Physiotherapist and women’s health researcher Dr Robyn Brennen and physiotherapist Caitlin Shepherd interview keynote speaker Jilly Bond, a British pelvic health physiotherapist, about the role of sensorimotor distortion in pelvic pain.

A new mixed-methods Italian study explores how physiotherapists navigate bioethical challenges in cancer rehabilitation, revealing a balance between compassionate care, patient autonomy and systemic constraints. First author Gianluca Bertoni answers some questions about the research.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and collaborators across the UK and Australia analysed data from the BOOST trial, a major physiotherapy study that tested a 12-week program for older adults with painful walking due to lumbar spinal stenosis. Lead author Dr Lianne Wood and author Dr Esther Williamson agreed to answer some questions about the research.

A randomised controlled trial led by researchers at the University of Sydney found that remotely delivered physiotherapy—involving a single in-person session followed by app-based exercises, phone calls and text messages—is significantly less expensive than traditional face-to-face outpatient physiotherapy. One of the authors, Hannah Withers, answers some questions about the trial.

Researchers have used a co-design approach to develop a prototype of a comprehensive preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation program for patients with operable lung cancer.

Paediatric physiotherapy researcher and academic Dr Kirstin Macdonald talks to Canadian clinical researcher and physiotherapist Dr Kathryn Schneider about paediatric concussion.

One of the more contentious topics in physiotherapy circles is the role of manual therapy in the modern profession. Musculoskeletal physiotherapist and PhD student Monique Wilson asks Professor Chad Cook what he is bringing to the discussion.

Advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapist Adrian Cush has built his career around the belief that good physiotherapy empowers people to understand and manage their health long after the appointment ends.

A recent recipient of a Seeding Grant is investigating sarcopaenia and frailty in the first month of treatment for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

A systematic review and meta-analysis have helped to identify major risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in later life.