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.

Cynthia Lo, Alexandra Walton, Emma Fletcher, Jessica Wilkes and Tanmayi Patgaonkar present five discussion points about child-specific musculoskeletal disorders and when intervention is warranted.

The National Transport Commission is reviewing road rules surrounding child restraint requirements, which could have implications for physiotherapy scope of practice.

Andrew McKenzie, principal lawyer at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, discusses the legal and ethical obligations for physiotherapists who work with children, including recent changes to the National Quality Framework.

PAEDIATRIC Dr Kristy Nicola is a paediatric physiotherapist, clinician, researcher, academic and service leader who has built a career helping children defy expectations, from non-verbal students in specialist schools to families in community clinics. Here she talks about what drives her work, her longstanding commitment to the APA and her leadership in shaping paediatric physiotherapy practice nationally and internationally.

Alicia Spittle has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Yvonne Burns Award, recognising her leadership, research impact and lifelong commitment to the wellbeing of preterm infants and children with neurodevelopmental challenges.

Nicole Kozelj, who lives with cerebral palsy, talks to Melissa Trudinger about her experiences in finding suitable healthcare professionals to manage her disability.

Prue Golland of the APA Disability national group presents five discussion points about cerebral palsy and the role of physiotherapy in diagnosis, early intervention and tailored approaches to improving physical function.