Hip osteoarthritis (OA) affects one in four Australians over their lifetime, resulting in a personal burden of low physical activity, weight gain, social disengagement and poor quality of life. 

Tell us about the courses. How does higher-level mobility analysis assist with retraining after neurological injury?

1. Identifying risk factors reduces the likelihood of developing lymphoedema

A number of risk factors increase a patient’s chance of developing lymphoedema.

Movement and function are key domains of physiotherapy and pain often gets in their way. For many physiotherapists, addressing pain to optimise movement and function is core business.

There is a reason why Tom Hindhaugh APAM sits new graduates at his private practice down to talk about building high-quality, trusting relationships with clients—and it has a direct impact on clinical outcomes.

As one of Australia’s leading vocal physiotherapists, Annie Strauch helps people with vocal issues, providing treatment so they can improve the way they use their voice and can connect their voice to their body and breath.

Annie’s list of patients ranges from the everyday person wanting to play sport or speak and read out loud to professional performers and athletes.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of permanent, fluctuating disorders of movement, posture and motor function caused by a non- progressive lesion or abnormality in the immature brain (Sadowska et al 2020).

Physiotherapist and lecturer Dr Wei-Ju Chang APAM MACP straddles both clinical work and research, with a focus on chronic pain. 

1. The community gym is a preferred place to exercise for young adults with disability

Developmental disability includes disability present from birth or early childhood such as cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.

The patients in your trial had quite severe brain injuries. They were four months post injury and had spent around two of those months in post-traumatic amnesia. Can you explain the significance of that?

The traumatic brain injury (TBI) population represents some of the most challenging people for therapists working in rehabilitation.