Improving adherence to home exercise programs

Dr Joshua Simmich and colleagues from The University of Queensland examine how physiotherapy delivered by real-time, video-based telerehabilitation compares to in-person delivery for the outcomes of attendance, adherence and satisfaction.

A study in the United Kingdom has explored the creation of a delegation framework for use with physiotherapy support workers in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services.

Physiotherapy support workers, also known as physiotherapy assistants, rehabilitation assistants, technical instructors or physiotherapy technicians, are non-registered staff who often work alongside physiotherapists, with delegated interventions and responsibilities.

A clinical trial conducted by Australian researchers has shown that there is no additional benefit to including lumbar neuromuscular control retraining exercises to resistance exercises for people with chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Previous research has suggested that deficits in lumbar extensor neuromuscular control are associated with self-reported disability in people with CLBP and CLBP-related lifting dysfunction.

Knee osteoarthritis is a debilitating condition affecting millions worldwide, often leading to chronic pain and impaired mobility.

Collective advocacy has been a cornerstone of Calum Neish’s life at university and is something that the recipient of the 2023 APA Board of Directors Student Prize vows to continue with as he prepares to embark as a graduate physiotherapist.

Curiosity to learn from peers and a desire to deepen his understanding of patient experience led Mathew Smith APAM FACP to undertake the Specialisation Training Program and achieve the highest qualification for clinical physiotherapists in Australia.

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Research carried out by Australia-based researchers explored the effectiveness of physiotherapist-delivered diet programs for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who are overweight or obese, demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of using a very low energy diet (VLED) supplementary to exercise.

An analysis by researchers from La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre has shown that, following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction, there was no widespread or substantial weakness of the hip or lower-leg muscles in the injured group compared to an uninjured control group and to the uninjured contralateral limb.

Free Coulston APAM, a lecturer in physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and a former circus educator, combined two of her passions in an effort to help children born extremely preterm/premature (EP).

Around eight per cent of births in Australia are preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation).