A: For exercise equipment you can contact Exercise Australia in Sydney 1800 628 824 www.exerciseaustralia.com (search for "wheelchair") or Achievable Concepts in Melbourne 03 9370 0217 www.achievableconcepts.com.au.

If you live in Sydney there is an exercise program called Burn Rubber Burn for people with spinal cord injuries held at the Prince of Wales Hospital spinal unit gymnasium. For more information contact Simone Robinson 02 9382 5623. It is intended that the Burn Rubber Burn program will be made available in NSW through Police & Community Youth Clubs (PCYC) gyms in due course.

Take a look at www.physiotherapyexercises.com where you find instructions on how do do various strengthening and range of motion exercises.  The manual is divided into sections targeted at different injury levels.  They are intended to be implemented in consultation with a physiotherapist to establish the best regime for you.

Some time ago we reprinted some articles on exercise in our magazine, just contact SCInfo for a copy.