A groundbreaking Western Australian physiotherapy-led diversion pathway is transforming emergency care for patients with uncomplicated musculoskeletal conditions.

Jess Hempsall, Daniel Edwards, Charlie Baker, Millie Bensoussan, Jarryd Croxford and Zac Lowth of the APA Occupational Health national group present five discussion points on spinal health in the workplace.

CLINICAL PRACTICE May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month. This is what you should know about hypermobility disorders.

A group of physiotherapists in Brazil collaborated on a randomised trial comparing high- and low-intensity Pilates in people with low back pain. The first author, Anita Coelho, answers some questions about the review.

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Sydney conducted a benefit–harm trade-off study to determine how much additional benefit people with sciatica would need to receive from discectomy to consider it worthwhile compared to non-surgical management. The corresponding author, Dr Giovanni Ferreira, agreed to answer some questions about the trial.

Dr Angie Fearon has authored a comprehensive Invited Topical Review on the optimal management strategies for gluteal tendinopathy—a leading cause of hip pain. Angie agreed to answer a few questions on her review.

A recent recipient of a PRF Seeding Grant is investigating whether neurophysiological changes after a muscle or tendon injury increase the risk of re-injury.

Five discussion points about physiotherapy for people with functional neurological disorder are explored by Anna Jones, Daniel Luther, Dharsha Petrie, Rielan Newell and Sara Issak of the APA Neurology national group.

Over the past few decades, research has helped increase our understanding of autism and neurodivergence. It has also helped to highlight the benefits of physiotherapy for autistic and neurodivergent people. Brendan Bugeja, Melissa Mitchell and Melissa Trudinger report.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY The April issue of the Journal offers an exceptional deep dive into one of the most prevalent and challenging conditions physiotherapists manage: low back pain. Scientific editor Mark Elkins provides a summary of the content.