Labao, Hernan C

Hernan Cortez Labao, PTRP, MSPT, is a licensed physical therapist from the Philippines with over 15 years of experience in the academe and is presently a lecturer at INTI International University, Malaysia. He obtained his Bachelor and Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from Our Lady of Fatima University, Valenzuela City, Philippines. Currently, his main research interests are focused on the physical and psychosocial aspects of migrant workers’ health, pain, and physical activity. During the Association of South-East Asian Pain Societies (ASEAPS) Congress 2019, he was awarded ASEAPS Young Scholar for his studies related to musculoskeletal pain. His recent publications include; Labao, Hernan Cortez. (2019). Correlates of coping among Filipino migrant workers in Malaysia with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Physiotherapy, Wen, K. J., & Labao, H. C. (2019). Elderly on the Move: Level, Barriers, and Motivation to Physical Activity, Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, and Labao, Hernan C., Faller, E. M., & Bacayo, M. F. D. (2018). ‘Aches and Pains’ of Filipino Migrant Workers in Malaysia: A Profile of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Annals of Global Health. Mr. Labao is a member of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA) and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).