As far as wildly different work environments go, offshore oil rigs would have to rank among the more unusual.

In light of World Physiotherapy Day, the Board acknowledges the importance of low back pain care, management and prevention.

Researchers in Melbourne are developing a learning package to teach physiotherapists how to apply trauma-informed care principles to their practice.

Physiotherapy is an evidence-based profession and it is critical to keep building knowledge and adding to the literature base. The lead investigators of three projects supported by the APA provide a snapshot of their work.

Three physiotherapists have recently been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council grants for their research projects.

Professor Trudy Rebbeck, Dr Christopher Papic and Professor Michele Sterling consider new clinical recommendations for whiplash management and their impact on physiotherapy practice.

Dr Rod McLean of the APA Musculoskeletal national group presents five discussion points about the relationship between the temporomandibular joint and temporomandibular disorders, including aetiology, subtypes and diagnosis.

A group of Australian researchers recently conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 randomised trials to analyse the effect of videoconferencing telerehabilitation on attendance at treatment appointments, adherence to exercise programs and overall satisfaction. Lead researcher, Joshua Simmich, has agreed to discuss the study.

A group of physiotherapists and a psychological scientist in Perth collaborated on a systematic review to determine whether incorporating behaviour change techniques influenced the maintenance of training-related gains following completion of an exercise-training program among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). First author, Sarah Hug, agreed to answer a few questions about the review.

In this second instalment of a two-part series on knee osteoarthritis and conservative management in the public setting in Canberra, Professor Jennie Scarvell discusses a research project that is helping to reshape the care pathway.