Current perspectives of New Zealand physiotherapists on rehabilitation and return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A survey.

Objective: To investigate the clinical beliefs and practices of New Zealand physiotherapists regarding pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation and return to sport (RTS) criteria following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Design: Online cross-sectional survey.

Methods: A survey was adapted from a previously published survey and disseminated to New Zealand physiotherapists who were considered more likely to be involved in post-ACLR rehabilitation.

Māori lived experience of osteoarthritis: a qualitative study guided by Kaupapa Māori principles.

INTRODUCTION Osteoarthritis adversely affects people's quality of life; however, the effects of osteoarthritis on Māori in New Zealand remain unknown. AIM To explore the Māori lived experience of osteoarthritis. METHODS A qualitative study guided by Kaupapa Māori principles.

Confidence and Attitudes Toward Osteoarthritis Care Among the Current and Emerging Health Workforce: A Multinational Interprofessional Study.

Objective: To measure confidence and attitudes of the current and emerging interprofessional workforce concerning osteoarthritis (OA) care.

Methods: Study design is a multinational (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) cross-sectional survey of clinicians (general practitioners [GPs], GP registrars, primary care nurses, and physiotherapists) and final-year medical and physiotherapy students. GPs and GP registrars were only sampled in Australia/New Zealand and Australia, respectively.

Learning from those who have gone before: strengthening the rural allied health workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Context and issues: The pipeline for the allied health, scientific and technical workforce of Aotearoa New Zealand is under growing pressure, with many health providers finding recruitment and retention increasingly difficult. For health providers in rural settings, the challenges are even greater, with fewer applicants and shorter tenures. As the health needs of rural communities increase, along with expectations of uptake of technologies and the Ministry of Health's strategy to ensure care is provided closer to home, being able to retain and upskill the diminishing workforce requires new ways of thinking.

Primary care doctor and nurse utilisation rates for billed consultations across the Comprehensive Care Primary Health Organisation.

Aim: To examine socio-demographic trends in doctor and nurse utilisation rates for invoiced consultations across Comprehensive Care Primary Health Organisation (PHO).

Method: De-identified enrolled patient information and Service Utilisation Reporting data for invoiced consultations were extracted from all general practices for January 2013-December 2016. Utilisation rates were calculated using the number of enrolled patients as the denominator.

Axillary traction: An effective method of resolving shoulder dystocia.

Background: At Counties Manukau Health in Auckland, New Zealand, axillary traction is being used when an internal manoeuvre is required for resolution of shoulder dystocia.

Aims: This study presents the outcomes for mother and baby from use of axillary traction and other internal manoeuvres.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of the clinical records of mother and baby for all labours complicated by shoulder dystocia was carried out for an eight-year period.

Proposal for a National Interprofessional School of Rural Health.

Shortages of health professionals persist in much of rural New Zealand despite a range of targeted university and professional college initiatives. In response to this a collective of universities, professional colleges and sector groups have put a proposal to Government for a National Interprofessional School of Rural Health. If adopted, this proposal would embed rural health professional education and research in rural communities around New Zealand, empowering them to organise the education that occurs in their community, in a coherent and coordinated way.

Use of a functional mobility measure to predict discharge destinations for patients admitted to an older adult rehabilitation ward: A feasibility study.

Objective: To investigate whether the discharge destination for older adults can be predicted using functional mobility as measured by the Modified Elderly Mobility Scale (MEMS), associated with demographic and primary reason for admission variables.

Methods: A retrospective cohort population audit of 257 patients admitted and discharged from four tertiary older adult rehabilitation wards in a three-month period. A number of predictor variables were considered alongside the discharge destination.

The inter and intra rater reliability of the Netball Movement Screening Tool.

Objectives: To establish the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the Netball Movement Screening Tool, for screening adolescent female netball players.

Design: Inter- and intra-rater reliability study.

Methods: Forty secondary school netball players were recruited to take part in the study.

Systematic review of guidelines for the physical management of osteoarthritis.

Objective: To undertake a systematic critical appraisal of guidelines to provide a summary of recommendations for the physical management of osteoarthritis (OA).

Data Sources: The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, Scopus, ScienceDirect, PEDro, and Google Scholar databases were searched (2000-2013) to identify all guidelines, protocols, and recommendations for the management or treatment of OA. In addition, Internet searches of all relevant arthritis organizations were undertaken.

Insights from a physiotherapist's lived experience of osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) of a hip joint, with subsequent total hip joint replacement surgery, is portrayed in the literature in terms of quantitative research studies, where the person living with the hip disappears in objective statistical analyses, or in qualitative studies where one person's story is fragmented within thematic findings. This phenomenological study of a physiotherapist's (Peter) lived experience of OA offers insights relevant to practice. In the initial stages of the disease, Peter was too close to 'see' the possibility of OA as a diagnosis.

Ankle sprains: patient perceptions of function and performance of physical tasks. A mixed methods approach.

Purpose: To investigate patient's perceptions of function and performance of physical tasks after discharge from treatment for an ankle sprain.

Methods: Using a mixed methods approach, 40 participants who presented with an acute sprained ankle and their treating clinicians completed two questionnaires related to function at the start and end of a rehabilitation programme. Additionally, participants completed the questionnaires at 6 weeks following discharge at which time they also performed physical tasks that were still perceived as difficult.

Exercise therapy for the management of osteoarthritis of the hip joint: a systematic review.

Introduction: Recent guidelines pertaining to exercise for individuals with osteoarthritis have been released. These guidelines have been based primarily on studies of knee-joint osteoarthritis. The current study was focused on the hip joint, which has different biomechanical features and risk factors for osteoarthritis and has received much less attention in the literature.

Evidence-based recommendations for hand hygiene for health care workers in New Zealand.

Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to establish evidence-based recommendations for hand hygiene for health care workers in New Zealand.

Methods: Using a systematic approach to literature searching, relevant studies were retrieved and evaluated using a standardised tool. The 23 studies that met the inclusion criteria were categorised into subgroups depending on the type of comparison: hand hygiene product; skin condition; hand drying method.

A framework for the classification and diagnosis of work-related upper extremity conditions: systematic review.

Objective: A frequently cited problem in epidemiological research is the inadequate operational definition of umbrella terms such as Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD). Specific conditions attached to these labels and their corresponding signs and symptoms are also poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to identify internationally applied terminology and definitions appropriate to work-related upper extremity (UE) conditions.