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Christchurch Group
United Kingdom
Приєднався 4 гру 2015
Christchurch Group is an award winning neurological rehabilitation specialist. We are proud to achieve life-changing, evidence-based outcomes for adults with brain and spinal injury, stroke and progressive neurological conditions.
With six centres in seven UK locations - York, Lincoln, Birmingham, Northampton, Bedford and Harwell in Oxfordshire, we are dedicated to improving the lives of residents with neurological conditions.
With six centres in seven UK locations - York, Lincoln, Birmingham, Northampton, Bedford and Harwell in Oxfordshire, we are dedicated to improving the lives of residents with neurological conditions.
Graham's story of brain injury recovery and rehabilitation at Christchurch Group
Graham Rowett suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015 after an accident on his bike. He came to Christchurch Group The Laurels in Lincoln later that year to undergo neurorehabilitation, focusing on Speech and Language Therapy, Neuropsychiatry and close monitoring for epilepsy. Here is his story of recovery and rehabilitation, featuring therapists from Christchurch Group, Graham and wife Maureen.
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Epilepsy after a brain injury
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Professor Mike Barnes speaks on the different types of epilepsy, symptoms and treatment, after a brain injury.
Stroke - causes and symptoms
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Dr Elie Okirie, Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, explains the types of stroke, causes and symptoms in this short film.
Respiration following a brain injury
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Mr Firas Jamil, consultant, speaks on respiration following a brain injury.
Swallowing difficulties following a brain injury
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Sari Teasdale, Speech and Language Therapist, talks on the difficulties of swallowing following a brain injury.
Environmental Control Systems
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Professor Mike Barnes gives an overview of environmental control systems in neurological rehabilitation.
Using a tracheostomy following a spinal injury
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Mr Firas Jamil, Spinal Injury Consultant at Christchurch Group explains the workings of a tracheostomy following a spinal injury. At Woodlands in York, patients with tracheostomy are rehabilitated in a home from home environment.
Goals and outcomes of neurological rehabilitation
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Professor Mike Barnes introduces the importance of goal setting for good outcomes in neurological rehabilitation.
Sex and sexuality following a brain injury
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Occupational Therapist Dawn Arthur discusses the challenges in terms of sex and sexuality that can face individuals following a brain injury.
Gregory's journey towards independence
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Follow Gregory's story of neurorehabilitation and recovery at Christchurch Group following a severe brain injury.
The importance of good team working in neurological rehabilitation
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Christchurch Group Registered Manager, Jo Wilkins, explains about the importance of team working for good outcomes in neurological rehabilitation.
Spinal Injury and neurological rehabilitation
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Professor Mike Barnes, Group Clinical Director of Christchurch Group discusses spinal injuries, recovery and rehabilitation.
The importance of assessing disability for successful neurological rehabilitation
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Group Therapy Lead, Gaynor Green, explains about the importance of assessments in disability. Assessments help clincians, therapist and the individual to understand their disability and create goals to work towards in order to decrease their impairments.
Splinting to manage spasticity and muscle contractions
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Christchurch Group Lead Physiotherapist, Kiran Mattoru, explains how splinting can be used to increase functionality of individuals suffering from muscle contractions as a result of a brain injury or neurological condition.
Coping with fatigue following a brain injury or neurological condition
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Occupational Therapist Kiera Stevenson introduces coping strategies for those living with fatigue following a brain injury. Managing fatigue is an important part of recovery and rehabilitation and fatigue is different to feelings of tiredness.
How neurorehabilitation aids recovery following a neurological condition or brain injury
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How neurorehabilitation aids recovery following a neurological condition or brain injury
An introduction to Huntington's Disease by Prof. Mike Barnes
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An introduction to Huntington's Disease by Prof. Mike Barnes
Managing spasticity following a brain injury
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Managing spasticity following a brain injury
Managing seating & posture following a brain injury or neurological condition -
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Communication difficulties following a brain injury or neurological condition
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Communication difficulties following a brain injury or neurological condition
Visual problems following a brain injury or neurological condition
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Visual problems following a brain injury or neurological condition
I haven’t even lost my virginity and I don’t feel arousal will I EVER get that back?!
Ive had a moderate concussion in sparring, that has left me with post concussion symptoms for a year so far, still going. Omega 3 helped me, actually i felt much sharper(like 3 pills a day, less than that didn't work) BUT, it caused me massive anxiety. Creatine helped a bit but nothing big. Melatonin made me feel groggy so no help. Psilocybin helped A LOT. a few mini trips made me feel like myself again. I still can't take a hit in sparring, so i avoid it. i hope i can get back to 100% someday
I just masturbate all day
Nice summary. I notice the cognitive and emotional concommitants are very similar to those of pain: slowed mental processing speed, impaired executive function, negative mood states. Regarding negative moods: you mention anxiety and depression. In pain, anxiety and depression are common but so is irritability (propensity to anger). I wonder if heightened irritability is a frequent feature of fatigue.
I had a stroke having problems processing info when driving and small print left eye is not stabilize and jiggles
My severe TBI was 20 yrs ago. My personality has changed. I have depression but meds help. But family members don't understand. They think I am lazy. That increases my depression. 😑
adhd dyslexic ocd originally before i took a fall off a roof. that injury to my head has increased the effects of those disorders.
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Hi Everyone @ Christchurch Thank You So Much For Your Beautiful Very Interesting Audio And Video @ Christchurch 👍👍❤️❤️
21 months after my stroke, I’m still sleeping at least 12 hours a day (including a 2 hour sleep in the afternoon). I’m only really awake and alert in the morning so I try and avoid making afternoon appointments. It’s also very easy to stay sat in a chair for hours watching tele so I try and make myself stand up and move around.
The answer is CBD
Exercise, tanning, certain supplements like D3 and Ashwagandha, and more, Massages, Coffee
Oculomotor Control - apparently that is the condition I suffer from! -I'm 59 next week which I'm fortunate to say, as almost killed myself when I fell from a tall ladder at home, a little over a year ago, suffering a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as well as closed fractures of the skull, shoulder blade and several ribs, and some brain bleeding and a punctured lung. But I was found, sent to a good Trauma Center Hospital for maybe 10 days, then to a Rehab. Hospital for about 40 days, before being allowed to go home. (And outpatient rehab tests at my local hospital). Of course, someone from my family was visiting me everyday in the hospitals, but I recovered so well that I was able to live alone, once home. In the Rehab Hospital, I excelled at most things, (frustrating for me, as being a head injury patient, they tested me on the same things, over and over), but I did have poor balance for months, as well as slight double vision under certain conditions, so had to be re-taught how to stand, walk, go up and down stairs safely, and rode the bicycle machine. Once home I immediately got on a real bicycle, which I could soon ride fine, as long as I didn't go the same speeds or try the same moves I could do before the TBI. Balancing a bike seemed like a new skill! I had to improve my ... self awareness, I think is the word. (I am sometimes still unable to immediately think of a word at times). It was Winter, so I took Uber rides, when it was cold, courtesy of 1 of my sisters. Anyway, after 6 months had passed since my accident day and seizure-like activity, and I had been tested by the Ophthalmologist and Neurologist, I could then take a driving test, to finally resume driving! - The only 2, very minor remaining deficits 1 year after the accident, are: 1) A numb place on my temple, that when touched, also feels like I'm touching my eye! and 2) Slight double vision sometimes, depending on the shape of the object I'm looking at, it's color, movement, and other factors like the type and amount of light in the room. It seems 1 eye is not always pointed exactly at the same spot as the other? It's pretty well corrected w/ prism glasses, except for very close eyesight, where it's better w/ no glasses. In fact, I have trouble even defining my sight deficiencies, because the double vision issue is often so slight and/or not readily apparent. So, yes, your brain does have a lot to do w/ your sight, and on the SHORT ladders I'm still allowed on (lol), I wear a bicycle helmet to protect my brain, and thus sight, as everyone should when getting on a ladder!
well im 53 years into tbi and chronic fatigue. her descriptions of fatigue are correct the management is bs. I cannot organize so thats out the window. i also have severe obstructive sleep apnea. I have never woke up rested ever. and it has got much worse with age. people that dont suffer it think they have a clue, they do not.
heh, I was asked by the doctor if I wanted to see a nose and ear specialist and I meant to say yes, but my brain only could say no. So I ended up getting no help for my 220+ concussions over 9 months.
Modafinil has helped me greatly. Ask your doctor. Research it.
I had a ABI due to brain abcesses, Hynonomous Hemianopsia..and spatial defeceits. I manage but I feel a prisoner in ways, limited in my ability to see family, friends and explore the world at large. Love you all
Omg. At work the other day. I thought to say, "The sky is clear," but what came out is "the blue is clear".... i mixed blue and sky ...this TBI is getting on my nerves 😳
Aint no way we have test questions on this video for our tomorrows midterm.🤬🤬🤬🤬
Great video you explain it very clearly and I am going to use the gingerbread man technique you shared I think it will help me communicate my challenges I have with my fatigue from my Traumatic Brain Injury. I am going to share your video with my family and friends. Thank you for Sharing.
i just had brain tumur surgery and this video has giving me more info than my Drs.
Hi how are you now please reply me
I understand now why I am so fatigue after having 3 brain surgeries in the last 3 years, I have experienced all of these symptoms, the last surgery back in April has really mad me feel worse now I understand why I feel this way
WoW I have worked as a manager of a NVS for several years and your video is excellent. I will recommend it as a training video for new clinicians. Thank you 😁
My vision has been screwed ever since I had yet another stroke. I got glasses a few years ago(since) but my vision is now worse.
I haven’t had sex for 4 years following my Hemorrhagic Stroke I can’t get a full erection, what can I do, tweaking my Meds perhaps?
Ok, but why is the medical fraternity not doing anything to address this?
I think there really is no ready cure . Its each to his own
@@rafaelmorales5646 No mate there aint, my point exactly. Until there is more effort/finance afforded to research there never will be.
It's not easy after a head trauma and yrs later a cup of coffee helps to get up for awhile..after 50 I need help.
After 50 cups of coffee I'm not surprised you need help.
Gary, I believe she's referring to her age. Don't be snarky
@@virginiarichmond5035 No-ones being 'snarky' is that even a word? Have you had a TBI? We brain injury folk try and inject a bit of humour into every situation. It's the only way we have to deal with our predicament. Especially, when, like me you're so disabled you can't do anything, and there aint much help out there for us either, no hope just a life of pain and frustration.
I feel like that part of me is gone forever. How can a person be sexy after their mate saw them unconscious, incontinent, stupid, I feel invisible
Can aging cause muscle spasticity to worsen decades after a severe TBI?
Thank you for this info. I absolutely agree about the drugs making things so much worse. 4 brain tumors, 2 deep brain surgeries, spinal compression fracture. I needed this.
After two years with brain injury I experience extreme fatigue, dizziness especially while driving. Any suggestions?
Firstly, STOP DRIVING! I had to, not because I couldn't but for the same symptoms youre experiencing. I stopped because I felt that I was a danger to myself and, more importantly, other road users. Now I only drive when necessary and I'm in the right frame of mind.
Jenny - I know this is late, and that TMI can cause dizziness, but it wouldn’t hurt to rule out the possibility of also having paroxysmal vertigo. It has an easy, quick fix and can be done at home. One study found that half of TBI patients with positional vertigo had paroxysmal vertigo and were relieved of their dizziness after performing the Epley Maneuver (sometimes the maneuver needs to be completed several times over a time). The YT channel Bob & Brad have a great video on it from 7 years ago titled Epley Maneuver: Performed on a Real Patient suffering from Vertigo. It begins with an easy diagnostic so you can know right away whether this applies to you. 🙏s
9 years into a serious TBI and I can tell you, it gets better but its always my biggest challenge. I can't do any drugs as they raise my BP to unsafe levels. I find I need to just pace myself, take daily naps, exercise everyday and meditate. What makes it tough is these doctors don't really understand the brain and how much energy is needed for the simple tasks. Its not like breaking a leg, people understand that. a brain injury is unique for everyone and no 2 are the same.....hence the lack of understanding
I had a wreck in 1998, my senior year of high school. TBI and broke my left femur.
Thank you. Encouraging words like you wrote save my life. Literally.
CBD
I was told when I cracked my skull that the damage to my brainstem was the cause for me having zero left peripheral vision in both eyes. Lately I have been noticing a whooshing sound when I move my eyes around, like a whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo in quick succession. I have a guessing 20/20 vision in both eyes and for example if I look at a pink shirt I see a pinkish hue on my far left peripheral area.
Hi This is Raju from India, I want to share my problem i.e. My wife met with an accident and got Head injury 4 months ago I admitted her in Apollo jublihills Hyderabad there the doctors done head surgery to her after a month they discharged her. But due to head injury at Occipitol lobe she loss her vision, I roamed much places and consulted more doctors but they said we dont know further treatment. I want her to become normal person , So please do needful
Who would I go see to determine what kind of ‘neurological event’ would have caused this. My story is way too long to post here but basically I started having eye issues and I saw a neurologist who did some scans and determined nothing major is wrong with me neurologically but I saw an optometrist who found I had a muscular imbalance in the eyes and I worked with a neuromuscular trainer who did some tests on me and found that i had visual neglect in my left peripheral vision which he believes has caused the many years of pain I’ve been dealing with due to muscular imbalances throughout my whole body (basically my hips, shoulders and neck were twisted and I was heavily right side dominant and could never for the life of me get out of that ‘pattern’). Once I started wearing glasses and becoming aware of my left peripheral vision neglect, I became stable and grounded and had a better sense of the mind-muscle connection thus allowing me to do exercises and get out of the pattern i was stuck in. Anyway, I need to find out what caused all of this in the first place and I don’t know where to go. The glasses helped an astigmatism and that’s helped some but i didn’t have this problem my whole life. The eyes came out of nowhere but I’ve had neuromuscular issues for over a decade
do brain damage decrease intelligence and i q Level
No...I understand that the Man who invented the Light Bulb....was a Brain-injury Survivor.
This was extremely informative. I have PCS and just a few weeks ago, started noticing having a hard time controlling tongue movements and articulation.
My name is Esther from Los Angeles USA, i want to share my testimony because I know it will help some people out there. My husband Charles was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2017, I watch my husband living like a mad person sometimes i shed tears. After several failed attempts to make him well again, I searched on the internet for a cure but there was none, in 2019 I bump into a comment on youtube on how Dr. Bharat cured a woman who also suffered from Huntington's for 6 years with his herbal medicine. Without wasting time I contacted him and he asked me a few questions which I answered then he prepared the medication and sent them to me here in LA with a prescription on how to use attached to it. I administered it to my husband as prescribed, within 2 months i start seeing improvements in his health and he was totally healed in 6 months, now my husband is living his best life again. You can contact Dr. Bharat via dr.bharatkings@gmail.com you will come back to testify .,.,
I can see only when i put very close to my eye I consulted doctor but they are saying there is no treatment beaches of nerve related issue
Thank you. Useful video (y)
Okay, I thought I'd update for those of you who may not read or reply to other comments. I found out thanks to my boyfriend, I still have a little bit of light perception in my left eye thanks to my left occipital lobe. So I technically have sight in half of each of my eyes. WE found out since we have a very bright flash light, and he wanted to see if i could see the light from it. When we were both shocked to know I still could, and that it hurt, we were both amazed since the doctors told me that I would not be able to see out of my left eye any more. It's very blurry and dull because I still have a cataract that was never fully removed. But I am seeing a retina specialist in September, so hopefully I'll be able to have eye surgery done if they will operate on me. I am also a meningitis survivor, which thanks to my medical records I didn't find that out until recently. That's probably where the vertigo, balance problems and migraines come from. The point I'm trying to make is, as hard as it seems, never give up on yourself. life is too precious and too short to throw in the towel. I have been there where I have felt hopeless and thought life wasn't worth it since I was so depressed after my surgery. But I thought I could either be a person that no one would want to be around or understand, or I could change my own way of thinking and become more positive even if others don't see things in the same way as me. I still struggle sometimes, and I probably will always struggle, but I will achieve my goals no matter what. Love to all of you .
You are an inspiration Sir x
A Brilliant video and a great summary of the management of spasticity. thanks!
I see everything bigger than before with skull fracture
Out of all the videos I have watched this has made the most sense by a mile. I had a brain haemorrhage in April 2019 and can not get a hold on my life with regards to sleep and energy. This has made me feel like it is ok to feel this way, even though i wish i didnt
I don't understand why many videos, with great information have annoying background music. When you talk about attention seekers and attention sleepers i think your creating an attention seeking environment with needless noise over a fab video.
I totally agree, can follow the information due the background noise!
So annoying
It's crazy having frigging music in the back ground. With brain injury we can't handle noise!@@sigi4985
"He also takes his son fishing, dad" which is a darn site more than many full bodied father do. It was an honour and a privilege to meet you and your wonderful young boy. It was and you are inspiring, to see how you managed and just got on with it and on top of that, with all your difficulties, never stopped praising and encouraging your young lad. Great video Greg. Doesn't show much of what happened. It doesn't have to. I hope, should anything like that ever happen to me I remember your story....cuz I know it will remind to never give up, God bless you.
Such an incredible story. Lovely to see you using your own experiences to help others. I met you a few years ago at my old job and it was great to see you again today. You’re such a friendly positive person It was a pleasure to serve you today. Hope to see you again soon.
Richard L thanks mate it was great to see you too. I did the feedback you gave me and unfortunately there is a problem with your system. I did it twice and it kept saying try again later? Lots of other people had commented the same? See you soon. Greg
Gregory weston Don’t worry your kind words were enough 😊
I lost my sight after a brain surgery I had 6 years ago. I was already visually impaired and was losing what sight I had left before then, but surgery made me lose it within several hours. I went to sleep on the operating table seeing, mostly light and shadows. And when I woke up, I couldn't see any more. And the strange thing was, I didn't overreact like I thought I would've. I had all kinds of crazy sinarios in my head before I went through with surgery, how I'd wake up and react. For a long time, I thought I could still see. Since the brain was trying to send a signal from the eyes which were okay, to the brain. But all I kept seeing, was a phantom light. It was so confusing for a long time that my brain would still think that I'm seeing something, when there is no way that I could with the occipital lobe, temporal lobe and parietal lobe on the right side being gone. But I guess people who lose their sight traumatically go through this. Anyway, I'm at least glad that I know how to cook and clean still and can do most things without sight. The only thing I still struggle with, is traveling outside, but I'm working on that. I developed vertigo and balance issues, so that just made things harder. But I refuse to give up on myself, and just want my life to keep getting better as time goes on. That loss of sight can't be the end of the world, even with only half a brain in my head now.
Wow! Your like like inspirational & amazing!!
Angela Latessa 👍🏾 be strong , well done
Angela, My mother just lost her sight due to a stroke and I am struggling to find answers. You are an inspiration, and may GOD BLESS YOU!!
@@juliep.3050 I had found out in the last year or so, I still have a tiny bit of light perception left. I have a lot of build up in my eyes from cataracts that were never removed or worked on in years. I thought after the surgery I shouldn't really worry since I had lost so much sight, but now I am going to try to have eye surgery done to see if anything, I can get some sight back. The doctors I had seen before told me my light perception might just get better, but I figure that's better than nothing at this point. I'm not even sure if I'm able to be operated on or not since my eyes are undersized anyway, but I'm going to try. I have also applied for a multitask trained service dog to help me with my balance problems, as well as to guide me around. I had worked with other dogs from The Seeing Eye in New Jersey who are trained to guide, but they don't work with people who have brain injuries. I had tried a couple of other schools, but they mainly work with blinded Veterans. My boyfriend found a school that works with people who have neurological and physical disabilities. So even though we have to pay half of the cost for the dog, we have fundraised and have raised almost $10,000 so far. So it will be very worth it when I meet the dog next year for the first time. It seems that medical professionals don't really understand brain injury and blindness, and it is just now being understood by researchers and scientists on how best we can get help to live our lives as independently as possible with our limitations. I would urge you to try to get help for your Mom in occupational therapy or physical therapy. See if anyone knows of a place for the blind, that may have someone qualified enough in the brain, even though I know that will be hard to find. Even if she doesn't get all of the help she needs, if she can get something, it's much betteer than nothing. Too bad you aren't in Ohio, I'd help you out as much as I could. Look into the brain injury association of America. They may be able to guide you in some sort of direction. Do not ever give up hope.
@@juliep.3050 I went to Texas to a brain injury rehab center in 2016. Unfortunately they went bankrupt and aren't in business anymore. But, I did learn some things there, and had therapy every day for a week. It was very expensive to go and stay and incredibly exhausting. I guess since when the brain is injured from stroke, TBI, however, it has to work much harder and fatigue can set in. Like I said doctors don't really understand how to help those of us who are blind and brain injured. I had to go for balance and physical therapy to help me with my vertigo and nothing helped. Probably because my inner ears are okay supposedly. The bacterial meningitis I found out about later on, didn't help matters. That's probably why I'm as bad off as I am now in some ways. And in others, I consider myself lucky to be alive, because no one told us about the meningitis in the first place. I'm just glad it was treated. I'm sorry I didn't see this until today. I'm much more active on facebook than youtube.
After a year of having a concussion and now post concussive Syndrome, I’m still experiencing fatigue, all I can heard from doctors en the USA is that the fatigue is caused by depression when is the other way around. I get depress because I can’t do all the things I used to do and can’t function the same way or the same speed.
100% the same here... I got the concussion and then became depressed........ I have pcs too
Concussion in 2016.... Still unemployed and get cognitive fatigue, the rest of the day, by using the computer for 1 hour.
@@BulletproofGroove - I know this is an old thread, but any improvement?
@@AndyBrowning-g9q I've improved somewhat... I'm a bit down at the moment, trying to get off more psychiatric medications.. the side effects have been too tough on me. Now I'm only on Zoloft (Sertraline) and I struggle daily with anxiety/OCD. Right now I'm down, and I don't know what my new baseline will be (with less medication)... But I expect it's still an improvement from only being able to use the pc for 1 hour. When I was on Abilify (5mg) for anxiety, I could work 6 hours a week and play video games and do physical activity.. right now I struggle because I've come off Abilify, tried Prozac instead of Zoloft, body couldn't handle Prozac, so now I'm omw back on Zoloft. So it's an uncertain and unstable time, but I believe I will bounce back, be able to work those 6 hours and do other things, so all in all its improved a lot... Can't recommend Abilify, it might give you more resources in terms of energy, but it makes you feel like a restless emotionally numb zombie. The side effects for me, were horrible.