New exercise video resources for residential aged care now available on NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network website, with contributions from our PhD Candidate, Rik Dawson. The videos offer appropriate exercise options for all levels of ability. fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/resources/resi…

Sub us in! Physios welcome release of RACGP Health of the Nation report, highlighting the need for urgent reforms to primary care, including access to physio and other regulated allied health professions that can alleviate the GP crisis in Australia. australian.physio/media/sub-us-p…

Rik Dawson doing a great job kicking off our AAG symposium on Telehealth for physical activity in older adults ⁦Institute for Musculoskeletal Health⁩ well represented with talks from ⁦Geraldine Wallbank⁩ ⁦Siobhan Wong⁩ and me!

41,600 older people in NSW were hospitalised due to a fall in 2021. This number is expected to increase to 60,300 by 2041. New report out today from Clinical Excellence Commission offers 9 recommendations for policy makers, stakeholders and governments to help reduce #falls. cec.health.nsw.gov.au/keep-patients-…

NSW is falling behind with no falls prevention strategy as hospitalisation and death toll increases says new report published by the Clinical Excellence Commission. australian.physio/media/nsw-fall… Clinical Excellence Commission

Thesis submitted: Telehealth physiotherapy to deliver exercise in aged care settings. Thanks to my supervisors Cathie Sherrington, Marina Pinheiro, Juliana Oliveira and Abby Haynes, the 242 people who signed up to TOP UP, our aged care partners and my family who supported me!

Corporations have been developing tactics to undermine independent science for decades. In this article, Adrian Traeger and Prof Lisa Bero describe the signs that the spinal cord stimulator industry may be the latest to use these tactics. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

How long does low back pain last and what treatments can help? - ABC News abc.net.au/news/health/20…

Telehealth physiotherapy offers a convenient, flexible virtual care model empowering older individuals to access sustainable, high-quality care when and where they need it. Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Australian Physiotherapy Association Read about the TOP UP study dx.doi.org/10.2196/53010

More than 45% of women experience physical birth trauma. This trauma is so debilitating the gift of childbirth can come at the cost of their livelihood, their day-to-day function, their ability to be intimate with their partner, and most profoundly, their love of their own body.

Physiotherapist, Rik Dawson, from the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, spent time with over 70 older people from Donald Robinson Village in Sydney learning about the importance of exercise in #AprilFallsMonth.

🚨 Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care 💪 #NEW 📄 An intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review #OpenAccess 👉 bit.ly/3wbsEr3

Tonight’s Federal Budget failed to outline a vision or substantial action for the nation’s immediate and projected healthcare needs. The APA's pre-Budget submission urged the government to fund what matters to strengthen Medicare. australian.physio/media/federal-… APA President

Courtney West did an outstanding talk at #ISPRM24 on our collaborative Safe Exercise at Home website SafeExerciseAtHome developed during lockdowns but still highly relevant. Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Catherine Said (she/her) Keith Hill Michele Callisaya Rik Dawson Australian Physiotherapy Association safeexerciseathome.org.au

Extraordinary talk by (very soon to be) Dr Rik Dawson on his top up trial - at ISPRM Telephysio services are feasible and acceptable in aged care services. Congratulations Rik Dawson on achieving this milestone! Prof Cathie Sherrington

Kim Delbaere outlines impressive work implementing the Standing Tall app in higher risk people during a pandemic at #ISPRM24. A key option for #fallprevention.

Great to see Prof Cathie Sherrington Prof Cathie Sherrington give practical tips on delivering strength and balance exercise in different settings to manage sarcopenia at the ISPRM

I understand the need to better integrate physiotherapy into our health care system. As the new Australian Physiotherapy Assocation President Elect, I look forward to advocating with President, Scott Willis, CEO, Rob LoPresti to advocate for better health outcomes for all.

In the ARIIA workshop, we explored funding mechanisms and workforce support essential for allied health professionals to deliver evidence-based aged care, ultimately improving the quality of life for older adults.

An informative 2 day #AriiaConference2024 that encourages the aged care industry to deliver technology informed innovation that is kind, person centered and inclusive of the whole aged care workforce including allied health.