Simon Olivotto presents a case study about visceral referred pain masquerading as musculoskeletal symptoms.

PHYSIOTHERAPY EVIDENCE DATABASE A review found that exercise prevents falls in older people living in the community.

This month, the 2019 Australian Pain Society 39th Annual Scientific Meeting will be held on the Gold Coast. Two physiotherapists, who will be presenting at the conference, expand on what attendees can expect from their individual sessions.

PRF Seeding Grant recipient Rebekah Das began her career as a rural physiotherapist and, after several major career incarnations, she now runs a small musculoskeletal physiotherapy clinic in New Delhi, India, with her husband. But she’s also taken on an educational role, as she explains to Melissa Mitchell.

With more than 30 years’ experience as a clinical practitioner, Dr Angela Fearon will present a new course entitled ‘A pragmatic approach to lateral hip pain’ on 24–25 May.

What can participants expect from this new PD offering?

Simone Dorsch recently completed a large observational study, which gives some good insights into increasing exercise practice safely and without direct therapist supervision in inpatient rehabilitation gyms.

How much of the day do people in inpatient rehabilitation typically spend doing rehabilitative exercise?

Tristan Bonnevie discusses the research that investigates whether people doing pulmonary rehabilitation via telerehabilitation can learn to transmit valid oximetry data easily.

What proportion of people with chronic lung disease receive pulmonary rehabilitation?

Juliana Oliveira discusses the randomised trial, which highlighted that combined physical activity and fall prevention intervention improved mobility-related goal attainment but not physical activity in older adults.

How common is poor mobility in people over 60 years of age?

APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Damian Raper looks at a multi-activity tracker that offers opportunities for athletes and physiotherapists to track performance and rehabilitation.

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The rise in popularity of wearable devices and phone apps to track health status is helping to engage patients in their own wellbeing, says APA Innovation Advisor Barry Nguyen.