This month Sunshine Coast Neuro Rehab staff have joined the push up challenge to raise awareness and funds for mental health. At SCNR we support people living with neurological condition like cerebral palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease. Some of our clients have hidden disabilities, such as fatigue. Others are unable to get out of … Read more
How common is MS? The 30th of May is World MS day. Like me, you may have grown up doing the MS read-a-thon, or have heard of the disease Multiple Sclerosis. It’s estimated that 2.8 million people around the world have MS, with worldwide data suggesting there has been an increase in the number of … Read more
May is Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy awareness month so the next two blogs will be discussing these conditions. Let’s start with GBS or Guillain-Barre Syndrome. What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome GBS is a rare lower motor neuron disorder where your body’s immune system, which usually only attacks invading organisms, mistakenly attacks your … Read more
What is an AFO and how does it work? An Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) is a type of foot splint. It assists in keeping the leg stable by helping with correct alignment of the ankle. For example, some people have trouble keeping their ankle bent when they walk, which can lead them to trip over … Read more
What is aquatic hydrotherapy? Aquatic physiotherapy for stroke is popular, but what exactly is it? In aquatic physiotherapy you will do exercises in the pool under the guidance of your physiotherapist. The properties of water including buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, viscosity, and thermodynamics have been shown to provide a therapeutic environment to help reduce pain, increase … Read more
March is Women’s History Month, a great time to reflect on the role of women in the development of physiotherapy. Australian physiotherapy originated from the UK, and elements of physiotherapy can be traced back to ancient China, Greece, and Rome. In the 1800’s, a group of female masseurs established themselves as the Society of Trained … Read more
Rather than looking at your movement from the perspective of muscles and joints alone, a neurological physiotherapist considers to what extent nervous system damage impacts your movement. In other words, neurological physiotherapy focuses on treating movement and function issues that originate from the body’s neuromuscular system. This process involves the assessment, treatment, management and rehabilitation … Read more
Here at Sunshine Coast Neuro Rehab, our aim is to walk the journey with you, empowering you to lead your best life. We are a newly established business, run by a dedicated team of physiotherapists. Our neurological physiotherapists understand your condition and how to rehabilitate your body to give you a better way of life. … Read more