Rehabilitation after Guillain-Barre Syndrome

This little girl is amazing us all at Reach Rehab Physiotherapy.   She developed a rare condition when she was 18 months old, called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Guillain-Barré syndrome affects your nervous system, causes damage to the sheaths that allow your nerves to transmit their messages.    This results in paralysis of the legs, arms or

Learning to Walk Again…

After suffering a stroke in 2006, Linda was left unable to sit up by herself, stand up by herself and was lifted with a hoist by her carers. She was sat in one chair all day every day unable to move from this, or even re-position herself within this chair. In August 2020 Reach Rehab Physiotherapy became involved. Through weekly visits, orthotic management and lots of hard work, Linda is now standing and walking with a stick! She can even walk out of the front of her house down the step, up the road and back.

Successful rehabilitation needs time and focused, graded input (not just the provision of a hoist at home).

Reach Rehab Physiotherapy will help to advise and source what is required to progress. This may include specific equipment, with specialist reps, working with orthotists and podiatrists to provide bespoke supports / orthotics, working with local services for spasticity management. Help with supporting carers at home so they work with clients during their progression to ensure there continues to be progression and it becomes engrained within day to day activities.

Reach Rehab Physiotherapy began rehab with Linda in her home in August 2020. Linda is now walking outside with a quad-stick, can climb up and down her front door step, walk around the indoors of her property.

We have worked closely with the local orthotic department as she had not been provided with suitable support for the ankle affected by the stroke. Linda now has custom made foot wear and an ankle support that keep her foto and ankle on the right position to help with her walking.

Parkinsons Disease Rehab…

“My husband John is 14 years into a Parkinson’s diagnosis We were plodding along quietly when life took a massive turn and flipped our existence on its head John’s health deteriorated rapidly and for 6 months we were trying to find answers to be able to deal with a very different life as now John

Showcasing Clinical Research: Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

Our highly experienced Physiotherapist, Lucy, has had her research case study regarding Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) presented today at the International FES Conference.  Lucy is passionate about this treatment, which applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened due to brain or spinal cord damage.  Lucy has been researching the

Our client has done really well over the last year since commencing private physiotherapy sessions with our associate physio technical instructor, Sarah Mann.  Her determination in her physiotherapy sessions has been incredible to watch, especially as she was told her mobility had declined to the point of needing to be fully hoisted for the rest

Paediatric Home Visit Physiotherapy Service

“My name is Jacob and I have a very rare condition called Pachygyria.  This means that parts of my brain did not develop correctly with thickened parts to the cerebral cortex of my brain.    There is no medical treatment for this, only supportive treatments such a physiotherapy.    I have physiotherapy at school and

Testimonial

It is always lovely to have such great feedback from a client… We are so very pleased and happy with the work of Lisa and Sarah. My Sister-In-Law is 70 years old. She has a profound learning disability, but is a chatty person who comes across as much more capable than she is. People do not usually

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

Meet Sarah.. Sarah Mann, has over 22 years of experience as a highly skilled Physiotherapy Technical Instructor. Sarah is a huge part of Reach Rehab physiotherapy, providing hands on Physiotherapy to both adults and children. The role of a Physiotherapy technical instructor is to provide regular face to face input but at a more cost