The Journal of Physiotherapy 2024 Paper of the Year Awarded to Hannah Withers, Prof Chris Maher and Team !

Congratulations to team members: H.G. Withers, J.V. Glinsky, J. Chu, M.D. Jennings, I. Starkey, R. Parmeter, M. Boulos, J.J. Cruwys, K. Duong, I. Jordan, D. Wong, S. Trang, M. Duong, H. Liu, A.J. Hayes, T.E. Lambert, J.R. Zadro, C. Sherrington, C. Maher, B.R. Lucas, D. Taylor, M.L. Ferreira, L.A. Harvey!

The awarded paper: Remotely delivered physiotherapy is as effective as face-to-face physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions (REFORM): a randomised trial.

Based on vote by a panel of members of the International Advisory Board, this paper was seen as having the best combination of scientific merit and application to the clinical practice of physiotherapy!

The paper reported on a randomised trial with 210 participants, and found that remotely delivering physiotherapy with support via phot, text and an app is as good as face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions.

Read this award winning paper here.