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.
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.
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.