Exercise and promoting physical activity is a BIG part of what we do at Plymouth Neurophysio. This is always undertaken in a safe and effective way, following thorough assessment, taking on board an individual's unique needs.
Physiotherapy lead exercise sessions
During our treatment sessions, we carry out specific exercises with clients to target areas of weakness and to facilitate normal movement patterns. We ensure that the exercises are safe and effective and are designed around the individual’s particular physical problems and impairments. The exercise sessions may be at home, in our clinic or in a gym. We will include stretching exercises for muscles that have become shortened due to postural changes and / or spasticity or weakness. We may draw on pilates or yoga exercises as appropriate to a client's needs and abilities to enhance the benefits of the programme.
Home Exercise Programmes
We usually give clients a home exercise programme to carry out between therapy sessions. We understand that not everyone is keen on the idea of 'exercise' and we will work with a client to optimise engagement and motivation and will take on board daily routines and fatigue. The team will fully assess an individual’s needs and preferences with view to devising a specific exercise programme for home or in a gym environment. Where appropriate, we become involved with training family members and / or care teams to carry out specific exercise programmes with our clients to ensure regular practice wherever possible.
We provide a written programme of exercises which is clear and concise (often with photographs) and we review and adjust the exercise programmes regularly to ensure that we respond to changes and progress, thus providing optimal benefit. We take on board any specific communication or cognitive difficulties that our clients may have and present the information in a way that can be easily understood and followed.
Adaptive Personal Training:
Our Neurological Physiotherapists work closely alongside our Personal Trainers & Rehab Assistants on our team who are able to target specific strength and conditioning exercises as well as working on improving fitness and endurance. This can be at home, in a gym or during hydrotherapy sessions. This can be really motivating for clients who may wish to take their neuro exercise programme to the next level!
NeuroPilates and PhysioYoga:
The Plymouth Neurophysio team run regular NeuroPilates classes lead by Specialist Neurological Physiotherapists. The classes are held at our Marine Building clinic in Plymouth, please email office@plymouthneurophysio.com for more information on the NeuroPilates classes that we run including dates and times.
