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Did you know that stroke is the largest cause of disability in the UK?

This is especially important to me because I had a massive double stroke in September 2020, and I think this is a good time to share my story in the hope that it will be interesting at the least and raise awareness. I will be so pleased if I can help even one of you who is reading this. Cast your mind back to September 2020. The pandemic was in full swing. We were all working from home and weren’t allowed to leave our houses much. Early that month, there was a brief lifting of the lockdown restrictions. I only […]

Visual Rehabilitation after Acquired Brain Injury

It is said, “The eyes have it.” As Neuro Physiotherapists, why is it important that we understand the role of oculomotor function in our patient groups? In the year 2000, I met a patient who had a tumour in her occipital lobe. The tumour was removed and although she was physically able, she could not “organise” herself. She reported that she did not know where she should look when carrying out normal daily activities. She could not gauge the speed or distance of people walking towards her and she had difficulty in turning to the left and right. She said […]

NMES – Use of electrical stimulation; from history to the present day

The earliest known use of electric muscle stimulation dates to around 500 BC. Over 2,000 years ago the Egyptians discovered that certain fish emit electrical impulses; these fish were used to treat pain. The Greeks and Romans followed suit, using the electrical pulses of fish like the electric ray to ease various ailments. In 1745 German physician Altus Kratzstein asserted that muscles could be manipulated via electrical current. In the 19th century the Faradization technique emerged, an early method of electrical stimulation therapy used to effectively treat motor paralysis in patients. This led to the eventual acceptance of electrical stimulation […]

Using MindMotion GO – A Case Study

MindMotion GO is a tool that we use for therapeutic neuro-rehabilitation to help people regain motor functions damaged by brain injury. Here we demonstrate how MindMotion GO can help in the assessment of patients experiencing difficulties with visual and auditory processing. Patient Assessment Recently we had a patient attend the Birkdale Neuro Rehab Centre for a health assessment. She reported feelings of vertigo and was experiencing swaying to her right. Not only uncomfortable symptoms but also prohibitive and indicative of the need for some therapy. We can’t however know exactly what to offer without a full assessment and knowledge of […]