Acquired Brain Injury
Understanding Brain Injury
There can be many sources of Acquired Brain Injury for examples small bleeds, a blow to the head, infection, brain tumour or surgery to the brain.
This can result in extensive injury to brain tissue. The brain is in control of movement, sensation, behaviour, vision, speech, and cognition such as memory and understanding. Any damage to the brain can cause any of these areas to become damaged resulting in impairments to their function. This can lead to difficulties with walking, standing, balance, vision, cognition, perception all of which can negatively impact a person’s quality of life.
How Can Neurophysiotherapy Help?
Neuromuscular physiotherapy can take place from the onset of the injury and plays a pivotal role in managing the recovery of function for the person. Our focus is to help you to get back to moving to the best of your ability and have you back to living an active life. This will be achieved by tailoring our rehabilitation programme around your individualised goals.
The treatment approach can range from strengthening a weakened limb, helping someone be able to sit independently again, learning to walk, improving balance, improving ability to stand to returning to work and leisure activities. We also address secondary problems such as pain, discomfort, and muscular tightness.
Long Term Management
Although brain injuries can sometimes be improved quickly others may have life long symptoms following their injury.
These people may benefit from continuous care and assessment in collaboration with our Physiotherapy team and family members throughout the patient’s rehabilitation journey.
This maybe on an intermittent basis with periodic reviews and short bouts of treatment as needed. The physiotherapists at the Tipperary Physiotherapy Clinic will always be at hand to assist you when required.
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