Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy Northampton

PhysioFunction’s highly specialised Neurological Physiotherapists and PFit team of Rehabilitation Assistants, Sports Therapists and Personal Trainers are able to deliver tailored Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation programs for clients using a combination of hands-on-therapy, use of assistive devices and exercise.

Neurological Physiotherapy for Cerebral Palsy aims to maintain or improve movement, increase strength to prevent problems associated with muscle weakness and shortening (contractures), which can be painful and affect growth and development. It also aims to help posture in a range of positions, such as by improving core stability. This can assist people in being more stable and therefore have more controlled movements of their body and limbs.

Some examples of the therapy you may receive includes:

Neurological Physiotherapy - hands on facilitation, movement re-education and therapeutic exercises.
Massage and soft tissue mobilisations to release and mobilise tight muscles and improve joint range.
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for Foot Drop (Bioness L300 Go and L100 Go), upper limb rehabilitation, arm and hand function, cycling and cross training (FES Cycling)

Hand and upper limb functional and rehabilitation devices such as the SaeboStretch, Saebo Glove, Saebo Mobile arm support and Syrebo.
Virtual Reality Devices such as Gripable

Gait and balance training – use of the Litegait, GMove, AlterG

Functional strength and resistance training in our PFit studio.

Assessment and trial of specialist orthotics to assist with Foot Drop

Jobskin body garments for sensory and proprioceptive feedback

Aquatic Physiotherapy/Hydrotherapy

Exoskeleton assessments for suitability and ongoing rehab

Access to specialist Occupational Therapy services

Group exercise- We are also able to offer group exercise with our multi-level Neurofit classes which are delivered via Zoom following assessment from one of our specialist Physiotherapists. Your Physiotherapist will be able to assess and determine which class may be suitable for you.

Breathing exercises to maximise lung function and prevent chest infection.

Diet and nutritional advice from our qualified and experience therapists and personal trainers.

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What is Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect physical (movement, sensation and coordination) and cognitive (information processing, communication, learning) development. It's caused damage to the brain that occurs before, during or soon after birth. The affected area of the brain is unable to form effective lines of communication with the related area of the body for appropriate activity or movement, resulting in signs and symptoms including:

delays in reaching developmental milestones
seeming too stiff or too floppy
weak arms and/or legs
fidgety, jerky or clumsy movements
random, uncontrolled movements
walking on tiptoes
muscle spasms
tremors
Other difficulties include – sight, hearing, speech and communication, feeding and swallowing, bowel and bladder issues, sleep, epilepsy and intellectual impairments and learning disabilities.

Types of cerebral palsy

There are 4 main types of cerebral palsy:

spastic cerebral palsy – the muscles are stiff, tight and jerky, making it difficult to move and reducing the range of movement.
athetoid dyskinetic cerebral palsy – the muscles switch between stiffness and floppiness, causing random, uncontrolled body movements or spasms.
ataxic cerebral palsy – when a person has balance and co-ordination problems, resulting in shaky or clumsy movements and sometimes tremors.
mixed cerebral palsy – when a person has symptoms of more than one type of cerebral palsy.

You may also hear terms such as hemiplegia or diplegia. These refer to the parts of the body affected by cerebral palsy.

Hemiplegia means one side of the body is affected, diplegia is where two limbs are affected, monoplegia is where one limb is affected, and quadriplegia is where all four limbs (and usually the whole body) are affected.

Although Cerebral Palsy is a permanent life-long condition, some symptoms of Cerebral Palsy can improve with physiotherapy interventions or worsen over time if not treated or managed.

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How PhysioFunction can help if you have Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy For Adults & Children

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What is Cerebral Palsy

Types of cerebral palsy

Neurological Physiotherapy

Hydrotherapy / Aquatic Physiotherapy

PFit Personal Training