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Functional movement disorder

What is this movement disorder? Functional movement disorder, also known as psychogenic movement disorder, is a neurological condition characterized by the presence of abnormal movements, weakness, or alterations in motor coordination without an evident organic basis. Although the symptoms appear to be neurological in origin, they are not related to structural injuries or dysfunctions in […]

stroke in young people

Stroke A stroke, scientifically known as a cerebrovascular accident, is defined as an alteration of the cerebral circulation that causes a transitory or permanent deficit in the functioning of one or several brain areas. This health problem is more common in older people. It is also more frequent among males and in the Asian race. […]

Bettina Paeth and the Bobath Concept

In 1980 she finishes her studies of physiotherapy in the University Justus Liebig (Germany)and from that moment, she devotes herself to neurology. Her training in the Bobath concept started in 1981 with Patricia Davies (Bad Ragaz, Switzerland) and continued with the advanced course with Drs, Berta and Karel Bobath. She was given the Bobath Tutor […]

WHAT IS NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION?

Neuropsychological rehabilitation is one that focuses on the treatment of disorders that affect any cognitive domain: attention, memory, perceptual-motor processes, executive functions (planning, inhibition, working memory, etc.), emotion and behavior. Cognitive functioning can be altered by different causes, one of these being Acquired Brain Damage (DCA). When we talk about DCA, we are referring to […]

Reopening

We open the Neurorehabilitation Clinic next Monday, May 11. Appointments will be given 15 minutes apart to ensure proper compliance with disinfection protocols for all surfaces used by patients. We ask patients to be punctual. We will carry out disinfection of the footwear and supervision of hand washing (with soap and water or with hydroalcoholic […]

Neurorehabilitation service: preventive measures

Knowing how important the process of rehabilitation of neurological patients is, the Neurorehabilitation Clinic reopens its doors fully respecting the health recommendations. Neurological patients affected by diseases such as a stroke, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, etc., must continue their rehabilitative process to restore mobility, increase functionality, prevent deterioration, among others. In some cases, physiotherapy, […]