Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Expert Spinal Cord Injury Physiotherapy Services
At NeuroPhysio Scotland, we provide specialised spinal cord injury physiotherapy services to enhance movement and function.
It’s so important to set goals and mark progress. We’ll work towards maximising recovery of movement, body strengthening and increasing independence, providing lots of motivation and support.
What is a spinal cord injury?
In these traumatic injuries, the damage in the spinal cord can range from being partially injured (incomplete) to completely severed (complete). For more incomplete injuries, muscles may continue to recover for long periods of time and function may improve as a result. For complete injuries, there may be a near total absence of movement and sensation below the level of the injury.
Spinal cord injuries may also be called: central cord syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, posterior cord syndrome, Brown-Séquard syndrome.
Common challenges after a spinal cord injury
The challenges can vary depending on the level of the spine affected and severity of your injury. If you’ve had incomplete injury where some movement has been retained you may be facing reduced mobility, reduced arm or hand function, reduced balance or falls. You’ll probably be learning how to maximise recovery while also compensating for any permanent loss of function by finding new ways to get the job done!
For complete or more severe incomplete injuries it may be that learning to adapt to life using a wheelchair, controlling spasms and muscle tightness, developing a routine to stay active and learning to be as independent as possible are your main challenges.
How we can help
We understand that these sudden, often traumatic injuries have life changing consequences. You’ll probably spend a long period of time in hospital recovering and you may have huge adaptations to make to home and work life on discharge. By the time you get home, you should have a good idea about your future potential and often your physical goals may be to maintain your current abilities or to continue to make some slow, steady progress. There is often limited NHS therapy input after discharge so we can provide support when required.
For more incomplete injuries we will help you maximise the recovery of movement in the areas of the body that have been affected. This may include work on hand function, transfers, balance and walking.
For more severe injuries, we might focus on upper body strengthening, standing frame routines, stretches, transfers or wheelchair skills.
“My physio is such a nice person, knows the ropes clearly, always follows up with what’s promised and is never late or unreliable.”
Robin, an active person living with spinal cord injury.
Rehabilitation technology
People with enough leg power to stand might benefit from Functional Electrical Stimulation or Ankle Foot Orthoses to help them turn, transfer or walk more safely and efficiently.
Meet Our Team
Testimonials
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.
