Hannah Sharma, Hannanja van der Veer, Caitlin McDonald and Alison Reading of the APA Gerontology national group present five discussion points about osteosarcopenia in older adults and the importance of screening and exercise in physiotherapy management of the condition.

Recently awarded the titling credential, Adam Wilkes is transforming physiotherapy for older adults. Here, Adam discusses the benefits of movement and social interaction in the older population.

There is a growing need for increased awareness of dementia among physiotherapists and targeted clinical education. Joanna-lee Tan, Associate Professor Michele Callisaya, Stephen Quick, Cath Evans and Thomas Senyard offer a range of perspectives on this important topic.

Three physiotherapists have recently been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council grants for their research projects.

Mark Elkins discusses some of the recent research published on a wide range of topics in the July issue of the Journal.

The Mossa cushion is a smart air cushion that has been designed to help prevent pressure injuries in aged care facility residents. Physiotherapy Research Foundation Physio Pitchfest finalist Andrew Mencel talks about his invention.

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.

More can be done to stop older people from falling, says physiotherapist Melanie Haley, who used the world guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults to analyse falls rates at her workplace.

Australian and international researchers have revealed that devastating falls in residential aged care homes could be prevented by using gold standard approaches of regular exercise and a personalised falls prevention plan.