Meet the team
Professor Cormac Ryan
Cormac is Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation at Teesside University and the Community Pain Champion for the Flippin’ Pain Campaign.
Mahin Kohli
Mahin works as a Campaign Manager and Community Pain Champion for Flippin’ Pain, as well as as an advanced practice physiotherapist and independent prescriber for pain management.
Kai F T Da’Costa
After a motorcycle crash caused lifelong disability, persistent pain, and the loss of a career as a mechanic at age 18, Kai decided to dedicate his time to understanding his own pain and disability.
Dr Jagjit Mankelow
Originally from Hong Kong, Jagjit (known as ‘Jaj’) has been a physiotherapist for 20 years, as well as a senior lecturer and a well published pain science education researcher.
Libby Parfitt
Libby lives in Hertfordshire and has been living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) since 2011, when, for reasons no one understands, a simple fall somehow triggered the condition.