Exercise and physical activity

A group of people practicing Tai Chi
INMOTION 30 Mar, 2026

Online tai chi for knee OA

An online tai chi program is helping people with chronic knee pain. Dr Julia Zhu discusses the results from the RETREAT trial.

Tai chi is often associated with early morning practice in local parks – slow, flowing movements that appear graceful and calming. 

For people with knee osteoarthritis, tai chi has been shown to reduce pain, improve physical function and enhance quality of life. 

Graphic of a person lying on a couch with an ice pack on her head.
INMOTION 30 Mar, 2026

Pain in Practice

Season 2 of the Physios on the Mic podcast turns its focus to pain, with hosts Sophie Shephard and Matt Fa.

Pain can affect anyone – of any age or background – and the skills to treat it are relevant to all physiotherapists, regardless of their clinical focus. 

For this reason and many more, it was an obvious choice for the topic of a podcast series, Pain in Practice, hosted by Sophie Shephard MACP and Matt Fa APAM. 

Man clutching his chest and being comforted by a health professional
INMOTION 27 Mar, 2026

Inspiratory muscle training after stroke

A new randomised controlled trial has provided the strongest evidence to date that adding a simple postural challenge to inspiratory muscle training can significantly enhance recovery after stroke. One of the authors, Professor William Tsang, agreed to answer some questions about the trial.

Older lady speaking with a young girl
INMOTION 27 Mar, 2026

Aged care facility family involvement In physiotherapy

Associate researcher Dennis Boer and colleagues have conducted a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of physiotherapists and aged care staff on involving family caregivers in physiotherapy and exercise for residents with dementia.

Woman smiling at the camera
INMOTION 25 Mar, 2026

Standing strong

APA Policy and Government Relations Senior Policy Advisor Mirjana Jovetic explains why it’s so important to champion access to falls prevention programs.

Falls prevention access and funding is a key policy and government relations priority for the APA. 

Physiotherapy-led prevention reduces falls and fractures. It improves strength, balance, confidence and mobility, while enhancing a person’s participation and quality of life. 

It also reduces system costs through avoided hospitalisations and surgery. 

Aged care residents doing exercises.
INMOTION 25 Mar, 2026

Twilight Aged Care leads the way in residential falls prevention

Physiotherapist Cameron Boyd and APA Policy and Government Relations Senior Policy Advisor Mirjana Jovetic outline the benefits of Twilight Aged Care’s physiotherapy-led exercise and falls prevention program.

New South Wales residential aged care provider Twilight Aged Care has had outstanding results in falls and injury reduction and risk management since implementing a comprehensive, physiotherapy-led exercise and falls prevention program in its facilities three years ago. 

A physiotherapist and referee attending a injured child
INMOTION 02 Mar, 2026

Giving women's sport research a FAIR go

A comprehensive review of injury risk and injury prevention research in female, women’s and girls’ sport has recently been completed, highlighting the many gaps in the evidence base. Researchers Professor Kay Crossley and Melissa Haberfield talk about the review and its implications.

As women’s sport has become more visible at every level, the level of inequity both in the support for female, woman and girl athletes in participating in sport and physical activity and in the research underpinning it is also becoming more visible. 

A female athlete launching a javelin
INMOTION 02 Mar, 2026

Preventing injuries for female, woman and girl athletes

Dr Brooke Patterson, Melissa Haberfield and Professor Kay Crossley of the APA Sports and Exercise national group present five discussion points about the role that physiotherapists can play in delivering best practice injury prevention interventions for female, woman and girl athletes.

An older patient uses clinical Pilates at MD Health.
INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

Packages of care

A recent report from the Nous Group investigated hourly fees and price limits in physiotherapy. Michael Dermansky speaks to APA Business group chair Antony Hirst about outcomes-driven pricing and the future of charging for physiotherapy services.

Is the $261 hourly rate discussed in the Nous Group’s report, Review of the 2024–25 APR with respect to physiotherapy, enough? Maybe. It’s a great start.

A female physiotherapist talking to an injured player
INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

A passion for performance

Jacqui Haskett works at the intersection of elite sport and clinical practice, where no two days are the same. She talks to Chloe Pignéguy about the variety and challenges that make physiotherapy her passion, from supporting Olympic athletes to building collaborative relationships across the sporting world.

APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Jacqui Haskett MACP grew up knowing that she wanted a career that involved sport in some way.