Physiotherapists frequently encounter clients experiencing mental ill health, including depression, anxiety and generalised psychological distress.

However, especially early on in their careers, they may feel poorly equipped to understand the impact of mental ill health on their patients.

The design process involved semi-structured interviews with the 22 participants, which were recorded and thematically analysed in order to refine the toolkit prototype. 

Participants suggested using infographics and video clips to provide information, adding additional treatment strategies and telehealth case studies targeted at new physiotherapy graduates.

The researchers were interested in determining which preoperative factors could predict unmet patient expectations for participation in sporting or recreational activity following THA. 

Secondary aims focused on preoperative factors predicting unmet expectations for pain relief and activities of daily living.

After two decades of a busy career, Dr Matt Whalan MACP was ready for his next challenge—achieving the Titling credential through the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

As an associate professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Health Education at Macquarie University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, physiotherapy researcher Dr Verity Pacey APAM is no stranger to reviewing grants. 

Pain science education (PSE) is an important aspect of treating painful musculoskeletal conditions including chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis.

It aims to explain how pain works to people with chronic pain and helps to shift misconceptions about it and to teach people how to self-manage their pain.

Lung cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Australia, with an estimated 14,800 Australians diagnosed with the disease in 2023.

Surgery is typically the first treatment option for early and localised cancer but patients can be left with significant fatigue, breathlessness and pain; reduced functional capacity and muscle strength; and poor health-related quality of life.

Dr Paula Harding MACP, allied health director at Barwon Health in Geelong, had observed the increasing demands placed on
physiotherapists to provide clinical education in the workplace, both for students and for physiotherapists in the early stages of their careers.