Category: News

Wheelchair athletes from around the globe will descend on Sydney for the annual GIO Summer Down Under Series.  A highlight will be the Oz Day 10K road race being held […]

Monash University is seeking participants for a trial that might help slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis.  While there is no treatment there is evidence suggesting that lipid metabolism and […]

New guidelines have been announced by the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry Group. Recommendations include pain management, getting prompt access to surgery and the importance of rehabilitation following […]

This book covers all aspects of chronic pain that affects two out of three people with spinal cord injury. More than 10,000 people live with SCI in Australia and one person sustains […]

F2L has one, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium speech recognition software (version 13) for a lucky reader.  The software offers expanded capabilities for translating voice to text to make it easier, just […]

Queensland researchers investigate carer role when a family member is unable to drive after a brain injury. The world-first study is expected to direct future rehabilitation strategies and processes. Lead […]

Those keen to find out more about the NDIS might be interested in this forum being held on December 3. Guest speaker is Lisa Wickson from the National Disability Insurance […]

Microsoft has developed a prototype wearable device to assist those with vision loss navigate cities. The device has three main components, a smartphone, bone-conducting headphones and indoor and outdoor beacons, […]

Return2Sport have launched an adaptive yoga program believed to be a first for those with Spinal Cord Injury. Adaptive yoga is derived from traditional yoga with poses modified for people […]

Breakthrough spinal injury surgery receives a cautious but optimistic response from Sydney spinal cord surgeon.  The pioneering technique, that has given a paralysed man the chance to walk again, involved transplanting olfactory […]

Here is an opportunity for those who would like to have a practice at playing golf. Empower Golf is running a free one day program with Royal Rehab Return2Sport on […]

Healthy eating guidelines could be up for review if results from a recent study are taken seriously. The study of 12,000 Australians, aged from 15 to 93, showed that eating […]