Episode 18: Neuroplasticity and The Human Body

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For this episode of Have the Nerve, Susan talks to Dr Camila Quel de Oliveira, Lecturer in Physiotherapy at UTS, and NeuroMoves Physiotherapist Hannah Maslen about the most amazing part of the human body – the brain.

From in the womb to end of life, we talk about neuroplasticity and the information super highway that is the spinal cord. How does this relate for people with spinal cord injuries? Camila and Hannah will tell you all about it.

Information in this episode
NeuroMoves exercise service (Australia wide): https://scia.org.au/neuromoves-exercise/

Dr Camila Quel de Olivera - Lecturer in Physiotherapy at University of Technology Sydney (UTS): https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Camila.QuelDeOliveira

The eWalk Trial - Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA): https://www.neura.edu.au/the-ewalk-trial-transcutaneous-spinal-cord-stimulation-to-improve-walking-in-people-with-incomplete-spinal-cord-injury/

Project Spark - SCIA: https://scia.org.au/2022/02/07/project-spark-for-an-australia-wide-revolution-in-sci-treatment/

Project Spark - SpinalCure: https://www.spinalcure.org.au/campaigns/projectspark/

Professor V. Reggie Edgerton - Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): https://bioscience.ucla.edu/people/v-reggie-edgerton/

Credits
This episode has been written, produced and edited by Susan Wood with assistance by Cobie Ann Moore and Effie Manetakis. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://bit.ly/ResourceHubSCIA.

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://scia.org.au/resources/resource-hub/.