Returning to work after a brain injury can be a long and daunting road. Here brain injury survivor Dean Harding discusses his own experiences with Irwin Mitchell employment lawyer Emilie Cole and occupational therapist Mandy Richmond.
Cerevel Therapeutics, a firm aimed at unraveling the mysteries of the brain to treat neuroscience diseases, has announced a new Parkinson’s trial.
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Read MoreThe first donor has been enrolled at a new facilty in the US designed to speed the discovery of biomarkers for neurological disease.
Read MoreNeuro-rehab experts from across the globe will descend on Mauritius later this year for a landmark event.
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The neurological benefits of Finland’s most famous export
An exclusive extract from the British Psychological Society Book Award winner, on the neuroscience behind mind-reading.
Alderman, a prominent figure in UK neuro-rehab, has received the ‘Award for Distinguished...
A UK stroke unit which was facing closure has been saved amid soaring demand from patients.
Brain injury recoveries are being jeopardised by a chronic lack of resources, a poll of UK solicitors working with brain injured clients suggests.
A UK neuro-rehab facility is giving patients the chance to train staff and fellow residents on how services should be delivered.
A pilot neurologic music therapy project at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle has been extended for another 12-months.
Ongoing commitment must be made by United Nations member states to ensure the rights of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are better protected, experts have recommended in response to recently published UN guidelines.
A charity which encourages brain injury survivors to put others first is helping them to re-find their place as valued members of society. Deborah Johnson reports.
Swedish innovation the Mollii Suit is helping neuro- rehab patients with a range of conditions to regain lost functions and boost their quality of life, as Richard Welch explains here.
Irwin Mitchell’s Lisa Fairclough reports on a concerning decline in prosecutions following workplace injuries.
What makes a good medico-legal expert in the eyes of a legal team? Here Irwin Mitchell serious injury partner, David Withers, gives his insight.
After a car accident on holiday, Jason was told he’d never walk again, but he had other ideas – which have now become a reality – as Irwin Mitchell partner Demetrius Danas explains.
A case manager’s role in a seriously injured person recovery cannot be understated, write David Withers, partner at Irwin Mitchell.
Sarah’s journey from early struggles to Paralympian dreams shows the power of passion – and well resourced, multidisciplinary rehab – writes Emma Rush, Partner at Irwin Mitchell.
Staff at St Neots, a neuro-rehab centre on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, were looking for ways to expand their patient
rehab opportunities when they had a gold standard idea…
February 2020 sees the opening of a new specialist hospital for men with challenging behaviour caused by brain injuries and neurological condition, as NR Times reports.
For over 20 years the Flying Faculty has been sending experts across the globe on an international mission to improve neurorehabilitation training and delivery. NR Times reports.
A third of people with a brain condition face workplace discrimination. Sarah Sinclair reports on the challenge of getting into employment – and staying there.
Up to a third of women, and one in four men, will experience violence at the hands of a partner at some point in their lives. A black eye may be hard to hide, but a traumatic brain injury could remain undetected indefinitely, as Sarah Sinclair reports.
Families affected by motor neurone disease are fighting a losing battle for accessible housing and home alterations, as Ethan Sisterson reports.
Rehab technology firm ReWalk Robotics has raised US$7m in new funds via a public offering in the US.
Blue light exposure therapy can aid rehab after mild traumatic brain injury, a study suggests.
Home run for stroke innovation
Musculoskeletal pain caused by spinal disorders reportedly costs the US health care system US$874bn per year, and is the most common cause of severe long-term pain and disability…
The swallowing disorder dysphagia is experienced in as many as 93 per cent of people admitted to brain injury rehab centres (Hansel et al, 2008)…
A paper published earlier this year reaffirmed the value of exercise in slowing Parkinson’s disease…
London actor and creative Byron Konizi has emerged from years battling the effects of brain injury with a plan to help others like him, as Andrew Mernin reports.
The driving force of rehabilitation research in America has big plans to speed treatment development and improve skills, its outgoing president Dr Deborah Backus tells Andrew Mernin.
A neuroscientist and a women’s shelter are working together to save domestic violence survivors through brain injury research. And it all started on Tinder…
One of America’s leading experts on disorders of consciousness sees major flaws in the way patients are being managed – in a system marred by pessimism and premature death. NR Times reports.
How rehabilitation patients and research projects are being hamstrung by the field’s inability to properly characterise treatments and interventions.
How a freak accident and a subsequently delayed diagnosis of brain injury changed Michelle Munt’s life forever.
