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Hip & Pelvic Pain Expert

Alison is Principal Physiotherapist at Physiotec, an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, and international speaker, presenter and workshop facilitator. With over 30 years of clinical experience, Alison is committed to providing professional development for physiotherapists and other health professionals that is both evidence-informed and interpreted for the clinician for immediate use in clinical practice.

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Hip Academy

Everything you need, whenever you need it.
Includes all online hip courses, ebooks, video library, pdf resource library, forum, live meetings and more!
The ultimate resource for professional development for physiotherapists and other health professionals.
Join our community of hipsters from all over the world. We look forward to meeting you.

Workshops

Extend knowledge from the hip courses with further practical applications in face-to-face and online workshops.
Australia and Internationally.

Online Courses

Hip courses, foot & ankle course, ultrasound course.
Learn in your own time,
from the comfort of your own home.

e-Books

Digital books on tendinopathies
of the hip and pelvis.

Video Library

The Ultimate How-To Library
of clinical assessment and exercise techniques.

From the Blog...

Women in Pain: Sex-Based Gaps in Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice

By Sonam Jethwa

Musculoskeletal pain remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, disproportionately affecting women across the lifespan. Yet, for decades, the medical and research communities have failed to adequately address…

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Mastering the Calf Raise Test – More than just a Simple Lift

By Dr Melinda Smith

The calf muscles are a powerhouse of human movement. They are the primary plantar flexors of the ankle joint and making important contributions to lower limb function including walking, running…

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Adhesions after Hip Arthroscopy | Treatment and prevention

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Welcome back to my 3-part blog series on adhesions after arthroscopic hip surgery. In Part 1, we checked on the evidence around how big a problem this is, and the…

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Adhesions after Hip Arthroscopy | Risk factors and diagnosis

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

In my last blog, we took a look at where adhesions after hip arthroscopy develop, what impact they may have, and the evidence around whether they are a problem or…

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Adhesions after Hip Arthroscopy | A problem or not?

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Have you treated patients with unexplained hip pain and restricted motion after arthroscopic surgery? Have you considered the possibility that adhesions after hip arthroscopy may be contributing to the problem?…

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12 of 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 | Contribution of hip abductor muscles to hip joint stability

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Here we are, on the final day of my 12 Hip Days of Christmas for 2024!  I hope you enjoyed catching up on the 12 top hip papers of 2024…

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11 of 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 | Postoperative effusion-synovitis and outcomes of hip arthroscopy

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Second last day! Can you believe we are almost at the end of our 12 Hip Days of Christmas! Make sure you don’t miss out on our special holiday offer.…

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10 of 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 | The ALPHA Alert for adult acetabular dyplasia

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

It’s day 10 of my 12 Top Hip Papers series of miniblogs for 2024! If you missed Day 9, you’ll find a link at the bottom of this page to…

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9 of 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 | FAIS to hip OA within 10 years

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Welcome back to my 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 series of miniblogs, where I walk you through what has been happening in the hip world over 2024. We are…

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8 of 12 Top Hip Papers of 2024 | Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty in patients with EDS

By Dr Alison Grimaldi

Welcome back to my 12 Top Hip Papers series of miniblogs from 2024, where I walk you through what has been happening in the hip world over 2024. We are…

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