Research at La Trobe University has demonstrated a role for physiotherapists in training and supporting coaches to implement tailored injury prevention programs in community sports.

A previous recipient of a PRF Seeding Grant is investigating the use of peer simulation for training physiotherapy students.

Read up on some of the latest research from the July issue of the Journal of Physiotherapy..

The new Australian Standards for Health Practitioner Pain Management Education were launched at the 46th Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting by Dr Noam Winter and Professor Helen Slater, members of the team that developed the standards.

Professor Annina Schmid presented the Sunderland Lecture and gave two other talks at this year’s Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, exploring the role of neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain.

A clinical reasoning framework for chronic pain was the focus of a pre-conference workshop at the Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

At the 2026 Australian Pain Society’s 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Adelaide in April, the breadth of physiotherapy’s contributions to pain research was highlighted. Here we report on some of the key sessions of interest to physiotherapists – from understanding the biological mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain to practical insights for working with children and adults living with chronic pain – and we present our latest series of videos featuring interviews with speakers about their research.