SNN August 2008

SPINAL NETWORK NEWS
August 2008 Volume 11 No 2 ISSN 1175-4753
Robin Tinga - Professional Rower
DR ANGELO ANTHONY
ORDER OF MERIT
Page 7
ACC & IRD 15%
WITHHOLDING TAX
page 6
SEXUALITY
INTIMATE MATTERS
Page 12
LAKE BRUNNER RACE
HANDCYCLING 130km
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CONTENTS
EDITORIAL TEAM
2 Contents
3 Letters
4 NZST (Library)
5 Film Review
6 NZST (ACC & IRD)
7 Order of Merit
10 City Councils
12 Sexuality
14 IRD
16 Rehabilitation
paul stafford
claire freeman
Hamish ramsden
Yes the time has come for change. I would like
to take this opportunity to say to our members
I hope you enjoy the new full colour look of the
Spinal Network News. A lot of hard work has
gone into this magazine from our committee and
writers. Claire Freeman who is the designer for the
NZST has put a lot of effort and thought into the
design, layout and illustrations of this new look.
Over the past two months there has been a large
amount of correspondence between many of our
members about the 15% withholding tax. This has
been very encouraging, seeing the networking in
action between members and the Trust
Hi, my name is Claire Freeman and I am part of this
fantastic team of fellow writers and researchers for the
Spinal Network News. I moved to Christchurch from
Wellington a couple of years ago due to a ‘too good
to miss’ work opportunity. I am employed full time
by the Canterbury District Health Board as a graphic
designer, and I also work for the NZ Spinal Trust. I
live with my babies Meesa, Lena and Georgie (dog
and cats) and am passionate about people, painting,
studying towards my Masters, volunteer work as a
Youthline counsellor, reading and writing.
I was delighted when Paul asked me to be on the editorial
committee for the Spinal Network News as I see it as a
great information source plus a very important forum
for people to discuss their issues. As a C5/C6 tetraplegic
since 1994 I have been involved with many things but
currently I am the facilitator of the patient education
groups at the Burwood spinal unit, on a couple of
committees, doing some volunteer admin work, a parttime
writing course at Canterbury University and trying
to keep up with my teenage daughter who looks at me
blandly and says “Dad, you just don’t understand!”.
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19 Sports
CONTRIBUTING
WRITERS
Bernadette Cassidy
John Bourke
Richard Smaill
Hamish Ramsden
Ross Livingston
Keren Rickerby
Andrew Hall
Keith Jarvie
Claire Freeman
Julian Verkaaik
Fleur Hansby
graham tapper
john bourke
Founding member of the NZ Spinal Trust with 43
wheelchair years experience as an advocate for those
with disabilities. Currently I am the Christchurch
Total Mobility Chairperson, a member of the CCS
Disability Advisory Group and a board member
of the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp Trust. My
interests include walkways, parks and reserves,
accommodation issues and access to the Christchurch
Tram, our buses and beaches. I would also like to see
equity between MOH and ACC clients.
I was really stoked when Paul asked me to join the
team at the Spinal Network News - being the new kid
its great to have this opportunity to contribute and be
involved with the great bunch of people on the editorial
team. I’m currently living in Nelson and studying
extramurally through Massey University. I’m a C4/C5
tetraplegic following a surfing accident in Indonesia in
June 2005. Before my accident I spent my time mostly
in Wellington planning various adventures, something
I intend to keep doing - and writing stories about! In
the future I am hoping to be involved with proactive
research that deals with both the physical and emotional
challenges that people with SCI have to face.
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OPINION
I read Robert Stubbs article on his experience in China
with concern. I appreciate that drowning men clutch at
straws but what Robert is talking about is hype and hope,
not evidence. Stem cell treatment has not been proven to
either work or be safe. The only beneficiaries are the stem
cell clinics.
I broke my back in 1977 in the old days of Ward 13B.
After 32 years in a chair, I have seen and heard a lot about
solutions and “cures” to spinal injury and neurological
damage. While there is no doubt that the treatment of
spinal injury during both the acute and rehabilitation
stages have improved outcomes, none of the “cures” has
come to anything of consequence. That is not for a lack
of effort, belief or hope – it is because the human body is
incredibly complex. People can deny and hope all they like
but that does not change the simple facts of physiology
and science.
In 1977, there was no “cure”, and even basic information
on rehabilitation was difficult to source. In 2009, the
internet provides an unbelievable source for anyone
wanting to know almost anything about disability and
treatment. I would be surprised if the vast majority of
newly disabled people did not go on the net to see what
may be available and ways they might improve their
situation. However, let’s keep things in perspective. You
simply cannot believe a huge amount of what is on the
net! Whether it is conspiracy theories, incompetence,
criminality, insanity or bullshit (bovine scatology) there are
ridiculous and completely unsubstantiated claims made
all the time: Is your willy too small? Buy my miracle pill!
That is not to say you cannot believe anything, but take
what’s being claimed with a little more than a pinch of salt,
especially if someone is making money out of it.
I’m a sceptic by nature. I like to see evidence of claims in an
issue like commercial stem cell treatment. Moreover, when
I say “evidence”, I mean robust, peer-reviewed studies
that back the claims made. Unreferenced anecdotes
are not robust and it is not science! If anyone wants a
simple, easy-to-follow and understandable guide to how
science progresses and how to spot sham treatments, the
best book I’ve found is Bad Science by Ben Goldacre.
Alternatively, you could just go to badscience.net.
A question that we should all ask ourselves is why
“alternative” treatments for serious issues like cancer
or spinal injury are always in places like Mexico, India
or China. The obvious answer is because they are not
allowed to be offered in western countries because they
are experimental, unproven and potentially dangerous.
The touters of such treatment will suggest some sort
of conspiracy of silence or objection by mainstream
medicine. I think that is a simple self-serving excuse
for which there is no evidence. However, don’t we love
a conspiracy, especially if it feeds into what we’d like to
believe? Whether the people providing these “services”
are genuine, naive or charlatans, I do not know. What I do
know is that none of them has produced any robust, peerreviewed
data to demonstrate the efficacy of what they do.
I’ve personally had friends and relations who have gone to
Mexico for “alternative” cancer treatment after they had
been told in New Zealand that they were terminal. In each
case, it cost them and their families a small fortune and, in
each case, it did them no good at all. They felt they owed
it to themselves and their loved ones to take any chance
offered for a cure and I understand that. But exploiting the
dying and the desperate is what the evidence says is really
going on here. The only positive thing such alternative
providers offer is hope which is what lotto players have.
The difference with lotto of course is that despite weekly
odds of 3.8 million to one, someone actually will win.
The Sunday show on TVONE on 19 July had a segment
on stem cell treatment. While it looked specifically
at blindness and MS rather than SCI, it provided an
informative examination of the claims. The parents of a
blind child (who attended Beike Biotech) were convinced
their daughter had recovered some sight, but the objective
tests carried out showed that there had been no visual
improvement. Dr Larry Tychsen of the St Louis Children’s
Hospital states that of the children having stem cell
treatment for blindness, “there was no evidence of any kind
of visual improvement – not even temporary”. He further
states, “…I’m not sure (the parents) want to see they have
wasted their time and money” when addressing why the
parents would believe there was an improvement.
Dr Neil Scolding, an international expert on MS and
stem cells, is unaware of any proof anywhere in the
world that stem cell treatment had any positive impact
on MS. The programme’s conclusion was that stem cell
clinics recognise that there is a vulnerable population
that conventional medicines and treatment do not have
a cure for. These clinics play on the vulnerability of such
people who are disabled and prepared to travel and, most
importantly, have money.
That said, I do not doubt that stem cell treatments
show good theoretical and laboratory promise. I’m
looking forward to the Dunedin trial proceeding. I hope
it works and I’m sure there will be no lack of volunteers.
Nevertheless, the Dunedin trial will be properly conducted,
scientifically based and ethics approved. The results will
be published and other researchers will be able to review
the methodology and outcomes. It will not be secret and
anecdotal as it is at Beike Biotech and all those other
commercial treatment clinics.
Neil Tonkin
andrew hall
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ANTHEA GUNNER - CHAMPION HORSE RIDER
NZST
When your life is turned upside down by a spinal cord
injury how do you cope? There are so many changes to
make, challenges to overcome without even thinking of
your dreams.
But that is just what Anthea Gunner did after a paddock
accident with her horse in January 2006 left her a paraplegic
(T10/11 complete). Not content to settle for just existing
with her new “wheels” she chose to challenge herself to
succeed on the world stage with what else? A horse!
“She’s mad” was often heard along the halls of the
Burwood Spinal Unit during her four month stay. It took 9
weeks to convince physio’s and doctors that riding was a
good idea and finally she was allowed to go to Westwood
Stables for her first post accident ride.
Barney was the sort of horse that disabled people dream
of, beautiful, gentle and very well behaved. He was used
to spasming legs, arms, bodies, riders of all abilities and
disabilities fought to have him as their mount. Barney
instilled mountains of confidence in Anthea, and a marked
difference was visible on her return to the unit – it was like
she was alive again.
That ride sowed the seed for Anthea, she was now, after
some internet searching, determined to get back riding
and aim for a Paralympic Gold Medal. Upon leaving
Burwood Anthea continued to ride, as well as returning
to work and adjusting to life from a wheelchair outside the
hospital.
In October 2007 the competitive spirit kicked in, and
Anthea started looking for a suitable horse to get back
into Dressage. This is never an easy task – especially
when you have a disability as you need to be much more
specific in what you are looking for. Fortunately Anthea
found Mask, a 6 year old Skewbald gelding who upon
meeting her, promptly put his head in her lap and asked
for a cuddle. He was kind and obliging to ride and handle
and was not at all concerned by the wheelchair.
It was a match made in heaven and Mask arrived in
Christchurch merely 2 weeks after that first meeting.
Now nearly 2 years on after a fine balancing act of work,
training and competing Anthea and Mask are on track to
achieving the first step towards their Paralympic goal.
But it is a long and expensive road to equestrian success,
they are now faced with having to travel to Werribee,
Australia for their first big test, the Para Equestrian
qualifying competition in December for next years World
Equestrian Games.
In order to get to Australia they need to raise $15,000
for flights, accommodation, and transport to and from
Christchurch, via Auckland as well as entry fees, food
and transport in Australia. If you would like to sponsor
Anthea and Mask or make a donation to help them to
reach their goal please contact Anthea at anthea.gunner@
courierpost.co.nz, see their new website
www.parageegee.com
or phone 021 137 1988 for more information.
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A DRUG FOR THE FUTURE?
I am a C6/C7 incomplete tetraplegic diagnosed with
Brown-Séquard Syndrome. I had my accident in January
2006 and spent the following five months in the Burwood
Spinal Unit. By the time I was in a position to leave, I had
begun to walk short distances with the aid of crutches.
I continued to make small improvements to my walking
with a mixture of physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage
and regular exercise, together with a stubbornness of not
wanting to use my manual wheelchair.
In early 2008, I was back in Burwood having a review of
my medication with Rick Acland. We agreed to a couple
of changes and at the same time he handed me three
sheets to take away and read on a new drug Fampridine
(4-AP) that was undergoing trials in America and Canada
but was not yet approved by the FDA (US Food & Drug
Administration).
After reading the material given to me, doing some
research on the internet and discussing the drug with
another person taking it here in New Zealand, I decided
to give it a trial that started at the beginning of September
2008.
So what is 4 A-P and what does it do?
4 A-P is a drug that improves the function of surviving
nerve fibres in your spinal cord. Most people with spinal
cord injury still have some connections, but many have lost
their myelin (an insulating material) and cannot conduct
signals well. 4-AP allows these demyelinated axons to
send signals. Rick suggested that due to the nature of my
injury I would benefit from taking this drug.
4-AP works only while it is taken, and the effect goes
away within hours after you stop. It is not an innocuous or
miraculous drug. Indeed, it is a powerful substance with
beneficial effects on spinal cord injury but with complex
effects on the body; it also has interactions with many
drugs.
What are the effects of 4-AP?
4-AP’s effects can range from reduced spasticity and
pain, increases in strength and, in some, walking. The
worst effect is seizures, but the risk is low when dosage is
kept lower than 40 milligrams per day.
When can you expect to start feeling the effects of 4-AP?
The beneficial effects of 4-AP depend on the symptoms
and the injury. Sensory improvement should be fairly
rapid (within hours), while motor function may take days
or weeks to appear. Spasticity changes should be fast,
but bowel and bladder improvements frequently occur
within days. For some people, 40 milligrams per day may
not be sufficient, but if you are not seeing any beneficial
effects within four weeks at 40 milligrams per day, I
suggest discontinuing the drug until the sustained-release
formulation is available.
Does 4-AP have side effects?
At doses of up to 40 milligrams per day, oral immediaterelease
formulations of 4-AP appear to have few side
effects. Sustained-release formulations may allow higher
doses with fewer side effects.
What are the long-term effects of 4-AP?
The long-term effects of 4-AP have not been systematically
studied. Some people, particularly in the multiple sclerosis
community, have taken the drug for many years. The drug
does not have carcinogenic activity in animal studies,
and there has been no report of long-term deleterious
consequences of the drug on the heart, liver or kidney.
So what have been my experiences with 4-AP to date?
Rick started me on 10 milligrams, building up to 40
milligrams on a daily basis. I have now been taking 4-AP
for 10 months.
I have had no adverse side effects and noticed early on
an improvement to my walking. I no longer use the elbow
crutches but a single walking stick for getting about. I do
still use my manual wheelchair for longer distances such
as shopping, etc. The chair spends much of the time
sitting in the back of the car.
In the last couple of months I have moved to a two-storey
house and have no difficulty in getting up and down the
stairs. I now also work from home and have set up my
office upstairs. Back in July 2006 I certainly would not
have considered looking at such a property – this drug
has definitely contributed to the further improvements I
have made over the past 10 months.
So is there a downside?
Well, yes and no. As the drug is not currently approved by
the FDA, the drug is therefore not approved here in New
Zealand. In turn, that means for me that at present it is not
funded by ACC. The annual cost is around $1,000, so not
everyone may be able to afford it.
• A decision regarding whether or not 4A-P will be
approved is still some time away. However, the FDA in May
2009 accepted for filing and granted priority review for the
New Drug Application (NDA) submitted for Fampridine-
SR (4-aminopyridine or 4-AP) sustained-release tablets.
In laboratory studies, Fampridine has been found to
improve impulse conduction in nerve fibres in which the
insulating layer, called myelin, has been damaged. Drugs
granted priority reviews have a six-month review clock as
compared to a ten-month standard review. Only time will
tell when funding for this drug becomes available here.
an Beattie
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NEW TECHNOLOGY
There are many examples of technology helping those with
disabilities in contemporary society. Electric wheelchairs
can detect slope and adjust accordingly, while others
can stand up and provide access to benches and tables.
Computers are designed with various programs such as
sticky keys, while more advanced computer programs like
Dragon offer verbal access. In fact neurologists are now
experimenting with methods that read neural activity and
apply it to the operation of computers and even artificial
limbs.
I have had several experiences with various pieces
of technology designed to help people with physical
disabilities this year. The technology that I have
experienced this year is mostly concerned with physical
mobility. They include a stair climber, e-motion wheels, and
the RT-300 FES bike I received last year. I’ve put together
a few comments on each piece of equipment and a link
for more information on each one. I must remark that I am
not employed by, and have no investment in any of these
companies or products.
Stair track machine
I was introduced to the stair track machine in Sydney last
summer. My girlfriend Corrin and I were planning to visit
her family and had decided that if we could somehow
negotiate twelve rather large steps before the front door,
it was feasible to stay at her parent’s house. Luckily for
us, Corrin’s dad had found a company that hired the stair
track machine and organised to hire it for the duration
of our holiday. After a long day traveling from Nelson to
Sydney we arrived at the top of those twelve dreaded
stairs. I put my immediate future in the hands of fate and
told Corrin’s parents that I had been treating their beloved
daughter really well as they locked my wheelchair to the
machine and sent me down the stairs. I was pleased to
find it got me to the bottom of the stairs efficiently and in
one piece.
The technique that this machine uses to get somebody in a
wheelchair down (and up) stairs is really quite remarkable.
The base is a strong rubber track that grips each stair as
it travels up and down them. The back of the wheelchair
attaches to a vertical column that extends from the base.
A secure locking system attaches to the frame of the
wheelchair and then leans back so you stay level as you
travel up and down the stairs. A person is then needed to
guide the machine by operating the controls, which do not
engage until the wheelchair is securely locked in place.
It’s hard to picture but photos should explain the set up
more clearly.
Although we used my wheelchair the first two times,
we decided switched to the wheelchair that had been
supplied with the stair climber. This was because the stair
climber attaches to the push handles on the wheelchair,
and as mine were a little unstable, we decided to swap
chairs. There was no denying that this machine was
scary the first couple of times we used it, however after
a while we realised it really was very safe and secure. We
used the stair climber at least twice a day for 10 days
and had no troubles. We sourced the stair climber from
www.totalmobility.com.au and would recommend them
to anyone traveling to Sydney. They also can supply
wheelchairs, hoists, beds and more. I’ve tried to locate
one in New Zealand but have had no luck – if anyone has
any information, please let us know.
E motion wheels
E motion wheels have been around for a while and attach
to manual wheelchairs just like regular wheels. Unlike
regular wheels though, e motion wheels have a built in
motor that kicks in when the user applies pressure to
the push rims. So the wheels do a majority of the work.
Aimed at individuals that have limited arm strength, e
motion wheels can provide increased independence by
allowing their user to push over new terrain and push
longer distances on smooth terrain.
During a wheelchair assessment this year I trailed
the e motion wheels for two days and I despite my
initial skepticism, I really enjoyed them. As I have C4/5
tetraplegia, and my right side is much weaker than my left
side, I’m quite limited in where I can independently push
my manual chair. For example carpet and gravel are out of
the question. However with the e motion wheels attached,
carpet provided no challenge and I could even push down
our gravel driveway! We excitedly drove into town to test
out other environments. At the supermarket I happily
powered my way across the car park and into the building
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“I left Corrin in my dust several times and scared
young children and the shelf stacking staff with my
new found speed and subsequent unpredictability”
use of this bike can increase muscle tone, muscle range,
circulation, and bone density.
Throughout 2008 I unfortunately experienced ongoing
bladder problems which involved increased spasm and
dysreflexia. This prevented
me from establishing a good
routine on the bike. However
with my bladder behaving this
year I have been consistently
using my RT300 bike. After
six months of using my bike twice a week I have noticed
definite changes.
Firstly my legs are bigger. I have more muscle tone on my
glutes, hamstrings, and quads. Secondly my spasm has
decreased, as has my feelings of ‘pain’ that accompany
particularly bad days of spasm. In fact, after a session my
legs feel very relaxed and my spasm/pain has decreased
considerably, this continues for the rest of the day. The
bike also has a very positive effect on my digestive system,
helping me to stay regular. Combined with a good diet
this helped me overcome the discomfort associated with
irregular and uncooperative bowel routines.
So despite an awkward start, my experience of using the
RT300 has been great so far. I find it is really accessible as
I can stay in my wheelchair and complete a whole session
within an hour. Combined with the benefits of reduced
spasm, and increased muscle tone and circulation, the
RT300 is a great way to stay fit and keep me in shape.
However the bike is very expensive at around US$15,000,
and not covered by ACC. I was fortunate enough to receive
The RT300 through fundraising and donations. For more
information visit www.restorative-therapies.com
totally unassisted. I then narrowly missed a stack of wine
bottles as I gave ‘speed 2’ a crack, and thus decided
‘speed 1’ may be a better choice in the meantime. I left
Corrin in my dust several times and scared young children
and the shelf stacking staff with my new found speed and
subsequent unpredictability. I finished by pushing myself
across the car park back to the van independently.
E motion wheels can be disengaged and pushed manually,
although the weight of the motor makes them quite heavy.
They are sensitive to fine adjustments also. Each wheel
can be programmed to different speeds, which can benefit
lop-sided individuals such as myself. The travel/braking/
reverse settings are also adjustable, while a remote control
can also be used to switch between speeds and turn the
wheels on and off. E motion wheels come with a battery
charger and a full charge gets around 25km of pushing
power. For more information see http://www.invacare.
co.nz
RT – 300 FES Bike
I wrote a piece on this bike in the Spinal News (April
2008) and I thought I’d use this opportunity to provide
an update on how it has been for me. To quickly recap,
the RT-300 uses functional electrical stimulation to
stimulate legs muscles which in turn power the pedals
without motor assistance. Manufactured in the USA by
Restorative Therapies, the RT300 promotes activity
based rehabilitation. Research has found that consistent
Jonny Burke
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VINO FOR A GOOD CAUSE
I’ve never been a big wine connoisseur, my knowledge
stretches to the colour – red, white and pinkish. It’s not
something I generally make public, after all, one should
have at least an understanding of the different types
such as a pinot noir and chardonnay. When trawling the
supermarket isles, I don’t even look at the colour half the
time, it’s more the price tag I’m interested in, so when
I volunteered to go grape picking on Anne and Jims
vineyard, the hairs on my arms stood to attention as my
body toiled with the prospect of being found out as an
‘ignoramus’.
I had great intentions of getting out a book instructing me
on the different wines, but life and an aging mind got in the
way, and I clean forgot. After a relaxing few days at Lake
Tekapo, I headed down to the Waitaki Valley, a valley that
although has dams blocking up chunks of the river, still
possess a beauty fit for a tourism NZ brochure.
I were greeted by two deliriously happy dogs upon arriving
at Anne and Jims place, and after dropping my bags
off at the house, we made our way over to the vineyard
situated a little way down the road. There, Anne set about
garnishing the tables
with an incredible
feast, and soon a
hungry hoard of grapepickers,
most of whom
were volunteers were
slurping and chomping their way through the mountains
of cakes, soups and other home-made delights.
After a few polite introductions, we all made our way
back to the vineyards and started the picking. The grapes
themselves were small, but extremely flavoursome and it
was hard not to play the ‘one for you, one for me’ game
with myself. As the vineyard is set against a hill, it was
an easy roll down. Once at the bottom, we decided that
instead of someone pushing me to the top of the vines, I’d
have a ride on the tractor.
I felt like Anne of Green Gables, riding along with my
hair blowing in the breeze, the blub blub of the tractor
an essential ingredient in what was a delicious mix of
fresh farm goodness. The picking itself was a lot of fun,
and everyone chatted away whilst snipping at the vines.
I had also taken my little dog Meesa with me, and she
was in doggy heaven. She’s extremely sociable and was
determined to introduce herself to all the pickers. Even
though the weather had not been amazing whilst we
picked grapes, the beauty of the valley was evident, and
the view from the vineyard that looked over the plains and
down to the sprawling river was truly spectacular.
As the pickers headed up the top vines, Anne took me
on a trip around the property. It was great to great to see
whole area, including the well fashioned stone wall along
one side of the vineyard, built by an enigmatic man in his
70’s – must be the fresh air down here? After a second
round of tasty treats for afternoon tea, people headed
down to the little shed where the main meals were served.
Everyone was abuzz with a good days hard work, although
I’d go so far as to say picking grapes nearly seems to be
more fun than work.
There was a large turnout of volunteers, and it was a
credit to Anne and Jim and their place within the Kurow
community. A few of the crowd ended up coming back
to Anne and Jims for a yummy hearty stew, and a tasty
introduction to their wine collection. After a long day, it was
nice to sit down and partake in some good conversation
with an interesting bunch of people. As ever, Anne and
Jim’s energy and
hospitality astounded
me. I mused over
whether to inform
them I thought they
would make a killing
as bed and breakfast proprietors. With their modest, but
extremely comfortable, sun-drenched home, it was very
tempting to kick off the shoes and take up residency on
the couch.
Picking grapes on the vineyard had been a great experience,
and meeting such a fantastic group of volunteers was
heartening, especially as the money raised was going
towards one of New Zealands most deserving charities –
The New Zealand Spinal trust.
Well done to Anne and Jim for their incredible hospitality,
their culinary skills, their ability to make sumptuous wine
and their generosity. I’m still extremely ignorant with
regards to types of wine, however, given a few more days,
I’m sure I’d have at least been able to tell a Riesling from
a chardonnay. For anyone given the chance to go grape
picking, I say go for it, it’s goodt fun and one that is likely
to become a ‘must do kiwi experience’.
There was a large turnout of volunteers,
and it was a credit to Anne and Jim and
their place within the Kurow community.
Claire Freeman
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Ostler Vineyard’s Jim Jerram and Anne Sinnott presenting a cheque to the “Connecting People” co-ordinator
Debz Mitchell. Andrew Hall NZST CEO on the left and Richard Smaill NZST Chairman on the right.
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AUCKLAND

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ROBIN, THE ROWER TO WATCH FOR
Adaptive rowing started in Seville in 2002 at the World
Rowing Championships and was accepted into the
Paralympics in Beijing in 2008.
In 2007, the Union Rowing Club, Christchurch, started
New Zealand’s pilot programme for adaptive rowing and
in May 2009 presented to the Rowing New Zealand board
a blueprint for rolling out adaptive rowing around the
country.
I was discovered by this pilot programme when I joined
this new sport to try a relaxing Sunday row. My interest
developed from this to a personal challenge to learn
good rowing skills and techniques. As adaptive rowing is
relatively new internationally, there is very little experience
or written material to call on for advice. It was a learning
and development process for both coach and rower.
Adrian Henning, the vice-captain of the Union Rowing Club,
has a passion for rowing and was enthusiastic about taking
on the adaptive coaching role. With time and patience,
Adrian and
I worked
through a
plethora of
issues to
develop a
t e c h n i q u e ,
style and rig
– issues as
simple as seat
a d j u s t m e n t ,
s t r a p
placement and
a d j u s t m e n t
to provide
a d e q u a t e
s u p p o r t
and avoid
friction sores,
therefore the
development
of the chest
strap and
leg strap.
The rowing
technique is of course largely based on standard rowing
technique, a starting point that Adrian knows.
Adrian encouraged me to attend the South Island Rowing
Championships at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel in February
2008. This was a great experience as Adrian is also a
rowing coach for Christ’s College in Christchurch. The
Christ’s College headmaster, coaching staff and parents
adopted coach and rower, accommodating and feeding
us for the duration. A number of the Christ’s College boys
would take time from their weekends to come down to
Kerrs Reach to help Adrian with setting up and launching
both our boats.
The South Island Championships event was the first
opportunity to experience race conditions on a proper
course: the official start, rowing in lanes and giving it your
all for 1,000 metres – not to mention the heart palpitations
before the race! The standard course for able-bodied
rowers is 2,000 metres; however, an able-bodied rower
uses legs for 80% of the work, arms and body do the rest
with unrestricted movement. To expect the same work
while seated, strapped in a fixed, upright position using
only arms and shoulders is a huge demand.
After the South Island Championships came the view
to future events. We looked at what times were being
achieved overseas as there were of course no local times to
strive for. We were still about a minute off the world record
time so clearly there was a lot more work to be done! We
looked at possible areas we could improve. The obvious
ones were technique, strength and stroke rate, but then
we started looking at the rig. Our stroke arc was very short
compared to conventional rowers – 40 degrees compared
to about 70 degrees. Therefore, we were rowing twice as
fast to achieve a reasonable speed. We figured if we could
increase the arc, we would also be able to slow down
the stroke rate to travel the same distance. Technically,
we could not modify the boat itself but we could modify
the rig. Adrian did
the research to
determine how to
increase the arc.
I made a mockup
of a bracket
to bolt to our
existing rig, which
would change
the position of
the pivot point of
the oars (known
as gates). The
club captain had
access to material
and equipment
to fabricate
the brackets.
C a n t e r b u r y
R o w i n g
A s s o c i a t i o n
donated a pair of
old oars for us to
cut down to suit
our new set-up.
It took some getting used to, but almost immediately we
saw an increase in speed. With a couple of months to train
with this new rig, which actually looked quite agricultural,
we were ready for the Canterbury Rowing Championships
in Twizel in January 2009. We were able to knock more
than half a minute of our previous time and impress
Rowing New Zealand enough for them to approve funding
for a new rigger.
A month later, with our new rigger, we attended the New
Zealand Championships, also held at Twizel. Here we
achieved a time 93% of the then world record. I became
the first New Zealand champion adaptive single sculler
and was invited to trial for the New Zealand elite squad.
In March this year we attended trials at Lake Karapiro in
Cambridge for the Rowing New Zealand elite team. The
weather was atrocious, raining and blowing. However, the
weather would struggle to put a dampener on the feeling of
being among some of New Zealand’s top athletes – Mahe
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Drysdale and Emma Twigg, to name a couple. It almost
did not happen due to the weather, but a small window of
opportunity allowed me to row a time good enough to be
picked for the top team.
Now the journey begins, rowing internationally with the
best in the world and with London 2012 firmly in our sights.
There is a large amount of history about to be written!
Adaptive rowing
Adaptive rowing has three classifications:
• Arms/shoulders
• Trunk/arms
• Leg/trunk/arms
The international events currently are:
• Men’s arms/shoulders, single scull
• Women’s arms/shoulders, single scull
• Mixed trunk/arms, double scull
• Mixed leg/trunk/arms, four
• Adaptive races are 1,000 m long
• It is the boat and the coaching techniques that
are adapted
• The arms-only single sculls and trunk/arms
double sculls are equipped with a seat, which
offers ‘postural support’ to those individuals with
compromised sitting balance (for example, spinal
cord injury, cerebral palsy). This ensures that the
upper body is supported and kept in a fixed
position
• Smaller boats are equipped with buoyancy
devices called pontoons, which act as stabilisers
attached to the boat’s riggers, providing
additional lateral balance
Robin Tinga
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CAN’T WALK. CAN FLY. THE WORLD’S FASTEST
PARAPLEGIC.
Australian Dale Elliott recently made the first paraplegic
solo skydive in New Zealand, jumping on 27 June in
conjunction with the New Zealand Skydiving School at
Pudding Hill.
Dale, who is a professional motivational speaker and “sitdown
stand-up” comedian, then gave a ninety-minute
long motivational talk to students at the skydiving school
– the only place in the world where people can study full
time and achieve a diploma in skydiving.
“It was an opportunity to inspire them and give them some
lessons on what I’d learnt about flying as pilot, skydiving,
and safety.”
An appearance on the morning show on TV ONE followed
in Wellington before Dale went to Auckland to give two
talks for New Zealand Aerosports. The first was a talk
for about 40 children and their families associated with
Project K.
“There was skydiving paraphernalia lying around and I
showed my video – it was fun. I love talking to kids. All
my life I’ve enjoyed it and before my accident I coached
athletics and football and had been doing motivational
courses with youth.”
The skydiving community in Auckland was invited to
Dale’s second talk. From there, it was on to Rotorua,
where Dale flew in the wind tunnel: “It was really cool and
it has helped me develop my freefall skills.”
Taupo company Deepseed organised for Geoff Mundy, a
skydiving instructor and coach with some 18,000 jumps
under his belt, to travel to meet Dale. “He’s one of the
best coaches in the world! It was unbelievable. I got some
great tips from him.” Afterwards, Dale gave a talk to staff
and skydivers at Taupo Airport but was sadly unable to do
any jumps that day due to weather conditions – he hopes
to return in summer to jump.
A T10 complete, Dale had been a full-time pilot with 2,000
hours of experience and had wanted to fly from the time
he was a child. In December 2002, at the age of 26, he
had a motorbike accident, losing not only his ability to
walk but the ability to get into a plane and to operate the
pedals. He is working on fitting some hand controls to the
aeroplane at the drop zone he skydives at so he can fly
the skydivers up for jumps.
By the time he had his accident, Dale had flown for 10
years and had dedicated his life to flying. He had also
flown planes at the local drop zone for skydivers and had
become interested in sky diving himself. He trained and
completed 37 jumps able-bodied.
He spent two months in hospital. “It should have been
five but I really hated it. Being in hospital held me back in
every single way.” Being a driven, go-getter personality,
he adds, “I have to actually do something otherwise I’ll go
nuts … I’ve never slowed down in my whole life.”
He was at work within five days of leaving hospital, doing
forty-hour weeks at his old company. He got his driver’s
licence back after one lesson (it usually takes eight) and
bought an automatic car.
“I had lost confidence; before the accident I was happy to
make an idiot of myself and I had a good sense of humour.
I wanted to get my life back.”
It wasn’t only the “falling through the sky” that he missed
– it was the sense of friendship and “mateship” in the
skydiving community.
“Skydiving seemed an unbelievable dream. Then I thought,
what do I need my legs for when I skydive? Walking to the
plane, walking back once on the ground. I came up with
15 things then came up with a solution for each one.”
Dale has no control over his legs: “In freefall I can’t have
my legs going all over the place at 200 km an hour.” He
came up with the idea of carbon fibre braces to hold his
legs in places, using the aircraft engineering knowledge
he had gained during studies in his early twenties. To do
this, he made plaster moulds of his legs to get the braces
right. They keep his legs bent at the correct angles for
freefall.
Landing presented problems too. As Dale’s legs can’t
take the impact – they would collapse and there is also
a good possibility of breaking bones – he considered the
way that tandem jumps are made and came up with the
solution of landing with his legs up with plenty of padding
in his jumpsuit pants.
His first post-accident jump (in Australia) was done in
tandem with a friend who is a jump master. The next jump
was done solo – he hooked his legs up and says it all went
well. Filmed by a local TV station, the video is on YouTube.
“I wasn’t doing it for publicity, I was looking at my own
goals. It only took a month from when I said I was going to
do it to when I was in the sky. Once other people realised
that I was 100 per cent serious it all came together very
quickly.”
By the time he was asked to speak at a parachuting
conference in Brisbane in May this year, he had done seven
solo jumps. The audience cheered when they watched the
videos of his freefalls, and Parachuting Australia donated
a container and harness while Deepseed Jumpwear in
Taupo donated a custom-made jumpsuit. NZ Aerosports
in Auckland made and donated the Icarus parachute
canopy. Deepseed and NZ Aerosports also paid Dale’s
expenses to bring him to New Zealand for this recordmaking
jump.
He credits these two New Zealand companies for their
sponsorship and now has $10,000 worth of equipment
through his various sponsors: “That’s what can happen
if you make the decision to challenge yourself and think
outside the square. Showing passion and commitment
made other people realise I was serious. For some
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people, the big challenge could be to go out to the shops
in a wheelchair. It doesn’t matter what the challenge is, I
encourage people to have a go.”
With his new gear and his parachute canopy (“beautifully
made in New Zealand”), he wants to get enough experience
to qualify for a demonstration licence which will enable him
to do demo jumps into places like local football stadiums
or at events like disability expos.
Dale’s goal at the moment is to get to the USA, where
there are no licensed paraplegic skydivers. He and South
African Peter Hewitt are the only two people who have
mastered solo paraplegic freefall, and at the moment
Peter Hewitt is recovering from a hip injury, leaving Dale
the only one in the world.
He plans to fly in a wingsuit (“like Batman”) and has
contacted the owner and founder of American company
Phoenix Fly, who will assist Dale with his dream. He points
out that many able-bodied skydivers choose not to fly in
wingsuits as it’s too difficult.
“I am the fastest paraplegic in the world and will go even
faster with my wingsuit. I recently did a jump and got up to
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 21 DAYS
At the New Zealand Spinal Trust we constantly hear about
issues and serious concerns that SCI people and their
families are having, and rather than just say “that’s no
good” or suggest ways that we know people have gotten
around the issue, we want to get better at actually improving
things. This means being able to engage constructively
with those who establish the legislation that rules us
(politicians and advisors), as well as engaging with those
who design the policies that implement that legislation
(senior public servants, hospital managers, etc) and finally
be able to advocate who apply those policies to us in an
everyday basis (case managers, support coordinators,
and so forth).
Late last year I applied for some funding. The New Zealand
Spinal Trust is becoming more proactive in advocating and
lobbying on behalf of Spinal Network members as well as
all people in New Zealand with SCI and their families, and
I was keen to learn how similar agencies overseas provide
support for people with SCI. I learnt I had been awarded
a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship to travel
overseas to the USA, UK and Sweden. This was based
on contacts the late Professor Clarke had and those
established by Julian Verkaaik at the Burwood Academy.
My trip got off to a great start with an upgrade to premium
economy on the first big leg from Auckland to Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, many of the luxuries available were wasted
on me because I was feeling freaked out about the fact
that I hadn’t written the presentation that I was going to
be giving the team at the National Rehabilitation Hospital
in Washington DC, so I spent most of the flight trying to
write it. I think I got three hours sleep before four hours at
LAX Airport followed by another five hours with the poor
people in cattle-class to New York. There I was met by my
old schoolmate Craig and his lovely new American bride,
Brittany (not Spears, luckily), then taken to their apartment
smack in the middle of Manhattan, just a couple of blocks
from Times Square. Next day with no sign of jetlag
(amazingly!), it was off to see a Yankees baseball game
at the famous new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. What a
great dose of Americana to have, followed by a long walk
through part of Central Park including
the famous Strawberry Fields in front of
the Dakota Building where John Lennon
lived (and died).
Sunday meant it was off to the top of
the Rockefeller Center (30 Rock) to
see the skyline. This is recommended
because you get great views of the
Empire State Building – which of course
is difficult if you’re on top of the Empire
State Building. After that a quick swing
through Grand Central Station a tourist
boat ride around Manhattan (half-price
for wheelies) - Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn
Bridge, where World Trade Center used
be, etc. Then off to the airport in the
scariest taxi ride of my life (exceeded
in Santorini – but more on that later)
and flying down to Washington DC to
stay with the very generous Professor
Gerben De Jong, the director of the
Center for Post-Acute Studies at Washington’s National
Rehabilitation Hospital.
Monday morning Gerben dropped me at the suburban
metro station closest to his place and assured me I should
be fine. When I got underground and figured out that the
ticket machine actually took banknotes as well as coins
(provided the notes were facing up the right way), the next
challenge was making sure I got on the train going in the
correct direction. Ultimately I made it to my destination in
the central city and have to say the system was amazingly
accessible – very easy to get on and off and all stations
had lifts, even if they were sometimes hard to find and you
had to make sure you used the right one.
The first appointment on Monday morning was to take
up the invitation of Elizabeth Leef at the United States’
National Council of Independent Living to participate in
their march to the US Capitol Building. It turned out that the
police hadn’t agreed to issue a permit for the march, but
the over 200 wheelies and others with disabilities decided
to march anyway, with the resultant traffic chaos causing
great delight to the march organisers (if not the police).
We were protesting about some ludicrous legislation that
they have in the US called the ‘institutional bias’ that
causes many states to force people with disabilities into
nursing homes rather than being supported in their own
homes, which is actually a cheaper option. They had lots
of placards as well as signs for each state, so I waved the
South Dakota one since they were nowhere to be seen.
It was a great experience and ended with a stirring rally
in front of the Capitol Building with songs and addresses
by various bigwigs and senators. During the march I was
befriended by the team from Colorado and was invited to
accompany them on their lobbying visits to their various
congress men and women (the equivalent of our MPs). I
learnt a lot from seeing how they made their approaches
and how they kept their message simple.
That afternoon and over the next two days I met
another 13 people from a wide variety of highly effective
organisations. I got to share a little of what the New
Zealand Spinal Trust is up to and at the same time scored
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some tremendous advice. The dreaded presentation to
National Rehabilitation Hospital actually went pretty well
and it became clear to me that the NZ Spinal Trust has a
lot to be very proud of with our excellent programmes and
publications.
Wednesday evening it was off to London, which involved
sitting delayed on the tarmac before take-off for five hours
waiting for thunderstorms to pass. Considering what
had happened to the Air France flight of the same type
of aircraft over the Atlantic a few days before, we didn’t
mind their conservative approach. Roger McClay, the New
Zealand Spinal Trust’s new manager, Northern Region, met
me at Heathrow and we took the Heathrow Express train
in to Paddington Station. Again, very accessible and the
quickest and cheapest way into town. Unfortunately, due
to my airline delay, we had missed our first appointment
of the morning, but an excellent replacement occurred
because the day before Roger had helped a lady put
her wheelchair into her car as he was walking past and
this led to us having a lunch date instead of our missed
appointment. More great advice was received from her as
well as a number of good leads for some more very useful
meetings.
On Friday we got the overground train from Euston Station
up to visit the British Spinal Injuries Association (SIA)
team in Milton Keynes. This was a reasonably accessible
experience which involved the station porter finding a
portable ramp. SIA operate out a beautiful new ‘green’
building. They’ve got hundreds of square metres of photoelectric
solar panels, moss and earth covered roofs and
‘intelligent’ windows, all of which combine to make very
energy-efficient building. Paul Smith and Debbie Schofield
made us very welcome and we learnt lots before Paul gave
us a ride over to see the Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit.
This hospital was the first proper spinal unit in the world
and has about 110 beds (Burwood has 26 and Auckland
has 17), including a dedicated paediatric SCI ward.
The weekend was our chance to be tourists so we managed
to squeeze waiting to see the queen for two hours (seeing
her for about 0.3 of a second) at the Trooping the Colour
(the queen’s birthday parade). We also took in Winston
Churchill’s War Museum, the London Eye, the Tower of
London (couldn’t actually do much of), Chelsea Market,
Southbank pubs and a great whisky shop. Probably the
highlight was seeing the Queen and Ben Elton musical We
Will Rock You. All these adventures managed to involve
lots of cheap tickets, queue jumping and very helpful
locals.
We had been told by everyone to avoid using the London
Underground because few stations are accessible and
those that are often have their lifts broken. So we were
using a heap of taxis (the classic London black cab that
the Super Nanny uses), which are all accessible in a kind
of “steep ramp, sit sideways, keep your head down” kind
of way. However this was getting incredibly expensive
(especially when all cabbies only accepted cash!?) so
we decided to start using the buses and immediately
wished we’d started earlier. All of the London buses have
extendable ramps and are cheap, very easy to use and
due to the traffic congestion not much slower than cabs.
The routes go everywhere important and we only needed
to wait 10 minutes at the most.
Monday was about more meetings but we managed to
squeeze in a quick visit to the British Museum and a look
at the controversial Elgin Marbles – not small glass round
things but the marble panels from the Parthenon in Athens
that Lord Elgin effectively stole 200 years ago and that the
British aren’t very keen to give back.
Awake at 3.30am the next day in time to get to Heathrow
for our flight to Stockholm. A 550 Krona taxi fare (NZ$110)
in to our hotel persuaded me that the next time I travel to
Stockholm (in another 45 years), I’ll make sure I use the
train. Once at the hotel, Anna-Carin Lagerström picked
us up and after a quick tour of the central city took us to
see the Spinalis and Rehab Station facility situated in a
lovely wooded national park. This Swedish spinal unit has
an incredible energy and positive feeling about it. This is
probably a function of a lot of very funky (but cheap) design
but also the large number of busy wheelies on staff.
More meetings followed with Dr (soon to be Professor)
Claes Hultling, the founder and clinical manager of the unit
(a C7 tetra and similar type of man to the late Prof Alan
Clarke), the chairman of their board Göran Lagerström
and Peter Fahlström, who runs an organisation called
Rekryteringsgruppen or “Recruitment Group”. They do
what they call “active rehabilitation”, which I think is
similar to what BackUp NZ do, but is less adventure sport
focused and more explicitly about life skills, plus many
others. We got out onto the waterways around Stockholm
in a fully accessible boat (roll on/roll off) with Claes, Göran
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 21 DAYS continued
and a number of the recruitment group team – a great way
to see their beautiful city.
In Stockholm we used the trains (both above ground and
underground) and found them very good. They weren’t
quite as good as the Washington DC ones but would be
fine for a para or manual chair-using tetra with a little help.
Powerchair users are likely to get their wheels stuck in the
gap, which could prove ugly! The lifts in the Stockholm (or
hiss as they call them – maybe due to the sound the doors
make when closing?) left a lot to be desired and the smell
meant that Roger and I started calling them the “piss”.
The highlight in Stockholm was an evening spent picking
the massive brain of Dr Adolf Ratzka, a wheelchair user
for nearly 50 years and one of the original founders of the
disability rights movement at the University of California
Berkley in the late 1960s. He is the founder and director of
the Swedish Institute on Independent Living and remains
a very powerful and effective advocate.
Another 3.30am start on the Friday saw me on my way to
start the holiday part of my trip to catch up with a group of
mates on the Greek Island of Santorini for five days. I flew
Stockholm to Copenhagen to Athens to Santorini, and the
temperature got steadily hotter the whole way. So there
we were: 17 Aussies, seven Dutchies, three Austrians,
one Greek and a Kiwi, all making a lot of noise at the
Perissa Beach Bar and drinking and eating far too much.
The island is an old volcano with the most well-known
Santorini scenes (Fira and Io) clustered around the caldera
(crater). Perissa is almost dead flat and everywhere is
paved so was really pretty good for a wheelchair, the main
barriers being the typical unnecessary one or half-step
that shops often have, as well as the fact there are no
footpaths so everyone has to walk on the road – a very
scary experience, especially with the narrow roads and
insane Greek drivers.
My accommodation at Studio Maria was really very good.
The bathroom was a little cramped but useable and it had
one step up from the road – but then no accommodation
in town was advertised as being wheelchair accessible so
I was lucky to find a place as good as this. The highlight
would have to be visiting Io at the northern end of the
Island. A good smooth path runs along the top edge of
the town providing great views of the typical stacked
white Santorini architecture. Dropping down to the Io Port
around to the isolated headland for lunch was the best –
again the usual one step followed by a flat path around a
slightly scary cliff (short drop into a deep ocean) followed
by yet another feed of tzitzaki and calamari.
Santorini and Greece were beautiful but perhaps one of
locals said best. It was a para named Michael who runs an
ice cream shop at the start of the walk to the Red Beach.
He has lived his whole life on Santorini (he used to be
number one in wheelchair tennis in Greece) and when we
discussed access on the island he said the Greeks just
live for today and never plan anything. This was especially
true of construction (see beach access insert). When
I toasted Yani, the Beach Bar manager, with the usual
“Good luck” he proceeded to tell me how he had no good
luck because he had been trapped on Santorini for the
past 20 years. Well, I’m sure 20 years in a place as nice as
Santorini is not most people’s idea of bad luck.
Then all too soon it was time to head home. As I was waiting
for the first flight and recovering from the scariest taxi ride
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of my life (100 km/h through tiny gaps, overtaking on blind
corners and overtaking with seriously oncoming traffic) I
made the mistake of calculating how long the homeward
journey would take and came up with 37½ hours (26½
flying and 11 in departure lounges). It seemed like a very
long way home without any premium economy upgrades
to make me feel more
important. I arrived
back in Christchurch
at midday on the
Friday and after a
couple of early nights
it was all back to
normal at work on
Monday morning –
luckily swine flu free!
All in all it was a great,
although very busy,
trip. Hard to believe it
was only 21 days.
The marked “Disabled
Access” to the beach
at Perissa. It has been
this way for at least
three years, so maybe
could be described
as a work in progress
in the Greek sense.
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right in the middle of
it. The crazy thing is
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the paved road onto a network of white wooden walkways
that are there for people to use due to the black sands of
the beach getting too hot to walk on
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