Listing on MEDLINE: A new milestone for the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy.

AJP Forum: pre-manipulative testing of the cervical spine. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy.

This issue of the Journal includes a new feature: the 'AJP Forum'. The Editorial Board envisages that this feature will be used from time to time to provide a venue for expert comment on issues of importance for physiotherapy practice. The first Forum examines issues related to premanipulative testing of the cervical spine. It follows the Australian Physiotherapy Association's recent release of...

Taking charge of change: a new career structure in physiotherapy.

The never-ending quest for excellence in journal production enters a new phase.

The future for postgraduate specialty clinical course work masters programs in Australia.

The first Editorial in the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy this year celebrated 100 years of physiotherapy education in Australia (Chipchase et al 2006). As was highlighted in this centenary Editorial, Australian physiotherapy has been privileged throughout the profession’s history to have leaders with foresight and vision at critical stages in its development. This is also true of the deve...

Are we on the right track?

We applaud Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia for the formulation of the new Pre-Manipulative guidelines. The new guidelines are a step forward from the previous protocol because they allow individual practitioners choice when making clinical decisions. The previous protocol proved to be legally challenging and further increased practitioners' fear of manipulating.