Margareta Nordin
Margareta Nordin, Dr. Med. Sci., PT, is Research Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Environmental Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA. She is the founder and past director of the Occupational and Industrial Orthopedic Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York University.
She has written five books and published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, participated in seven national or international-based task forces on spine pain, and received multiple awards among them The Volvo Award, The Woodbridge Award, The Grammer Award, and Junior Nobel Faculty Lecturer.
Dr. Nordin was the first woman President of ISSLS (1999-2000), EUROSPINE (2016-2017), and World Spine Care Europe (2016-2019). She was an Adjunct Professor at the Karolinska Institute (2008-2014), the Polytechnic University Hong Kong (2008-2010), and the Chinese University of Hong Kong 2010-2018. She is the Chair of the EUROSPINE Diploma in Interprofessional Spine Care (EDISC), the founder and past Chair of EUROSPINE Taskforce Research (TFR), a past member of the Bone and Joint Decade International Coordinating Council (ICC) (2015-2020) as first physical therapist joining the ICC of The Global Musculoskeletal Alliance.
Dr. Nordin is a member of WHO Package of Rehabilitation Intervention for low back pain (2019- present). She is the Speaker of SPINE20 (2020-present) a global advocacy group promoting access and care based on education and evidence formed around recommendations and policies to governments around the world related to the G20 organization. The main focus of her research is the treatment and prevention of disability for work-related and related work-related musculoskeletal injuries and ailments. She has a specific interest in disseminating a culturally adapted evidence-based, low-cost, effective, and efficient rehabilitation for spine pain and spine disorders with a focus on returning individuals to work, to functional ability, and/or to participation in the community.
