Neurological physiotherapy empowers individuals to improve their physical capabilities and foster independence through a personalised approach tailored to their unique needs and goals.
Success involves preparing for change, adjusting strategies to fit varying conditions and mastering key skills to sustain progress.
The key steps are:
- Prepare to change:
- Prevent deterioration in muscle length and strength
- Identify when to ‘regress or progress’ exercises
- Consider the consequences of under or over working and avoidance: ‘cost versus benefit’
- Ability to adjust:
- Identify best time for activity in a person’s day
- Optimise the use of a person’s environment
- Build positive ‘activity habits’
- Skills required:
- Devise and ‘master’ personalised ‘task specific’ exercises
- Integrate exercise into lifestyle – ‘active living’
- Understanding when to reach out for support
