In 2019, the Australian Government released the National Strategic Action Plan for Arthritis (here), with the aim of improving care for the millions of Australians who live with arthritis.

One of the priority recommendations that received funding was workforce-capacity building. 

1 Scaphoid fracture location determines management

The scaphoid is the cornerstone of the wrist, providing the key link between the proximal and distal rows of carpal bones.

Researchers in Western Australia and Victoria have published an original research article in the British Medical Journal Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, investigating quadriceps motor cortex inhibition and facilitation during rehabilitation for patients who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Following ACLR, maladaptive changes often occur in the motor cortex representation of the quadriceps, evidenced by increases in intracortical inhibition and facilitation.

Researchers at the University of Queensland’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences have published an updated systematic review of cervical musculoskeletal impairments in migraine and tension-type headaches in the most recent issue of Musculoskeletal Science and Practice.

Why did you decide to assess the effect of the e-learning program rather than just expecting physiotherapists to engage with published clinical practice guidelines?

Jessica Walsh APAM has always had an interest in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy but ‘fell into pulmonary rehabilitation’ after working in the ICU of a UK hospital.

‘They wanted to move me out of ICU, which I thought was where I wanted to be and would be for the rest of my career,’ says Jessica.

Why did you decide to assess the effect of electrical stimulation plus voluntary strength training?