by MRT Team | 1 February, 2014 | Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
Australia is quickly becoming an obese nation, with 3 out of 5 Australian adults overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese can lead several health problems, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. It can reduce a person’s life... by MRT Team | 17 November, 2013 | Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy
A recent article written in the Centre for Research in Rehabilitation1, discusses the use of Self Management after stroke. Self management is defined as “the individual’s ability to manage the symptoms, treatment, physical and psychosocial consequences and lifestyle...
by MRT Team | 30 October, 2013 | Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology
Locked-in Syndrome (LiS) happens when brain injury occurs to the brain stem, usually a stroke, severely impairing “motor pathways controlling eyes, face, trunk and limb movements, including breathing, swallowing and phonation. However consciousness and cortical...
by MRT Team | 8 October, 2013 | Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent causes of damage are trauma (car accident, falls, diving etc.) or disease (polio, spina bifida, Friedreich’s Ataxia etc.)2. SCI are...
by MRT Team | 21 September, 2013 | General News, Physiotherapy
Ever since I was a child I suffered from motion sickness – I loathed long driving trips as they would often result of me being sick all over myself. Nowadays, since experiencing a stroke, I’ve found that my motion sickness extends to watching “fast moving” movies at...
by MRT Team | 7 September, 2013 | Physiotherapy
In celebration of World Physiotherapy Day, the Australian Physiotherapy Association is holding an “I love my Physio” competition. You can appreciate your physio by voting via the link below and be entered to win an ipad!...
