PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR BRAIN INJURY: REBUILDING STRENGTH, ONE STEP AT A TIME!

Recovering from a brain injury is like relearning a dance—your body and brain need to reconnect. But guess what? Your brain is powerful! With physiotherapy, you can retrain, rebuild, and regain function. Let’s get started! 🏆

📝 What Happens After a Brain Injury?

Brain injuries can affect movement, coordination, strength, and balance. But your brain is plastic—meaning it can rewire itself with the right exercises! (Yes, you can teach your brain new tricks! 🧠✨)

🏆 How Physiotherapy Helps You Recover

• Rebuilds strength & mobility

• Enhances balance & posture

• Improves walking & coordination

• Reduces dizziness & vertigo

• Stimulates neuroplasticity (brain healing!)

💪 Key Physiotherapy Exercises for Brain Injury

1️⃣ Passive & Active Movements: Start with assisted -

eg arm lifts using your unaffected arm and leg slides with a bin bag under your leg on the bed.

2️⃣ Gait Training: Try to walk with your heel down first and step past your left foot with your right (and on the other side) to take big fluent steps.

3️⃣ Balance Training: Stand heel-to-toe, or on one leg, shift weight side to side, or use a balance board.

4️⃣ Vestibular (Dizziness) Exercises: Eye-tracking and head movement drills help with vertigo.

5️⃣ Task-Specific Training: Practice everyday actions—like reaching for a cup—to regain function.

6️⃣ Planning rest into your day to avoid fatigue - a weekly activity planner can really help to pace activity and rest periods.

7️⃣ Using memory aids like phone alarms or sticky notes to prompt you.

🎯 Pro Tip: Slow and steady wins the race! Celebrate every small victory. 🎉

We are here to support your recovery to everyday activities and to help you thrive in the hobbies you enjoyed.

📞Contact us on 07778663470 to start your rehabilitation journey today!