Injury and rehabilitation

Subacromial impingement: is it time we finally abandoned the term?
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Subacromial impingement: is it time we finally abandoned the term?

The past 15 years have seen tremendous change in the musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine landscape. At the centre of this has been a reconceptualisation of how we understand various common non-traumatic clinical conditions, including non-specific low back pain, osteoarthritis and tendinopathy, to name a few.

Education the backbone for spinal cord injury researcher
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Education the backbone for spinal cord injury researcher


Lisa Harvey has made a huge impact in advancing the treatment of people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities. So how does this clinician, educator, researcher, mother and wife manage it all? 

Views vary on ACL reconstruction
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Views vary on ACL reconstruction

Discussing whether anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is necessary was the subject of two presentations at the APA WA branch evening event in late August. Held at the Wembley Golf Club, the event attracted more than 190 professionals including GPs, orthopaedic surgeons, sports and exercise physicians as well as physiotherapists.

Cervical radiculopathy
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Cervical radiculopathy


Jonathan Wray presents a case that reflects evidence-guided clinical reasoning while incorporating patient preference to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.

Discover Part A of APA’s foundational musculoskeletal courses
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Discover Part A of APA’s foundational musculoskeletal courses


Dr Karen Richards, chair of the spinal course review committee, sheds more light on the Spinal Physiotherapy Part A (Lumbar) and Spinal Physiotherapy Part A (Cervical) courses.



Broadly speaking, what is covered in the Part A courses, and what is not?


The Part A courses are foundational level courses. They are built around a clinical reasoning model. While it is acknowledged there can be many different biopsychosocial contributors to the pain experience, the

SUPER rehab for young people with old knees
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

SUPER rehab for young people with old knees


Dr Adam Culvenor, APAM, summarises an NHMRC-funded project to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise therapy in preventing knee osteoarthritis in young adults following knee injury.

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction


Zoe Russell presents a case study analysing risk factors and considerations for chronological versus outcome-based progression in rehabilitation for a return to running.

How that old sporting injury can come back to haunt you
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

How that old sporting injury can come back to haunt you


A new population-level study examining the likelihood of knee replacement surgery up to 15 years after a sports-related knee injury has implications for physiotherapists working in rehabilitation, particularly for the education of their patients. Melissa Mitchell speaks with lead researcher Ilana Ackerman about the findings.

Giving young people a sporting chance
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Giving young people a sporting chance

One evening over dinner in 2017, APA member Andrew Duff and an orthopaedic colleague thought about how they could help aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes by limiting the negative aspects of injury.

Shifting the ACL narrative
INMOTION 31 Dec, 2021

Shifting the ACL narrative


What happens when the best evidence challenges deeply engrained beliefs, opinions, trends and systems? Kieran Richardson discusses why wholesale changes are needed to current views on ACL tears.