Specialist Neurological Physiotherapy at Home
Living with a neurological condition presents unique challenges that can affect movement, balance, strength, and overall independence. Specialist neurological physiotherapy plays a crucial role in managing symptoms, maximising potential, and improving quality of life. Medella Home Physio & OT provides expert neurological physiotherapy services delivered exclusively in your own home or care home across Hampshire and Dorset.
Expert Physiotherapy for Neurological Conditions in Your Home
Our experienced physiotherapists possess specialised knowledge and skills in treating a wide range of neurological conditions. We focus on evidence-based rehabilitation tailored to your specific needs, helping you to adapt, maintain function, and live as fully as possible.
Why Choose Home-Based Neurological Physiotherapy?
Managing fatigue, mobility issues, and transport can be significant hurdles when living with a neurological condition. Our home-visit physiotherapy service offers key advantages:
- Eliminates Travel: Reduces fatigue and stress associated with getting to appointments.
- Comfort & Familiarity: Therapy in your own environment where you feel most comfortable and secure.
- Real-World Application: Practise movements, transfers, and strategies directly within your daily living space.
- Energy Conservation: Allows you to dedicate your energy to the therapy session itself.
- Personalised & Convenient: One-to-one sessions scheduled at times that work best for you.
What Does Neurological Physiotherapy Involve?
Your physiotherapy sessions will be tailored to your specific condition and goals. Interventions may include:
- Balance Retraining: Exercises to improve stability and reduce fall risk.
- Gait Re-education: Improving walking patterns, safety, and efficiency.
- Transfer Practice: Techniques for safely moving between surfaces (bed, chair, toilet).
- Strength and Conditioning: Exercises to maintain or improve muscle strength.
- Management of Tone/Spasticity: Strategies and exercises to manage muscle stiffness or tightness.
- Fatigue Management Strategies: Advice and techniques to help conserve energy.
- Task-Specific Practice: Breaking down daily activities to make them more manageable.
- Postural Management: Advice and exercises to improve posture and positioning.
- Respiratory Physiotherapy: Techniques to support breathing if required by your condition.
- Advice on Equipment and Adaptations: Guidance on mobility aids, splints, or home adaptations.
Highly Experienced Neurological Physiotherapists
Our team is our strength. All Medella physiotherapists have a minimum of five years’ clinical experience, with most having over ten years. They possess specific post-graduate training and extensive practical experience in neurological physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Conditions We Support with Neuro Physiotherapy
We provide dedicated home-based physiotherapy for individuals living with various neurological conditions, including (but not limited to):
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Stroke recovery (complementing our dedicated Stroke Rehabilitation service)
- Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) / Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Cerebral Palsy (in adults)
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Ataxia
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome
If your condition isn’t listed, please contact us to discuss how we might be able to help.
Our Personalised Approach to Neuro Rehab
Neurological conditions affect everyone differently. Our approach is highly individualised:
- Comprehensive Neurological Assessment: We evaluate your movement patterns, muscle tone, strength, sensation, coordination, balance, functional abilities, and fatigue levels.
- Collaborative Goal Setting: We work closely with you (and your family/carers if appropriate) to understand what matters most to you and set meaningful, achievable goals.
- Tailored Treatment Plan: We develop an evidence-based physiotherapy programme specifically designed to address your symptoms and work towards your goals.
- Long-Term Management Focus: We aim to empower you with strategies for managing your condition effectively over the long term.
Benefits of Our Neuro Physiotherapy Service
Engaging with our specialist neurological physiotherapy service can help you to:
- Improve your mobility, balance, and coordination.
- Reduce your risk of falls.
- Manage specific symptoms like stiffness, weakness, or tremors more effectively.
- Maintain independence with daily activities for longer.
- Develop strategies to manage fatigue.
- Improve posture and comfort.
- Increase your confidence and overall well-being.
- Feel empowered with self-management techniques.
Serving Hampshire and Dorset
Medella Home Physio & OT provides specialist neurological physiotherapy via home visits to clients in their own homes and residential/nursing care settings throughout Hampshire and Dorset.
Discuss Your Neurological Physiotherapy Needs
Living with a neurological condition requires expert support. Contact Medella Home Physio & OT today to discuss how our specialist home-based physiotherapy service can help you manage your symptoms, maximise your independence, and improve your quality of life.