What are paraplegia and quadriplegia? Paraplegia is the result of damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, or severe injury to the nerve roots in the cauda equina (figure 1 and figure 2): in the strict sense, paraplegia means paralysis of the lower limbs, and is most commonly caused by spinal cord injuries.
Dumped Brumbies chairman Sean Hammond. The ACT Brumbies have voted for change following a record financial loss this year, ousting chairman Sean Hammond and replacing him with new board member Rob Kennedy.ennedy, of Canberra accountancy and consultancy firm Synergy, is one of four fresh faces on the Brumbies board after a dramatic night of change at the annual general meeting.
Carmel McGregor might be a self-proclaimed ''rugby mum'', but she's also the boss of 100,000 people and brings a wealth of experience as the first female member of the ACT Brumbies board.'I think it's of help to understand the town and to understand how government's such a big player in Canberra and understand how you can tap into many people who can support the Brumbies. Diversity is absolutely the key to success so I'm very happy to be part of that.''.