The past couple of years have put the use of telehealth in healthcare front and centre.

We think of stroke as something that mostly affects older people. In reality, stroke affects people of all ages. 

Hypermobile joints occur in approximately three to 25 per cent of the population.

They certainly aren’t always a bad thing.

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a common and pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder seen in 5–6 per cent of school-age children.

Surf lifesaving for all abilities

As a former surf lifesaver and Ironman competitor and more recently as a coach, Gold Coast physiotherapist Nick Marshall has been around surf clubs for most of his life.

1. Using a powered mobility device as early as eight months old can enhance overall independence, development and participation

Research into early intervention has led to a focus on the early use of a powered mobility device.

In 1963, shortly after graduation, Glenys Davies’s curiosity about the world took her via boat to Europe, where she volunteered in an Austrian hostel housing Hungarian refugees.

For three months she cleaned, answered phones and helped in the kitchen.

After Austria, Glenys spent more than a year gaining skills and experience as a physiotherapist in the UK and Denmark.

When Winsome Baker, APAM, was in high school, her mother took her to a career adviser who suggested to her that she think about physiotherapy, occupational therapy or kindergarten teaching.

After visiting a careers expo, she saw plaster of Paris being applied by physiotherapists and decided that that was what she wanted to do.

Kate Tavendale, Emily Healey, Govind Krishnamoorthy and Lynn Jensen present five discussion points about the benefits of paediatric physiotherapy. 

1. Interventions based on motor learning principles are beneficial for infants with, or at risk of, cerebral palsy

Infants with or at risk of cerebral palsy should be offered intervention as early as possible to maximise brain plasticity (Morgan et al 2016).

The principles of motor learning and development in typical infants can inform the intervention for infants with cerebral palsy.