I am a qualified Physiotherapist and Clinical Researcher. Each component of my research furthers knowledge of the way in which learning influences motor control and pain. My early research focused on developing a better understanding of the areas of the brain that contribute to rapid upper limb motor learning. More recently, I have expanded my research to investigate how learning can influence pain. My long term goal is to use this research to develop low cost, scalable interventions to reduce pain and improve productivity in the workplace.

• Module leader on the Undergraduate Physiotherapy and Podiatry programs.
• Supervision of Physiotherapy Masters students.

My research demonstrates how learning and physical activity influence posture and physiological function.

Physiotherapy and Podiatry

• Clinical Physiotherapy Skills 1
• Clinical Physiotherapy Skills 2
• Gait Balance and Posture
• Introduction to Movement Science

• Hunter, T., Siess, F. Social Observation, posture and pain control (In preparation)
• Hunter, T., Sacco, P., Turner, D. Changes in Excitability of the Motor Cortex Associated with Rapid Upper Limb Movements (in preparation)
• Hunter, T., Sacco, P., Turner, D (2011). Changes in Excitability of the Motor Cortex Associated with Internal Model Formation during Intrinsic Visuomotor Learning in the Upper Arm, JBBS, Vol.1 No.3, 140-152
• Hunter, T., Sacco, P., Nitsche, M., Turner, D. (2009). Modulation of internal model formation during force field induced motor learning by anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of primary motor cortex. Journal of Physiology. 233-344.

• Turner, D., Sacco, P., Hunter, T (2008). Complex motor cortex control of muscle synergies underpin simple reaching tasks in robot-induced force fields. IET, Journal of control theory and applications.
• Hunter, T., Sacco, P., Turner, D. (2008). Corticospinal and EMG correlates of internal model formation during force field motor adaptation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts.
• Turner, D., Hunter, T., Sacco, P. (2008). Intracortical inhibition and excitation preceding robot-mediated arm reaching. Brain Stimulation 1 (3) 248.
• Hunter, T., Sacco, P., Turner, D. (2008). Changes in corticospinal  excitability after robot-induced motor adaptation and deadaptation in healthy adults. Supplements to clinical neurophysiology, 56.

• ACPOHE
• CSP
• ACPIN
• HPC
• HEA