Spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating and challenging conditions that a person may have to face. Life is changed forever, impacting upon an individual’s physical functioning, independence, participation, health and lifestyle.

The Australia New Zealand Spinal Cord Injury Network (ANZSCIN) is committed to improving recovery after injury, minimising disability and maximising quality of life through three goals. These are (i) to provide leadership for spinal cord injury research and treatment strategies (ii) to facilitate more effective clinical trials in spinal cord injury and (iii) to improve translation of basic and clinical research into evidence-based practice. By improving communication and collaboration, ANZSCIN seeks to build greater capability in researching and treating spinal cord injury.

Seed-funded by the NSW Government, ANZSCIN is the peak body for translating spinal cord injury research into practice.  It is the “virtual place” where researchers, clinicians and people with spinal cord injury and their families form partnerships to produce solutions and deliver new possibilities. Mobilising an ANZ-wide community of experts with different backgrounds in spinal cord injury is a key step towards improving the quality of life of people living with spinal cord injury.

Until recently, little could be done to change the neurological outcome of spinal cord injury, and treatments largely focused on compensatory techniques and adaption to disability. Today, medical research is revolutionising the treatment of spinal cord injury. The translation of research breakthroughs will help thousands of people achieve the best possible recovery from spinal cord injury.

The ANZSCIN alliance currently consists of more than 30 organisations and 400 individiuals throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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