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When training for an upcoming fun run or other sporting activity, or during regular exercise, experiencing an injury is frustrating, maybe painful and potentially serious.
In a joint statement Physiotherapy and Dementia, peak health bodies have united to draw attention to the critical importance of maintaining physical health, and its impact on improving mental health and wellbeing of people living with dementia.
With the federal election just days away, the Australian Physiotherapy Association is calling on the next government to commit to funding allied services for aged care residents.
The new funding model for residential aged care, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC), has been the subject of much scrutiny as its activation in October 2022 draws closer.
The new model boasts some promising improvements on the outgoing Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI), including a $28.20 increase (per resident, per day) in the base rate of funding, and the mandating of new minimum care hours.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is calling on Australian women and men living with incontinence to seek out physiotherapy as part of their treatment, ahead of World Continence Week.
Incontinence affects 1 in 4 Australians. The APA’s latest campaign #WithYourPhysio targets the more than 11 million Australians living with chronic health conditions, highlighting the importance of adding physiotherapy to their recovery team of professionals to ensure the condition is managed appropriately.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Position Statement on Aged Care, launched today, calls on the Federal Government to introduce an additional layer of funding for preventative and rehabilitation care to complement the new residential aged care funding model.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has released a new podcast series which explores the impacts of colonisation through the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander physiotherapists.
The Deadly Physios podcast series interviews Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander physiotherapists who are each on their own path of self-discovery, working towards making a difference in healthcare, and in particular, the physiotherapy profession.
With a $2.3 billion boost to mental health services, the Federal Budget has delivered substantial increased funding for mental health, however, integrated and collaborative models of care that include physiotherapists in multidisciplinary care teams is needed to achieve better mental health outcomes.
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) particularly welcomes: