Laura Clarke (Schwab)

Sports Physiotherapist, PhD, Proud wife & mother of 2, all views expressed are my own

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@JodieDakic @HelenaFrawley @jeanhaysmith @ProfJillCook @KuanYin_Lin Well done @JodieDakic !

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

My six year old son just ask if there are boy Matildas?! ⚽️ Melt! Go Tillys! 🇦🇺

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@AlboMP @EmmanuelMacron @TheMatildas @equipedefranceF How about you just fund womens sport in Australia 🇦🇺 equally???

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@ThePhDPlace Soul destroying broken

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@Melissa_Lem This is absolutely disgraceful and unacceptable in 2022 @Forests_MDPI @ChristosGallis

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@evpappas 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@JulianeSchikora @PhDVoice Easy to understand!

[Evangelos Pappas @evpappas]

Evidence from multiple countries now demonstrates the effectiveness of Physiotherapists placed in emergency rooms... legislation needs to be updated to allow this to become standard practice

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@nrlphysio maybe of interest? 😉

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

AFL Players with Pec Major tears returned to play 11 weeks post injury (avg). New research just published. @surgicalgreghoy @DrSarahWarby https://t.co/G2qcdtIJ7G

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

So…you can’t see physio or SEM on the weekend for an acute sports injury without GP referrals but GPs aren’t working on the weekend, and if you negotiate this hurdle you pay most of the visit cost out of pocket because of the poor rebates.

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

Thirdly, Medicare rebates for physios have always been poor and for chronic conditions only. SEM registrar rebates have literally been frozen for 30 years and Medicare rebates for SEM specialists are currently lower than they were 20 years ago. https://t.co/KqEWdUiW0U

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

Secondly, making most GPs rely on bulk-billing and removing weekend loading for rebates (when GP practice is only borderline viable on weekdays) means that it is not economic for most GPs to even open on the weekend.

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

Firstly, the rule that physios and SEM physicians must have a GP referral to these practitioners in order to be seen under Medicare. So you can’t see physio or SEM on a weekend for an acute injury under Medicare without seeing a GP first.

[John Orchard @DrJohnOrchard]

How does Medicare specifically stop acute musculoskeletal conditions like sports injuries from being treated acutely by the actual experts, such as sports physiotherapists and Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) physicians? @ACSEP_ @president_apa

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@evpappas Poor kids waiting at the top @evpappas waiting to use the slide 🤔🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@academic_exit

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

So excited to finally get this in the mail today in Oz! Congratulations @JeremyLewisPT @RodWhiteley @KarimKhan_IMHA @clare_ardern and all of the other amazing contributors for creating such a fantastic resource

[Laura Clarke (Schwab) @Laura__physio]

@MyHandsRatedE Jesus

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