This patient information guide is for those who have been fitted with a hard collar.

This patient information guide is for those who have been fitted with a cervical thoracic orthosis brace.

This patient information guide is for those who have been fitted with a CTLSO. A CTLSO acts as a support for a patient’s spine and the correct fitting is important for recovery.

This patient information guide is for those who have been fitted with a CASH brace. A CASH brace acts as a support for a patient’s spine and the correct fitting is important for recovery. From the Orthotics and Prosthetics Department of the Metro North Hospital and Health Service.

This patient information guide is for those who have been fitted with a bi-valve thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis.

This website provides a summary of the evidence recommendations and consensus-based opinion statements for the physiotherapy management of people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Respiratory complications are one of the most common causes of mortality following a spinal cord injury (SCI).

The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) is a clinician administered, standardised, neurological exam for classifying spinal cord injury (SCI)

The nervous system is divided into the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord (upper motor neurons) and the peripheral nervous system (nerves entering and exiting the spinal cord).

Individual factors such as level of spinal cord injury, severity of neurological impairments (including but not limited to the degree of preservation of trunk and lower limb muscle power) and other co-morbidities or injuries.