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  

⚠️If you have 𝙆𝙉𝙀𝙀 𝘾𝘼𝙋 𝙋𝘼𝙄𝙉, are between 𝟏𝟖 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝟎𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, and 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 ✅We may be able to help you! 👉La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre are offering a 𝙏𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 for people with knee cap pain👈 Watch the video below to check if you are eligible, then access the link and complete the…read more

I have pain in have side of my hip – what should I do? Pain in the side of the hip can be caused by the following: GREATER TROCHANTERIC PAIN SYNDROME GLUTEAL TENDINOPATHY HIP ‘BURSITIS’ Rachael Cowan, physiotherapist consulting at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Geelong and undertaking a PhD through La Trobe Sport…read more

Live Q & A with Dr Adam Culvenor and Brooke Patterson Weren’t able to make it to the live event? We’ve got you covered! Hear Dr Culvenor speak about the prevalence of MRI features in people without knee symptoms, what ‘good’ looks like in terms of patient outcomes following ACL injury, and whether or not…read more

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

The fourth installment in our series of expert webinars “I’m a clinician, why should I care about research?” Late last year Dr Ebonie Rio lead research on recommended reporting standards for participant characteristics in tendinopathy at the International Scientific Tendon Symposium, highlighting her passion for knowledge translation. In this video, Ebonie discusses the who, the…read more

Many factors impact the health of our joints over our lives, and some people will develop joint pain and conditions like osteoarthritis. Our next online Bold Thinking event investigates the question: what are the most effective ways to improve joint health and prevent joint diseases? La Trobe University’s collaboration with The Australian Ballet has been…read more

If you missed the LASEM Happy Hour with Dr Tania Pizzari on May 21, we’ve got you covered! Hear from Dr Pizzari as she talks about the importance of the (recently neglected) scapula, the psycho-social effects of imaging, returning to sport without apprehension and the importance of education and self-efficacy. Joined by special guest Dr…read more

To make the most of our time in isolation (AKA La Trobe University Working From Home, or #LTUWFH), the LASEM MOVE team have been logging their collected walking, running and riding kilometres in the clubs section of the Strava app, with the aim of making it (virtually) around Australia. As at May 10, we had…read more

While many Australians have been trying to maintain their fitness during quarantine, physiotherapists are warning this doesn’t mean they’re ready to go straight back into sport. Physiotherapist and La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Research Centre PhD candidate Brooke Patterson says a carefully planned return to competitive sport will help avoid common sports injuries. See…read more