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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

After almost switching to a career in the finance industry, Sherrie Krampel decided to give physiotherapy one last try. She opened a mobile physiotherapy practice in Melbourne in 2011, predominantly working with older people in their homes, and hasn’t looked back since.

The April issue answers diverse questions with a consistent answer: physiotherapy delivers meaningful impact when it is accessible, evidence-informed and implemented well. Scientific editor Mark Elkins provides a summary of the content.