Our hands and arms are designed to perform highly skilled movements which allow us to carry out numerous every day tasks; whether that is handling our phone, opening a door, getting dressed or playing sport. To allow for performance of these complex tasks, our hand is neurologically wired for accuracy. This is why upper limb rehabilitation is key to recovery. In acute stroke, the prevalence of upper limb impairment is common; 50-80%1. In many cases, individuals have difficulty using their arm following a stroke, which can lead to long term reduced use and dysfunction. Recovery can be frustrating. Research suggests...
Advanced Neuroscience and Digital Therapeutics MindMotion GO and MindMotion PRO are each a first-of-its-kind mobile neurorehabilitation therapy system that helps people regain motor functions, damaged by brain injury. This stimulating digital therapy incorporates game-playing with virtual reality and augmented reality and real-time cognitive feedback for patients. This technology is endorsed by philanthropist Leonaro DiCaprio, who joined Mindmaze as an investor and advisor in 2017. The Role of Ocular Motor Skills in Daily Life Motor recovery is vital for the neuro rehabilitation of patients with brain injury. Ocular motor skills are key to living an independent daily life. Visual processing is...
Proprioception is our awareness of our body position (e.g. where our body parts are in space) in the absence of vision (without looking!) This awareness can be conscious or unconscious. Proprioception is made up of two main parts – joint position sense (the position of our joints when our limbs are still), joint motion sense or kinaesthesia (when our limbs are moving). Our vestibular (balance) system also plays an important role as it tells us about our posture and head rotation. Proprioception is an internal perception because it is how we perceive our body and not our external environment. Some...
The world has changed dramatically over the last few months. We have seen a virus spread across the face of the globe changing every aspect of our daily lives. With social distancing strictly in place we had to act quickly to ensure our clients could still get see our physiotherapists during lock down. We quickly trained our team on how to use Zoom, making sure it was 100% secure using passwords and encryption to start Tele rehab. While it took a bit of getting used to for both the physiotherapists and the clients, it has been a great success as...
