Raising neuro-rehab awareness ‘a key priority’ – INPA chair
An influential body representing private neurorehabilitation providers in the UK is stepping up its efforts to raise awareness of what is an often-unsung area of healthcare.
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18 September, 2019
Featured
Parkinson’s groups call for urgent funding boost
Parkinson’s organisations from across the US are jointly called for a critical boost to research funding.
Read MoreRobotic ‘worm’ could be future of stroke care
Scientists are working on a thread-like robot which could be steered down narrow pathways in the brain and deliver clot-reducing therapies in the aftermath of a stroke.
Read MoreMusic therapy supports residents recovering from a brain injury
Voyage Care’s specialist brain injury rehabilitation service in Cheshire has successfully trialled using music therapy to redevelop skills with residents who have suffered a brain injury.
Read MoreThe benefits of the training kitchen in rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is a vital part of the recovery programme for anyone who has suffered a stroke, brain or spinal injury…
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Opinion
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.
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.
Why NMT should be considered as an option for patients with FND
By Rebekah Keenan, Neurologic Music Therapist, Chroma
Insight
New specialisms of the neuroscience nurse
The role of a neuroscience nurse varies considerably due to the variety of neurological conditions and disorders…
The NR Time study guide: post-traumatic epilepsy
By Dr. Edmund Bonikowski, of the National Neurological Rehabilation Chambers
A national brain injury crisis
Politicians gathered in May for a Westminster debate on brain injury. Here Deborah Johnson provides the highlights.
A wonderful stroke of luck
Occupational therapist Janet R. Douglas’s life was turned upside down by a massive stroke. The decade-long struggle that followed is the subject of her new book…
Shedding light on young brain injury survivor goals
Two specialist rehab providers have joined forces to investigate goals among young people affected by acquired brain injury. Here they report on their findings.
Notes from Nanjing
NR Times’ writer Andrew Mernin attended the largest neuro-rehab event in the Asia Oceania region recently and made a few notes along the way
Technology
New tech targets concussion in US sport
A US sports performance technology firm is aiming to improve concussion assessment for professional athletes through a new software innovation.
TriLift UK is broadening horizons for people with mobility scooters and powerchairs
Over 350,000 people in the UK rely on mobility scooters…
Standing up for independence
With greater independence for users and an array of proven health benefits, it is little wonder the standing wheelchair is gaining in popularity at rapid pace.
Safety monitoring without the intrusion
How a game-changing box of tricks is keeping vulnerable people safe without impinging on their privacy or independence.
A whole new ball game for stroke rehab
A device that was recently named ‘garden shed’ invention of the year is offering a new alternative to stroke survivors, as NR Times reports.
A Russian revolution in neuro tech
Russian neurotechnology developers visited the UK recently to forge new ties with neuro-rehab professionals. Andrew Mernin reports on their innovations and intentions.
Interviews
“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.
“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...
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...
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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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Therapy
Therapy
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Enter stage left: A rising force in therapy
Dramatherapy - using acting and other expressive arts to communicate feelings - is quickly gaining popularity, including with neuro-rehab patients, as Deborah Johnson reports.
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