PEEPS HIE Charity
PEEPS HIE Charity The organisation is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting those affected by H.I.E. (Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy), a condition caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain at birth. It provides free emotional, practical, and financial support to families, regardless of cause or outcome. The charity also supplies free parent packs to […]
Shaken Stirred Assessment Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The controversy surrounding the symptoms that follow a seemingly mild traumatic brain injury is a long-standing issue. However the research in this area is high quality and well established. From the 1960s onwards the relationship between what was considered mild traumatic brain injury and the potential for long term symptoms was recognised, but simply not […]
Post Concussion Syndrome Debate
POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME (PCS) refers to those symptoms that linger following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). Conflicting findings regarding symptom duration, an absence of objective neurologic findings, inconsistencies in presentation, poorly understood etiology and significant methodological problems in the literature make post-concussive syndrome a controversial topic. It was first described in 1822 by […]
Neurologic Music Therapy For Children With a Brain Injury
The role of Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) becomes even more critical for young children starved of oxygen at birth as evidence shows the injured brain can recover function, according to Chroma. A child’s brain structure changes as a result of illness or injury and research shows that the injured brain can recover function and the […]
Court of Protection Costs Statutory Will Applications
Regular readers of Paul Cruickshanks’ articles may have noticed much of his recent content focussed on the new COP E-bill, given the ongoing pilot that is currently in place. However, by way of a departure, this time he takes a look at a typical Statutory Will application, outlining the process and providing some hints and […]
Recognition health objective diagnosis brain-injury
Cognition Health’s experts in brain injury work with the latest developments in brain health, including the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative brain diseases. Over the past 4 years, Re:Cognition Health has been developing sophisticated approaches to diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury, including the most sophisticated functional MR imaging techniques. Over the past year these techniques […]
How the Arts Therapies can support the mental health of brain injury survivors
By Daniel Thomas, Managing Director & Neurologic Music Therapist, Chroma Suffering a traumatic or acquired brain injury can have devastating physical, mental and emotional impacts upon the individual. Physical rehabilitation through physiotherapy, speech and language, occupational therapy and neurologic music therapy can all help improve quality of life by improving functional skills and abilities (to […]
Testing Capaciy Brief Overview Two Stage Test
Testing Capaciy Brief Overview Two Stage Test Speak With An Advisor Our in-house team and network of trusted professionals will help every step of the way. Home Page Contact Form First NameLast NameEmailContact NumberSubjectType of EnquirySelect Type of EnquiryGuidance on Financial SupportDirection with Care and RehabilitationSupport With Capacity And The Court Of ProtectionEmotional Support And […]
The Challenges of Providing Care in Clients’ Homes
Susie Quinlan of Independent Living Solutions set the tone for our recent ‘Rehabilitation’ training day by looking at the challenges that providing paid care support in a client’s home can present and, most importantly, how an experienced case manager’s input can help to address those challenges. Learning and Development Manager at ILS, Susie is also […]
