What is neurological Physiotherapy?
Neurological rehabilitation is a special form of general rehabilitation or follow-up treatment.
Neurological rehabilitation in particular deals with patients who suffer from disorders or diseases of the peripheral or central nervous system.
In the course of neurological diseases, the affected patients can acutely or insidiously lose skills such as mobility, communication, or personal hygiene, and cognition. Since these skills are essential for independent and self-determined participation in the life, it is essential to improve and, if possible, regain these skills in order to maintain the quality of life – this is often possible with the help of neurological rehabilitation techniques.
Patients who can benefit from good neurological rehabilitation are those affected by acute incidents, such as stroke, slipped discs, brain hemorrhages (e.g. brain aneurysms), or craniocerebral trauma, but also by chronic diseases such as polyneuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis or chronic pain.
Aims of neurorehabilitation
Neurorehabilitation supports the special ability of the human nervous system to reorganize itself after irreversible damage and to adapt its functions accordingly. The therapeutic applications activate and optimize the plasticity of the nervous system and the compensatory capacity of the brain.
Increasing the quality of life and independence of the affected patients is the first and foremost aim of rehabilitation.
Depending on the disease, patients may not be able to regain their previous abilities, such as aid-free walking or error-free speech, despite intensive rehabilitation.
However, it is usually always possible to improve these abilities in order to enable the affected patients to better participate in social and professional life.
In the context of neurological rehabilitation, multidisciplinary work is always necessary, since the success of the therapies must also reflect in the concrete work and everyday environment.
Above all, planning a preferably individual supply chain and its transition, a real orientation towards self-determination of the affected ones, and respect for the right to participate in social life represent high challenges in neurological patients.