For many Australians, there is no clear distinction between the two labels: chronic conditions can result in disability and disability can increase vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions.
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You wouldn’t run up and hug a stranger in the street – let’s not do it to dogs. Here’s how to keep kids safe and dogs happy during chance encounters.
The best exercises to do are the ones that motivate you to workout – not the ones you think you have to do.
We reviewed hundreds of documents and reports on workplace safety in Amazon warehouses.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week suffered a fracture to his T7 vertebra. Here’s what that means.
Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.
Keen to get back to the gym? Be careful. It’s easy to get injured if you’ve been inactive.
Whether it’s a pulled muscle, sore ankle, or shin splints, here’s the best way to get back on track.
Running, jumping, tackling, not to mention handling the ball, means Aussie Rules players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.
The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
A new US study has found warmer temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury, for example in transport accidents, drownings, assaults and suicides. But what does this mean for Australia?
Every expert we asked talked about the importance of letting children take risks and explore in nature. But they also advised parents to supervise and set limits.
Usually people recover from concussions in a few days, or weeks at most. But 1-10% will still have symptoms three months later.
Cyclists account for one in five hospitalisations for transport-related injures in Australia. And around 38 cyclists are killed each year.
As you age, your body deteriorates and your risk of disease and injury increases. Here’s a decade by decade guide to what you’re up against – and what you can do about it.
Just 82% of young Australians have insurance when they travel overseas. But even if you have insurance, you might not be covered for everything.
Ethiopia has a high number of injury-related deaths and disabilities among children.
Only a minority of products in Australia actually have mandatory standards applied to them. There is a misconception that product standards can prevent all injuries.
Australia’s complex and awkward system of workplace income support is a barrier to working with an illness or injury.
Michael Close’s lawsuit raises questions about the legal liabilities of sporting clubs, venues and organisations.
Top contributors
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Injury epidemiologist | Health Data Scientist | Expert Witness, UNSW
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Deputy vice-chancellor (Research), Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Adelaide University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Victoria University
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
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M. Anne George is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor Emerita Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
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Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of East London