In this episode, Cameron Edwards, chair of the APA’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee talks to Samoan physiotherapist Oka Sanerivi about culturally safe practice. This can look different depending on the particular culture, but at its heart is based on recognising and understanding culture and factors that influence how people of a culture interact with health care services and providers.

This podcast is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative.

Understanding how and why women get injured in sport has come a long way, but what we know is still well behind our understanding of men’s sporting injuries. Many aspects of women’s health need to be considered in relation to sport, such as pelvic and breast health and menstruation.

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition associated with many musculoskeletal conditions with numerous contributing factors that can be physiological or environmental. By understanding the different kinds of pain, and the factors affecting pain, clinicians can individually tailor their approach to treating it.

In this episode, Zoë Harper, Jo Nijs and Mark Hancock discuss the different classifications of pain and how physios can treat them, including prescriptions of exercise and physical activity, education and psychological approaches.

In this episode, Nat Fini, Amy Brodtmann and Jess Nolan discuss the World Stroke Organisation guidelines as well as some of the latest research into stroke rehab, particularly focusing on lateropulsion, a significant limitation seen early after stroke.

Physios play a front-line role in stroke recovery and a particularly important role in getting people up & moving after stroke. The recent World Stroke Organisation guideline synthesis recommends targeting physical activity across the stroke recovery spectrum.

Low back pain is a common and debilitating condition affecting many people. In recent years, guidelines such as Australia’s Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard have been developed to provide a framework for best practice clinical care, covering components such as when to use imaging and medication.

In this episode, Adnan Asger Ali and Chad Cook explore approaches to treating low back pain, including manual therapy, CFT and exercise-based therapies. They also examine how physiotherapists can balance patient expectations with best-practice, evidence-based care.

Australia’s national guidelines for falls prevention have recently been updated and one of the key interventions aimed at preventing falls in residential aged care and in the community is exercise/physical activity. 

In this episode, Cathie Sherrington, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Anne-Marie Hill discuss the benefits of exercise as we age and how staying active can help in falls prevention. They explore the primary role of physios with falls prevention, and the emerging part that technology can play.

This podcast is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative.

In this episode, Prue Morgan, Carlee Holmes and Rachel Kennedy look at some of the barriers to children and adults living with disability engaging in physical activity and how physios can help to overcome these barriers. Guidelines for physical activity for people with childhood-onset disabilities are similar to those for the general population but the barriers to participation are far greater. A number of studies have been done in Australia in recent years, trialling different approaches to increasing physical activity, especially in children.

In this episode, Mark Elkins, Jennifer Alison and Anne Holland discuss ways in which cardiopulmonary rehabilitation has changed over the years and how it might look in years to come, particularly in regards to care delivered in clinics, in the community or at home. New evidence is driving new approaches to pulmonary rehabilitation, which has become an important tool for managing both chronic pulmonary conditions (including bronchiectasis or COPD) and acute pulmonary care (for example, in patients on ventilation in ICU).

In this episode, Physiotherapists Cameron Edwards, David Kelly, and Jenny Setchell discuss the complexities and sensitives of working with marginalised groups such as Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander peoples, refugees and LGBTQI communities.

In this episode, hosts Leanne Johnston APAM, Nora Shields and Georgina Clutterbuck APAM explore strategies to enhance sports and recreation participation for individuals with disabilities.