Healing Touch Rehab
Specialist paediatric and adult neurological physiotherapy and vestibular rehabilitation service offering assessment, management and treatment of children, teenagers and adults who present with physical problems as a result of a neurological condition. Our children’s neurological physiotherapists in Leeds can treat a wide range of clients ranging from acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, nerve injuries, multiple trauma, stroke and cerebral palsy.
We can arrange a detailed initial assessment, discuss your needs, advice on specialist equipment you may need and formulate specific therapy programme to help you achieve your goals. If you like to discuss anything in detail, we are here to help you.
Paediatric Service
Therapy for children is completely different to that for adults. Children, in their developing stage, grow constantly and there are significant changes in their musculoskeletal system throughout their growth spurt. Therefore treatment for these growing bodies requires specialist knowledge and experience.
At Healing Touch Rehab, our paediatric specialists are trained and skilled at working with children with complex needs in a very friendly environment, keeping them motivated and making the sessions fun. We ensure our neuro physiotherapy sessions are interesting and something children look forward to. Our clients include children and young adults with varied functional levels Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) 1-5.
Neuro Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based therapy programme that is designed to reduce the symptoms of disequilibrium by promoting central nervous system compensation in associated vestibular pathology. Vestibular rehabilitation is an alternative treatment involving specific exercises that can eliminate or significantly reduce symptoms by promoting central nervous system compensation for inner ear deficits. The training allows the brain to regain balance, control and minimise dizziness.
This is a specialist area of rehabilitation that requires specialist knowledge, training and expertise. When choosing your rehabilitation specialist, it is important you make sure that your physiotherapist has specialist knowledge, understanding and relevant training to treat neurological and vestibular conditions.
Healing Touch Rehab has a specialist service offering vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. Our paediatric specialists will complete an assessment, set out specific goals that are realistic and achievable and formulate a rehabilitation plan that would help you achieve your goals. Our goal is to restore your movement, train and help you with normal movement patterns, develop your confidence, help you achieve and promote independence.
Neurological Physiotherapy Service for Teenagers and Young Adults
We believe that ongoing rehabilitation is essential through the transitional phase as a child grows to an adult. Our evidence-based, hands-on treatment and management plan for individuals with special needs are designed to offer continuity, promote progress and help young adults to be as independent and successful as they aspire to be within the confines of their disability. We offer tailored training and support to care staff, advice to college and educational staff on manual handling, positioning, usage of equipment, tailored training for the staff for a home-based programme, advice on care plans, assess and devise a treatment for hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. No matter the scale of your child’s needs, our neurological therapy team in Leeds and Manchester are sure to provide you with the bespoke solution you require.
Expert Witness
We are a specialist physiotherapy clinic in Leeds offering expert witness and clinical evidence corroborating case related facts using our clinical experience and expertise. We can prepare reports and evidence for the process of court proceedings. Kay Ganguly, Specialist Physiotherapist is trained by Cardiff University Law School and has been awarded Bond Solon Civil Expert Certificate. Kay is involved in assessment and reporting on children with complex neurological conditions like brain injury, spinal cord injury, poly trauma, birth injuries like birth asphyxia, brachial plexus injury and complex orthopaedic conditions. Kay is instructed by claimants, defendants and as a single joint expert.
Conditions and Treatment
Healing Touch Rehab is an integrated neurological physiotherapy service offering treatment and advice to meet the needs of individuals with physical and sensory processing difficulties. We specialise in treating neurological conditions in children and young adults with acquired injuries, genetic conditions and birth injuries. These include conditions involving both central and peripheral nervous systems. Some commonly treated conditions are.
Neurological Conditions
- Acquired brain injury
- Birth injuries
- Cerebral Palsy
- Childhood disabilities
- Spinal cord injury
- Developmental coordination disorders Long term strokes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromuscular disorder
- Pre and post SDR (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy) rehabilitation.
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Recent strokes less than 6 months
- Rehabilitation post brain and spinal cord tumor surgeries.
- Genetic disorders
- Vestibular disorders- dizziness, headache and balance problems
- Other long term neurological conditions
Orthopaedic Conditions
• Traumatic fracture and dislocation
• Polytrauma and long term management
• Orthopaedic spinal injuries
• Musculoskeletal conditions in children and young adults
• Pre and post amputation rehabilitation
Key Interventions
- Hands on therapy
- Joint and soft tissue mobilisation.
Strengthening - Bobath therapy
- Neurodevelopmental therapy and sensory integration
- Vestibular habituation, balance training and neuro rehabilitation
- Movement analysis and gait training
- Postural analysis and functional training
- Biomechanical assessment and advice on specialist orthotic intervention
- Facilitation of normal movement pattern with the use of assistive devices and equipment
Neurological Conditions
- Acquired brain injury
- Birth injuries
- Cerebral Palsy
- Childhood disabilities
- Spinal cord injury
- Developmental coordination disorders Long term strokes
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromuscular disorder
- Pre and post SDR (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy) rehabilitation.
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Recent strokes less than 6 months
- Rehabilitation post brain and spinal cord tumor surgeries.
- Genetic disorders
- Vestibular disorders- dizziness, headache and balance problems
- Other long term neurological conditions
Orthopaedic Conditions
• Traumatic fracture and dislocation
• Polytrauma and long term management
• Orthopaedic spinal injuries
• Musculoskeletal conditions in children and young adults
• Pre and post amputation rehabilitation
Key Interventions
- Hands on therapy
- Joint and soft tissue mobilisation.
Strengthening - Bobath therapy
- Neurodevelopmental therapy and sensory integration
- Vestibular habituation, balance training and neuro rehabilitation
- Movement analysis and gait training
- Postural analysis and functional training
- Biomechanical assessment and advice on specialist orthotic intervention
- Facilitation of normal movement pattern with the use of assistive devices and equipment