Neurological Rehabilitation
Students in our postgraduate courses will develop their ability to provide specialist care across a range of neurological conditions and settings – from acute to community-based services – while enhancing their confidence and engagement in best-practice care.
Why ECU?
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Top in WA for teaching quality
In the latest QILT survey, ECU was ranked WA's top university for postgraduate teaching quality, learning resources and quality education experience in the Health Services and Support discipline.
QILT results are based on hundreds of thousands of surveys completed by students from the 37 public and 4 private universities across Australia. QILT is an annual independent Australian government survey.
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Good Universities Guide
In the 2021 Good Universities Guide, ECU graduates have given us a 5-star rating for:
- Teaching quality
- Skills development
- Student support
- Learning resources
- Learner engagement
- Overall student experience
The 5-star rating for teaching quality has now been achieved for 14 straight years.
Read more about the Good Universities Guide.
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THE Young University Rankings
ECU has been ranked in the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings.
Young universities are measured on their teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
These are the same performance indicators as measured in the overall THE World University Rankings.
Courses
Study world ready
All of our courses extend the skills and knowledge of health and exercise professionals currently working with individuals with a range of neurological conditions, e.g. practising Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, and Registered Nurses.
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A closer look
Experience Neurological Rehabilitation at ECU.
WA's leading university in Neuroscience Research
ECU's neuroscience research includes Alzheimer's disease, stroke and other acquired brain injury, Huntington's disease, spinal cord injury, neuro-rehabilitation and autism.
This ground-breaking work is reflected by ECU being the only Western Australian university to receive the highest possible Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) rating in this field.
ECU also provides high-quality neuroscience postgraduate courses taught by experienced academics and clinical experts who work closely with industry partners.
Robotics for neuro-rehabilitation
Stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury can have large impacts on the ability to move independently. Research focusing on the use of robotics for rehabilitation could hold the key to effective treatments.
In a new laboratory at ECU, Professor Dylan Edwards uses robotic therapy to better understand mobility in people who have suffered a stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury.
Robotic therapy, he says, is likely to be an effective treatment in the future.
Professor Edwards is Director of the Neuro-rehabilitation and Robotics Laboratory, launched early in 2018.
Located at ECU's Joondalup Campus, the laboratory is home to Australia's first KINARM Exoskeleton, a $300,000 machine that combines robotics and virtual reality.
The robotic machinery allows researchers to study upper-arm voluntary motor control, and to quantify and provide a broad range of hand and joint-based information.
"The KINARM allows us to examine how someone is moving in a much more detailed way, allowing us to design more targeted rehabilitation programs for patients," Professor Edwards explains.
As part of the research, Professor Edwards seeks to develop the understanding of these conditions, which will lead to the design of new interventions to aid recovery.
Student
stories
"The knowledge I have learned has really improved my capabilities and I have noticed a confidence in my practice"
Amy Dixon
ECU postgraduate Neurological Rehabilitation student
I am currently working in physiotherapy and wanted to specialise in neurological rehabilitation. I chose ECU as it was the only university in WA offering postgrad studies designed for increasing knowledge in neurological rehabilitation.
I am enjoying studying online and the weekly modules are motivating. The content is relevant and thought provoking, and there are are plenty of opportunities to collaborate with peers using the discussion board.
The knowledge I have learned has really improved my capabilities and I have noticed a confidence in my practice.