News : Home based rehabilitation
National April Falls Day- April 2nd
Falls represent the single greatest cost to the health system, greater than road trauma. Join us for National April Falls day on April 2nd.
Categories: Stroke recovery, Home based rehabilitation, Occupational therapy, Falls prevention program, Physiotherapy
Stroke services failing to provide
A report into stroke services across Australia released in October 2011 showed a major failure to provide best practice care in acute and follow up services. Prompt access to specialised treatment units have been shown to reduce deaths and lessen impairments. Yet many Australians are unable to access these units. A report into stroke services across Australia showed many stroke victims are cared for outside of these units – a staggering 42% were unable to access specialised stroke unit care.
Being in hospital is merely the beginning of a stroke survivor’s journey. Rehabilitation and planning for leaving hospital are vital to improving life after stroke, yet over a third of hospitals do not assess their patients’ need for further rehabilitation as standard practice. Four out of 10 hospitals did not give stroke survivors a plan for care after leaving hospital. Two thirds of hospitals had no protocols for reviewing patients after discharge, and one third did not provide any after discharge contact information.
Categories: Feature Article, Stroke recovery, Home based rehabilitation, Physiotherapy
Strength training in Stroke
High intensity activity, including strength training is an important part of rehabilitation after stroke. Research over the past 20 years has shown that muscle weakness may be directly responsible for compromised muscle function and that strength training not only improves strength and function, in most cases it can reduce spasticity.
Categories: Feature Article, Stroke recovery, Home based rehabilitation, Falls prevention program, Physiotherapy
The Latest Technology- Can It Assist or Does It Just Make Life a Little More Difficult?
Computers, Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones, Smart Photos, iPads – these are just some of latest technologies we use every day. Making phone calls, checking emails and using the internet are everyday activities which happen at our fingers tips. But what happens if you have an injury or illness which affects your ability to use technology?
Categories: Feature Article, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Home based rehabilitation, Occupational therapy, Polio Clinic, Spinal Cord Injury, Physiotherapy
Stroke Rehabilitation: Are you getting enough?
Recent studies show that on average people receive less than 60 minutes of rehabilitation a day in inpatient care following a stroke. Is this enough? We still don’t know exactly how much is enough, but we do know that people who receive more therapy, earlier, tend to have more positive outcomes and less dependency.
Categories: Feature Article, Stroke recovery, Home based rehabilitation
New exercises for arm and hand after stroke
Approximately two thirds of stroke survivors continue to experience difficulty moving their arm resulting in diminished quality of life, dependence and possibly pain. Conventional rehabilitation can provide modest improvements but physiotherapists are looking at new ways to improve the outcomes of therapy. Virtual reality (VR) technology is becoming more and more common as adjunctive therapy in neuro-rehabilitation. VR and video game applications like Wii and Pablo® are novel and potentially useful technologies that can be combined with conventional rehabilitation for upper arm improvement after stroke.
Categories: Product Review, Stroke recovery, Home based rehabilitation
Dictus Orthotic support for foot drop
The Dictus Band is a simple orthopedic aid, used to assist people with foot clearance and mainly intended for foot drop. The active part is an elastic band, which lifts the front of the foot in an upward position.
Categories: Product Review, Stroke recovery, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Home based rehabilitation, Neuromuscular Orthotics, Polio Clinic, Spinal Cord Injury
Seniors Week: Two Alfs still kicking on nearing 100
Did you see the two Alfs in the North Shore Times last week? 98 years young last week, and Alf Fitzsimmons is a shining example of what a bit of effort, a positive outlook and continuous exercise can do. Advance Rehab Centre has over 60 clients older than 95 who come to the centre in St Leonards for a range of services including falls and balance classes and hydrotherapy classes, or who are seen at home by a physiotherapy and occupational therapy team.
Categories: Media Release, Parkinson's Disease, Home based rehabilitation, Occupational therapy, Falls prevention program
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Every Australian Counts is the campaign for the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme. The NDIS will revolutionise the way people with a disability, their families and carers are supported in this country. Make your vote count now!
Categories: Media Release, Stroke recovery, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Home based rehabilitation, Occupational therapy, Polio Clinic, Spinal Cord Injury
Gold Star Award goes to Albert Somssich
A huge well done to Albert who was referred from the Royal North Shore Hospital. Albert had lost his confidence and had not walked outdoors on his own for three months prior to assessment. Two months later he is back out in the garden......Read more about Albert's story here.
Categories: Gold Star Award, Home based rehabilitation, Occupational therapy, Falls prevention program, Falls prevention program