PRIMARY CARE The success of a primary contact physiotherapy service established in a Geelong Urgent Care Clinic suggests an effective approach for the future, explain physiotherapists Mark Napper and Emily Bradshaw.

To coincide with Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, InMotion speaks with clinician, researcher and educator Catherine Granger, who has spent a significant part of her career treating and evaluating interventions for people with lung cancer who have had, or are recovering from, lung surgery.

RESEARCH FOCUS The role of physiotherapists in dispensing weight management advice is controversial but a recent clinical trial suggests that physiotherapists can confidently deliver dietary health behaviour change support along with exercise when treating knee osteoarthritis.

ADVOCACY APA General Manager, Policy and Government Relations Simon Tatz looks at individual versus collective advocacy through the lens of sport.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY A group of academic physiotherapists in Sydney recently led a qualitative study examining what motivates individuals to start a walking program for the prevention of low back pain. First author Natasha Pocovi, who is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University, answers some questions about the study.

A publicly funded paediatric rehabilitation service in Victoria is helping shape the direction of care for children affected by trauma, injury and illness, both nationally and internationally. The unique service is leading by example and others are taking note.

Kenny Vuong, Tim Sheehy, Paige Hooper, Chris Jones and Dharsha Petrie of the APA Neurology national group present five discussion points about physiotherapy management of Huntington’s disease.

As sports physiotherapist Steve Felsher approaches the achievement of his titling credential via the Australian College of Physiotherapists' new portfolio pathway, he reflects on his career to date and on what continues to drive him. Marina Williams reports.

Standards of healthcare in professional and elite sport hold valuable lessons for those designing our health policies, argues APA General Manager, Policy and Government Relations Simon Tatz.

Five discussion points about the role of exercise in preventing and managing cardiovascular disease at all ages are presented here by Dr Brea Kunstler, Professor Lucy Lewis, Ingrid Lin, Ty Ferguson and Associate Professor Nicole Freene.