Conditions we commonly treat
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Parkinson's disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Balance problems and falls prevention
- Gait retraining
- Peripheral nerve injuries
- Vestibular and dizziness problems
How we treat it
Practise the task, not just the muscle
The nervous system relearns through specific repetition. If the goal is standing up from a chair unaided, the work is standing up from chairs, progressively and often, rather than isolated exercises.
Dosage decides the outcome
Neurological recovery responds to volume. The number of quality repetitions between sessions matters more than what happens in the appointment, so the home programme is the treatment.
Balance and falls prevention
A single fall can undo months of progress and often costs confidence permanently. Balance work is built in from the start rather than added once something has happened.
Family and carers are part of the plan
Whoever helps day to day needs to know what to encourage and what to assist with. Doing too much for someone slows recovery as surely as doing too little.
What your first appointment involves
- 1
History
What happened, what makes it better and worse, and what you need to get back to.
- 2
Examination
Movement testing and hands on assessment to identify which structure is producing your symptoms.
- 3
Explanation
A plain language account of what we found, including what it is not, which is often the more reassuring half.
- 4
A plan you start that day
Treatment in the session, plus the specific things to do before the next one.
When it is worth booking in
- Difficulty walking, or a change in how you walk
- Loss of balance, or a fall in the last year
- Weakness on one side after a stroke
- Increasing stiffness or difficulty starting movement
- Dizziness or vertigo affecting daily activity
- Progress has plateaued since leaving hospital
How long does it usually take?
Neurological work is usually longer term, reviewed in blocks with clear goals for each.
Common questions
- How long does neurological rehabilitation take?
- Longer than musculoskeletal work, and it is reviewed in blocks with defined goals rather than open ended. We will tell you honestly what we expect to change and what we do not.
- Is improvement possible years after a stroke?
- Yes. The fastest changes happen early, but the nervous system stays adaptable, and function often improves at any stage with the right dosage of practice.
- Can you see someone with limited mobility?
- Yes. Where travel to the clinic is genuinely difficult, this work can be delivered at home, which also lets us adapt the actual environment the person lives in.
Further reading
Book an appointment
Start with a neurological rehabilitation assessment
Your first appointment is a full assessment: history, hands on examination and movement testing, followed by an explanation of what we found and the plan to fix it. You leave with something to do that day, not just a follow up booking.
Monday to Saturday: 8:00 am to 8:00 pmSunday: By appointment