Exercise and physical activity

Finding time to promote physical activity
INMOTION 01 Sep, 2021

Finding time to promote physical activity


Physiotherapists are well placed to promote the benefits of regular physical activity to their clients, but a new paper from the University of Sydney’s Institute for Musculoskeletal Health shows that barriers prevent effective advocacy. 

Co-designing a circus intervention for pre-schoolers born preterm
INMOTION 02 Aug, 2021

Co-designing a circus intervention for pre-schoolers born preterm


A discussion with physiotherapist and circus coach Free (Frances) Coulston, one of the 2020 Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant recipients.



After graduating from the Doctor of Physiotherapy program at the University of Melbourne in 2013, Frances Coulston, or Free as she prefers to be called, landed her first job at the National Institute of Circus Arts, where coincidentally, she had been a circus student a decade prior.

Racing towards the next big challenge
INMOTION 02 Aug, 2021

Racing towards the next big challenge


With the Tokyo Olympic Games now sliding into the rear-view mirror, physiotherapist and elite cyclist Breanna Hargrave has set her sights firmly on qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the UK. Breanna speaks about her aspirations and how she juggles her gruelling training regime with running her private practice.



There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that while most of Australia was coping with lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Breanna Hargrave, as an elite athlete, was thriving.

Fitness first!
INMOTION 02 Aug, 2021

Fitness first!


Congratulations to South Australian physiotherapist and APA member Deborah Harrison on being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community through charitable initiatives.



Pop into the Westbourne Park Uniting Church hall any Monday evening or Friday morning and you’ll find Deborah Harrison, physiotherapist and APA member, teaching her fitness class.

Fitness focus reaps rewards for Deborah Harrison
INMOTION 05 Jul, 2021

Fitness focus reaps rewards for Deborah Harrison


Congratulations to South Australian physiotherapist and APA member Deborah Harrison on being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community through charitable initiatives.



Pop into the Westbourne Park Uniting Church hall any Monday evening or Friday morning and you’ll find Deborah Harrison, physiotherapist and APA member, teaching her fitness class.

Five facts about… physiotherapy and autism spectrum disorder
INMOTION 04 Jun, 2021

Five facts about… physiotherapy and autism spectrum disorder

APA Paediatric group members Sarah Reedman and Lisa Truscott create five discussion points about physiotherapy in children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

 

1. Movement difficulties are highly prevalent in children with ASD


ASD is defined by deficits in social communication and the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviours, with some motor deficits acknowledged (American Psychiatric Association 2013).

Balancing evidence with practice
INMOTION 01 Jun, 2021

Balancing evidence with practice


Simone Dorsch explains how this new workshop will help clinicians develop evidence-based solutions for people with balance difficulties.



Who will benefit most from attending?


Any physiotherapists, occupational therapists or exercise physiologists who are working with people with balance problems or older people.


Why is there a challenge around the implementation of evidence-based exercise guidelines in clinical settings to improve balance and prevent falls?

 Exercise preferences in parkinson’s disease
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2021

Exercise preferences in parkinson’s disease


This study found that people with Parkinson’s disease were more willing to participate in exercise programs that cost less, involve less travel, provide physical or psychological benefits and are supervised by qualified professionals. Q&A with Serene Paul.



Your recent study published in Journal of Physiotherapy investigated the use of exercise in people with Parkinson’s disease. Isn’t it already established that exercise is helpful in this population?

INMOTION 31 Dec, 2020

Former ballet dancer lands on his feet


After discovering the world of classical ballet as a boarding school student in Adelaide and going on to train at the New Zealand School of Dance, Jeremy Hunt, APAM, realised his fascination with body movement and his understanding of the dancer’s life had far wider applications.