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25 August, 2019

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The good, bad and dreadful of ‘accessible’ travel

Aug 13, 2019

How disabled jetsetters are still getting a raw deal when it comes to holiday season.

Trouble abroad – when severe injury turns holidays to hell

Aug 9, 2019
Why NMT should be considered as an option for patients with FND

Aug 2, 2019
Time to stand up for the neuro patients hidden in old age care

Jul 29, 2019

Higher-level language needs of children with acquired brain injury

By Isobel Hatfield and Dr Karen Cundy of the Children’s Trust

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.

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

Innovative care home equipment makes all the difference

Jul 20, 2019

By Joe Hulbert, Innova Care Concepts.

New specialisms of the neuroscience nurse

Jul 20, 2019

The role of a neuroscience nurse varies considerably due to the variety of neurological conditions and disorders…

Making the case for a career change

Jul 17, 2019

Ever fancied broadening your career by becoming a case manager? Occupational therapist Michelle Mason did just that and hasn’t looked back. Here she reflects on her first year in the role.

How to talk about trauma

Jul 17, 2019

By Jo Godsal, clinical director of Chroma Therapies.

Marching to a new beat – how music therapy is changing stroke rehab

Jul 9, 2019

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

Jun 19, 2019

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

May 28, 2019

Dr Gemma Costello introduces SPECS, a psychosocial training package for professionals working with children and young people with acquired brain injury.