APA Physiotherapists are highly sought-after experts in their field. Below are media clips featuring commentary from our members.
Interview with Hayley Irving, APA titled Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist about endometriosis.
December
Do’s and don’ts for back pain – interview with Physiotherapist Tim Dettmann
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS –28 December 2017
Office-related neck pain interview with David Hall
3AW breakfast program –20 December 2017
Osteo, chiro, physio or myotherapy? A handy guide on who to go to, for what.
Mamamia –17 December 2017
Physio-lead exercise integral to cancer treatment, says COSA Position Statement
HealthTimes –2 December 2017
Some hospital services may be expendable on weekends
Reuters –1 December 2017
November
When fitness, healthcare and technology collide
Women’s Health –30 November 2017
Health and medical organisations back national push for youth justice reform
Croakey –21 November 2017
Pelvic floor exercises
Hobart Observer –15 November 2017
Study shows professional development belongs in the clinic
Health Times –10 November 2017
New program aims to change attitudes and improve health for young people with disability
Health Times –10 November 2017
The importance of barista wrist assessment
BeanScene Magazine –November 2017
October
Robotic rehabilitation comes to Australia
Health Times –Monday 9 October 2017
September
Total knee replacement: no benefit to inpatient rehab
MJA InSight –Monday 18 September 2017
Yes, you can get injured doing yoga — here’s how to avoid it
Couch –Tuesday 5 September 2017
World Physiotherapy Day highlights the role of physio in stroke recovery
HealthTimes –Monday 4 September 2017
Physiotherapy integral to postnatal recovery
HealthTimes –Monday 4 September 2017
August
Physiotherapists bid for prescribing rights
The Limbic –Thursday 31 August 2017
Act ‘FAST’ for stroke week
Mandurah Mail –Tuesday 29 August 2017
Tradies Health Month Interview with Karen Fitt
Alpine Radio –Wednesday 16 August 2017
Knowledge a source of power for patients
The Sydney Morning Herald– Wednesday 16 August 2017
Home Hazards: The hidden dangers lurking in your home
Today Show –Monday 7 August 2017
Tradies turn to physios to stay in form
North West Telegrah –Wednesday 2 August 2017
Albury Tradies Health Night planned during Tradies National Health Month in August
The Border Mail –Tuesday 1 August 2017
Guidelines to cut through tradies’ injury rate
The Herald Sun –Tuesday 1 August 2017
July
Tradies urged to get help
The Herald Sun –Saturday 29 July 2017
Tradies most injured
Gold Coast Bulletin –Saturday 29 July 2017
Tradie call to work on health care
Sunday Mail –Saturday 29 July 2017
Tradie told don't be tools
Daily Tele –Saturday 29 July 2017
Starting to workout safely
The West Australian –19 July 2017
Nothing hush hush as Gympie women stride ahead
Caboolture News –15 July 2017
Tradies National Health Month
Electrical Connection Industry News –13 July 2017
Physiotherapists embrace telehealth app to connect with patients
Health Times –11 July 2017
How to future proof your knees
The Sydney Morning Herald –9 July 2017
Also appeared in:
The Juice Daily –10 July 2017
Over Sixty –10 July 2017
Physios call on minister to improve services to residents
Australian Ageing Agenda –5 July 2017
June
Staying strong health message
Michael Reynold APAM, Member of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee
Brisbane Indigenous Media Association
98.9fm
Shan Morrison talks about incontinence as part of World Continence Week
Specialist Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapist
(as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011)
The Morning Show –19 June 2017
Aches and Pains?
Dianne Wilson, APAM, Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Pain Group
Health-IQ – June 2017
Physiotherapy’s crucial role in treating knee osteoarthritis
HealthTimes – 6 June 2017
May
Health Professional Radio Interview with APA President Phil Calvert on ACFI.
HPR – 25 May 2017
6PR Perth radio interview with WA branch council member Tim Barnwell, APAM
Aged care funding: basic care vs. specialised physiotherapy
Rik Dawson, Titled Gerontological Physiotherapist, APAM
Mornings with Ali Clarke, ABC Adelaide (segment begins at 1:01 min) – 17 May 2017
Men’s and women’s pelvic health with Shan Morrison
Specialist Continence and Women’s Health Physiotherapist
(as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011)
Sundays with Libbi Gorr (segment begins at 8 min) – 14 May 2017
Mobile phones are changing our skeleton and turning us into hunchbacks.
Sue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia Network
CHILDREN as young as six are developing hunched backs and text neck syndrome from using their mobile phones.
And experts warn they are at risk of degenerative spinal disease, chronic headaches, osteoarthritis and reduced mobility as a result.
A survey by the Chiropractors’ Association of NSW shows Chiropractors are seeing up to 20 patients a week suffering chronic neck pain, headaches, poor posture and repetitive strain injuries in the wrist and hands from texting.
There has been a 47 per cent increase in neck problems in the last three years and President of the CAANSW, Dr John de Voy says nearly half the patients treated were teenagers.
Research shows people are being drawn to their phones over 200 times a day to email, tweet, check Facebook and post on Instagram, he says.
“I’ve treated a six year old boy and an 11 year old who had chronic shoulder and neck pain, he said felt like a headache in his neck,” Dr de Voy said.
“I’ve been a chiropractor for 35 years and I’ve never seen as many neck problems as I am now,” he said.

Chiropractors treating 20 patients a week for text neck. Picture supplied.
Australian Physiotherapy Association spokesman David Hall says text neck is also a growing problem for physiotherapists.
“It’s an epidemic,” he says.
We are definitely seeing an increase in young adults coming to physiotherapists if they have done lots of study and have an office job and lots of mobile phone use and poor posture,” he says.
“It’s an early version of what can develop into a hunchback,” he says.
The proportion of patients seeing a physiotherapist for help with text neck has grown from one in four to over one in three, he says.
The neck and back problems are a decade in the making and caused by poor posture, he says.
People who wait too long to get help run the risk of having their body sculpted into and rounded, hunchback position, he says.
Regular stretching and strengthening is required and every half-hour it is necessary to get up from a sitting position and walk and vary your posture, he says.

Physiotherapists says regular stretching and posture change are required to avoid text neck. Picture: istock
Paula Cunningham, says her 13 year old daughter Bridget is seeing a chiropractor every fortnight to treat text neck.
“She’s using her phone and the computer five hours a day for schoolwork and I can’t limit it because it’s school work,” she says.
“We got her into treatment because my husband and I noticed she had a growth spurt and was hunched over like a little old lady and I was concerned,” Ms Cunningham said.
Text neck occurs when people bend forwards to look at their phone.
Research has found the head which normally weighs around 4-5 kilograms can weigh as much as 26 kgs when flexed forward to 60 degrees.
Even a tilt of only 15 degrees doubles the weight of the head to more than nine kilograms.
The design of the mobile phones and tablets and the way they are used can also cause hand strain.
Physiotherapist David Hall provides the following advice about the healthy use of mobile phones
- Choose a phone that is the shape and size that feels comfortable for your hands and is a good match for the size of your hands — protective covers can both help and potentially sabotage this so select them appropriately too.
- Vary your position when looking at your device — move between reclined sitting and standing
- Place your device on a bench / tray / support as much as possible to reduce load on the arms
- Text two handed — this allows the wrists and fingers to be held in a more neutral position.
Herald Sun – 05 May 2017
April
A footy trainer was trying to do her job. Now she’s become the punchline of a gross joke.
MamamiaOnline – 21 April 2017
Telerehabilitation boosts chronic heart failure patients
Health Times Online – 10 April 2017
Choosing wisely - increasing the value of physiotherapy
Health Times Online – 05 April 2017
Hand in hand
Good Practice Issue Print – 04 April 2017
What causes “Frozen shoulder”
Talking lifestyle Online – 02 April 2017
March
Fit for Work - PHW Director David Hall's interview about a culture of movement in office workplaces
Nine News TV – 28 March 2017
Effective online physiotherapy treatment prompts calls for Medicare change
Health Times Online – 03 March 2017
February
What physiotherapists really think about F45?
Ninemsn Coach Online – 13 February 2017
The differences between osteopaths, physiotherapists and chiropractors
Beauty Heaven Online – 13 February 2017
Stop the car: an expert says kids should be carrying those heavy backpacks to school.
Mamamia Online – 09 February 2017
Choosing a backpack
Port Lincoln Times Print and online – 06 February 2017
Thinking of sitting on an exercise ball at work? Here's why you shouldn't
Ninemsn Coach Online – 07 February 2017
Make the right choice
Border Mail Print – 06 February 2017
Thinking of sitting on an exercise ball at work? Here's why you shouldn't
MSN Australia Online – 03 February 2017
How to stop your office job ruining your body
Ninemsn Coach Online – 02 February 2017
Tips for good quality bags
Moree Champion Print and online – 02 February 2017
Choosing a backpack
Northern News (Rouse Hill) Print – 02 February 2017
Choosing a backpack
Great Lakes Advocate Print – 02 February 2017
Concerns over heavy school bags
Hamilton Spectator Print – 01 February 2017
January
How to stop your office job from ruining your body
Ninemsn Coach Online – 23 January 2017
Buy best backpack
Port Pirie Recorder Online – 19 January 2017
Physiotherapist sets sight on world leading amputee care
Health Times Online – 16 January 2017
Science of the sauna: why sweating it up might be more beneficial than you think
Ninemsn Coach Online – 10 January 2017