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Guidelines

Guidelines for the prescription of a seated wheelchair or mobility scooter for people with a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury (2.7mb)
Summary of the guidelines for the prescription of a seated wheelchair or mobility scooter for people with a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury (394kb)
Consumer Information - Wheelchair Guidelines 2011 (1.04MB)
Technical report on the Guidelines for the prescription of a seated wheelchair
or moblity scooter (1.53MB)

Resource Guidelines

Resources 14.1 Goals Checklist (210kb)
Resources 14.2 Shoulder injury prevention checklist (133kb)
Resources 14.3 Long term needs checklist (133kb)
Resources 14.4 Training topics checklist (133kb)
Resources 14.5 Injury prevention during transport checklist (135kb)
Resources 14.6 Maintenance checklist (135kb)
Resources 14.7 Comfort Tool (177kb)

Research

ANZSCIN position statement on stem cell interventions (795kb)

The LTCS Advisory Council has endorsed the ANZSCIN position statement on stem cell interventions

Walk back to the future
Dr James Middleton, A/Professor and Glen Davis, A/Professor Richard Smith. Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, December 2007.

Final Report (1.35mb)

This report documents the six integrated experiments undertaken during the project:

Assessment of biomechanical efficiency in gait orthosis with/out FES
Isokinetic FES-cycling to train leg strength and endurance
Development of hybrid-FES stimulation patterns for functional tasks
Development of a novel skin surface hybrid-FES system
Incorporation of 'closed-loop' feedback control in hybrid-FES system
Assess skin-surface FES system versus implanted neuroprosthesis

A Review of Paediatric Spinal Injuries in Traffic-Related Incidents (131kb)

This study was completed by the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute to characterise the number and type of spinal injuries sustained by children following traffic-related incidents.
Spinal-injured neuropathic bladder antisepsis trial.

Spinal-injured neuropathic bladder antisepsis (SINBA) trial
BB Lee, MJ Haran, LM Hunt, JM Simpson,O Marial, SB Rutkowski, JW Middleton, G Kotsiou, M Tudehope and ID Cameron.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=17043681

This article reports on the results of a large-sale clinical trial to determine whether methenamine hippurate or cranberry tablets prevent urinary tract infections in people with neuropathic bladder following spinal cord injury.

Database of exercises for people with spinal cord injury
Lisa Harvey, Joanne Glinsky, Adrian Byak, Julia Batty, Lyndall Katte and Jillian Eyles, February 2004.

Final Report (3.0mb)

Details the development of a database of 211 physiotherapy exercises appropriate for people with spinal cord injuries. The software created enables physiotherapists to write personalised exercise booklets for their clients with spinal cord injury.

A Review of Paediatric Spinal Injuries in Traffic-Related Incidents (131kb)
This study was completed by the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute to characterise the number and type of spinal injuries sustained by children following traffic-related incidents.

Does regular standing change ankle mobility and bone density in people with complete paralysis following spinal cord injury? (136kb)
Ben M, Harvey l, Denis S, Glinsky J, Batty J, Katte L, Herbert R, Chee S.

Life after Injury

Quality of life issues for people with traumatically-acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury and their family carers

Summary Report (155kb)
Full Report (1.2mb)

Resources for Professionals

Spinal Cord Injury Psychosocial Guide - June 2009 (5.4mb)

Guide for Health Professionals on the Psychosocial Care of People with Spinal Cord Injury

Physiotherapy exercises website

http://www.physiotherapyexercises.com/

This website for people with spinal cord injuries is an encyclopaedia of exercises as well as being an interactive program that physiotherapists can use to compile individualised exercise booklets for their patients.

Spinal Cord Injury Resources - Department of Health NSW

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal/resources.asp

A series of fact sheets for people with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord Injury Education - Department of Health NSW

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/gmct/spinal/education.asp

Education Resources regarding Spinal Cord Injury

ParaQuad - Carers Training Resource Kit

http://www.paraquad.org.au/Resources/ParaQuadpublications/FactSheets/CarersTrainingResourceKit.aspx

A resource kit for individuals/organisations wanting to train personal carers of clients with a spinal cord injury. The kit aligns training with a certificate 3 in Disability Work.

When Spinal Cord Injury Affects You

A series of fact sheets for people with spinal cord injury, by the ParaQuad, Spinal Injuries Association (Qld), March 2005.

Spinal Injury Fact Sheets (621kb)