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A child is held as he balances on a blue exercise ball. He is reaching down with his hands on the floor.

INMOTION 01 Sep, 2023

Curious minds and burning questions

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation has been supporting physiotherapists for 35 years. Here, Elizabeth Williams talks about her career and her research.

A self-described ‘free-range kid, who sprained ankles or broke toes’ growing up on the family farm outside of Echuca in northern Victoria, Elizabeth Williams OAM APAM says it was only a matter of time before she was introduced to physiotherapy.

‘One injury led me to the local physiotherapist in Echuca,’ says Elizabeth.

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INMOTION 01 Aug, 2023

Childhood rehab model sets the standard

A publicly funded paediatric rehabilitation service in Victoria is helping shape the direction of care for children affected by trauma, injury and illness, both nationally and internationally. The unique service is leading by example and others are taking note.

Sitting in the auditorium at the International Brain Injury Association’s World Congress on Brain Injury in Dublin, Ireland, in late March this year, Dr Adam Scheinberg broke into a grin when a name flashed up on the screen during the keynote address.

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INMOTION 01 Aug, 2023

Rewarding paediatric physiotherapy

CAREER DEVELOPMENT The Anne McCoy Award celebrates outstanding contributions made by Victorian paediatric physiotherapists. Physiotherapist Angela Serong talks to Marina Williams about her career trajectory and winning the award.

Angela Serong APAM proudly credits her deep desire to become an agent of change in her career to her family’s commitment to advocacy and social justice.

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Young patient Chloe cuddles Checkers, a gait training dog. Checkers is black and gorgeous.

INMOTION 03 Jul, 2023

Gait training gives paws for thought

As a sole private practitioner running a small clinic in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Cathy Molloy hadn’t much considered undertaking a research project until a little girl with hereditary spastic paraparesis walked into her clinic. With some lateral thinking, a motivated parent and a dog named Checkers, Cathy embarked on a case study.

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Child upset and in pain parent comforting child

INMOTION 03 Jul, 2023

Screening for neuropathic pain in children

PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Melissa Trudinger talks to Seeding Grant recipient Dr Emre Ilhan about his study looking at whether common screening tools for neuropathic pain can be validated for use in children.

$11,718 PRF Seeding Grant

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INMOTION 03 Jul, 2023

New service tackles chronic pain in children

Identifying a gap in the healthcare system, Phil Calvert and Karen Schubert set about creating the first multidisciplinary chronic pain private service for children in South Australia.

In the 18 months since it began, Paediatric Pain Care SA has been working to change children’s lived experiences of pain through a gold standard model of care.

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Four children are bouncing basketballs as they walk through a gymnasium

INMOTION 03 Apr, 2023

Giving kids the opportunity to play sports

Georgina Clutterbuck APAM received a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant in 2022 to help children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis participate in community sport.

Sports Stars is a program designed by Queensland-based paediatric physiotherapist Dr Georgina Clutterbuck to help children with various disabilities make the transition from physiotherapy in the clinic to playing community sport.

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INMOTION 01 Feb, 2023

Mobility analysis after neurological injury

Presented by Gavin Williams FACP, linked courses on adult and paediatric gait and running will explore the role of higher-level mobility analysis in neurological rehabilitation.

Tell us about the courses. How does higher-level mobility analysis assist with retraining after neurological injury?

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Two men haul on ropes in a gym, one with an artificial leg made of metal.

INMOTION 01 Dec, 2022

Community gym exercise for young adults with developmental disability

Georgia McKenzie, Professor Nora Shields and Dr Rachel Kennedy, investigators from the VicHealth-funded GYM-SPARC (Getting Young adults Moving by Supporting Participation and Access in Recreation Centres) research project, create five discussion points about community gym exercise for young adults with developmental disability.

1. The community gym is a preferred place to exercise for young adults with disability

Developmental disability includes disability present from birth or early childhood such as cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.

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INMOTION 01 Dec, 2022

From baby play to teaching physio students

At the recent 2022 Australian Allied Health Awards, Physiotherapist of the Year was awarded to two APA members, Nicole Pates and Sam Suke. Here each talks about their achievements.

Helping parents to help their babies

Nicole Pates APAM MACP is an APA Paediatric Physiotherapist and the founder of Western Kids Health, a paediatric practice in Perth offering multidisciplinary care to children from babies to teens.

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