Building homes for people with complex needs requires consideration at every juncture to ensure that the environment is suitable for each stage of an individual’s...
A judge has provided much-needed clarity on life-and-death decisions about permanently vegetative and minimally conscious patients
Addressing the challenge of concussion in rugby is like a skirmish with the marauding All Blacks. Hazards emerge from every angle and each advancing metre is...
Following a brain injury, some individuals will have difficulty understanding what is said to them. is has been described by patients as feeling as if they...
Catastrophic injuries have an ugly habit of robbing survivors of their dreams and ambitions. Bucket list items like dancing with tribal warriors or eyeballing sharks in...
After over 45 years in the spinal cord injury (SCI) field, Wagih El Masri is well placed to prescribe what’s needed to improve treatment of the...
Neuro-rehab has an image problem. It is evident in the highest quarters of the NHS, at Westminster and on hospital wards. The fact is, as a...
The US military is honing a crack team of super humans by turbo boosting their brains with neuro-stimulation technology. Somewhere in covert quarters, behind ‘restricted access’...
Political pugilism gave way to a rare outbreak of unity at Westminster recently. An event, in the palatial quarters of Speaker John Bercow, officially celebrated the...
Like the great Houdini himself, the magic therapists have pulled off the seemingly impossible. Not only have they solved the riddle of treating a debilitating condition in...
Bullying, detention and trips to the head’s office could all be signs that a school pupil has a brain injury. Others include falling grades, poor concentration...
Neurobehavioural Disability after Acquired Brain Injury: Recent Innovations in Clinical Practice and Delivery is the third annual conference hosted by Elysium Neurological in partnership with Swansea...
STEPS Rehabilitation, in Sheffield, is a 23-bed facility designed to help residential and day visitors reach their full rehab potential through intensive therapy from a team of...
The vast grounds of St Andrew’s Healthcare have elements of an idyllic, English village. There’s a grand old church, tree-lined lanes and, on a fair day,...
Multiple sclerosis can affect the brain and spinal cord and cause a range of symptoms, including problems with vision, arm and leg movement, sensation and balance. The...
The neurophysiology of sex Sexuality is part of being human. Our sexuality affects how individuals perceive themselves and how they interact with those around them. Sexuality...
