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At 9pm on March 20, it will be 12 months since Australia closed its borders to non-citizens and non-residents, and implemented essential travel only, sending international inbound air traffic to below 3 per cent of normal levels.
âIt doesnât bother me, Iâm mind-travelling for now,â one zen colleague said the other day, fetching his third cup of green tea. Another, double shot espresso to hand, said: âIf I canât get on an A380 this year, Iâll go nuts.â
But before you donate your passport to charity, take a deep breath. There is hope on the horizon: cue vaccine. And also hope in terms of what I like to call âbrain-tricks travelâ â or what Sydney neuroscientist Dr Teri Furlong describes in slightly more scientific terms as adopting different âdoingâ experiences to keep your neurotransmitters flowing.
Exercise helps people with low back pain, but no one agrees on why
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Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but a new UNSW Sydney systematic review shows researchers are still unsure as to why it’s beneficial.
The study, published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice recently, was a collaboration between researchers from UNSW Medicine and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), led by Professor James McAuley.
Their aim was to better understand why back pain researchers think exercise helps people with CLBP.
The study’s senior author Dr Matt Jones, accredited exercise physiologist, clinician and researcher, said the researchers were surprised to find there was no clear agreement between scientists about why they think exercise works for CLBP.
Why is Exercise for Low Back Pain Beneficial?
Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but researchers are still unsure as to why it’s beneficial, according to researchers from UNSW Medicine and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), published in
The study aimed to better understand why back pain researchers think exercise helps people with CLBP, notes a media release from University of New South Wales.
The study’s senior author Dr Matt Jones, an exercise physiologist, clinician and researcher, says that the researchers were surprised to find there was no clear agreement between scientists about why they think exercise works for CLBP.
Older Indigenous Australians avoid mainstream health and aged-care services, NeuRA study finds
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Indigenous elder Kerrie Burnet accesses health services through Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
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Research has found the majority of elderly Aboriginal Australians are avoiding mainstream healthcare services
Neuroscience Research Australia has found 64 per cent of Aboriginal Australians aged over 60 only access health and aged care from Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
The study found Aboriginal Australians avoid mainstream services because of cultural barriers and previous experiences with discrimination
The Indigenous woman from the Yuin Nation said she was asked loudly by a receptionist for a payment of more than $300 for the consultation.
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A new study has found that the majority of older Aboriginal Australians are avoiding mainstream health and aged care services, as they feel safer using services that are governed and delivered by Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) are run by Aboriginal people and are based in local Aboriginal communities.
This research by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) has found 64 per cent of Aboriginal Australians aged over 60 only access health and aged care from ACCOs.
ACCOs incorporate cultural care by meeting the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the patient, which is integral to the health and wellbeing of this population.