A new report released by Bupa shows health insurance claims for knee and hip replacement surgeries were the most expensive items it paid out for in 2018, totalling more than $420 million. The report says much of this is attributable…
Plans to force veterans to return to their doctors after 12 sessions have been postponed, amid concerns the changes may disadvantage returned service personnel with complex needs. The Department of Veterans Affairs' treatment cycle initiative would restrict GP referrals to…
Assistants in nursing are being asked to massage elderly aged care residents, even those who are injured, according to a HelloCare reader. The reader has told us that AINs are expected to massage residents for five minutes in the course…
Parkinson's disease is more common than most people think, affecting more than 100,000 Australians. You probably know somebody with "the shaking palsy", because at least one in every 100 people over the age of 75 years has the disease. However,…
Physiotherapy should be part of standard care for prostate cancer, which affects one in seven Australian men, according to APA physiotherapist Jason Crow. Mr Crow says while men are often reluctant to seek physio input, once they understand how important…
High-profile Echuca-Moama physio PAT ARNOLD offers a few ideas on how you can train to not get an ACL injury and all the problems — and costs - that come with one of sport’s most crippling, and increasingly common, injuries…