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.
Across the Australian Physiotherapy Association, few names resonate quite as strongly as that of Lorimer Mosely’s. A giant in the world of neuroscience and scientific discovery, the South Australian was last year honoured with APA Honoured Membership.
In this podcast, Lorimer is joined by fellow pain physiotherapist Dianne Wilson, as they discuss on the trajectory of the former’s research career, including the development of his clinical philosophy and, more generally, the future of pain management.
Across the Australian Physiotherapy Association, few names resonate quite as strongly as that of Lorimer Mosely’s. A giant in the world of neuroscience and scientific discovery, the South Australian was last year honoured with APA Honoured Membership.
In this podcast, Lorimer is joined by fellow pain physiotherapist Dianne Wilson, as they discuss on the trajectory of the former’s research career, including the development of his clinical philosophy and, more generally, the future of pain management.
Professor Paul Hodges chats with Shan Morrison and Patricia Neumann, both specialist continence and women’s health physiotherapists as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists, about his latest venture, growing our understanding of the male pelvic floor, an area of research that remains 10 years behind it’s female counterpart.
The APA National Conference, CONNECT 2015, kicked off with a memorable address from International Keynote speaker Professor Steven Blair, who expanded on the core focus of his 40-year research career: energy balance.
In this podcast, Steven is joined by APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist James Debenham. In what follows, the two consider the significance that an individual's physical activity level plays on their overall health, society's current exercise habits, and physiotherapy's own responsibilities in this space.