Parts 2 and 3 of this series focused on the assessment of pain sensitivity. Once the assessment is complete, we need to consider the findings.

Here we discuss the whole-person perspective, followed by making sense of pain features.

We then present a simple method for prioritising pain sensitivity in treatment planning.

New intelligent internet technologies like Alexa, the voice-controlled virtual assistant developed by Amazon, offer novel ways to deliver exercise and other therapies to patients in their homes. 

Your recent systematic review sought to estimate the extent to which MRI findings predict future low back pain,
associated disability and global recovery. Was your approach to reviewing the literature similar to that of your previous review on this topic?

Your Invited Topical Review recognises a diverse array of blood cancers. Does the evidence generally apply to all of them?

There are many different types of blood cancer. 

It’s time to get your applications in for the Physiotherapy Research Foundation’s Physio Pitchfest, to be held at the APA’s IGNITE 2023 national conference in October. 

Hurry up, though—applications close at the end of May.

As discussed in the April issue of InMotion, the APA is partnering with academic institutions on research projects that advance knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and contribute to the evidence base underpinning our advocacy efforts.

This month we will look at three more research project partnerships.

Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?

Stratified care involves targeting treatment to subgroups of patients based on key characteristics such as prognostic factors, responsiveness to treatment and/or underlying mechanisms.

Fifteen per cent of the world’s population currently lives with disability and it is considered a global human rights and public health issue (World Health
Organization 2015). 

A major aspect of the APA’s advocacy involves partnering on research projects to support the excellent work through which researchers are contributing to the field of physiotherapy (as discussed in the February 2023 issue of InMotion here).