Opinion
Exemplar care homes provide a home for a range of adults with complex needs and offer both end of life and long-term care for their service users. There can sometimes be the small ‘miracles’ for some families where their loved ones are placed in Exemplar homes cfor end of life care and they defeat the [...]
The world around me began to spin, and the dizziness became unbearable. I collapsed. It was the start of my lengthy journey to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and last year, a stem cell transplant for my MS. My last major relapse in 2016 – with a lesion on the brain stem - left me unable to [...]
An in-depth study conducted in the US and submitted to the American Congress outlines many issues hindering the delivery of rehab to brain injured young people. While carried out by US-focused organisations – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the National Institutes for Health – it offers insights for child brain [...]
News of a 43 per cent fall in stroke incidents since 2000 made headlines in October. A report from King’s College London suggested that the number of people affected by stroke is falling, but people are having strokes at a younger age. It also reported that there has only been a small relative decrease in [...]
If case managers diversified into producing cars, they would be hand crafted in the hue of client choice. This is because of the widely accepted guiding principle that we as rehabilitation professionals and case managers are client centred in our work. Working in the medico-legal setting can be a key factor in enabling the case manager [...]
Debate chair Steve Brine, parliamentary under-secretary of state for health and social care, began the debate by putting ABI into context. “While prevalence estimates for ABI are quite hard to make, the number living with it is thought to be over 500,000 and could be as high as one million people. The total cost of brain [...]
Amanda Ferguson, 45, was suspected of taking drugs in the emergency room. Jesse North, meanwhile, was initially diagnosed with vertigo but, like Amanda, was also suffering with an early onset brainstem stroke. He was 25. With 20-year-old model Kati, a clinical assessment pointed to either drugs or epilepsy. In the 20 years since, she has [...]
The ability to produce an accurate assessment of the level of someone’s neurobehavioural disability (NBD) is critical in determining the appropriate treatment pathway. It sets expectations and goals for the individual in question and allows care providers (along with their funders) to put the appropriate resources in place for treatment and support. It means families [...]
Matthew Reeve (second right) with siblings Will and Alexandra at a 2009 fundraiser with Meryl Streep and singer Colbie Caillat (right) This December marks 40 years since Christopher Reeve first charmed the world as a shy reporter turned man of steel. For many, his was the ultimate portrayal of Superman – outshining [...]
Neurological rehabilitation’s ability to improve an individual’s quality of life depends on a wide range of skills and expertise. Following a catastrophic injury or the onset of neurological disease, professionals from numerous disciplines join forces with the individual and their loved ones on the recovery journey. However, they must also work together in improving the [...]
