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National Handcycle Series

Around 20 hand and trike cyclists converged on Echuca over the last weekend in February 2012 for the third round of the National Handcycle Series. For the spectator, highlights included the carbo loading dinner at Ian Harrison’s CapeHorn Vineyard, and … Continue reading

Story of a peer mentor

Harold Hartfield

Harold began volunteering at Caulfield 12 months ago on a casual basis, preferring to go in unannounced on the weekend every week. Harold spent 6 months in hospital in 1993 after a car accident left him with a C6 incomplete … Continue reading

Share your stories on SpinalHub

SpinalHub is here to help share your stories and experiences. If you have a story you would like to share, or tell others about something you have learnt, you are very welcome to email it to SpinalHub and we can … Continue reading

Welcome to SpinalHub

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We are really excited to launch this site and we hope that it will be useful to all who visit it. SpinalHub has come about because of a shared vision to assist you to: find information about spinal cord injury … Continue reading

Australian Stem Cell Centre

A question often asked of researchers and clinicians in the field of spinal cord injury rehabilitation, is what is the status of stem cell research in Australia and stem cell research and treatments overseas. To address these questions and assist you … Continue reading

Story Board Project

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Back in 2005, some people got together to capture the experiences and lives of people in Victoria living with spinal cord injury in the Story Board Project. These people are from all walks of life, and SpinalHub will be featuring … Continue reading

A basketball team for ‘first timers’

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It can be daunting getting involved in sport again after injury. Team sport can be a great option. There’s the opportunity of camaraderie, equipment is around for you to borrow, and it’s great having team members to learn from, and … Continue reading

Community forum – ‘Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Progress’

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In July 2011 AQA Victoria hosted a community forum ‘Stem Cells: Hope, Hype and Progress – A New Conversation on Stem Cells and Spinal Cord Injury’. This offered the opportunity to hear and learn from a number of different presenters … Continue reading

Story Board no. 1: Introducing Daryl Morgan

Cattle farmer, poultry breeder and husband with C6-C7 quadriplegia. I was raised in the city but was always mad about animals and birds. I started farming in my early 20s, and milked cows for 25 years before my accident. Getting … Continue reading