How can educational institutes in Switzerland prepare physiotherapy students to implement advanced practice roles - a view point paper.

This viewpoint paper focuses on challenges for Swiss physiotherapy education institutes related to the transition towards evidence-based practice and the incorporation of advanced roles within the profession. To tackle such challenges, it is essential to establish structured pathways and competency frameworks and position physiotherapists as integral contributors to innovative healthcare.

Effects of ankle joint mobilization on dynamic balance muscle activity and dynamic balance in persons with chronic ankle instability - Feasibility of a cross-over study.

Introduction: Studies with focus on effects of manual therapy techniques on postural control and muscle activity in patients with chronic ankle instability (are lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a planned cross-over study to assess efficacy of manual therapy techniques applications in patients with chronic ankle instability.

Methods: This feasibility study used a randomized controlled, blinded assessor cross-over design.

Analysis of Injuries in the Swiss U20 Elite Ice Hockey Season 2019/2020-A Retrospective Survey.

(1) Background: In Switzerland, there is little data on injury characteristics in elite ice hockey players aged under 20 years (U20 Elite juniors). This study aimed to determine the injury rate and type of injury in Swiss U20 ice hockey players. (2) Methods: The present study was carried out in a retrospective, non-experimental design using an online questionnaire provided to the 314 elite players of the 12 Swiss U20 Elite ice hockey teams.

Guided self-study in preclinical physiotherapy students - A feasibility study.

Background: Literature describing the impact of guided self-study (G-SS) in knowledge changes and skills improvements in undergraduate students is scarce.

Objectives: The aims of our study were to evaluate the feasibility of a G-SS programme in a full-time undergraduate physiotherapy degree course and to assess the effectiveness of the G-SS on changes in knowledge and development of skills (hands-on).

Method: Fifty-three first-semester undergraduate physiotherapy students were randomly divided into a G-SS group and a control group (CG).