Injury and rehabilitation

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.

A man clutching his knee
INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

Prioritising multidisciplinary care

Brett Baxter views physiotherapy as a bridge between people, systems and possibilities. He talks to Chloe Pignéguy about linking teams, shaping education and how healing often begins with simply listening.

Brett Baxter

Growing up in Abergowrie in northern Queensland, Brett Baxter APAM wasn’t exposed to a variety of career paths. 

The image is of Plasticise co-founder and physiotherapist Sarah Turner presenting at Physio Pitchfest
INMOTION 30 Jan, 2026

Exercise prescription wins Physio Pitchfest

PHYSIO PITCHFEST An app that allows clinicians to film the exercise they want their patients to do at home took out the 2025 Physiotherapy Research Foundation Physio Pitchfest Judges’ Award at the APASC25 conference last year.

Compliance with exercise programs is something that most physiotherapists and their patients struggle with. 

A man and woman are measuring the woman's ability to balance.
INMOTION 30 Jan, 2026

Physiotherapist flying high

MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH Combining research with astronaut training is a passion for new graduate Celene Meraz-Benavente. Her recent experiences include doing research in microgravity conditions.

Celene Meraz-Benavente has just graduated as a physiotherapist from Federation University in Victoria but she’s already flying high. 

In October, Celene travelled to Canada to conduct research on balance and coordination in microgravity conditions and she plans to return. 

Two men shaking hands over a fence.
INMOTION 28 Jan, 2026

Both sides of the fence

Physiotherapist Caelum Trott reflects on personal experiences of pain and what happens when injury rewrites a practitioner’s story.

When pain or injury is present, the experience is all-consuming and overwhelming and can suck the joy out of life. It’s almost impossible to see a silver lining. 

But it’s always there—we often just need time and space to realise what it is.