APA physiotherapists are highly sought-after experts in their field-providing commentary and advice on everything from musculoskeletal health, sports injuries and chronic pain to occupational health and safety, child growth and development, pelvic health and chronic disease.
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The lack of transparency and accountability around the review of the National Health Reform Agreement raises many questions and concerns, according to health policy analyst Charles Maskell-Knight.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is backing calls by physiotherapists and other allied health professionals in working to their full skills and training to help more patients.
CSIRO launched 'Australia's AI Month' and to celebrate PatientNotes, a leading AI-powered clinical documentation platform, offered free professional development in association with the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) on Monday, 20 November 2023.
Cross-sector collaboration is essential for addressing the complex and interrelated issues that impact our health system, such as access to healthcare services, digital infrastructure, social determinants of health, chronic disease management and an ageing population.
“Most of the time in pelvic pain or pelvic health, things are quite complex. So we need to know the whole picture.”
Chances are, you’ve never heard of a pelvic floor physio before but it’s likely someone close to you could benefit from seeing one. Not to be mistaken for a women’s health physio, a pelvic floor physiotherapist, as the name suggests, addresses pelvic floor issues specifically.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association has called on the government to include physiotherapists in newly announced Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, which would see families in South Australia and Queensland get care from a nurse or doctor without having to wait in a hospital emergency department for non or semi-urgent presentations.
The prolonged effects of sustained concussions are only just beginning to be realised, with former AFL players speaking out on their symptoms and the long-term effects of repeated trauma to the head. Concussion currently accounts for 1 in 8 of the injuries sustained in community Australian rules football1. It’s the most common injury requiring hospitalisation2 from the sport in Australia.
Sixty years ago, in the midst of the Vietnam War, a determined teenager named Amat Binnoore answered the call to serve his country.
Now in his late 70s, Amat is a decorated veteran and a former Branch President of Outer Eastern Melbourne Vietnam Veterans Inc. Photos he took during his tour in Vietnam are included in the Australian War Memorial’s collection.
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten has seen first-hand the impact of evidence-led physiotherapy on the quality of life for children living with disability.
Mr Shorten visited the Healthy Strides Foundation yesterday and acknowledged that a sustainable NDIS requires therapies backed by evidence and research.
The APA has welcomed the Albanese Government’s commitment to undertake a scope of practice review as part of the Strengthening Medicare funded measures.