As digital technologies continue to develop and their use becomes more widespread in healthcare, the ability of physiotherapists to adapt for the future is paramount. Here, based on their popular session at APASC25 in Adelaide last October, Mark Merolli, Leo Ng and Trevor Russell offer insights into the power and potential of digital health technology in clinical practice.

Over the course of my career, I have come to see digital technology not as an add-on to physiotherapy, but as a fundamental enabler of high-value care.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADOPTION Pete Haynes considers the ethical implications of how artificial intelligence may support or undermine best practice.

Healthcare software is increasingly being written by AI. Barry Nguyen looks at what this could mean for physiotherapists.

The APA’s insurance partner BMS and Scott Shelly and Alexander Sheridan of health law firm Barry Nilsson discuss informed consent and physiotherapists’ obligations in the use of AI tools.

The April issue answers diverse questions with a consistent answer: physiotherapy delivers meaningful impact when it is accessible, evidence-informed and implemented well. Scientific editor Mark Elkins provides a summary of the content.

Virtual physiotherapy care may be just as powerful as a hospital bed for non-serious low back pain. At the APASC25 scientific conference in Adelaide, Dr Chathurani Sigera described how the Back@Home program in Sydney is helping patients recover in their own homes.

A digital platform that streamlines and speeds up the process of referrals for scans and specialist care won the 2025 Physiotherapy Research Foundation Physio Pitchfest People’s Choice Award at the APASC25 conference last year.