Endometriosis is derived from the Latin terms endo (inside), metra (uterus) and osis (disease). 

It is a complex, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent pain disorder affecting 11 per cent of women, girls and those assigned female at birth (Zondervan et al 2020, Rowlands et al 2021). 

A Queensland study has looked at the use of critical reflexivity as a tool to foster more socially just and equitable practices, specifically in low back pain (LBP) care.

In this study, the researchers sought to understand how clinicians looked at LBP in relation to broader socio-cultural-political aspects of care and how this changed after engaging in critically reflective dialogue with researchers.

What are common symptoms that can arise from burn scars?

The most common symptoms are acute or persisted pain (paraesthesia) and itching. Large scars may also lead to scar contractures and aesthetic issues that generate psychological and social effects.

What’s the main goal of this course for physiotherapists dealing with vulvar pain?

The goal for this one-day intensive talk is to encourage women’s health physiotherapists to broaden their scope of care of those with chronic vulvar pain, whatever the cause may be. 

The GLA:D (short for Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark) programs for knee and hip osteoarthritis are popular offerings in Australian physiotherapy clinics.

Now a new GLA:D program focused on helping people with persistent and chronic low back pain has been launched in Australia by a research team based at Macquarie University.

However, access to face-to-face rehabilitation can be limited and patients can lose sight of their goals in between clinical appointments, slowing down their rehab and recovery.

To help overcome this, researchers at Flinders University have developed a chatbot called RehabChat to help patients stay motivated and and maintain momentum between clinical appointments.