by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

A key implementation project led by the La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre is the Good Living with osteoArthritis from Denmark (GLA:D) program. GLA:D was developed to help bridge the gap between guidelines and practice to implement effective education and exercise for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. The program was originally developed…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Read the paper Does foot mobility affect the outcome in the management of patellofemoral pain with foot orthoses versus hip exercises? A randomised clinical trial Mark Matthews, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, Andrew Claus, Tom McPoil, Robert Nee, Kay M Crossley, Jessica Kasza, Bill T Vicenzino ALTMETRICS  

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Our health information needs and preferences vary greatly. We are increasingly turning to digital and social media for health information. These sources are easily accessible and often engaging, even when they contain the wrong information. It is common to use ‘Dr Google’ to source digital and social media health information before consulting a health professional….read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Suggested follow up links GLA:D: GLA:D: www.gladaustralia.com.au Patellofemoral pain: www.patellofemoral.trekeducation.org Exercise prescription: www.exercise.trekeducation.org Clinic + Running courses: www.completesportscare.com.au Slides

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

It was a pleasure to travel to Perth last weekend. It was a busy weekend, presenting at an evening seminar, the state conference and also on a GLA:D Australia course with my friends at Curtin University. As promised, my slides from the APA presentations are published below If you are interested in the running symposium…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

        Thanks to everyone who attended our fantastic ACL symposium in November 2017. Below you will find slides and resources from some of our great presenters. A special thank you to Club Warehouse for sponsoring the event! Watch this space for more events and resources in 2018. We will be holding a…read more

by Dr Christian Barton (Editor)

Here is a synopsis of a recent paper I wrote with @merollim on how digital and social media provides great opportunities to facilitate knowledge translation Synopsis The 350-year old academic journal model poorly facilitates knowledge translation to healthcare professionals and patients. Current journal formats do not meet the needs of most potential end users – health…read more