Antenatal perineal massage: reduce perineal injury during childbirth Conditions Although current recommendations advise avoiding routine episiotomies, rates of episiotomy vary greatly around the world
Aquatic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis Interventions Warm-water therapy is one of the oldest recorded treatments, with effects lasting well beyond the period of immersion
Education about joint protection strategies: hand osteoarthritis Conditions Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults, joint protection is a part of osteoarthritis self-management
Exercise for preventing recurrent ankle sprain Conditions Ankle injuries are the most common injuries across a wide variety of sports and it has been estimated that about 25% of all injuries across all sports are ankle injuries
Exercise for preventing bone loss and reducing fracture risk Interventions 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture over their lifetime
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