Rate My Professor Adam Bryant

Associate Professor Adam Bryant serves in the Department of Physiotherapy within the Melbourne School of Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. He earned his PhD from the University of Wollongong and holds a Bachelor's degree. Since joining the University of Melbourne in 2005, he has progressed to his current role as Associate Professor - Exercise. Bryant leads the Human Movement and Biomechanics stream at the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine (CHESM), focusing his research on orthopedic sports medicine, anterior cruciate ligament injuries, orthopedic biomechanics, knee surgery, and orthopedic surgery. His investigations include biomechanics in elite sports such as swimming and shot put, early osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction, patellofemoral joint loading, Achilles tendinopathy, and interventions for chronic low back pain and muscle spasticity.

Bryant has produced 192 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 6,500 citations, demonstrating substantial impact in physiotherapy and sports medicine. Notable works encompass 'Does Pain Self-efficacy influence Initial Forward Bending in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain following Exercise? A Cohort Study' (2025), 'The Impact of Strength Changes on Active Function Following Botulinum Neurotoxin-A (BoNT-A): A Systematic Review' (2025), 'The Effect of Botulinum Neurotoxin-A (BoNT-A) on Muscle Strength in Adult-Onset Neurological Conditions with Focal Muscle Spasticity: A Systematic Review' (2024), 'Thigh muscle strength is not meaningfully linked to long-term self-reported knee outcomes after ACL reconstruction' (2023), and 'Do biomechanical foot-based interventions reduce patellofemoral joint loads in adults with and without patellofemoral pain or osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis' (2023). As an NHMRC Research Fellow, he previously held NHMRC Career Development and R.D. Wright Biomedical Fellowships. Bryant has secured competitive funding, including an ARC Linkage Project (LP150101041) in collaboration with ASICS Oceania. His contributions extend to public outreach via Pursuit articles like 'The biomechanics of going really, really fast' (2024), influencing clinical practice in exercise physiotherapy and injury prevention.