Injury and rehabilitation

A generic, overhead photograph of two wrestlers locked in battle.
INMOTION 01 Jun, 2026

Wrestling with a late career change

From the wrestling mat to the treatment room, Kris Grzywniak’s path into physiotherapy has been anything but conventional. A former Polish national team wrestler and coach, now working in private practice, Kris brings a rare blend of lived athletic insight, coaching skills and clinical reasoning to every patient.

Krzysztof ‘Kris’ Grzywniak APAM does not fit the mould of the typical early-career physiotherapist. His journey into the profession was not a straight line from school to university to clinic. 

Man with injured shoulder
INMOTION 01 Jun, 2026

Five facts about physiotherapy and frozen shoulder

Ben Onofrio of the APA Musculoskeletal national group presents five discussion points about the diagnosis, treatment and management of frozen shoulder.

 

1. Differential diagnosis of FS must be deliberate and active 

External rotation loss is the clue; everything else is noise. 

Frozen shoulder (FS) is a label we think we are confident about until the stiff shoulder in front of you does not behave like one. 

People sitting at a table doing PD
INMOTION 27 May, 2026

Courses for you

The APA runs a significant number of professional development courses throughout the year, both face-to-face and online. Here are some highlights among the upcoming courses.

WOMEN’S PELVIC HEALTH LEVELS 1 AND 2 – PART B 

Designed to help physiotherapists develop their practical skills and clinical reasoning in women’s health, this course aligns with content taught in the online Level 1 Women’s Pelvic Health course. 

Graphic of person with knee OA receiving treatment
INMOTION 25 May, 2026

APA members secure big research grants

Two research projects on knee osteoarthritis, in partnership with the APA, were recently awarded Medical Research Future Fund grants.

Dr Jillian Eyles APAM is a physiotherapist and a clinical researcher at the Kolling Institute in Sydney. 

Jillian is leading a project – along with colleague Professor David Hunter, a rheumatologist – that aims to reduce low-value care for knee osteoarthritis (OA). 

Physiotherapist and artist Georgia Pope with some of her many wonderful anatomy art pieces.
INMOTION 01 May, 2026

The art of feeling beautifully human

Physiotherapy is often described as a blend of science and human connection but for Georgia Pope it also includes colour, humour and visual storytelling. As both a neurological physiotherapist and an emerging anatomy artist, Georgia is exploring new ways to communicate complex ideas about the body – within clinical settings and beyond them.

Career pathways in physiotherapy rarely follow a straight or predictable line and Georgia Pope MACP’s is no different.

Soccer player clutching knee in pain
INMOTION 01 May, 2026

5 facts about physiotherapy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Matthew Fels, Adrian Kan, Rod Grof, Dr Larissa Sattler and Emma Blake of the APA Orthopaedic national group present five discussion points about anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, rehabilitation and return to sport.

 

1. Adolescent ACL rehab needs to reflect growth and development 

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is no longer a problem just for elite adults. 

Population data shows a clear rise in ACL surgery in young people, which is a useful proxy for severe ACL injury in young people.

A man is bending his leg behind his head to display hyperflexion.
INMOTION 27 Apr, 2026

Common myths about hypermobility and EDS

Physiotherapist Pauline Slater and musculoskeletal GP Dr Ramona Chryssidis outline six myths about hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and the evidence that challenges them.

May is EDS and HSD Awareness Month. It is a time to raise awareness of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), including hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). 

A physiotherapist helps an elderly woman exercise to improve her balance.
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2026

Physios focus on falls

As the updated 2025 Falls Guidelines sharpen the focus on prevention, screening and targeted interventions, their real-world impact will depend on how effectively they are embedded into everyday clinical practice. 

With falls posing potentially life-changing consequences for older people, physiotherapists are uniquely positioned to lead prevention efforts through evidence-based assessment and tailored exercise programs that address balance and mobility. 

A physio pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2026

Standing firm on falls prevention

Falls are not an inevitable consequence of aging, yet they remain one of the greatest and most costly public health challenges facing Australia’s older population. At the APASC25 conference in October last year, physiotherapist-researcher Professor Anne-Marie Hill delivered a compelling, evidence-based and practical presentation that reframed falls prevention as a clinical responsibility and a public health imperative.