PRF Rachel Kennedy received a 2019 Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant to assist her study into falls in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Rebecca Harding’s passion for treating spinal conditions eventually led to her practice solely focusing on the diagnosis and management of scoliosis.

Physiotherapists have access to a tool that can be used to motivate families despite the overwhelming challenge and distress of childhood chronic pain, writes Rebecca Fechner.

Improving the quality of life for young people experiencing persistent pain is a focus of interest for APA member Bec Fechner. 

New guidelines for stroke rehabilitation for children define best practice for the long-term care of children who have a stroke, estimated to number about 100 each year in Australia. APA member Cate Clancy was a part of the multi- professional team which helped to develop the guideline.

International keynote speaker Jennifer Stinson will describe how her work applies a user-centred design approach to developing and evaluating digital health technologies.

National keynote speaker Verity Pacey talks about the recent research advances in children with connective tissue disorders and skeletal dysplasias.

Josh Pate, Emma McComb, Dr David Spurrier, Karen Herbert and Christine Wilson contribute five discussion points about common presentations in the paediatric patient cohort and developments in treatments for children and babies.

The PRF Grants Review Committee has five new members, and one of them, Verity Pacey, talks to Skye Mitchell about her new appointment.

Joshua Heerey has been awarded a $10,000 Beryl Hayes Memorial grant to investigate the burden of hip pain on young and middle-aged adults.