A new planking record – congratulations Daniel Scali!
Huge congratulations to Daniel Scali for his incredible feat to break the Guinness World Record for the World’s Longest Abdominal Plank. Previously the record was 8 hours and 15 minutes and Daniel planked for an amazing 9 hours, 9 minutes and 9 seconds!
Daniel, who has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), wanted to break the record to raise awareness and funds for the 3.4 million people in Australia living with chronic pain. Formal verification of the record is expected in the next few weeks.
Earlier this month Daniel spoke to Painaustralia’s own pain champion and best-selling author Tara Moss. You can read about his incredible journey at https://www.painaustralia.org.au/media-1/media-document/blog-1/blog-2021/blog-may-2021/a-man-with-a-big-challenge
CRPS, characterised by severe burning, stinging and stabbing pain affects approximately 5000 people in Australia.
The University of NSW is conducting a government-funded randomised controlled trial, testing two novel treatments for CRPS. If you would like more information about the trial find out more at https://www.neura.edu.au/project/memoir-a-clinical-trial-for-complex-regional-pain-syndrome/