Zhiqi Liang, PhD, MPhty, BAppSci, FACP

Lecturer, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Queensland

Zhiqi Liang is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist and lecturer in physiotherapy at the University of Queensland. She teaches in the master of Physiotherapy (musculoskeletal) program and also practices clinically at the university’s headache clinic.

Her research focuses on neck pain and headache, especially migraine — exploring how neck pain contributes to headache and identifying treatment directions, including patient preferences, for more individualized management.

In 2024, Zhiqi received the prestigious David Lamb Memorial Award from the International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) for high-quality research that has influenced musculoskeletal physiotherapy worldwide.

With more than 15 years of experience, she is a fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, where her expertise is recognized through roles as examiner, facilitator in the Specialisation Training Program, and current service on the Board of Censors.