Complete was founded in May 2013 by Associate Professor Christian Barton who had recently returned from working at the Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, completing musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation research and practicing at a large research orientated clinic, Pure Sports Medicine, where he also assumed the role of Research Director.
Frustrated by misinterpretation of research by good intentioned clinicians, he recognised that doing good research is not enough. The primary goals for starting the clinic were to provide world leading care to the local community, support and perform clinical research that impacts patient care, educate clinicians and patients, and ultimately improve patient care.
