Clinicians & therapists

Great Western Hospitals has reported a fall in newborn brain injury cases following a long-running quality improvement project. The initiative aimed to reduce admissions of full-term babies with suspected hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, or HIE, while improving care for those needing further assessment and treatment. In 2018, the neonatal unit recorded almost 40 admissions [...]

A new standing and balance system that allows people to move, reach and take part in interactive therapy while safely supported on their feet has arrived in the UK. Resilience Neuro Specialists is the first UK rehabilitation provider to introduce Elvis, the latest neurorehabilitation technology developed by Tyromotion. Now available at the Resilience Therapy Centre [...]

A brain injury charity has made an urgent £44,000 funding plea to keep its counselling and speech and language therapy services running. Headway North Staffordshire, based in Cobridge, has been operating since 1985, but its speech therapy and counselling services are under threat due to a lack of funds. Graham Maddox, who was supported by [...]

Jo Godfrey from Oxford is about to embark on an epic 200-mile solo walk to raise funds for a spinal cord injury community close to her heart. In an extraordinary display of friendship, solidarity and paying it forward, Jo will walk from Bristol to Hemel Hempstead and on to Gatwick, linking up the three Neurokinex [...]

Deep brain stimulation may improve speech and swallowing control after traumatic brain injury, early research suggests. A proof-of-concept study found that low-frequency electrical stimulation of the motor thalamus improved control of facial and tongue muscles used in speaking and swallowing. The motor thalamus is a deep brain region connected to the motor cortex. Researchers suggest [...]

By Chiltern Music Therapy Neurologic Music Therapy is an evidence-based clinical treatment system of 20 techniques that use music to support the development of, rehabilitation of, or maintenance of speech and language, cognition, motor skills, and psychosocial function. NMT-trained therapists work with patients in neurorehabilitation across a range of settings, but may also work with [...]

Brain state may help predict how people with epilepsy respond to electrical stimulation, a study suggests. Researchers found that the same electrical stimulation could have markedly different effects depending on patterns of brain activity immediately beforehand. The results suggest that timing treatment according to a patient's current brain activity could make neuromodulation more consistent. Neuromodulation [...]

Exercise may help slow Parkinson's progression through biological signals released by muscles, according to new research. The review suggests exercise does more than improve strength, balance and mobility. It also triggers the release of molecules known as exerkines, which travel through the bloodstream and may reduce inflammation, protect nerve cells and support brain function. The [...]

A new imaging technique could help track Huntington's disease by detecting microscopic changes in brain tissue that conventional scans may miss. Researchers found the approach could identify abnormalities in brain regions affected by the inherited neurological condition. The findings could eventually help monitor disease progression and assess experimental treatments, although larger and longer-term studies are [...]

Veterans in roles with repeated blast exposure were significantly more likely to have anger, aggression and violence recorded than those in lower-risk roles in a recent study. The findings add to evidence that repeated military occupational blast exposure (MOBE) may have lasting neurological and behavioural effects. The link remained independent of combat exposure, traumatic brain [...]