiotherapy leaders reveal little evidence links crossed legs to back pain or varicose veins, urging movement over perfection in Australian university research.
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Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto is an Associate Professor and Head of the Physiotherapy discipline in the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology Sydney. He holds a BPhty, an MSc (Phty), and a PhD from the School of Public Health at The University of Sydney, completed in 2017, following a master’s degree from Universidade Cidade de São Paulo in 2013. His academic career includes prior affiliations with Universidade Cidade de São Paulo and The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Sydney.
Professor Saragiotto’s research focuses on chronic pain, low back pain, telehealth, and musculoskeletal health within physiotherapy. He has authored or co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications, with work cited more than 7,000 times, including contributions to Cochrane reviews on motor control exercises for chronic non-specific low back pain and studies on prevention and management strategies. He serves as Head of Discipline for Physiotherapy at UTS, where he teaches physiotherapy students and supervises research master’s and PhD candidates. He maintains international collaborations and has contributed to recent research evaluating AI chatbots for patient advice on low back pain.
UTS physiotherapy leaders reveal little evidence links crossed legs to back pain or varicose veins, urging movement over perfection in Australian university research.