PAIN Orofacial pain physiotherapist Karri Field sees herself as a detective, sifting through the clues to help her clients manage their pain.

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.

From Melbourne to Gaza, palliative care physiotherapist and humanitarian researcher Dr Rachel Coghlan is helping redefine how compassion, dignity and advocacy intersect in global health.

A new Invited Topical Review outlines the latest evidence for physiotherapy management of multiple sclerosis, highlighting the benefits of aerobic, resistance, combined and mind–body exercise while identifying gaps and priorities for future research and practice. The author, Dr Yvonne Learmonth, answered some questions about the review.

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

Researchers from Canada, Denmark and Australia have authored a Recent Highlights review on the diagnosis and prognosis of low back pain, synthesising influential research published between 2020 and 2025. First author Associate Professor Rafael Zambelli Pinto has agreed to answer some questions about the review.

International presenter Professor Dylan Morrissey describes what participants can expect from his course on rotator cuff tendinopathy best practice guidelines.

Physiotherapists at Royal Darwin Hospital are redefining renal care in the Northern Territory, improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients living with kidney disease.

Brazilian researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial looking at the effects of transversus abdominis and rectus abdominis activation exercises on inter-recti distance in pregnant women. Lead author Alana Leandro Cabral answers some questions about the research.