Physiotherapy for Inpatients
The Inpatient Physiotherapy team provides treatment to patients who are admitted to hospital and require our assessment and care. The service aims to rehabilitate patients within the hospital setting to achieve the best recovery possible. This includes the treatment of patients with respiratory, neurological and orthopaedic problems.
All patients will undergo a specialist assessment. This looks at range of movement, muscle power, muscle control, sensation and proprioception, tightness, shortening, posture, balance and mobility. From this we will draw up a problem list, treatment plan and set goals.
What is neurological physiotherapy?
This is a specialised branch of physiotherapy that assess and treats people who have a neurological condition resulting from damage to their brain, spinal cord or nerves such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy, MND, functional neurological disorder or peripheral neuropathy.
We provide a service to both inpatients (Stroke Unit and the medical wards), and outpatients in the west of Dorset.
We aim to maximise your potential to carry out day to day tasks in the most qualitative way. We also provide education and can liaise with other services.
Useful websites
Stroke Association | Stroke Association
Here for everyone with MS | MS Society
Headway – the brain injury association | Headway
MND Association | Fighting motor neurone disease
GAIN Charity: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Associated Neuropathies