Pain

Five facts about … pain prevention
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Five facts about … pain prevention


To coincide with the 2020 Global Year for the Prevention of Pain, Tania Gardner—with contributions from Tim Austin, Melanie Galbraith, Michelle Wilson, Peter Roberts, Lois Tonkin and Dianne Wilson—presents five discussion points about the prevention of pain. 

It never hurts to discuss pain
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

It never hurts to discuss pain

Although the 2020 Australian Pain Society’s 40th annual scientific meeting was postponed due to COVID-19, InMotion provides a platform for some of the physiotherapists who were lined up to present at the conference in April to share their research, insights and pain management strategies. We present a mix of contributors and interviews. 

A holistic approach to future thinking
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

A holistic approach to future thinking


Carolyn Berryman’s area of research interest is strongly focused on chronic pain. Here, Carolyn looks at what transformative research means and the implications for creativity and innovation in the collaborative landscape.



As a researcher, I feel it is important to reflect on what it means to do ‘transformative research’—something all researchers would aspire to, I think. I make no claims to be a transformative researcher yet, but I have taken active steps to promote that possibility.

Physiotherapy management of sciatica
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Physiotherapy management of sciatica


​The April issue of the Journal of Physiotherapy includes an Invited Topical Review on physiotherapy management of sciatica. Here is a Q&A with Professor Raymond Ostelo.



Does everyone agree on the definition of sciatica and how common it is?

Physio is committed to being at the leading edge of pain field
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Physio is committed to being at the leading edge of pain field


APA Honoured Member and the National Chair of the APA Pain Group, Dianne Wilson, responds to commentary questioning some trends in thinking among physiotherapists working in pain management. 



I was pleased to read Dr Quintner’s contribution in our national publication (‘Philosophical hurdles for musculoskeletal pain’, InMotion February 2020). Any discussion that promotes best practice physiotherapy is valuable.

Philosophical hurdles for musculoskeletal pain
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Philosophical hurdles for musculoskeletal pain


John Quintner questions certain trends in thinking among some physiotherapists working in the area of pain management.

Tools to help navigate childhood pain
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Tools to help navigate childhood pain


Physiotherapists have access to a tool that can be used to motivate families despite the overwhelming challenge and distress of childhood chronic pain, writes Rebecca Fechner.



It is well known that the gold standard for chronic pain management for adults and children involves biopsychosocial care in multidisciplinary teams (Harrison et al 2019).

Exploring ways forward with whiplash
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Exploring ways forward with whiplash


VIC BREAKFAST Michele Sterling will explore the impact of stress symptoms, a predictor of poor recovery, in whiplash associated disorders. Marina Williams reports.



About 50 per cent of people who have incurred a whiplash associated disorder in a motor vehicle crash will not have recovered within a year post injury, says Professor Michele Sterling, citing national and international data.

Developing a new treatment for painful Achilles problems
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Developing a new treatment for painful Achilles problems

Lead investigator Associate Professor Peter Malliaras outlines his team’s study examining the efficacy of tendon sheath injection for Achilles tendinopathy, and invites you to become involved.

Learning starts with the right question
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Learning starts with the right question


Across the world, a new search is initiated on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) every 12 seconds. However, in order to get the right answer to a clinical conundrum, you have to know how to pose the right question to get the best results. PEDro founding director Anne Moseley discusses how to refine the perfect search.