Dr Oliver Thomson PhD

Dr Oliver Thomson PhD Dr Oliver Thomson PhD is a highly skilled osteopath, researcher and educator and uses the latest research to provide effective back pain & sciatica care.

🎙️ Female osteopaths in research — we want to hear YOUR voice!The VOWS Project is exploring the experiences of women in ...
27/06/2025

🎙️ Female osteopaths in research — we want to hear YOUR voice!

The VOWS Project is exploring the experiences of women in osteopathy research. Share your journey in a 60–90 min online interview 💻

✅ Female osteopath
✅ Master’s degree or above
✅ At least 1 published paper
✅ Currently active in research
🌍 Open internationally
🗣️ English, French or Portuguese
🔒 Fully confidential

Led by researchers at with an international team from .sciences.university








💬 Help shape a more inclusive future.
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What’s the worst advice you’ve heard or been given about back pain? 👇🏻
11/06/2025

What’s the worst advice you’ve heard or been given about back pain? 👇🏻

What do you do when a patient requests a treatment that in your judgment won’t help?Just saying “no” rarely builds trust...
02/06/2025

What do you do when a patient requests a treatment that in your judgment won’t help?

Just saying “no” rarely builds trust — and can shut down the conversation.

Evidence-based care doesn’t mean rigid care. It means listening, exploring beliefs, and collaborating on what works.

Of course there will be an ethical bottom line, such as delivering treatments that you know to be unsafe or carry and unacceptable risk of harm 🚩

However, outside of these contraindicated treatments, where many interventions show similar effect sizes and risks how do you approach these ethically tricky moments? 👇🏻

Ever been surprised when your clinician didn’t give you the treatment you asked for?Let’s talk about why that happens, w...
30/05/2025

Ever been surprised when your clinician didn’t give you the treatment you asked for?

Let’s talk about why that happens, what it means for your care, and how great clinicians guide you toward what actually works — even if it’s not what you expected.

👇 Have you ever had this experience? How did it feel?

📣 Are you an osteopath practicing in the UK? 🇬🇧 If so, you’re invited to participate in a one-on-one interview about how...
22/05/2025

📣 Are you an osteopath practicing in the UK? 🇬🇧

If so, you’re invited to participate in a one-on-one interview about how you approach your osteopathic practice and also obtain your feedback on a newly developed questionnaire about osteopathic care.
What does participating involve?:

1️⃣ Completing a short questionnaire about how you approach your care of patients (⏱️ approximately 10 minutes).

2️⃣ Then an interview with a researcher (🗣️ will take no more than 60 minutes) to discuss in more detail your practice and your experience in completing the questionnaire.

Interested and would like to find out more?:

📩 Contact oliver.thomson@uco.ac.uk

The study is in collaboration with and funded by the Osteopathic Foundation via

20/05/2025

Thinking about postgraduate study? 🎓

Join us for our Postgraduate Virtual Open Evening next Wednesday 21st May from 5–7pm! 💻✨

Our virtual open events are a great way to find out more about postgraduate study at Health Sciences University. By joining us next week, you will have the opportunity to connect with academics, find out more about the courses we have to offer, and ask any questions you may have.

Whether you’re ready to apply or just exploring your options, we’d love to meet you!

To find out more and register for our Virtual Open Evening, visit: bit.ly/4iVBwDt

We look forward to meeting you 💜

What do you wish your physio/osteopath/chiro would ask you?Drop your thoughts below — we’d love to hear them.
19/05/2025

What do you wish your physio/osteopath/chiro would ask you?

Drop your thoughts below — we’d love to hear them.

I’m Excited to announce a new PhD opportunity at Health Sciences University.We’re inviting applications for a project I’...
15/04/2025

I’m Excited to announce a new PhD opportunity at Health Sciences University.

We’re inviting applications for a project I’ll be supervising titled:

Osteopathy students’ evolving conceptions of practice: a longitudinal mixed methods approach.

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore how osteopathy students develop their therapeutic approaches over time, using the validated Osteopaths’ Therapeutic Approaches Questionnaire (Osteo-TAQ) and a mixed methods design. The project is supported by a fantastic supervisory team including myself and Dr Brett Vaughan (University of Melbourne) and Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi (HSU).

Funding available: Up to three fee-waiver places are available for UK home students (via competitive selection based on applicant excellence).

Self-funded applications are also welcome from both UK and international students.

If you’re passionate about healthcare education, clinical reasoning, professional identity or mixed methods research — this could be for you.

Develop skills and expertise for a career in academia, research or clinical practice.

Open to UK and international applicants.
Application deadline: 16th May 2025
More info and how to apply below:

https://www.hsu.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-projects/osteopathy-students-evolving-conceptions-of-practice-a-longitudinal-mixed-methods-approach/

Feel free to share or reach out if you’d like to chat more about the project.

I’m Excited to announce a new PhD opportunity at .sciences.university We’re inviting applications for a project I’ll be ...
31/03/2025

I’m Excited to announce a new PhD opportunity at .sciences.university

We’re inviting applications for a project I’ll be supervising titled:

Osteopathy students’ evolving conceptions of practice: a longitudinal mixed methods approach.

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore how osteopathy students develop their therapeutic approaches over time, using the validated Osteopaths’ Therapeutic Approaches Questionnaire (Osteo-TAQ) and a mixed methods design. The project is supported by a fantastic supervisory team including myself and Dr Brett Vaughan (University of Melbourne) and Dr Jerry Draper-Rodi (HSU).

Funding available: Up to three fee-waiver places are available for UK home students (via competitive selection based on applicant excellence).

Self-funded applications are also welcome from both UK and international students.

If you’re passionate about healthcare education, clinical reasoning, professional identity or mixed methods research — this could be for you.

Open to UK and international applicants.
Application deadline: 16th May 2025
More info and how to apply (below and in bio)

https://lnkd.in/eY59T6WF

Feel free to share or reach out if you’d like to chat more about the project.

How do osteopaths in France conceptualise their practice?Find out in our latest paper! Link in Bio
27/03/2025

How do osteopaths in France conceptualise their practice?

Find out in our latest paper!

Link in Bio

Boring or not, developing reliable and valid surveys to capture the phenomena of reality is crucial to understanding and...
02/11/2024

Boring or not, developing reliable and valid surveys to capture the phenomena of reality is crucial to understanding and improving practice….

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