45,000 MS patients being ‘forgotten’ by NHS
Thousands of people living with advanced MS are being ‘forgotten’ by the NHS, says charity chief.
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17 July, 2019
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Scottish stroke care misses government target
Every health board in Scotland has fallen short of government targets aimed at improving the delivery of stroke care.
Read MoreBipolar patients seven times more likely to develop Parkinson’s
People suffering from bipolar disorder are seven times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, a new study has found.
Read MoreMild brain injuries linked to long-term impact
People who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have lasting functional deficits than patients who experience other types of injuries, a new study has suggested.
Read MoreStroke deaths halved in past decade
The number of deaths from stroke has been cut in half over the past ten years, new research has shown.
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Opinion
Marching to a new beat – how music therapy is changing stroke rehab
Chroma is spearheading a pilot project to evidence the efficacy of music therapy in an acute stroke setting, writes neurologic music therapist Charlie Flint.
Paediatric patients experience the power of music therapy
Jessie’s Fund teamed up with Chroma to deliver music therapy to paediatric patients in York Hospital, as music therapist Steven Lyons reports.
Seeing brain injury clearly
Dr Gemma Costello introduces SPECS, a psychosocial training package for professionals working with children and young people with acquired brain injury.
The role of a serious injury lawyer in rehabilitation
By David Withers, partner in the serious injury team in Irwin Mitchell’s Sheffield Office.
Therapy support following disasters
Rachel Swanick, senior therapist at Chroma, on helping children come to terms with traumatic and upsetting events.
‘We want SCI owners to thrive, not just survive’
Neurokinex is pioneering new technology and a new model to address health inequalities experienced...
Insight
A sporting chance in concussion fight
New findings on sports-related concussion in children could help to improve management of the condition and stem long-term problems that can arise years after injury.
The many factors of Huntington’s Disease care
Professionals representing key disciplines at St Andrew’s Healthcare explain their priorities in managing this highly complex condition.
SEX AND REHAB – Tinder, escorts and an age-old taboo
The professionals helping to make sure sex is not forgotten in the drive to improve life quality after severe injury.
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.
A crisis in people power
Neuro-rehab bed numbers must triple in the UK to meet demand but a recruitment crisis could hold back progress as Deborah Johnson reports.
Technology
A stroke of genius
An Austrian start-up is using mobile devices and the brain’s inability to separate the real from the imagined to help stroke patients. NR Times meets Rewellio CEO and founder Georg Teufl to find out more.
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...
Interviews
Drew’s accessible gym revolution
Former athlete Drew Graham has opened a specialist gym for people who face the long road to recovery.
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.
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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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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...
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