What is brain injury rehabilitation?
Rehabilitation is an important part of brain injury recovery.
What is brain injury rehabilitation?
Rehabilitation is a term that describes different kinds of specialist support and services that help natural recovery after someone has received a brain injury. The nature of the brain injury rehabilitation will depend on the stage of the person’s their recovery process.
Brain injury rehabilitation starts in the hospital with proper nutrition and physiotherapy to reduce the risk of muscle hardening and ensure the person’s chest remains free from infection.
When the individual has regained consciousness, there may be further intensive physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy to help them regain basic skills like washing and dressing.
Once the person is medically stable, the type of brain injury rehabilitation they need will change. They often move from a hospital ward to a rehabilitation centre, which might not be on a hospital site.
The neurobehavioural approach
Brainkind has pioneered the neurobehavioural approach to rehabilitation in the UK. People who are undergoing rehabilitation are helped to overcome their problems in a constructive and rewarding way.
We give people as much support as they need to achieve success, gradually reducing support so they become more independent.
Brain injury rehabilitation services
We focus on brain injury rehabilitation in real-life settings, such as a shopping trip, public transport, or work placement. This ongoing support (as well as emotional support) is much more successful than concentrating on doing exercises in a brain injury rehabilitation centre.
Brainkind’s services are in residential areas close to local amenities and with good public transport links. People are taught strategies to help them compensate for their difficulties. For example, everyday activities such as writing in a diary can successfully overcome an individual’s memory problem.
Specific goals are agreed upon for each service user, depending on their needs. Effective assessment is important, so progress towards these goals is carefully documented by Brainkind staff.
If their brain injury rehabilitation is not achieving the desired results, the programme can be adjusted to ensure greater success.
Specific goals are agreed upon, depending on a person’s needs. We carefully document their progress, and if their rehabilitation is not achieving the best outcomes, we can tailor the treatment and support to ensure greater success.
The Brainkind Guide to Living
The Brainkind Guide to Living – for Adults with a brain injury (Coming soon) is a comprehensive and easy-to-use publication for people with brain injuries, their families, carers and professionals working with them.
Find the right service for your needs
People with brain injuries and other neurological conditions have unique needs. To help as many people as possible, we have a network neurological centres, assessment and rehab services, and community support services across the UK.
