EXPHYS research selected as finalist for Practitioner Award!

April 17, 2024
EXPHYS research selected as finalist for Practitioner Award!

We're thrilled to announce our third study accepted for the Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Research to Practice 2024 Conference - Exercise physiologist-led pain science coaching via telehealth improved pain and function in life insurance claimants: a pragmatic cohort study. This research piece has been selected as a finalist for the Practitioner Award.

 

Dr. Vicky Phillips, General Manager and Senior Exercise Physiologist, will be proudly presenting this research. Special acknowledgement goes to the EXPHYS team, Deakin University and AIA Australia.

 

“An exercise physiologist-led pain science coaching intervention in 1,275 clients resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in pain intensity and functional capacity, as well as significant improvements in work mindset, status and hours. Clients reported high satisfaction rates.” 


This research will be published in the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology (JCEP).


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