Motor Impairment

RESEARCH CENTRE

Motor Impairment is a major cause of physical disability and includes muscle weakness and fatigue, impaired sensation and poor balance, and muscle contracture and spasticity – all of which need to work if we are to undertake the usual range of daily activities.

The goals of our five-year (2014-2018), NHMRC-funded Motor Impairment Program are to better understand the pathophysiology of motor impairment, to implement interventions and to drive enhanced clinical practice.

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A new study by Prof Rob Herbert and his team is investigating muscle contracture in children with cerebral palsy. Contracture is a stiffening of muscles, even when the muscle is passive. It is not yet known whether contracture is a result of changes in the muscle, changes in the associated tendon, or a combination of both. Around 53 per cent […]

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NeuRA BLOG: Using DTI to understand muscle contracture in children with Cerebral Palsy

A Legacy of Discovery - Keith & the Sydney Brain Bank

Great men and women of history are remembered for the legacy they created in life. Keith was a great man in the everyday way. He was a provider, a husband, father and grandfather. By no means a household name, but his legacy not only lives on in the memory of those who loved him, but in what his precious gift teaches us today, tomorrow, and for decades to come. Keith was a brain donor. The Sydney Brain Bank, housed at NeuRA, is a critical resource for discoveries. What researchers can learn from brain tissue is very powerful, and at times more powerful than what is revealed in scans, blood tests, medical history or clinical presentation of the living. What is concerning is that not a single dollar of government funding supports this resource. Supporters like you keep this facility operating. Please, consider a donation today. Or perhaps you’d like to become a Discovery Partner, and make a monthly commitment that ensures this precious resource continues. The Sydney Brain Bank, and people like Keith, make a contribution to research like no other. Can we please count on your support? Frequently Asked Questions about Brain Donation Why Brain Donation matters Facility Information

First International Motor Impairment Conference 2018

NeuRA Announces 2018 International Motor Impairment Conference in Sydney, Australia

Determinants of risk and resilience in multi-agency administrative records: A population record-linkage study.

Embedded within the NSW Child Development Study, this project aims to determine dynamic ‘risk’ and ‘resilience’ states in maltreated children at ages 5 and 11 years, and the likelihood of transition between these states over time, in the context of other risk and protective factors.

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