ADVOCACY Mirjana Jovetic of the APA Policy and Government Relations team considers recent advances in women’s pelvic health advocacy and the scope of this ongoing conversation.

Chronic pain affects both physical and mental health and imposes a significant personal and financial burden on Australian society.

Long COVID has emerged as an important consideration for clinicians throughout healthcare yet it is difficult to diagnose. Now researchers in Australia have developed an e-learning package to help physiotherapists assess and treat the condition.

A unique multidisciplinary service catering specifically to larger patients and building the capability of healthcare services to provide equitable and excellent obesity care has started up in Melbourne. Founder Nadia Walton says demand for the service has been high.

Dharani Nagarajan, Ciara Wright, James Chirgwin, Stacey Papa, Sally Mathieson and Craig Hagan present five discussion points about the role of palliative care physiotherapy in aged care.

Endometriosis is a complex pain disorder and pelvic health physiotherapists can use a number of management strategies to help, says Angela James.

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.

Jane Latimer AO has been recognised internationally for her research into low back pain and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and for her powerful leadership and advocacy for women.

Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) delivered by telehealth may be a feasible intervention for urinary incontinence and/or faecal incontinence after gynaecological cancer surgery, say Australian researchers in a paper published in Supportive Care in Cancer in 2023.

Early career researcher Cassandra Wong has received a Seeding Grant to investigate how Parkinson’s disease patients access physiotherapy services and why.