I congratulate the Editorial Board, and particularly the Scientific Editor, on the new look
journal, and on the quality and diversity of papers now published in the Australian Journal of …

A sound knowledge base, developed through high quality research, is required to underpin
practice. Physiotherapists find themselves under increasing pressure to justify their …

Physiotherapy education is largely focused on developing competent clinicians who can
assess and treat a wide range of conditions. In Australia, physiotherapists have opted to …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Physiotherapists' use of research evidence with clinical
decision‐making has interested researchers world‐wide since 1980; however, little is known …

The early strong educational basis for practice continued with physiotherapy becoming a
degree course at the University of Queensland in 1938. While most other courses …

It was not long ago that there was a widespread perception it was difficult to obtain funding
to support physiotherapy research. There is no doubt it remains very competitive, but …

The Heads of Schools of Australia and New Zealand have challenged the profession to
consider how the universities are to continue producing physiotherapists who satisfy the …

This paper provides an overview of the University of Otago School of Physiotherapy, which
celebrates its centenary in 2013. Based in Dunedin, as well as in main centres in …

This paper discusses the growth of physiotherapy research and professional development in
New Zealand over the past 20 years. The professional association's role in facilitating …

Physiotherapy research is important to the profession, to individual therapists and to patient
care. The evolution of the academic discipline of research has been a relatively recent event …