Over 60,000 Australians suffer a stroke every year, making it the second most common cause of disability in Australia. More than half of those who survive a stroke require help with normal daily activities.
There is no cure for stroke, nor any forthcoming. Rehabilitation is the only method to recover movement of stroke-affected limbs.
Our research focuses on the recovery of movement after stroke. We are currently setting up a project to test the delivery of rehabilitation therapy via high speed broadband to people in regional and remote parts of Australia. We are also making detailed assessments of stroke patients before and after rehabilitation that will allow us to predict which patients will benefit most from therapy.