May 22nd – 28th 2023 What is it? Exercise Right Week is an annual awareness campaign created by Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA). The aim is to highlight the benefits of exercise for health and well-being and to help people understand where to access the “right” advice. Each year the campaign has a different…
May 12: ME/CFS Awareness Day What is it? Myalgic encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (or ME/CFS) is a complicated and debilitating illness that affects at least 105,000 Australians. It is characterised as extreme fatigue that lasts for more than 6 months. ME/CFS is a poorly understood condition and is diagnosed based on exclusion…
What is Parkinson’s? Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive neurological condition that causes various uncontrollable movements such as shaking/tremors, rigidity, stiffness, slow and reduced movements, and eventually difficulty with balance and walking. Parkinson’s is caused when nerve cells called neurons in the brain which begin to break down and stop producing a chemical called…