Prof McGill has authored over 300 scientific publications that address the issues of lumbar function, low back injury mechanisms, investigation of tissue loading during rehabilitation programs and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies. He is a consultant to many medical management groups, professional sports teams and athletes, governments, corporations and legal firms.
He sits on the editorial boards of the journals SPINE, Clinical Biomechanics, and Journal of Applied Biomechanics.