SpinalCure Australia has announced six new small grants for spinal cord injury researchers from all around Australia, bringing the total number of research projects the organisation is supporting to eleven. The support for these researchers was made possible by a…
Stakeholders have met with representatives from the NSW Office for Health and Medical Research to discuss the NSW Government’s $15 million injection in spinal cord injury research. After intense advocacy work by SpinalCure Australia and our supporters, the NSW Government announced the funding…
We were honoured to attend to the NSW Treasurer’s Budget speech on Tuesday, and listen to his inspiring words as he announced a $15 million investment into spinal cord injury research. NSW Treasurer the Hon Dominic Perrottet MP announced “a new…
MEDIA RELEASE SPINALCURE APPLAUDS NSW GOVT INVESTMENT IN SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH SpinalCure Australia (SpinalCure), the peak national organisation funding spinal injury research, is delighted with the announcement, by the NSW Treasurer the Hon Dominic Perrottet MP, of a $15…
SpinalCure Australia is pleased to announce that $20,000 has been granted to Dr Camila Quel De Oliveira, Lecturer of Physiotherapy at UTS, to conduct a feasibility study into a robotic-assisted game-based rehabilitation program for arm and hand function in people…
We are very pleased to announce that thanks to the generosity of the late Mr Peter Blundy, SpinalCure Australia is able to provide an annual award of travel or equipment grants for up to $10,000 a year. These grants would…
SpinalCure Australia’s CEO Duncan Wallace has reminded the insurance sector of the huge potential for the industry arising from spinal cord injury research. Mr Wallace was addressing a luncheon hosted in Sydney’s Darling Harbour by the NSW Reinsurance Discussion Group (RDG).…
In a world first, researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have used epidural neurostimulation to help two paralysed people to walk again. The study used a combination of locomotor training and electrical stimulation to help regenerate communication between the…
Getting active without compromising on your ethics. That’s the ethos behind new activewear label Luna & Soul Active by Melbourne-based yoga teacher and Mum Raja Soltani. Raja’s passion for fair, sustainable and slow fashion has shaped every part of Luna &…
Between 350 and 400 new cases of spinal cord injury are recorded in Australia each year, costing the economy more than $2 billion– inclusive of ongoing care and rehabilitation. Thanks to the pioneering work of Prof Reggie Edgerton, however, those figures…
