Cross-generational Physical Activity: Surveys of Children and Parents.

This study investigated the cross-generational physical activity of primary school-aged children and parents in Australia. Separate child and parent questionnaires were administered to establish a profile of the phenomenon. Cross-generational physical activity occurred across a wide variety of types of physical activity, including recreation, sport, and exercise.

Exploration of older people's perceptions of behavioural factors associated with falls.

Background: falls rates in older people continue to rise despite concerted efforts to manage falls risks. As more effective strategies to reduce falls in older people may arise from better understanding their perspectives on falls risk, this study aimed to explore perceptions and behavioural decisions that may affect risk of falling among older people living in regional Australia.

Method: this qualitative research, informed by hermeneutics, explored older people's perspectives on decisions they made that could affect their falls risk.

Acceptance of primary practitioner physiotherapists in an emergency department: A qualitative study of interprofessional collaboration within workforce reform.

Primary contact practitioner physiotherapists (PPs) are increasingly common in emergency departments (EDs) and provide targeted care to people with uncomplicated musculoskeletal conditions such as sprains, strains, and simple fractures. Workforce redesign can be challenging and success is influenced by staff attitude and opinion. The current study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of ED team members about a recently introduced PP service on existing staff and services in a large regional ED.

Self-reported load carriage injuries of military soldiers.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether occupational load carriage constitutes a significant source of injury to military soldiers. An online survey was sent to soldiers serving in specific Australian Army Corps known to experience the greatest occupational exposure to load carriage. Of the 338 respondents, 34% sustained at least one load carriage injury.

Reported load carriage injuries of the Australian army soldier.

Introduction: Many injuries experienced by soldiers can be attributed to the occupational loads they are required to carry.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether contemporary military load carriage is a source of injuries to Australian Regular Army soldiers and to profile these injuries.

Methods: The Australian Defence Force 'Occupational Health, Safety and Compensation Analysis and Reporting' database was searched to identify all reported injuries sustained during load carriage events.

Supervision, support and mentoring interventions for health practitioners in rural and remote contexts: an integrative review and thematic synthesis of the literature to identify mechanisms for successful outcomes.

Objective: To identify mechanisms for the successful implementation of support strategies for health-care practitioners in rural and remote contexts.

Design: This is an integrative review and thematic synthesis of the empirical literature that examines support interventions for health-care practitioners in rural and remote contexts.

Results: This review includes 43 papers that evaluated support strategies for the rural and remote health workforce.

Soldier occupational load carriage: a narrative review of associated injuries.

This narrative review examines injuries sustained by soldiers undertaking occupational load carriage tasks. Military soldiers are required to carry increasingly heavier occupational loads. These loads have been found to increase the physiological cost to the soldier and alter their gait mechanics.

Implementing the World Report on Disability in Malaysia: a student-led service to promote knowledge and innovation.

The lead article by Wylie, McAllister, Davidson, and Marshall (2013) puts forward pertinent issues facing the speech-language pathology profession raised by the World Report on Disability. This paper continues the discussion by reporting on a capacity building action research study on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a new approach to early intervention speech-language pathology through clinical education in Malaysia. This research evaluated a student-led service in community-based rehabilitation that supplemented existing and more typical institution-based services.

Balance and agility training does not always decrease lower limb injury risks: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

The objective of this study was to examine the effects on lower limb injury rates of adding structured balance and agility exercises to the 80-day basic training programme of army recruits. A blocked (stratified), cluster-randomised controlled trial was employed, with one intervention group (IG) and one control group (CG), in which 732 male and 47 female army recruits from the Australian Army Recruit Training Centre participated through to analysis. The IG performed specified balance and agility exercises in addition to normal physical training.

The effect of heel lifts on trunk muscle activation during gait: a study of young healthy females.

Heel lifts are a treatment option for low back pain (LBP), whilst high-heeled shoes have been linked to LBP development. This study evaluated the effects of in-shoe 20 mm high bilateral heel lifts on trunk muscle activity. Activity of the erector spinae (ErSp), internal oblique and external oblique muscles was evaluated using surface electromyography in 15 young (20.