The researchers helped devise a program of physical activity for people with disabilities, drawing on the skills of clinical researchers, business people, service providers and local communities. The program has been praised both for the health and social gains achieved by those taking part and its wider economic benefits.
At a recent Sports Medicine Australia conference in Alice Springs, two researchers from the Centre took out two major prizes. Ms Ebonie Scase won the NSW Sporting Injury Committee prize for best young investigator, for work on injury prevention. She wins a trip to Nashville, Tennessee to present her work at the American College of Sports medicine conference in June. Dr Kate Webster was awarded the Asics prize for best clinical paper, dealing with lower limb injuries.
And two PhD students in the School of Physiotherapy, Simone O'Shea and Fiona Dobson, have won the prestigious Menzies Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences, presented recently by Sir Ninian Stephens.
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