Angie Fearon is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, where she teaches entry-level physiotherapists and undertakes clinical research; she is a research and clinical physiotherapist (PhD, M(Phty), B(AppSc)). Angie has over 35 years of clinical and over 15 years of research experience.

Angie’s research aims to provide clinicians with tools to address daily clinical challenges. Angie’s primary area of research is the assessment and management of hip pain.  She has led research into clinically diagnosing Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome and differentiating it from hip osteoarthritis; understanding the significant burden of disease of the Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome; clarifying the pathology of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, and understanding the relevance of imaging in this area.

Angie’s current research is examining different ways of treating Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.

She is currently working on:

a series of best practice guides in musculoskeletal health with collaborators at Queen Mary University London,

collaborating with Canberra Health Services to improve waiting times for people with musculoskeletal conditions, 

and working towards better ways to assess the treatment outcomes for GTPS, along with the treatments themselves. 

Prizes:

Angie was awarded the ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport.  Port Douglas 4 - 6 Nov. 2010. “Wendy Ye award for best paper on women and sport.”

2012 she won the ACT Australian Physiotherapy Association "Best Paper" award,

2018 her honours student won the ACT Australian Physiotherapy Association "Best Paper" award,  

2022 she was on a team that won the Dementia Advocates award. 

Supervision:

Angie has supervised many honours students to first class honours, many winning the "best thesis" award, and one the university medal. She has supervised three higher degree by research students to submission. 

Research funding:

Angie has won over $2M in research grants. 

Angie regularly speaks to physiotherapists and consultant surgeons with respect to the assessment and management of people with complex back, pelvis and hip problems.  Angie maintains a private practice in Canberra, Australia, Hip Physio. She has been a visiting physiotherapist at the Australian Institute of Sport and a clinical associate for Professor Paul Smith. 

I am currently available to supervise Higher Degree by Research Students in the following areas

(subject to faculty/institute capacity and approval)

• What are the options for treating various tendon problems (primarily Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome)?
• How do we assess sleep disturbances in people with MSK issues?
• Early intervention for hip OA: what is effective?
• Best practice guidelines for MSK conditions

Please contact me if you are interested in any of these topics, or if you have a similar topic that you would like to explore.