Readers' Choice Award

The Editorial Board is pleased to announce the annual Readers' Choice Award, which recognises the paper published in Journal of Physiotherapy that generates the most interest by readers. The winning paper from a given year is the paper that is downloaded the greatest number of times in the 6 months after its day of publication. The Readers' Choice Award for 2022 is therefore announced in mid-2023. The winning paper from among those published in 2022 is the Invited Topical Review 'Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy' Monash University, Melbourne, and the Director of the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit. He is also a practising clinical physiotherapist. The winning paper expertly summarises the results of a large amount of research into the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, natural history, assessment and treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Future directions for research are also discussed. The winning paper is one of the journal's popular Invited Topical Reviews series. Consistent with previous years, this and the other Invited Topical Reviews from 2022 all received a high number of downloads.1-4 In fact, about half papers that have so far won the Journal of Physiotherapy Readers' Choice award have been from this series.1,5-7 The entire series of the Invited Topical Reviews, including the winning paper by Professor Malliaras, are freely available in full text as a collection on the Journal's website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-ofphysiotherapy/special-issue/10XGNCFN4S9. These reviews cover clinical topics as diverse as whiplash-associated disorders, lung cancer, falls and Down syndrome. The Editorial Board of Journal of Physiotherapy congratulates Professor Malliaras on his success.