Sharon is a musculoskeletal physiotherapist and spine biomechanics specialist with two decades of clinical, teaching, and research expertise. She joined the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2005, advanced from Senior Clinical Associate to Assistant Professor in 2015. She has been serving as Honorary Senior Physiotherapist at the New Territories East Cluster of the Hospital Authority since 2017. Sharon coordinates the MSc in Manipulative Physiotherapy Programme at PolyU, and has contributed as the Standards Committee member of International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Incorporated (IFOMPT) between 2022 and 2024. 

Sharon’s research dissects the dynamic interplay, neuromuscular control and functional capacity of the spine in chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Using quantitative movement and motor-control analysis, pain profiling, and implementation science, she translates biomechanical insights into innovative manual-therapy and rehabilitation protocols tailored to spinal dysfunction and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. She is the Fellow (FACP), Specialist Research Physiotherapist as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2025. 

Her integrated teaching philosophy empowers students to sharpen their clinical reasoning and hands-on practice to enhance the quality and efficacy of the clinical service. Her dedication and commitment to teaching and learning has been honoured with the Departmental Outstanding Teaching Awards in 2009 and 2018 and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching in 2018.

• Dynamic interplay between cervico-thoracic spine and lumbo-pelvic region
• Motor control and reorganisation of muscle coordination in spinal pain
• Classification and management of non-specific neck pain
• Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis and adolescent spine health