PEDro has been informing physiotherapy practice for over 21 years. It is a free database of over 50,000 trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions. Produced on a not-for-profit basis by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at the George Institute, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database offers more than 32 000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy, for free.
In an effort to provide a blueprint for the physiotherapy private practice of the future, the APA’s InPractice 2025 report underlined the importance of digital technology as a key strategic driver.
Now, when one considers the growing number of physiotherapists using social media, the increased connectivity between healthcare professionals, and the marketing opportunities available, it is clear that this growing area encompasses a boundless degree of potential.
Australia’s leading stroke rehabilitation trialist, APA member Julie Bernhardt completed the largest, international trial of early mobility-based rehabilitation ever conducted — the AVERT trial.
Featuring over 2000 patients from five different countries, the trial offered a unique perspective into both the burden of stroke-related disability as well as the rehabilitation interventions considered to encompass best practice.
In this podcast, the editor of Journal of Physiotherapy, Associate Professor Mark Elkins, joins Dr Stephanie Filbay to discuss her paper in the April issue of the journal, titled “Activity preferences, lifestyle modifications and re-injury fears influence longer-term quality of life in people with knee symptoms following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a qualitative study”.
In what follows, the pair discuss how finding a way to maintain a physically active lifestyle seems to have a major influence on quality of life after cruciate ligament reconstruction.
What exercise is safe for me to do during pregnancy? After the birth? What helps to alleviate period pain? How can I manage incontinence? Sex is painful for me - can I do anything to change that? What can I do before and after surgery to optimise my recovery?
With 1 in 5 Aussies suffering from a mental health condition at any one time, many of which are linked with a myriad of co-morbidities, the discussion around mental health is as important as ever.
‘One of the joys of being involved in elite sport is the joy of winning—but that joy doesn’t last long in that it might last to participate in the song, but as soon as that song is finished, it’s game on for the next week.’ – David Francis, FACP.
Whether or not graduates are work-ready for the private sector is often a topic of debate.
At the 2016 Business and Leadership conference in Darwin, Cherie Wells, Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) grant recipient, speaks with Errol Lim, private practice owner, about the barriers and facilitators to new graduate success in the private sphere.
With health now entering a digital age, health professionals, particularly physiotherapists, need to know how to embrace and excel in this new model of healthcare. A component of this year's APA Business and Leadership Conference to be held in Darwin, will address the future models of healthcare in Australia and the key benefits for patients in the e-health model.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Lung cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Australia and accounts for 9% of all cancers. In 2008, Dr Catherine Granger was awarded a Jill Nosworthy Grant by the Physiotherapy Research Foundation.
Associate Professor, Mark Elkins, editor of the Journal of Physiotherapy, joins Dr Catherine Granger to discuss her recent paper titled 'Physiotherapy management of lung cancer,' published in Issue 2 of the Journal of Physiotherapy.