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A man from Duston who was so crippled by anxiety he quit his IT job has praised a Government-backed social prescribing service for helping him to “start living again”. Mark, who has lived in Northampton all his life, said he has struggled with his mental health since he was a teenager, but as his anxiety [...]
The growing potential of spinal cord stimulation technology as a treatment for paralysis has been further demonstrated in a UK study. All 10 participants, living with spinal cord injury (SCI), made significant improvements in upper body strength, trunk control and balance. Some of the participants of the Pathfinder2 trial also made gains in hand grip [...]
New light has been shed on the neurological processes involved in post-stoke language recovery. After a stoke, speech will often recover to some extent in the days and weeks that follow, as the brain, stimulated by its own efforts and speech therapy, tries to restore speech as far as possible on its own. To date, [...]
Charities and professionals who work with families affected by Cerebral Palsy will again take part in an annual webinar which shines a light on the life-changing support being delivered across the UK. The webinar brings together ten charities dedicated to supporting individuals who live with Cerebral Palsy and their families, and highlights the ways in [...]
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By Ruth F Hunt, a columnist, freelance journalist and author. When I sustained my incomplete spinal cord injuries (SCI) aged 18 and was told my diagnosis, I thought that was it. But later, I was given some hope, with the spinal team telling me there might be some improvements in the next year. A year* [...]
Efforts to develop spinal cord injury treatments have taken a step forward with the first implant of a novel spinal stimulator in the US. It is hoped that the implantation of the spinal cord epidural stimulator in an individual with paralysis will improve motor and autonomic function. The milestone is part of an exploratory and [...]
In today's world, the demand for directly recruited Support Workers is soaring, making it essential to ensure that both clients and their Support Workers receive an exemplary service. At ILS, we understand that navigating the employment landscape is a specialised and often complex field. This is where our Client HR service, backed by robust CIPD-qualified [...]
The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, research suggests. The findings, which are based on a large set of UK nationally representative data, suggest that childhood cognitive and behavioural issues may be behind 17 per cent of GCSE (General Certificate [...]
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, RT Hon Liz Kendall MP, has been to Northampton to visit people who have been taking part in a mental health social prescribing programme. Ms Kendall, who has held the ministerial position since July last year, visited Workbridge - the vocational and educational part of mental health charity St Andrew’s [...]
