The APA joins Climate and Health Alliance in pursuit of better health for future generations

The APA joins Climate and Health Alliance in pursuit of better health for future generations

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has joined the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), in pursuit of sustainable healthcare for future generations of physiotherapists and patients.

APA National President Scott Willis said that the APA supports CAHA’s vision and looks forward to working with others in the health sector to achieve climate action and sustainable healthcare.

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Talk ‘With Your Physio’ to help treat chronic health conditions

The Australian Physiotherapy Association’s (APA) ‘With Your Physio’ campaign is designed to inform the more than 11 million Australians who live with chronic health conditions on a daily basis, the important role physiotherapy can play in improving and managing their health journey.

August is Tradies National Health Month
  • 30 Jul, 2021

August is Tradies National Health Month

The well-being of the nation’s tradies is vital to our economy, the community and their own families, so keeping them healthy, mobile and pain free is the priority of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) initiative Tradies National Health Month.

For the month of August, the APA is again putting a focus on the importance of tradies health and wellbeing, raising the awareness of the effects of physical demands on their health, and encouraging tradies and their employers to take positive steps towards better health outcomes.

Landmark report confirms economic value of physiotherapy

Landmark report confirms economic value of physiotherapy

A landmark report released by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) provides irrefutable evidence of the cost effectiveness and enhanced quality of life delivered by physiotherapy interventions.

The Value of Physiotherapy report launched today by Olympic athlete Jessica Trengove, delivers a comprehensive, independent analysis undertaken by the NOUS Group that demonstrates the economic benefits that physiotherapy provides to patients and the Australian healthcare system.

Physio perfectly positioned to address Productivity Commission report findings on mental health

Physio perfectly positioned to address Productivity Commission report findings on mental health

The Productivity Commission Inquiry Report on Mental Health released this week has identified the clear links between poor physical health and mental health conditions. Physiotherapy is ideally positioned to deliver vital support in a person-centred approach. The APA joins calls for improvements in the ways GPs connect Australians with other services within and beyond the health system.

Safe school holiday activities you can do even if you live in an area with coronavirus restrictions

Safe school holiday activities you can do even if you live in an area with coronavirus restrictions

The good news is there are plenty of rainy-day activities you can do at home, and even more ideas have flooded the internet since the onset of coronavirus.

Structured physio program for Australians with knee OA could save health system more than $300 million a year

Structured physio program for Australians with knee OA could save health system more than $300 million a year

Australians suffering moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) who take part in a structured pre-surgical physiotherapy program could avoid surgery altogether and save the health system more than $300 million a year, according to a new research analysis conducted by Monash University and La Trobe University researchers.