A SUPERTEE-RIFIC DONATION TO SICK KIDS Children who find themselves in hospital now
through the hardest period of their lives,” she said. “Supertees are MRI safe and enable health professionals to provide care with these safe garments with room for tubes, lines, drips and drains.”
have specially designed Marvel character medical clothing to make their stay a little lighter thanks to a Supertee-rific donation. Supertee is a charity that delivers superhero inspired clothes to kids in hospital. Supertee’s focus is “Strength through
Imagination” with the garments aiming to assist sick kids unleash their inner superhero status and be brave whilst undergoing treatment or unwell. The charity recently donated shirts to Royal North Shore and Hornsby hospitals’ children’s wards. The shirts are specially designed to not impede the delivery of clinical care and have easy access sections built in via plastic press studs and ‘tear away’ sections making for ease of changing and allow monitoring equipment to remain in place whilst not being restrictive. Bitsize Cookie Company and Brother both generously funded the Supertee Hero packs. Acting Nurse Unit Manager of the child and adolescent unit at Royal North Shore Hospital Emma Windsor said the Supertees play a big role in uplifting children. “Supertees have been amazing for the sick children in our care as they make children feel like superheros at a time when they can be going
The team from Brother Australia with staff from the Child and Adolescent Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital
Technology supporting back pain anywhere, any time If you have low back pain and would like to be part of an innovative study, there’s an opportunity to join an exciting research project. A further 25 recruits are needed for the study which is using text messages to support recovery.
“Text messaging is an easy, accessible and affordable intervention that can empower those with back pain to better manage their own symptoms. “It can be used to support people anywhere, at any time of the day. “Text messaging initiatives have been shown to help people with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and we are working to determine if this approach can also be an effective tool for those with chronic back pain.” If you would like to know more go to bit.ly/ TEXT4myBACK
Study lead Professor Manuela Ferreira said broader options for care are needed given the large number of people who experience the condition. “People with low back pain need affordable interventions to help them manage their condition, and this health program provides practical, evidenced-based strategies,” she said.
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