The pod now has many (thousands!) of new listeners and we decided to bring forward our annual Q and A session with the hosts of the show.

A little more backstory of each host, a look back at why we do what we do, some incredible highlights you might have missed and why the pod is a firm proponent of evidence based practices.

We cover off many topics, including:

Is the podcast a full-time gig?

What the difference between evidence-based and evidence-informed practice is,

Qualitative research and the rich benefits of it's implementation,

The often overlooked concept of maturation,

The view of pain and discomfort in therapy - the good and the bad,

Hands-on vs hand-off approach and the top-down and bottom-up philosophies,

Our scientific stance on manual facilitation techniques and why we have a section on the website that is dedicated to our conversation with the DMI (Dynamic Movement Intervention) founder(s).

It's about why research both matters and why ResearchWorks! 😉


We still plan on bringing you some incredible interviews with amazing researchers over the last 7 episodes of the year, culminating in our historic 200th episode milestone, so be sure to stayed tuned!

LEAP-CP stands for Learning through Everyday Activities with Parents, an early detection and intervention program that adapts the international clinical practice guideline for early detection and intervention in CP for low and middle income countries.

In this paper, LEAP-CP was tested in an RCT with Asha Bhavan Centre in India from 2019 to 2019 and has continued implementation since 2021. This study aimed to determine the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, penetration, retention and fidelity of LEAP CP at the Asha Bhavan Centre in India.

Golam Moula is the Research Project Coordinator, working in the field of rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy at a national level Indian Organisation - Asha Bhavan Centre.

He manages the LEAP CP, a randomised controlled trial of Early Intervention for infants with cerebral palsy in collaboration with the University of Queensland and is managing the ongoing implementation of the LEAP CP Program.

The Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and bridging the gap: co-designing a decision aid for informed decision making.