A team of researchers in Western Australia has linked demographic, clinical and car crash information to look at whether drivers were more likely to have a car accident following wrist fracture. Lead researcher Susie Stinton talks about the results of a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant study. The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) has summarised key messages from the research study’s findings featured in the March edition of InMotion and produced this infographic. 

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This infographic is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative.

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About the author
Dr Susie Stinton APAM is a physiotherapist with almost 20 years’ experience working in both public and private clinics and is an Accredited Hand Therapist (as recognised by the AHTA). She has recently completed her PhD degree at the University of Sydney on the functional recovery and driving performance following wrist fractures. Susie has a special interest in complex wrist and elbow injuries/fractures, and general trauma to the hand. She was the recipient of a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant in 2019.