Birkdale Neuro rehabilitation Centre Archives

1st Year Anniversary

1st Year Anniversary – Paper, Going for Gold We are so very pleased to announce that we are celebrating our 1st year Anniversary here at the Birkdale Neuro Rehabilitation Centre and would like to take the time to reflect on our journey so far. From a single room clinic within her beautiful home, where she worked independently for over 25 years, Farshideh took a large step to create her lifelong vision of an all encompassing neurological centre. The first phase, to find the right space, following 2 years of searching the streets of West London Farshideh came across a hidden...

How can Neuroscience better inform Neurorehabilitation

How can Neuroscience better inform Neurorehabilitation? Farshideh and I were very excited to attend the first CarePlus Conference which focused on the latest thinking and findings in neuroscience and aimed to facilitate reflection on how this knowledge may impact our current clinical practise. There was a high calibre of speakers throughout the day, who each gave excellent presentations to illustrate their current research and findings. Professor Evian Gordon, the Executive Chairman and International CEO of the Brain Resource Company challenged us as health practitioners to think how we approach ‘change’ with our clients and how they as individuals perceive change....

Children With Cerebral Palsy

CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY During her career, Farshideh has treated many children with cerebral palsy (CP). CP is the most common neurological disorder found in children. It is a term used to describe a group of disorders, affecting the development of movement and posture, which are believed to arise from non-progressive disturbances in the developing foetal or infant brain. The causes of such disturbances may, or may not, be apparent. CP neurological disorders range from very mild to very severe and are varied in nature. Each case will be classified as one of: Spastic CP – stiff, permanently contracted muscles...