Physiotherapy Should Fit the Person – Not the Price GuideHave any of your participants felt pressured to move into clinic settings recently?
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Practical Tips When Discharging Home After a Hospital Stay – CopyRead More »
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The pivotal role specialised neuro-respiratory physiotherapists play in people living with MNDDo you and your team support participants living with motor neurone disease (MND)?
There is an exciting and groundbreaking clinical trial currently running in Victoria for people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) that we’d like to share.
Are you supporting a participant who is currently in hospital or recently arrived home?Heading home from a hospital stay, especially one that has been lengthy or had life-changing consequences, can be exciting, but it can also be challenging and overwhelming.
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Practical Tips When Discharging Home After a Hospital Stay Read More »
5 ways to enhance your recovery after an acquired brain injury (ABI)
Recovery from an ABI doesn’t suddenly stop after two years. It can in fact incrementally improve long-term. So how can you maximise your physical and mental capabilities?
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5 ways to enhance your recovery after an acquired brain injury (ABI)Read More »
5 ways to enhance your recovery after an acquired brain injury (ABI) Read More »
An ABI is classified as an injury to the brain acquired after birth, so it can occur at any age and there are multiple different causes. Around 1 in 45 Australians have an ABI. Almost 75% of people with an ABI are younger than 65, and about 20,000 children under 15 years are impacted by this in Australia (as noted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2021). Causes include: traumatic brain injuries (from road traffic collisions, falls, assaults, etc.), cerebral aneurysms, brain haemorrhages or tumours, meningitis, and strokes. As such, they are classified by severity as being mild, moderate, or severe.
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5 things you NEED to know about acquired brain injury (ABI)Read More »
5 things you NEED to know about acquired brain injury (ABI) Read More »
How our physiotherapists can help with vision loss caused by a stroke
If your vision was impacted by having a stroke, you might wonder how a physiotherapist is going to be able to do anything to help. The good news is that there are many things we can do to support you, so you can become more independent in your own home environment.
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How our physiotherapists can help with vision loss caused by a stroke Read More »
How strokes impact vision loss and what you can do to help
Did you know that around a third of stroke survivors experience vision loss? When someone who has had a stroke loses sight in part of their visual field, this isn’t resulting from a problem with their eyes; it’s caused by a problem in their brain. This could occur anywhere along the course of the optic nerve, from the eyes themselves, to the primary visual cortex at the back of the brain in the occipital lobe.
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How strokes impact vision loss and what you can do to helpRead More »
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How can you prevent falls in wet weather?
As the weather conditions deteriorate, more frequent rainy days increase the risk of you having a fall when walking on slippery outdoor surfaces. Added to that, with it being flu season, should you become ill, the fatigue flu brings can impact your sense of balance, which can also increase the risk of falling over. Should a bad fall occur, needing to be admitted to hospital at a time where COVID cases are common and hospital beds have limited availability, puts you at even further risk.
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How our work transforms lives;
If you’re wondering how the work we do differs from other physiotherapists, one example is our client, Yusef (aged 59). Yusef sustained a severe traumatic brain injury about 10 years before we started working with him. His long hospital admission resulted in left-sided weakness, and Yusef needing 24-hour care in supported accommodation. He was able to stand up briefly, with a lot of support from two people holding him up, which was really hard for him and not something he enjoyed or wanted to do. He was also suffering with a lot of back pain and felt very scared of falling.
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How our work transforms lives; A traumatic brain injury case studyRead More »
How our work transforms lives; A traumatic brain injury case study Read More »
Why do you need a neuro-respiratory physiotherapist if you have a spinal injury?
For anyone with a spinal cord injury, it’s very common to also experience respiratory complications. This is because a spinal cord injury often results in respiratory muscle weakness. A spinal injury can put strain on the chest wall, rib cage, abdominal muscles and diaphragm, which ultimately impacts breathing. Depending on which part of the spine is damaged, be it the neck, middle or lower back, this determines how breathing is compromised.
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Why do you need a neuro-respiratory physiotherapist if you have a spinal injury?Read More »
Why do you need a neuro-respiratory physiotherapist if you have a spinal injury? Read More »
