Injury and rehabilitation

A forearm, wrist and hand with injury highlighted.
INMOTION 21 Jul, 2022

Don’t take the fall

Lauren Rickersey and Annaliese Williams of Barry Nilsson discuss a clinical scenario where a physiotherapist has not taken appropriate precautions to ensure that no harm comes to a patient in their care and provide some safeguards to prevent this from happening to you.

What are a physiotherapist’s professional obligations?

The health, safety and care of the patient is the primary concern for health professionals in clinical practice.

A physiotherapist examines a patient's knee.
INMOTION 21 Jul, 2022

Strategies for treating the lower limb

Effective assessment of lower limb injury and dysfunction and a tailored treatment strategy will enable patients to return to their previous level of activity, says Michael Vadiveloo, the presenter of an upcoming course on lower limb rehabilitation.

Tell us a bit about the course. Who would most benefit from attending ‘The art and science of lower limb rehabilitation’?

A cartoon of a skeleton hip and pelvis on a blue background.
INMOTION 21 Jun, 2022

Physiotherapy and fractured neck of femur

Fractured neck of femur is a common injury, with more than 25,000 older adults hospitalised each year—a figure that is expected to continue to rise. Emma Blake, Brett Baxter and Thomas Petrie from the Orthopaedics national group present five discussion points about the associated risk factors and management of these fractures.

A group approach to shoulder pain
INMOTION 09 May, 2022

A group approach to shoulder pain


Monash University researcher Dr Luke Perraton has received a grant from the Physiotherapy Research Foundation to investigate the feasibility of a new group exercise approach to the treatment of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. We talk to him here about the project.



Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) is a common complaint, encompassing tendinopathy, sub-acromial pain and rotator cuff tears.

Shining a light on burns care
INMOTION 02 May, 2022

Shining a light on burns care


The care of burns patients can often be confronting and challenging but physiotherapists working in this space are sharing their passion and dedication. June is National Burns Awareness Month and InMotion speaks with three experienced physiotherapists from around the country who are at the coalface of burns recovery and research.

Five facts about … osteoarthritis
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2022

Five facts about … osteoarthritis


Joanne Kemp, Christian Barton, Allison Ezzat, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Joshua Heerey and Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto present five discussion points about the role of physiotherapy in the diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis.



1. Imaging is not required to diagnose osteoarthritis


Guidelines endorse the use of clinical criteria for diagnosing osteoarthritis without the need for imaging (RACGP 2018).

Getting a helping hand
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2022

Getting a helping hand


Applying for grants can be a daunting process. APA member and Beartrap inventor Phill Forostenko discusses how he did it.



Phill Forostenko has been running Queen Street Physiotherapy in Brisbane for about 15 years. Becoming an inventor was never on his to-do list.


Phill is a former elite sportsman, playing hockey at national and international level.


About nine years ago, he had just finished a CrossFit competition and was looking for a way to ease his sore legs that didn’t involve foam rolling on the floor.

Donations requested for flood victims
INMOTION 29 Mar, 2022

Donations requested for flood victims


A conversation with a physiotherapist in Lismore about what the physio community can do to help people affected by the floods in the Northern Rivers region.



Physiotherapist Troy Eady is asking for donations of first aid supplies to support Lismore and surrounding communities in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales after the recent devastating floods inundated thousands of homes and businesses.

Transform and scale up
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Transform and scale up


Like many others, this clinic had to adapt to the challenges posed by COVID-19. Change born out of necessity is setting up success for the future.



Like many businesses, Sydney clinic Physiocise had to reassess its services during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as restrictions tightened across the nation.

Acute low back pain
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Acute low back pain


Jon Ford presents a case in which treatment informed by a hypothesis of a nociplastic-dominant pain type was highly effective.



Low-back-pain (LBP) is a common and costly problem in the western world (Hurwitz et al 2018).


Clinical guidelines recommend the identification of red flags and radiculopathy, and in the absence of such features, management of LBP as a ‘non-specific’ condition (Oliveira et al 2018, Foster et al 2018).