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Assessment in neurological physiotherapy

(Español) Para la rehabilitación de las alteraciones que presente el paciente es recomendable realizar una valoración previa que aporte información al diagnóstico clínico, ayude a clasificar, graduar y medir la evolución del paciente así como los resultados de las terapias propuesta por el servicio de fisioterapia y terapia ocupacional del centro de rehabilitación neurológica.

10 Principles of Neural Plasticity to optimize the intervention in neurorehabilitation

Use it or lose it Decreased activation of specific brain areas can lead to functional degradation. Encourage the patient to perform the movements that he can do on his own and assist the movement that he cannot perform. Since it has been shown that the decrease in use or performance of a movement can cause […]

Gait speed with Functional Electrical Stimulation

(Español) La Estimulación Eléctrica Funcional, conocida como FES por su sigla en inglés, es un abordaje terapéutico que usa un pequeño dispositivo eléctrico para producir corrientes eléctricas y estimular el nervio periférico mediante electrodos adhesivos colocados en la piel

What footwear should I wear after a stroke?

After having suffered an Ictus, it is possible to present several alterations such as speech alterations, memory and attention problems, sensory and sensory changes, alteration of movement among other less common ones. Related to the alterations of the posture and of the movement, a great alteration is in balance and march above all when the […]

Bobath Concept

As every year, we receive the training sessions of the Spanish Association of Therapists trained in the Bobath Concept (AETB). At the beginning of the month of March, Saturday, September 9, the XXXII AETB Training Days will take place in Madrid. These conferences, open to members and non-members, aim to keep interested parties up-to-date regarding […]

Virtual Reality in Neurorehabilitation

Virtual Reality is used to artificially create sensory information of an interactive virtual environment being perceived as real and favoring exploration, commitment, curiosity and motivation.