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SpineCare's 40 Voices for 40 Years

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1 Season

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15 Episodes

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By SpineCare Foundation

Series from Northcott's SpineCare Foundation and 2SER-FM to inform, empower and enlighten families impacted by spinal cord injury.

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2024

Episodes

  1. SpineCare 40 Voices podcast logo, slightly flattened, showing outlines of diverse people, sound graph and details of podcast but not partners.
    2024. Welcome and overview

    10 mins

    Series overview and experiences of parenting a child who has spinal cord injury.

  2. Advocate and model Maya Dove - close-up, smiling to camera.
    2024. Growing up with spinal cord injury

    16 mins

    Understanding spinal cord injury and how parents can help - expert advice and lived experience.

  3. Cross-section splice photo of spinal cord, roundish pink-edged purple shape on dark background.
    2024. Clinical trials and research on spinal cord injury

    23 mins

    Two leading scientists explore latest advances in spinal cord injury research, especially in children.

  4. Para-athlete and student Hayley Slocombe, shown as a child seated smiling with a large rag doll.
    24. School life

    29 mins

    Expert advice and lived experience on how children with spinal cord injury can navigate school years.

  5. Surroiunded by people in a plaza, Victoria Simpson sits in a wheelchair smiling at the camera and making a heart shape with her fingers.
    2024. Got your back - scoliosis and considerations for management

    29 mins

    Expert and lived experience insights into neuromuscluar scoliosis arising from spinal cord impairment.

  6. Interior, close-up of spinal cord injury survivor Jess Pellow in pale pink beanie, smiling to camera.
    2024. Assistive tech and home modifications - the setup right for you

    29 mins

    Expert and lived insights into how assistive tech and home setup helps in living with spinal cord injury.

  7. Black and white image showing Greg Moran at right, in wheelchair with various attachments, directing other film personnel with gear, under a walkway colonnade.
    2024. Paid work and tertiary education

    27 mins

    Lived experience and expert advice on tertiary education and work options for people with spinal cord injury.

  8. Ashlee Morton smiles, in her wheelchair, bracing visible around one leg, with her two children beside her in crash helmets and safety harnesses in front of a blue painted backdrop saying "Firefly".
    2024. Family getaways

    30 mins

    Two family-builders share insights into taking holidays when family members have spinal cord injury.

  9. A hand extended and above it, another hand holding a dropper with liquid.
    2024. Love your skin - preventing and managing wounds

    38 mins

    Experienced and expert insights into pressure injuries - skin wounds, pressure ulcers - a key issue in spinal cord injury.

  10. Hand putting apple into hollow knothole of large tree.
    2024. Bladder and bowel health

    25 mins

    Life experience and expert advice on bowel and bladder health in kids with spinal cord injury.

  11. Thomas Wiggins, in white T-shirt with Wombat Brewery logo on chest, smiling at the centre of a family group, holding glasses of beer with brewery machinery in the background.
    2024. Discovering strength and self-navigating psychosocial aspects of childhood spinal cord injury

    33 mins

    Psychological, social and physical challenges of childhood spinal cord injury - expert and lived insights.

  12. Joan Hacken in blue sports kit and lanyard tag smiles alongside large round fluffy blue and orange bird mascot with "Santiago" and logos on its stomach.
    2024. Empowerment through play - sport and recreation

    32 mins

    Experienced insights into sport and recreation opportunities for children with spinal cord injury.

  13. Composite of three images: a young man sits smiling in a wheelchair, another in a wheelchair holding an acoustic guitar, and a third in a desert buggy vehicle.
    2024. The next stage - pursuing passions and flying the nest

    48 mins

    Three young men share stories of reaching life goals years after spinal cord injuries.

  14. Anthea McClintock (Seated at centre) and family, including son at left in wheelchair, in an outdoor bushland setting.
    2024. Rites of passage

    28 mins

    Living with spinal cord injury through adolescence - expert and lived experience insights.

  15. On a soft white surface, the bare lower legs and feet of a small child. To either side, the two hands of an adult are pushing gently up against the toes.
    2024. Rehab in a kid's life

    37 mins

    Rehabilitation strategies for children with spinal cord injury - personal experience and professional insights.