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INMOTION 23 Mar, 2026

Practical steps to move from practitioner to physiotherapy private practice owner

Ben Corso shares the key takeaways and challenges of running and expanding a business.

Most of us enter this profession because we are passionate about helping people. 

We become great clinicians through hard work, persistence and an investment in our continuing education. 

For those of us who accidentally find our way to running a business, the next challenge becomes: how do I transition from clinician to business owner and who can help?

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Moving from clinician to business owner
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Smoothing the path for referrals
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The power of support in private practice
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INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

Packages of care

A recent report from the Nous Group investigated hourly fees and price limits in physiotherapy. Michael Dermansky speaks to APA Business group chair Antony Hirst about outcomes-driven pricing and the future of charging for physiotherapy services.

Is the $261 hourly rate discussed in the Nous Group’s report, Review of the 2024–25 APR with respect to physiotherapy, enough? Maybe. It’s a great start.

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INMOTION 02 Feb, 2026

Leading with purpose

Laura Hanson speaks to Marina Williams about guiding teams and growing physiotherapy.

Curiosity has always driven APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Laura Hanson MACP—curiosity about how the body works, how people heal and how teams thrive. 

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INMOTION 26 Jan, 2026

Mandatory notifications

APA National Professional Standards Panel members Alison Smith (chair), Khanh Tran, Tom Hindhaugh, Cherie Hearn and Dr Lisa Hanson alongside the Physiotherapy Board of Australia review the circumstances and thresholds for mandatory notifications and your obligations as a physiotherapist.

All registered health professionals are required by law to notify Ahpra about the conduct of another health professional that puts the public at risk of harm. 

This is referred to as a mandatory notification. 

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INMOTION 01 Dec, 2025

APASC25: Innovative app wins PRF Physio Pitchfest

A simple, easy-to-tailor exercise app has won the coveted 2025 Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) Physio Pitchfest Judges’ Award.

Plasticise was developed by physiotherapists Sarah Turner APAM and Kumbelin Levin APAM and allows physiotherapists to film their patient doing an exact exercise, while providing verbal cues, so the patient can watch it back and follow along at home. 

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INMOTION 28 Nov, 2025

Willingness to pay for telerehabilitation

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Monash University investigated how willing people with chronic knee pain are to pay for telerehabilitation physiotherapy consultations. Lead author Dr Maame Esi Woode and author Dr Belinda J Lawford agreed to answer some questions about the study.

 

What motivated you to investigate not just the effectiveness of telerehabilitation but what people with knee pain actually value in these consultations? 

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INMOTION 25 Nov, 2025

Turning intuition into practical systems

Looking inwards and thinking outside the ‘norm’ in private practice is how pelvic health physiotherapist Shan Morrison built a sustainable, values-driven, people-centred business.


Running a successful private practice means more than attracting patients and balancing the books. 

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