Pelvic floor muscle training: pelvic organ prolapse Conditions Pelvic organ prolapse occurs to some degree in 50% of parous women
Pelvic floor muscle training: urinary incontinence Conditions Estimates suggest that over 4 million Australians over 15 years of age are living with some degree of urinary incontinence (around 37% of women and 13% of men)
Physiotherapy for tennis elbow Interventions Tennis elbow affects 1–3% of the population; risk factors include smoking, obesity, being aged 45–54 and two or more hours of repetitive movement per day
Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD Conditions COPD is predicted to be the third-leading cause of death worldwide and pulmonary rehabilitation interventions include inpatient and outpatient exercise programs
Splints for the reduction of pain from hand osteoarthritis Interventions Hand OA mainly affects women and often starts around the time of menopause and prefabricated or custom-made splints can help
Knee taping for osteoarthritis Interventions Knee osteoarthritis is the most common cause of knee pain in people older than 50 and applying strong, adhesive tape or strapping to the area can help unload painful soft tissues
Walking cane for knee osteoarthritis Interventions Use of a cane is one of a number of non-drug treatments for knee osteoarthritis; which include weight reduction, exercise and taping
Exercise for knee osteoarthritis Interventions Exercise is recommended as a core treatment for osteoarthritis in all clinical guidelines regardless of patient age, pain levels or disease severity.
Low-FODMAP diets for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Interventions A nutritionally balanced diet that is low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) for adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Peanut allergy prevention Interventions Almost 3 in every 100 Australian children have a peanut allergy and around 20% of children ‘grow out of it’