New research has highlighted a potential role for physiotherapists to work with coaches and players to effectively implement injury prevention programs like Prep-to-Play, an exercise-based injury prevention program developed for girls and women playing Australian Rules football. 

Simulation-based education is a learning approach that supports the training of health practitioners by exposing students to realistic scenarios that prepare them for clinical practice. 

One method of simulation-based education has actors, or sometimes fellow students, portraying the role of the patient. 

Entrapment neuropathies are a common group of conditions that affect small nerves as they pass through narrow anatomical spaces. 

Examples include carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and Morton’s neuroma in the foot.