Football and the brain research breakthrough
The inquest of former footballer Jeff Astle in 2002 famously concluded that his death following...
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15 December, 2019
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Biting back against a common threat
The swallowing disorder dsyphagia is widespread among people with brain injuries and conditions – and its impact can be profound. Here Helen Willis, dietitian at Wiltshire Farm Foods tells NR Times how to curb its negative influence on people in recovery.
Read MoreSpinal research grants launched
New research grants have been launched with the aim of improving quality of life for people with spinal cord injury.
Read MoreLeading the fight against a formidable foe
Dr Charles Bernick is leading the largest study to date into punch drunk syndrome among professional athletes. The findings could help to identify the “breaking point” for brain injuries, he tells Sarah Sinclair.
Read MoreUntangling dementia’s links with head injury
Study brings further understanding of long-term impact of traumatic brain injury.
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Marching to a new beat
Daniel Thomas, joint managing director at Chroma, on how music therapy can help military personnel and their families.
The gait way to more independence
The London Orthotic Consultancy is helping to bring the most advanced treatment to those with cerebral palsy or other conditions requiring rehabilitation, throughout the UK and beyond
“She’s just highly strung or emotional” – how female brain injuries are going undetected
Mounting evidence shows that women are more likely to sustain concussions than men – but official medical bodies are not responding…
Trouble abroad – when severe injury turns holidays to hell
Quad bikes and water slides are among the biggest dangers to clients of Cheryl Palmer-Hughes; as a solicitor representing people seriously injured abroad.
A national brain injury crisis
Politicians gathered in May for a Westminster debate on brain injury. Here Deborah Johnson provides the highlights.
“Surely I wasn’t the only one who felt like this”
How a freak accident and a subsequently delayed diagnosis of brain injury changed Michelle Munt’s life forever.
Opinion
Addressing the paradox of employers’ liability insurance
Urgent changes are needed to the legislation that governs severe injuries in the workplace, experts say.
Say Hello to a healthier lifestyle
Why healthcare professionals need to think outside the box when it comes to looking after themselves…
How to find the perfect powerchair
When looking for a powerchair there are many options available which at times can be confusing. To eliminate some of this, we spoke to Matt James, director of Precision Rehab, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of powerchairs with over 25 years industry experience.
Making the open road accessible to all
Car parks aren’t the only places where a lack of space is stopping people with disabilities from getting behind the wheel, writes Ray Lartey, MD of TriLift UK.
Higher-level language needs of children with acquired brain injury
By Isobel Hatfield and Dr Karen Cundy of the Children’s Trust
The good, bad and dreadful of ‘accessible’ travel
How disabled jetsetters are still getting a raw deal when it comes to holiday season.
Insight
Winging it in the rehab world
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.
Unequal opportunities
A third of people with a brain condition face workplace discrimination. Sarah Sinclair reports on the challenge of getting into employment – and staying there.
“It’s a really, really lonely place to be…”
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.
“The whole process was shocking”
Families affected by motor neurone disease are fighting a losing battle for accessible housing and home alterations, as Ethan Sisterson reports.
Behind the cloak of competence
Almost 100 brain injury case managers took part in a recent study investigating the influence of the Mental Capacity Act on their work with brain injury clients. Here Sophie Moore reports on the results.
Lift off for Takeji’s creations
Japanese inventor Takeji Ueda is hoping to revolutionise patient transfers with his range of products which combine the principles of physics and innovative textile design.
Technology
2020: The year of the exoskeleton?
With the pace of exoskeleton development picking up, 2020 could be a breakthrough year in terms of their widespread use in rehab, writes Deborah Johnson.
Is this the answer to Britain’s stroke care problems?
An innovation which brings patients and professionals closer together is threatening to shake up stroke care in the UK, as Ethan Sisterson reports.
Introducing Mollii
The super suit that’s transforming rehabilitation for children…
The next gen-air-ation of sensory spaces
PODS are pop-up, themed sensory spaces for children. Although designed for any child to enjoy, they are ideally suited to helping children with sensory needs, physical disabilities and learning difficulties…
Harnessing the power of preparation
Trying a new powerchair can be a daunting and dangerous experience for children – but help is at hand from Tiki the Elephant and the innovative creators of i-Drive, as NR Times reports.
A new spin on mobility tech
New technology is giving wheelchair users the freedom to reach places they never thought possible, as actor David Proud tells NR Times.
Interviews
“Blows to the head, thrown from moving cars, strangled – it’s depressingly common”
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…
Failed and forgotten in a US care home
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. But the tide may be turning, Dr John Whyte tells NR Times.
Escaping rehab’s ‘black box’ problem
How rehabilitation patients and research projects are being hamstrung by the field’s inability to properly characterise treatments and interventions.
“Yes I have Parkinson’s, but I’m no geriatric”
Gaynor Edwards, founder of Spotlight YOPD, on her mission to change perceptions and awareness of the condition – and why the stigma has to go.
Sky high ambition
A young entrepreneur from Bristol is aiming to revolutionise air travel for disabled people, including those affected by brain and spinal injuries and conditions.
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...
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Football and the brain research breakthrough
The inquest of former footballer Jeff Astle in 2002 famously concluded that his death following...
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Leading the fight against a formidable foe
Dr Charles Bernick is leading the largest study to date into punch drunk syndrome among professional athletes. The findings could help to identify the “breaking point” for brain injuries, he tells Sarah Sinclair.
Read More “It’s a really, really lonely place to be…”
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.
Read More Behind the cloak of competence
Almost 100 brain injury case managers took part in a recent study investigating the influence of the Mental Capacity Act on their work with brain injury clients. Here Sophie Moore reports on the results.
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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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