In a study funded by the Physiotherapy Research Foundation with support from PRF corporate partner ASICS, Brady Green is aiming to better understand the factors predisposing football players to calf muscle strain injuries, with an eye to better management and prevention.

Alana Dinsdale is investigating why physiotherapy is under-utilised in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. Here she talks about her new study, which was recently awarded a PRF Seeding Grant.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY The April issue of the Journal answers some important questions about clinical physiotherapy practice, writes the scientific editor, Mark Elkins.

Katie Davies, Megan Hamilton, James McLoughlin and Emma Warner of the APA Neurology national group present five discussion points about persistent post-concussion symptoms.

Australian and international researchers have revealed that devastating falls in residential aged care homes could be prevented by using gold standard approaches of regular exercise and a personalised falls prevention plan.

An important part of physiotherapy training is practising skills, with students playing the role of both the therapist and the patient. Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant recipient Narelle Dalwood talks about why learning to portray the patient well has positive benefits for students.

Physiotherapist Alisha da Silva has received a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant to co-design a website for patients returning home from the ICU.

The first culturally appropriate education resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with arthritis have been developed, in a process based on community engagement and a co-design approach. Researcher Brooke Conley talks about the Staying Moving, Staying Strong project.