The launch of NeuroProActive.com is empowering patients, therapists and families to better manage neurorehabilitation. Here, Lisa Beaumont explains the difference the online platform will make to the lives of fellow stroke survivors, and how she continues to gain confidence in her own ongoing recovery
The iReadMore app - created to support people with aphasia or acquired reading impairments due to stroke, brain injury or dementia - is continuing to grow, driven by the positive experiences of users worldwide whose reading abilities have recovered significantly as a result of its use.
A digital forum held throughout this week is bringing together stroke patients and researchers in an online space.
A drug used to treat agitation in people with dementia - mirtazapine - is no more effective than a placebo, and might even increase mortality, according to a new study.
‘Mini brains’ have been developed which allow researchers to study ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), giving new insight into the earliest stages of the diseases and giving rise to new treatment potential.
A charity dedicated to funding research to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) has opened applications for its annual funding programme.
Music therapy is being adopted at The Portland Hospital to encourage young children with Cerebral Palsy who have undergone Spinal Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), to improve participation during post-operative physiotherapy sessions.
Rehabilitation services business RTW Plus has launched a national network of specialist neurorehab providers to bring together best practice from across the UK and Ireland.
Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield is taking on his next hugely ambitious fundraising challenge, after raising £2.7million last year through his efforts to support people living with MND and research to change the future.
Louise Allan, senior clinical assessment specialist at Exemplar Health Care, works hand in hand with professionals to ensure that adults with complex needs receive the right care, from the right team, the first time round. Here, she explains more about community fit assessments, and why it’s an essential part of the assessment process for people moving into a care home
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