Dr Winser is an Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy and the Editor of the IMPACT newsletter of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. He specializes in Neuro-rehabilitation in Physiotherapy. He completed his Doctoral degree at the University of Otago (UoO), New Zealand. Dr Winser obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy and worked as a Clinical Physiotherapist for many years at the Rehabilitation Centre of the Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMCH), India. During his Master’s degree, Dr Winser secured the Gold Medal for the Best performance in Neurosciences in Physiotherapy.  Dr Winser obtained a certificate in Health Economics from the University of Aberdeen, UK. He is a board member of the Hong Kong Spinocerebellar Ataxia Association (HKSCAA), Hong Kong. His research focuses on economic evaluation, balance training and falls prevention among people with movement disorders and older adults.

Major external competitive grants (as Principal Investigator)

HMRF (June 2021-June 2024): Cost-effectiveness of self-administered dual-task training (sDTT) for reducing falls among older adults: A multi-centre-randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation. (Ref: 04190268; HKD 780,800)

ECS, RGC (Jan 2020- December 2022): The role of integrated cognitive and balance (Dual-task) training in balance and fall risk in individuals with cerebellar ataxia: A randomized controlled trial. (Ref: 25608919; HKD 693,220)

• Balance assessment in cerebellar ataxia
• Psychometric property analysis
• Economic assessment
• Systematic review
• Spinal cord injury (SCI) and Traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation