Neurological Physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield

Hello, once again and welcome back to our the ThreeSpires Physiotherapy blog. Apologies for the lack of blogs over the last few months but we have been incredibly busy with patients and getting our website re-designed. In this blog post I thought we would look in a bit more detail at our neurological physiotherapy service that we offer in Sutton Coldfield, what it involves and how it helps our patients.

What is Neurological Physiotherapy?

So, for many patients looking into neurological physiotherapy at home in Sutton Coldfield the first question would be what exactly is neurological physiotherapy? Well, neurological physiotherapy basically is concerned with helping patients who have some form of neurological condition for example Multiple Sclerosis or possibly they have had a stroke. Neurological physiotherapy is very "hands on" and aims to help re-establish normal movement patterns, promote independence and maimise the potential of each patient. To highlight what is involved with neurological physiotherapy it is possibly worth looking at a typical neurological patient as an example:

In this case our patient lives in Sutton Coldfield and has had a stroke recently, he has been discharged from hospital and although NHS physiotherapy is helping him, his family and he has decided that they would like to supplement this physiotherapy with our home visit physiotherapy service in order to maximise his recovery. After booking an initial assessment our neurological physiotherapist will visit the patient at home in Sutton Coldfield and conduct a full and comprehensive assessment looking at his strength, posture, balance, sensation, co-ordination and movement patterns. This will then  be used to devise a treatment plan and also a home exercise plan. Sessions after this initial assessment then focus on assisting the patient with movements, stretching, maintaining good posture, improving balance and working towards any goals that the patient may have.

It is important to note that although we have used the example of a patient with a stroke in Sutton Coldfield, this is by no means the only neurological condition that our physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield is able to work with and in fact we help patients with a wide range of neurological difficulties including: traumatic brain injury, recover from brain surgery, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease. We are able to deliver this neurological physiotherapy service in a wide range of settings including care and nursing homes and the patient's own home within Sutton Coldfield.

What Neurological Conditions Can We Help With in Sutton Coldfield?

Our mobile physiotherapists in Sutton Coldfield have experience of working with most neurological conditions and if you have a neurological conditions and live in Sutton Coldfield we should be able to help you. Below is a brief summary of the main conditions our physios help people with in Sutton Coldfield:

1. Stroke: this is probably the most common neurological condition that our mobile physios help patients with in Sutton Coldfield. Our physiotherapists have a vast amount of experience of helping patients in Sutton Coldfield recover after a stroke and will be able to visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield once you have left hospital.

2. Multiple Sclerosis: this is a degenerative and long-term condition and our mobile physiotherapists in Sutton Coldfield are able to help patients with MS at home. Our community physios have a lot of experience of working with patients with MS in Sutton Coldfield and will be able to visit you at home and design an exercise and management plan..

3. Parkinson's Disease: this is a common neurological condition that affects the ability of people to initiate and coordinate movement. It becomes more comon as people age and our mobile physiotherapists help many patients with Parkinson's Disease at home in Sutton Coldfield. Having Parkinson's Disease often means getting out of the house to a physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield is very difficult and as such having one of our mobile neurologial physios visit you at home takes away that difficulty and gives improved access to physiotherapy.

4. Traumatic Brain Injury: this occurs when a person has had a serious impact taht has caused damage to the brain, commonly this happens in a road traffic accident or a fight. Many of our patients in Sutton Coldfield have had a traumatic brain injury and find it very difficult to gte out to a physical clinic to see a physiotherapist in Sutton Coldfield. Our physios visit them at home in Sutton Coldfield and provide home based physiotherapy designed to help them with their recovery.

5. Brain Surgery: our physios have experience of working with patients in Sutton Coldfield after brain surgery and will be able to visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield to help with recovery. Physiotherapy is a key part of the recovery process after having brain surgery and our physiotherapists will be able to design an exercise and rhabilitation program that you can do at home in Sutton Coldfield.

There are many other neurological conditions out there and if you or a relative in Sutton Coldfield have a neurological problem that is not listed either here or on our neurologial physiotherapy page Neurological Physiotherapy at home please get in touch to have a chat. 

How can ThreeSpires Physiotherapy Help Me With My Neurological Condition?

Once you have made contact and booked an initial assessment - this can be done easily via email or phone. Our mobile physiotherapist will visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield – removing the need to go to a physical physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield which can be extremely difficult for anyone with a neurological condition. The initial assessment takes approximately 1hr with our physio and below I have tried to detail a typical assessment:

To begin with the physiotherapist after attending your property in Sutton Coldfield will have a lengthy discussion where they ask you questions about your neurological condition and your goals for the future. This is a vital part of the initial physiotherapy assessment as it gives you and your physio a chance to work out what is happening and how best to help you. Next, a physical assessment takes place and looks at posture, strength, range of movement, gait and bio-mechanics. This allows your physiotherapist to identify how your neurological condition has affected you and what needs to be worked on. After this, your physiotherapist will discuss with you what you need to do, give you exercises and a go through a management plan of how best to recover or improve things. 

Finally your physio will book any follow up physiotherapy sessions that you need in Sutton Coldfield. With neurological conditions, ahving follow up sessions where your physio pushes you and works with you to improve your strength and balance is a key part of your recovery and your physio will discuss with you how often they think it is best to see you. 

Our physiotherapists have a large amount of fantastic feedback on their work available to view on our website under our testimonials section or if you prefer we have feedback available on our facebook page here and our google + page here.

FAQs For Neurological Physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield:

1. Do your neurological physios visit all of Sutton Coldfield? Yes, our home visit physiotherapy service for neurological conditions is available in all of Sutton Coldfield and no matter where you live in Sutton Coldfield, one of our mobile physios will be able to visit you at home.

2. Can you work with NHS neurological physios in Sutton Coldfield? Yes, absolutely and our physios have a large amount of experience of working with and alongside NHS neurolgical physiotherapists. Our physios can come up with a joint management plan and set joint goals and will be happy to communicate with the NHS physios.

3. Do you have any evidence of success with physiotherapy? Yes, we have a large number of testimonials about our physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield which you can find  under our testimonials section of the website Testimonials - Physiotherapy at Home or  we have feedback available on our facebook page here and our google + page here.

4. Can you help with neurological physiotherapy in care homes in Sutton Coldfield? Yes, our mobile physios regularly visit care and nursing homes in Sutton Coldfield to help patients with neurological conditions. As a physiotherapy practice we have a huge amount of experience and expertise of working with care home staff in Sutton Coldfield to get the best outcomes for our patients.

For anyone reading: we are a home visit physiotherapy service, based in Lichfield but serving anywhere within a 20 minute drive including areas such as Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Cannock, Burton and Rugeley. We offer a wide range of services including paediatric physiotherapy, post-operative rehabilitation, neurological physiotherapy and neck and back pain relief. If you need further information or would like to book an appointment we can be contacted on 0788 428 1623 or via enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.uk