ESSA Position & Consensus Statements

Position Statements

Position Statements are expert, peer-reviewed publications endorsed by ESSA and presenting robust evidence supporting practical translation of research into practice for application by ESSA professionals. Position Statements reflect the available evidence at the time of publication.

From time-to-time, ESSA also publishes joint Position Statements with other related peak organisations.

ESSA Publications Committee is commencing a review of older Position Statements in the last quarter of 2021.

Consensus Statements

Consensus Statements set out the consensus view endorsed by ESSA and the expert author group for which supporting evidence may be lacking or of insufficient quality to establish strong, evidence-based statements.

If you have any queries regarding our Position or Consensus Statements, please contact the ESSA research team: research@essa.org.au

Position Statements

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Cancer

ESSA: Exercise medicine in cancer management (2019)


Exercise recommendation for people with bone metastases: Expert consensus for health care providers and exercise professionals (2022) (Download PDF)

This publication prepared by the International Bone Metastases Exercise Working Group contains the current best practice exercise recommendations to inform prescription, delivery and evaluation for people with bone metastases. The ESSA Publications Committee endorses this important publication and encourages Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Accredited Exercise Scientists to refer to these recommendations to inform their practice when working with people with bone metastases. 

Chronic Disease and Conditions

ESSA: Exercise training and chronic heart failure (2010) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise and Diabetes (2012) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise Prescription and Peripheral Arterial Disease (2014) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise and Chronic Kidney Disease (2013) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Update on Exercise and Hypertension (2019)

ESSA: Physical activity in the management of obesity in adults (2021)


Musculoskeletal

A review of the clinical evidence for exercise in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee (2010) (ESSA Commissioned)

ESSA: Exercise and falls prevention in older people (2011) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise and Osteoporosis (2017) (Download PDF)


Neurology

ESSA: Exercise and Spinal Cord Injury (2016) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise for people with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis (2021)


Physical Activity

ESSA: Physical activity and exercise intensity terminology (2010) (Download PDF)


Respiratory

ESSA: Exercise and asthma (2011) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Exercise and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021) (Download PDF)


Archive

The content of ESSA endorsed Position Statements is reviewed 10 years post original publication and where appropriate an updated position statement published. Position Statements which have been updated are retained here as an historical record of ESSA endorsed publications.

ESSA: Exercise and hypertension (2008) (Download PDF)

ESSA: Optimising cancer outcomes through exercise (2009) (Download PDF)


Joint Position Statements

Consensus Statements