Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy
We’re here to help you stay fit, active and independent, providing good routines and lots of motivation. Rehabilitation technology may also mitigate your symptoms – we’ll look into that with you.
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What is cerebral palsy?
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the name for a group of life-long conditions that affect a person’s ability to move. Cerebral refers to the brain while palsy means weakness. CP is caused by a problem with brain development or damage before, during or soon after birth.
Common challenges with cerebral palsy
The symptoms of CP vary significantly from person to person but commonly include weak, stiff or floppy arms and legs, jerky or uncontrolled movements, and altered posture, coordination and balance. This could cause mild problems with walking or using a hand normally, or there could be more severe problems with being unable to walk and having difficulty maintaining a good, comfortable posture.
There can be difficulties when moving from NHS children’s to adult services, or when young adults’ routines change significantly due to work and other lifestyle factors. Often symptoms become more apparent as people get older.
How we can help
We’re here to help you stay as fit, active and independent as possible, for as long as possible, by helping you establish good routines and motivating you to make sure you’re getting the most out of your body. We commonly work on posture, strength, flexibility and balance using a combination of exercise and hands-on techniques.
I’ve been working with Kenny Thoms for around five years, initially for surgical rehabilitation and then for ongoing physio for mild cerebral palsy. He has been so encouraging and supportive throughout. He regularly changes my physio programme to keep me motivated and always pushes me to be my physical and functional best. I’ve seen huge changes since we started working together – hopefully there’s lots more to come!
Kathleen McNish
Rehabilitation technology
The Exopulse Mollii Suit is a new technology that is providing life changing effects for some people with cerebral palsy. It can reduce spasticity (tightness in muscles), activate weaker muscle groups and reduce pain. We’ve had some amazing results so far and you can hear what one of our patient’s has to say about it here:
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What They Say
I have been the fortunate recipient of expert and professional physiotherapy from Ali and Katy following a stroke. They are professional and compassionate, very expert and great fun; their expertise and appointments have been both necessary and a delight. I would recommend this firm very highly and without reserve, and their staff are deserving of the highest praise.
Kenneth Walker
I’ve been working with Kenny for around five years, initially for surgical rehabilitation and then for ongoing mild cerebral palsy. He has been so encouraging and supportive throughout. He regularly changes my programme to keep me motivated and always pushes me to be my physical and functional best. I’ve seen huge changes since we started working together!
Kathleen McNish
Bob was in a very poor condition when Catriona came to see us, and he is making very good progress. Catriona is always positive and in just a few weeks has made a big difference in Bob’s life, and we can’t thank her enough for all her help.
Christine Chrystal
This company has helped me regain much more of my balance and core strength lost in the first lockdown. Through weekly visits, with plenty of exercises to do daily in between, I have come a long way to regaining core strength and balance. Thank you to a wonderful specialist physiotherapist that makes each visit to give me more confidence.
Bernadette Hendry
Tracey is always pleasant, considerate, and obviously a dedicated first-class therapist. She has done a great deal for my wife’s condition (disability and tremor following a stroke), not least for her morale. She gives great encouragement. Her visits have become friendly occasions for my wife, who frequently asks when Tracey is coming back.
Tom Brown
NeuroPhysio has been absolutely fantastic with the help and support provided to my mum. Her confidence has grown, she is stronger and making amazing progress. Thank you to Emma for always making time available to talk things through, the patience and also the persistence to get the best outcome.
