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Understanding injury risk for women in sport
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Classifying chronic pain to aid treatment approaches
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition associated with many musculoskeletal conditions, with numerous contributing factors that can be physiological...
Benefits of physical activity after stroke
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Physios play a front-line role in stroke recovery and a particularly important role in getting people up & moving after stroke. The recent World S...
Balancing different approaches to treating low back pain
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Low back pain is a common and debilitating condition affecting many people. In recent years, guidelines such as Australia’s Low Back Pain Clinical C...
The role of exercise in falls prevention
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s national guidelines for falls prevention have recently been updated and one of the key interventions aimed at preventing falls in reside...
Barriers to physical activity for people living with disability
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guidelines for physical activity for people with childhood-onset disabilities are similar to those for the general population but the barriers to part...
Patient engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New evidence is driving new approaches to pulmonary rehabilitation, which has become an important tool for managing both chronic pulmonary conditions ...
Leveling the playing field: advancing disability inclusion in sports
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Leanne Johnston, Nora Shields, and Georgina Clutterbuck explore strategies to enhance sports and recreation participation for ...
Words matter: unraveling the impact of labels on pain perception
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joshua Zadro, Yenfei Xie, and Travis Haber delve into the impact of language and labels on people's beliefs about musculoskeleta...
Unveiling the world of constraint-induced movement therapy
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the world of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in stroke rehab with Mark Elkins and Ashan Weerakkody. Gain insights into CIMT's u...
Mind matters: the role of psychology in physiotherapeutic practice
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tim Austin chairs a discussion on psychologically informed practice in physiotherapy with guests Dr. Anne Daly, Professor James McAul...
Exploring knee osteoarthritis: physiotherapy perspectives
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Step into the future of knee osteoarthritis care with Dr. Thorlene Edgerton, Ali Gibbs, and Adrian Kan. Uncover the challenges in current guidelines ...
Patient centered care: promoting inclusive physiotherapy
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mark Elkins, Carrie Taylor, and Megan Ross in a dynamic episode discussing the essentials of inclusive physiotherapy. Carrie illuminates the spe...
Empathy in action: crafting behavior change in physiotherapy
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Caroline Bills, Craig Allingham, and Tahlia Alsop delve into the nuances of behavior change in physiotherapy. Craig shares experience...
Unlocking potential: AI's impact on physiotherapy
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the future of physiotherapy with the Physiotherapy Research Foundation podcast hosted by Dr. Daniel Harvey. Join experts Professor Stephen ...
ACL uncovered: navigating choices in injury management
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Jane Rooney, Dr. Chris Vertullo, and Dr. Stephanie Filbay in a riveting discussion on ACL injury management in Australia! The episode uncover...
Inclusive and respectful communication with the LGBTQIA+ community.
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jenny Setchell (they/them), NHRMC Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, and Dr Megan Ross (she/her), Chair of the APA’s LGBTQIA+ Advis...
Graduate success.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rik Dawson APAM, MACP, titled Gerontological Physiotherapist, APA National Vice President and PhD candidate, Dr Kerrie Evans APAM, FACP, Group Chief E...
Workforce challenges.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Round APAM, Managing Director of Symmetry Physiotherapy, Board member and National Vice President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Ch...
Pain and virtual reality.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erin MacIntyre APAM, physiotherapist and PhD candidate at the University of South Australia, and Tim Austin APAM, MACP, FACP, a Specialist Pain Physio...
Health and environment.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ken Winkel, leading Australian toxinologist and Senior Research Fellow within the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbo...
Osteoarthritis. Myths and facts.
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christian Barton APAM, musculoskeletal physiotherapist, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and the Communications Manager at La Trobe University's Sport...
What are Entrustable Professional Activities?
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Mark Merolli APAM, clinical physiotherapist and Senior lecturer and research fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Dr Sonya M...
The importance of Movember to men's health
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Movember, we want to change the face of men's health. To start to do so, we sat down for a chat with Men's Health physio Jo Milios about some of ...
Talking physical activity
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Associate Professor Mark Elkins, the scientific editor of Journal of Physiotherapy, chats with Dr Rachel Fuller, lecturer in marketing at Lat...
End PJ Paralysis
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christina Ekegren, from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, chats with Dr Claire Baldwin, lecturer in physiothe...
Patient education is king | talking GLA:D
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christian Barton from La Trobe University, and Associate Clinical Professor, Jane Rooney, from Swinburne University, sit down with Professor Ewa Ro...
Dementia, cognitive impairment and exercise
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Associate Professor Mark Elkins, the scientific editor of Journal of Physiotherapy, chats with Professor Marco Pang, from the Department of R...
Physical activity in stroke rehabilitation
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Natalie Fini, Lecturer in neurological physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne, and Dr Elizabeth Lynch, Research Fellow at the University of A...
Back pain, imaging and overdiagnosis
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Physiotherapists Dr Adrian Traegar, Post -Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney, Associate Professor Tasha Stanton Universit...
Exercise and Parkinson's disease
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mark Elkins, the scientific editor of the Journal of Physiotherapy, interviews Allyson Flynn, a physiotherapy clinical educator at th...
The importance of exercise for cancer treatment
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elise Gane, Conjoint Research Fellow at The University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, and National Chair of the Ca...
Cultural awareness in physiotherapy practice
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Physiotherapists Cameron Edwards, David Kelly, and Jenny Setchell discuss the complexities and sensitives of working with marginalised groups such as ...
Pain science transformation
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode brings together Pain scientist, Professor Lorimer Mosley and Chair of the APA Pain group Diane Wilson for a robust conversation on all th...
The importance of social media in health
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast sees former Australian Physiotherapy Association CEO Cris Massis talk with APA member Mark Merolli, who, as a social media researcher, fu...
The benefits of water based exercise for pre and post-natal women
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
According to APA member Amanda Brearley, and her observational study published in the Journal of Physiotherapy, the buoyancy properties of water heral...
Professor Julie Bernhardt's AVERT trial
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Professor Mark Elkins and professor Julie Bernhardt The AVERT trial. Featuring over 2000 patients from five different countries, the trial o...
Research into weight-training and lymphedema
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast sees Associate Professor Mark Elkins, the Journal's editor, catch up with Dr Vincent Paramanandam-the lead researcher of one of the year'...
All about PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Produced on a not-for-profit basis by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at the George Institute, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database offers ...
Energy balance with Professor Steven Blair
31 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Professor Steven Blair is joined by APA Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist James Debenham and the two consider the significance that an ...
Future of pain with Lorimer Moseley and Dianne Wilson
02 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Lorimer Mosely is joined by fellow pain physiotherapist Dianne Wilson, as they discuss on the trajectory of the former's research car...
Male pelvic floor and continence research
10 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Paul Hodges chats with Shan Morrison and Patricia Neumann, both specialist continence and women's health physiotherapists as awarded by the ...