Neurological physiotherapy involves the treatment of people with movement and function disorders that have originated from problems within the body’s nervous and neuromuscular system.
These conditions often manifest themselves as muscle weakness, poor balance and coordination, uncontrolled muscle spasm and tremors, loss of function and decreased sensation. Common neurological conditions include:
- Functional Neurological Disorders
- Stroke, CVA or TIA
- Spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
Individuals with a neurological condition may experience symptoms below :
- Muscle weakness and abnormal muscle tone
- Pain
- Difficulty walking
- Difficulty with daily activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty speaking
- Impairments in thinking, memory and problem solving
- Impairments in vision or eye-hand coordination
A neurological rehabilitation program is designed to meet individual needs, specific to the individual’s problem or disease. Active involvement of patient, family and care giver is the key to the success of the program.
The goal of neurological rehab is to help individuals get back to their highest level of function and independence.
To achieve to the goals, we provide :
- Exercises programs to improve movement, prevent or decrease weakness caused by lack of use, manage spasticity and pain, and maintain range of motion.
- Chest physiotherapy to improve breathing control, reduce cardiopulmonary complications such as short of breath, chest infection.
- Home environment modification for safety and independence measures
- Tips and techniques to help with activities of daily living, such as bathing, toileting, eating, dressing and so on.
- Care Giver Training about the proper handling method, complications prevention such as bed sores prevention.
- Recommendation for the correct assistive devices that promote independence
- Pain management
- Activities to improve cognitive impairments, such as problems with concentration, attention, memory and poor judgment.
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