In intensive care patients, what sort of lung problems are amenable to treatment by physiotherapy interventions?

Why would programs be undertaken at home instead of at a hospital or other centre?

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and other forms of exercise therapy are effective therapeutic options to manage symptoms in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

How common is neck pain?

Neck pain is very common. After low back pain, neck pain is the second most leading musculoskeletal condition, even more common than osteoarthritis. Up to 70 per cent of people will experience some neck pain in their lifetime.

The inaugural Pitchfest winner, Brodwen McBain, has a few pearls of wisdom for prospective applicants of this year’s Physiotherapy Research Foundation-sponsored event Picthfest - make every word count and take time to prepare.

‘Lymphoedema, which can be a debilitating sequela to breast cancer treatment, is characterised by an abnormal accumulation of lymph in the arm, shoulder, breast, or thoracic area’ (Fu et al 2009).

Had she not been nominated by two of her peers, Professor Kay Crossley would most likely not have been in contention to win the 2020 Victoria Prize for her work in advancing research focused on young people with early-onset osteoarthritis.

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COVID-19 recommendations update

The first paper in the January issue of Journal of Physiotherapy is an update of the enormously valuable clinical practice recommendations for physiotherapy management of adults with COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting.

When Professor Julie Hides graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Queensland some 35 years ago, she had no idea her career would see her working with astronauts.

‘I went to work at the Mater Hospital straight from university and that was great because I had clinical rotations in a whole lot of different areas across the hospital.

A collaboration of academic physical therapists in the USA independently reviewed the quality of clinical trials published by physiotherapy journals (Riley et al 2021).