Research

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INMOTION 14 Jul, 2022

Physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation in cancer care

Dr Amy Dennett, Jayne Grubits, Tara Redemski, Amy Bowman, Hildegard Reul-Hirche and Germaine Tan from the APA Cancer, Palliative Care and Lymphoedema national group present five discussion points about exercise prescription in cancer treatment and the role of physiotherapists.

Premier’s Award for knee OA resources
INMOTION 09 May, 2022

Premier’s Award for knee OA resources


Physiotherapist Rachel Nelligan has won a Premier’s Award for her work developing digital resources to help people with knee osteoarthritis, writes Marina Williams.



Dr Rachel Nelligan’s curiosity and drive to improve patient outcomes has led to her winning the Clinical Researcher category in this year’s Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research.

A group approach to shoulder pain
INMOTION 09 May, 2022

A group approach to shoulder pain


Monash University researcher Dr Luke Perraton has received a grant from the Physiotherapy Research Foundation to investigate the feasibility of a new group exercise approach to the treatment of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. We talk to him here about the project.



Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) is a common complaint, encompassing tendinopathy, sub-acromial pain and rotator cuff tears.

Five facts about dementia and physical activity
INMOTION 05 May, 2022

Five facts about dementia and physical activity


Associate Professor Michele Callisaya, Dr Kate Lawler and Dr Claudia Meyer contribute five evidence-based practice points about physical activity and working with people living with dementia. 

Shining a light on burns care
INMOTION 02 May, 2022

Shining a light on burns care


The care of burns patients can often be confronting and challenging but physiotherapists working in this space are sharing their passion and dedication. June is National Burns Awareness Month and InMotion speaks with three experienced physiotherapists from around the country who are at the coalface of burns recovery and research.

Michele Callisaya—All in good balance
INMOTION 01 May, 2022

Michele Callisaya—All in good balance

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The role of physiotherapy in chronic asthma
INMOTION 01 May, 2022

The role of physiotherapy in chronic asthma


To coincide with World Asthma Day 2022, Sonia Cheng and Mitchell Taylor from the APA Cardiorespiratory national group present five discussion points about the role of physiotherapists in the management of chronic asthma.

Can children walk and think at the same time?
INMOTION 01 May, 2022

Can children walk and think at the same time?


Psychologist and PhD candidate Emily Subara-Zukic is researching dual-tasking ability in children with and without developmental coordination disorder.



Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a common and pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder seen in 5–6 per cent of school-age children.

Predicting complications after pulmonary resection
INMOTION 01 May, 2022

Predicting complications after pulmonary resection


French physiotherapist Fairuz Boujibar is the lead author on a new prospective inception cohort study that investigates whether quick and simple exercise tests can predict postoperative complications among patients undergoing resection of lung cancer.



The patients in your cohort study were undergoing minimally invasive surgery. Can you explain what that entails and whether postoperative complications still occur even though the surgery is minimally invasive?

Exercise rehabilitation in chronic Guillain-Barré
INMOTION 01 May, 2022

Exercise rehabilitation in chronic Guillain-Barré


Indian physiotherapist Nehal Shah is the lead author on a long-term randomised trial of physiotherapist-supervised exercise for people with chronic Guillain-Barré syndrome.



Guillain-Barré syndrome is known as a rare and debilitating disease. Can you summarise how rare it is and how debilitating it can be?


Guillain-Barré syndrome is an immune-mediated polyneuropathy that causes progressive weakness in all four limbs, areflexias, autonomic dysfunction and respiratory paralysis.