Rehabilitation

Amy Bastian examines why rehabilitation responses differ so widely among people with neurological injuries. Drawing on discoveries about movement control and motor learning, she connects differences in brain damage with variation in therapeutic benefit. The session traces the clinical questions that led from physical therapy to neuroscience and considers how research on the human motor system can inform more individualized rehabilitation.

The theme Rehab 360°: Connected Care examines links between acute care and rehabilitation, hospitals and homes, research and clinical practice. Sessions address integrated person-centred care, digital health, interdisciplinary collaboration and emerging evidence in rehabilitation medicine. Keynotes, workshops, panels and clinical updates cover research, education, technology and service delivery. Rehabilitation clinicians, trainees, medical students, researchers, allied-health professionals and nurses are among the intended participants. The meeting runs at Pullman Melbourne Albert Park from 1

…traumatic injury, concussion and rehabilitation, linking laboratory work with clinical services and policy. A patient-journey case study examines gaps from emergency retrieval through rehabilitation and long-term community care. Sessions explore data harmonisation, co-design, exercise-related cognition, peer support and translation into practice. Project showcases include AI-supported vocational training, virtual-reality rehabilitation, post-stroke stimulation,

…Existing evidence-based rehabilitation for USN is insufficient, prompting the need for an animal model to develop effective treatments. The study aims to establish an aged mouse model of USN targeting the medial agranular cortex, analogous to the human frontal eye field. Focal infarcts were induced in aged mice using photothrombosis, and USN was assessed in an 8-arm radial maze. Mice were given 11 minutes to freely explore the 8-arm radial maze

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes permanent dysfunction in the body movement and sensation. It is well known that recovery becomes more difficult as time passes from injury. Even with the power of stem cell transplant, it is still hard to cure the late phase of SCI. Despite the difficulty, majority of patients suffering from SCI are clinically late phase. Thus, overcoming the late phase of SCI is an important mission. CPTX is the structurally guided synthetic peptide that joins the pre-synaptic neurexin and the post-synaptic AMPA receptors (Suzuki, Sasakura et al., Science, (2020)). We previousl

…social and communication skills rehabilitation for children with special needs (e.g., autism), and mood improvement. Robots can be used as novel tools to assess and rehabilitate children’s communication skills and mental well-being by providing affordable and accessible therapeutic and mental health services. In this talk, I will present the various studies I have conducted during my PhD and at the Cambridge Affective

Results: the main areas which were modified based on participatory feedback were the variety of immersive scenarios to cover a range of ages and interests, the number of levels of complexity to ensure small improvements were measured, the feedback and reward schemes to ensure positive reinforcement, and specific provision for participants with balance issues, who had difficulties when using head-mounted displays. The effectiveness of the finalised BEARS suite will be evaluated in a large-scale clinical trial. We have added in additional login options for other members of the family and based o