Back on Track, a unique patient handbook developed by the New Zealand Spinal Trust and the Burwood Spinal Unit. The handbook is designed to be used as the ‘Course Curriculum’ for patients in their early rehabilitation phase as well as for their carers, families and friends.

Julian Verkaaik, editor and illustrator, believes that rehabilitation is a process of learning, not a medical process, and patients need access to high quality information right from day one. This engaging full colour publication is liberally dosed with stories and advice from past ‘graduates’ of spinal services in New Zealand and this mix of personal and professional knowledge and experience really brings the publication alive. Illustrations are used where possible to explain information instead of cumbersome columns of text. Sample Full Table of Contents & Chapter One .pdf (1MB)

New!! Back on Track DVD - as well as being available as an interactive CD-ROM, the 'Back on Track' handbook is now available as a DVD suitable for all DVD players. The DVD has the same content and menu structure as the CD-ROM but without the progress tracking capability or the Quiz at the end. Like the CD-ROM it is presented in an easy to understand format with no medical jargon or confusing terms and it includes great graphics, animations & video clips of current and past patients with SCI.

The CD-ROM can be used with just voice commands if necessary and no training of the voice recognition software is required by the user. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY

ORDER ON-LINE ORDER FORMS NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMERS       .pdf or MS Word AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMERS           .pdf or MS Word INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS   .pdf or MS Word (Please include payment with orders) Both the Handbook and CD-ROM are provided free to all new patients of Burwood and Auckland Spinal Units thanks to generous support from the Ministry of Health and the ACC. “This project is a marvelous example of what can be achieved when DHB’s, NGO’s and government agencies collaborate for the direct benefit of the health consumer” says Julian. It is hoped that this project can be used as a template for other rehabilitation populations. Click  to Download Acrobat Reader for .pdf files.