Michael Tong is an APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and emerging researcher with a focus on the role of language in shaping pain perception and behaviour. With over seven years of clinical experience in Australia and Hong Kong, his work integrates musculoskeletal physiotherapy, pain science, and computational approaches to explore how constructs such as pain catastrophizing may be understood as dynamic, linguistically mediated processes. He is interested in the application of natural language processing and conversational AI to support assessment, communication, and patient-centred care in chronic pain.