Pain

Graphic depicting hip osteoarthritis
INMOTION 29 May, 2026

Biofeedback shorts for hip OA

A recent recipient of a 2025 Seeding Grant is investigating the feasibility of a biofeedback device for managing hip osteoarthritis.

Dr Andrea Hams MACP is an APA Titled Research Physiotherapist, a lecturer at Griffith University and a former elite track and field athlete. 

She has a passionate interest in chronic musculoskeletal conditions and treatments with an ‘exercise-based flavour’. 

Graphic of person with knee OA receiving treatment
INMOTION 25 May, 2026

APA members secure big research grants

Two research projects on knee osteoarthritis, in partnership with the APA, were recently awarded Medical Research Future Fund grants.

Dr Jillian Eyles APAM is a physiotherapist and a clinical researcher at the Kolling Institute in Sydney. 

Jillian is leading a project – along with colleague Professor David Hunter, a rheumatologist – that aims to reduce low-value care for knee osteoarthritis (OA). 

A man is bending his leg behind his head to display hyperflexion.
INMOTION 27 Apr, 2026

Common myths about hypermobility and EDS

Physiotherapist Pauline Slater and musculoskeletal GP Dr Ramona Chryssidis outline six myths about hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and the evidence that challenges them.

May is EDS and HSD Awareness Month. It is a time to raise awareness of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), including hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). 

Woman clutching her head in pain.
INMOTION 27 Apr, 2026

Advanced, clinically focused learning

‘Pain Physiotherapy Level 2’ offers a comprehensive, evidence-informed and practically grounded pathway for physiotherapists seeking to refine their expertise in pain assessment and management. Dr Peter Roberts explains why physiotherapists should undertake this course.

‘Pain Physiotherapy Level 2’ is designed for physiotherapists seeking to deepen their expertise in the assessment and management of complex pain presentations. 

A physio pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2026

Standing firm on falls prevention

Falls are not an inevitable consequence of aging, yet they remain one of the greatest and most costly public health challenges facing Australia’s older population. At the APASC25 conference in October last year, physiotherapist-researcher Professor Anne-Marie Hill delivered a compelling, evidence-based and practical presentation that reframed falls prevention as a clinical responsibility and a public health imperative.

Three generations of physiotherapists: Shan Morrison, Xander Clausen and Jill Morrison at Xander's graduation
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2026

Physiotherapy across three generations from the same family

Physiotherapy careers often run in families but rarely across three generations working in different eras of the profession. For Jill Morrison, her daughter Shan Morrison and grandson Xander Clausen, physiotherapy is not just a career path – it is a shared language that has evolved across six decades of healthcare.

When Xander Clausen APAM sits down to Sunday dinner with his family, the conversation often drifts towards case studies, clinical reasoning and tricky patient presentations. 

Julie Rogers and her husband Lynden enjoy a long-distance hike.
INMOTION 01 Apr, 2026

Aged care career stands the test of time

As April Falls Month casts a spotlight on mobility, independence and dignity later in life, the work of physiotherapists with older people has never been more visible. Julie Rogers’ career challenges assumptions about aged care physiotherapy and shows how deeply rewarding and impactful this area of practice can be.

Julie Rogers APAM did not grow up dreaming of working in aged care. 

A group of people practicing Tai Chi
INMOTION 30 Mar, 2026

Online tai chi for knee OA

An online tai chi program is helping people with chronic knee pain. Dr Julia Zhu discusses the results from the RETREAT trial.

Tai chi is often associated with early morning practice in local parks – slow, flowing movements that appear graceful and calming. 

For people with knee osteoarthritis, tai chi has been shown to reduce pain, improve physical function and enhance quality of life. 

Man clutching his head in pain.
INMOTION 30 Mar, 2026

Acute vestibular online learning package

Physiotherapists from the Royal Melbourne Hospital describe the development and feasibility testing of an online vestibular learning package aimed at improving clinician confidence and knowledge in the assessment and management of acute dizziness.

Dizziness represents around four per cent of emergency department presentations in Australia. 

While often benign, it can indicate serious or life-threatening conditions such as stroke. Accurate assessment of patients presenting with acute dizziness is therefore critical. 

Graphic of a person lying on a couch with an ice pack on her head.
INMOTION 30 Mar, 2026

Pain in Practice

Season 2 of the Physios on the Mic podcast turns its focus to pain, with hosts Sophie Shephard and Matt Fa.

Pain can affect anyone – of any age or background – and the skills to treat it are relevant to all physiotherapists, regardless of their clinical focus. 

For this reason and many more, it was an obvious choice for the topic of a podcast series, Pain in Practice, hosted by Sophie Shephard MACP and Matt Fa APAM.