Spinal Cord Injury
What is a Spinal Cord Injury?
Your brain and spinal cord are responsible for controlling your bodily functions. The spinal cord communicates messages to and from the brain and to all parts of the body- muscles, organs and skin.
If the spinal cord is damaged, some of the messages or impulses may be interrupted which can lead to partial or complete loss of movement or sensation in your body below the level of the injury. Spinal cord injury can be divided into 2 types of injury:
- Complete-causes permanent damage to the area of the spinal cord that is affected therefore there will be no function below the level of the injury.
- Incomplete-refers to partial damage of the spinal cord. The ability to move and sensation (feeling) depends on the severity of the injury
Symptoms of a Spinal Cord Injury
These symptoms can vary from person to person and depends on the level of damage and severity:
- Loss of movement and weakness
- Loss of sensation/feeling in parts of the body (reduced ability to feel heat, cold, touch)
- Pain
- Muscle spasms
- Difficulty breathing
- Loss of bladder/bowel control
- Low mood/depression
How our Physiotherapy helps with Spinal Cord Injury
Everyone with a spinal cord injury presents with different symptoms and rehabilitation requirements. At Neurotherapy Worx we can help to:
- Provide therapy to help improve strength and movement
- Balance re-education
- Gait re-education
- Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
- Set up exercise/gym programme
- Assessment and provision of suitable aids to improve independence
- Sensory stimulation exercises
- Provision of stretches and a stretching programme to help maintain range of movement
- Breathing exercises
- Education on increasing your independence with transfers
- Input at home to problem solve potential issues that may arise at home in order to help improve independence
- Referral to other services such as orthotics (Splinting/support), wheelchair services, driving assessment centre (if required)
How Does Neurotherapy Treatment Work?
We hold a brief conversation with you about what problems you struggle with and how you need help
We capture your personal details, discuss the costs and timings and arrange an appointment
During your first appointment, you share your goals with us and we conduct a physical assessment
We work with you to build a personalised treatment plan, during a scheduled period of intervention
We may prescribe some exercises to help you to address weakness, move more efficiently and improve your quality of life
We regularly review your progress and adjust your goals as you make improvements
What’s a Treatment Plan?
Why Work With Our Team?
Patient Centric
Motivational, personalised and tailored care, based on your individual goals and fully adapted to your abilities
Multi Skilled Team
Our expert team work together when required, fully communicating to deliver the fastest and best outcomes
Fully Experienced
With extensive, hands on practical career experience of working in hospitals, clinics and the community
Why Trust Us for Your Treatment?
Qualified Specialists
Fully HCPC, CSP, Physio First, CPD, DBS accredited with proof of up date memberships upon request. We’re member of the aquatic therapy association of chartered physiotherapists (ATACP) and association of paediatric chartered physiotherapists (APCP) and association of chartered physiotherapists in neurology (ACPIN).
Innovative Therapies
By staying ahead of cutting edge industry treatments, we bring you new and unique support and options. We believe in staying ahead of technical advances within our industry to deliver the best levels of care. We research and use the latest medical devices to support our neurological therapies. See our therapies pages for more information.
Trust Us with your Data
We’ve invested in the latest, GDPR compliant IT systems for accurate patient record keeping. Our systems match the stringent data protection standards within the healthcare industry, enabling us to communicate fluidly with your other care providers and deliver collaborative care.
Home Visits
Our friendly team visit you in your home. Following our assessment, we support you with activities of daily living that you would like to carry out more easily. Our team are enhanced police checked.
Attend Our Clinic
Attend our fully equipped clinic for a full assessment & tailored treatment plan. Specialist equipment is available to support your activities & develop your skills, enabling you to achieve your personal goals
Neurological Problems We Help With
Walking Issues
Balance Problems
Coordination Problems
Visiospatial Disfunction
Sensory Loss
Falls
Fatigue
Pain
Spasticity
Body Alignment
Range of Movement
Reduced Muscle Tone
Neurological Conditions We Support
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Balance Problems
• Brain Injury
• Brain Tumours
• Cerebral Palsy
• Dementia
• Functional Neurological Disorder
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• Hereditary Ataxias
• Motor Neurone Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Spinal Deformity and Injury
• Stroke