The Insurance & Care NSW (icare) Foundation has partnered with Spinal Cord Injury Australia to fund a fitness service for spinal injury victims in rural NSW.

NeuroMoves Lismore offers modified equipment and tailored exercise programs for patients with ongoing neurological conditions or physical injuries.

icare Foundation GM Amanda Keogh says before NeuroMoves, there were no suitable gyms in Lismore.

“[Patients] would have had to travel up to two hours away or miss out on the kind of specialised fitness services it provides,” she said.

Up to 50% of people with spinal cord injuries in NSW live in regional areas.