Posted on: 15 July, 2024
In a sign of the strength of the Kolling Institute’s research and clinical capabilities, Professor Trudy Rebbeck has been awarded a $2.5 million grant to offer a musculoskeletal care program in rural and remote parts of Australia.
As a Professor of Allied Health and a physiotherapist, Trudy will lead the collaborative project involving University of Sydney, NSLHD and Kolling Institute researchers M.....
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Category: Funding support, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment
Posted on: 10 May, 2024
We would like to congratulate our early career researcher Dr Nashwa Masnoon from the Kolling’s Ageing and Pharmacology Lab who has taken out the ATA Scientific Young Scientist Encouragement Award.
Nashwa, who is a postdoctoral research pharmacist, clinched the $1500 prize for her assessment of the risks and benefits of using artificial intelligence in research.
The award will enable her to attend a.....
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Category: Awards, Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 07 May, 2024
It has taken three years and many hours of careful work, but two researchers from the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research have developed the first clinical practice guidelines for physiotherapists to inform the care of people with life-changing spinal cord injuries.
Physiotherapy is a key part of rehabilitation for people with a spinal cord injury, but until now, there has been no nationa.....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 14 March, 2024
Researchers based at the Kolling Institute have launched a clinical trial using digital health technology to help those with chronic pain reduce their use of opioids.
Chief investigator and leading pain specialist at Royal North Shore Hospital Professor Paul Glare said many people with chronic pain are using opioid medications long-term, but research shows that in many cases, these medications are .....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment
Posted on: 04 March, 2024
New research led by investigators from the Kolling Institute has identified a concerning global trend which will see the burden of neck pain dramatically increase over the next 30 years.
The research analysed data from more than 200 countries, measuring the prevalence of neck pain from 1990 to 2020.
It found 203 million people now experience neck pain across the globe, a figure which has remained s.....
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Category: Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 11 December, 2023
At the Kolling Institute, we are tremendously fortunate to work with so many skilled and dedicated researchers. Our Kolling video gives you an insight into some of our latest research and our inspirational teams.
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 07 December, 2023
The expertise of our rehabilitation researchers at the Kolling Institute has been recognised with a prestigious international competitive grant to investigate the impact length of stay has on rehabilitation outcomes following a spinal cord injury.
The National Institute of Health in the US has awarded more than $9 million to the overall project, with more than $750,000 coming to Australia.
The five.....
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Category: Funding support, Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 07 November, 2023
Practical ways to implement scientific research was the theme of this year’s John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research Forum.
Around 300 people attended in person and online to hear a full day of presentations.
The event was co-organised by Illaria Pozzato and Johnny Bourke, Research Fellows at the rehabilitation centre.
Johnny said this year’s event involved getting policymakers, researc.....
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Category: Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 05 September, 2023
A valuable digital resource has been launched to help people with spinal cord injuries troubleshoot some of the complex health challenges that can arise after injury.
The Spinal Cord Injury Health Maintenance Tool, which includes a website, smartphone app and hardcopy booklets, has been designed to empower people to self-manage their health-related needs and maintain a high quality of life.
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Category: Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 10 July, 2023
Check out our Kolling Institute Year in Review 2022 celebrating our research success. It highlights our world-leading translational research and our impact across our priority research areas. Click on the link here.
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research