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What’s new at Estara, plus stories, updates and disability sector news you should know.

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Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week: Wrap Up

A huge week of highlights across Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week! We share what we got up to, what we learnt along the way, and the launch of an exciting new wheelchair sports program at Estara. 

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Beyond the injury: Uncovering the cardiovascular risks of spinal cord injury

Did you know that your blood pressure changes every time you stand up? For most of us, blood pressure quietly regulates itself automatically without us even noticing. This is thanks to a constant conversation between our brain and cardiovascular system through messages that travel in the spinal cord. But what happens when someone has experienced a spinal cord injury?

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Message from the CEO

The NDIS is changing. Our CEO shares how Estara is engaging with government on your behalf, why your feedback matters right now, and what's coming up next for our community.

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Message from the CEO

As we begin a new financial year, CEO Nicole Sykes reflects on the opportunities and challenges ahead for Estara.

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Be part of new brain training research

Our friends at Adelaide & Flinders Uni are trialling a new cognitive training program for people with spinal cord injury using the NeuroOrb gaming system, and they are looking for participants to join the study.

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