Why You Need To Fix Arm Swing
In an age where we can divert most of our attention to our phones, and still be able to walk at the same time, I start to wonder whether our arm swing is still relevant.
In an age where we can divert most of our attention to our phones, and still be able to walk at the same time, I start to wonder whether our arm swing is still relevant.
In our clinic, we see many neurological patients who come in through our doors with a laboured walking pattern.
There is a common myth amongst many of our patients with multiple sclerosis that the heated pool you find in many leisure and recreational centres around Melbourne are bad for their fatigue.
Many stroke patients of ours have trouble with reaching and grasping objects with their more affected hemiplegic arm.
In clinical practice, we see this all the time. The ability to learn something well depends on how well encoded the person’s brain is in interpreting your instructions and applying itself to the task
Balance involves the ongoing interaction between seeing, feeling and orientation in space, and is underpinned by the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems.
In the second post of the series, we examine muscle stiffness and spasticity in MS, and some of the principles.
In the lead up to MS Awareness Month in May, I shall tackle a question that we always get asked – how should we approach the walking problem in MS?.
Truck drivers concentrate for hours, but don’t apologise for the fact that they need frequent breaks. They know their bodies, they know when it’s time to pull over, because their life depends on it.
Hydrotherapy comes from the Greek word meaning ‘healing water’. For people with Parkinson’s, hydrotherapy can be a great way to exercise in a safer and more comfortable environment.
Hydrotherapy is often a popular adjunct to Physiotherapy due to the benefits that water has on the body that land doesn’t offer. But what is Hydrotherapy? Is it the same as water exercises or water aerobics?
I began to do a bit of research of my own into the idea of music therapy for people with neurological conditions.
In the field of Parkinson’s therapy, there’s a bit of a mini revolution coming on the past few years around dancing. Finally, therapy get sexy!
We offer expert neurological therapy services to help adults and adolescents recover from conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord, inner ear and nerves.
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