Injury and rehabilitation

Two women undertaking a reformer pilates class
INMOTION 25 Mar, 2026

Snapshots of the latest research

The April issue answers diverse questions with a consistent answer: physiotherapy delivers meaningful impact when it is accessible, evidence-informed and implemented well. Scientific editor Mark Elkins provides a summary of the content.

Should the abdomen be relaxed or contracted during Pilates exercise for low back pain? 

A randomised trial from Brazil tackles a longstanding assumption in Pilates-based rehabilitation: that consciously contracting the abdominal wall during exercise enhances outcomes. 

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. 

A physiotherapist helps an eldery lady down the stairs
INMOTION 25 Mar, 2026

Fall prevention is not optional

Falls are not random events. 

They arise from reduced strength and power, impaired balance, slower reaction time, pain, medication effects, chronic disease and environmental hazards. 

Effective prevention demands more than exercise alone. 

It requires clinical reasoning, risk stratification, behavioural insight and sustained engagement over time. Preventive falls care must be evidence-based. 

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. 

Person undergoing upper-limb therapy
INMOTION 25 Mar, 2026

Mirror therapy for upper limb after stroke

Researchers from Australia and Brazil conducted a systematic review examining whether unilateral or bilateral mirror therapy offers meaningful benefits for upper-limb motor recovery after stroke. Lead author Augusto Boening agreed to answer some questions about the review.

Two women sitting on a couch and chatting
INMOTION 23 Mar, 2026

Yarning about pelvic health

A recent recipient of a 2025 Seeding Grant is investigating the lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women regarding pelvic health.

Emma Wise APAM is a Perth-based physiotherapist whose main focus, for the majority of her career, has been pelvic health. 

In 2010 she began a Master of Clinical Physiotherapy (Continence and Women’s Health) at Curtin University, where she developed an interest in how research and evidence translate into practice. 

Person sitting on a couch and using telerehabilitation
INMOTION 23 Mar, 2026

Telerehabilitation in gynaecological cancer

Under the supervision of Professor Cristine Homsi Jorge, Tatiana de Bem Fretta and colleagues conducted the first randomised controlled trial to test telerehabilitation for women after gynaecological cancer treatment. The researchers agreed to answer some questions on the study.

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.

Rugby players link arms behind their backs in preparation for playing a game on the sports field.
INMOTION 02 Mar, 2026

Physiotherapist in elite sports marks 50 years in practice

As the physiotherapy profession marks International Women’s Day this month, InMotion showcases the story of one physiotherapist who embodies the power of persistence. Over five decades, Linda Bennetts carved out a place for herself in elite sports and private practice at a time when those worlds were not designed for women.

When Linda Bennetts APAM says she became a physiotherapist ‘by complete mistake almost’, she is not being modest—she is being truthful. 

A physiotherapists works with a patient who has a disability.
INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

New voice speaks out in disability

DISABILITY Ashleigh Hoo might be relatively new to physiotherapy but her work in the disability sector has already made a significant impact. Here, Ashleigh discusses joining the APA Disability national group’s New South Wales committee as its new graduate representative.

For Singaporean-born physiotherapist Fang Qi ‘Ashleigh’ Hoo APAM, a career in healthcare has always been about people. 

Long before she entered university in Australia, Ashleigh knew that she wanted a profession grounded in human connection.