Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0665959

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0665959

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Competing demands on the axial muscles: Effects, consequences, compensations and mechanisms. Back and neck pain are major health issues and are associated with considerable cost to society and an individual's quality of life. A major issue is to identify factors that increase the chance of developing pain. This project will investigate a novel and innovative possibility; that competition between the many functions of the trunk muscles may increase the possibility for injury. We will study how the nervous system coordinates functions as diverse and movement of the spine, breathing, and control of head and eye movement. A key issue will be to identify whether situations arise in which control of the spine is compromised, potentially leading to increased risk of pain and injury. Such data can aid prevention and rehabilitation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $214,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System | Motor Control | Human Movement and Sports Science | Rehabilitation And Therapy: Occupational And Physical

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Respiratory system and diseases (incl. asthma) | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis) | "Occupational, speech and physiotherapy" |

Other Keywords

"Occupational, speech and physiotherapy" | Central Nervous System | Human Movement and Sports Science | Motor Control | Rehabilitation And Therapy: Occupational And Physical | Respiratory system and diseases (incl. asthma) | Skeletal system and disorders (incl. arthritis)

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