Animal therapies have genuine pedigree – study
The “social competence” of people recovering from brain injuries can be boosted by animal-assisted therapies, a study shows.
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18 April, 2019
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Paediatric acquired brain injury and hidden disability
A view from the frontline of child brain injury care on this often misunderstood and under-diagnosed condition.
Read MoreInnova steps up case management projects after pivotal hire
Healthcare equipment supplier Innova Care Concepts has recruited a new case management specialist with the aim of topping over £1.5 million in sales in the company’s litigation projects department.
Read MoreNew care home opens for adults with acquired brain injuries
The Richardson Partnership for Care has opened its sixth specialist residential care home in Northampton.
Read MoreWorld experts lined up for paediatric brain injury event
An internationally-renowned paediatric neuropsychologist is among the speakers at this year’s National Paediatric Brain Injury Conference in London.
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Opinion
Why the postcode lottery in stroke care must end
Greg Tanner considers himself an incredibly lucky man. He was walking to his car when he had a...
Post-traumatic amnesia in focus
Dr Keith Jenkins and Lorraine Nickolls , of St Andrew’s in Northampton, explain how the specialist mental healthcare provider handles this pivotal post-injury phase.
Europe’s neuro experts to share insights
Rehab will be a prominent theme at the European Neuro Convention, which this year takes place in Birmingham on 26 and 27 March.
The role of case managers in serious injury litigation
Serious injury solicitors Sophie Toft and Stephanie Edward on the importance of working together to achieve the best outcome for clients.
How Rebecca proved the experts wrong
Being discharged from the Court of Protection after a brain injury can be a long and arduous...
Unleashing the power of sport in rehab
Of the 12 million Britons living with disability, only one in six takes part in sport regularly....
Insight
Why the Arni way is up
Dr Tom Balchin’s mission to help UK stroke survivors was forged in tragedy. In late 1996, his twin...
Does Kindness conquer all?
Why compassion-focused therapy in rehab is no mushy concept.
The NR Times study guide: classification of traumatic brain injury
We often use the terms “concussion” and “mild” or “minor” head or brain injury, synonymously; and...
Achieving best outcomes in case management
By this definition, case management can be seen as a shared creative process, undertaken by a...
Vital link in solving prison problem?
Offenders at every prison and probation setting in the UK should have access to a member of staff trained in brain injury signs and symptoms, experts have urged.
A ticking timebomb in stroke care
Sian Mara, 35, was enjoying a holiday in Cuba with her husband Jason and her 12-year-old daughter...
Technology
The life-changing tech hidden in plain sight
How consumer gadgets can dramatically improve life after severe injury, with a bit of clever tinkering.
Lighting the way to better baby care
The brain injury technology University College London has been working on for eight years looks...
How VR is boosting injury empathy
Anna Khan woke up in February 2016 adamant that it was still 2015, but the date was correct...
App-y reading for stroke patients
iReadMore provides computer-based reading therapy using written and spoken words and pictures, and...
Player power in neuro-rehab
The lightning speed of games technology development in recent decades has unearthed a multitude of...
Robots rise to data challenge
Since a computer defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, chess has been a continual marker...
Interviews
Vital rehab role under threat
“Numbers are our biggest challenge as a profession,” says Diane Playford as she ponders the...
Food for thought
Serious injury triggers a small army of professionals into action. Each one plays their part as...
Saving lives in the concrete jungle
Skating fanatic Rob Glanville’s life- changing injury wasn’t the result of some perilous stunt...
Court in the storm
When the rape of a Manchester woman with learning difficulties came to trial in 2012, everything...
Brain injured by a single bite
A holiday meal in Budapest left 26-year-old Amy May Shead fighting for her life and severely brain injured.
Brain injury lobby finds its voice
“It’s the economy, stupid,” read a note permanently displayed on Bill Clinton’s desk as he...
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Research
Trouble on the home front
“I’m a half widow,” says Mary, whose 69-year-old husband suffered a hypoxic brain injury two years...
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A new ice age in rehab?
Offshore oil and gas explorers have inspired a journey into unchartered waters for neuroscience....
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On the trail of the neurone killer
Deep in the inner galaxy of the central nervous system, a rogue power wreaks havoc. It appears...
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Time for change in recovery beliefs?
Written into neuro-rehab lore long ago is the belief that brain injuries have a two-year recovery...
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Scientists find new link between sleep and trauma recovery
Brain injuries and sleep problems are well-known bedfellows. Around 30 to 70 per cent of...
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Picture this: Art therapy after severe injury
The limitations cast upon people by severe injuries are no barriers to art. So says Sharon White,...
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