Open Day at The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital
The coordinators of the Spinal Special Interest Group (‘SIG’) arranged for members to visit the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital and have a tour of the facilities.
Meet Hannah our Brain Injury Coordinator and Counsellor
Hannah is our Brain Injury Co-ordinator who supports patients who come to us following a brain injury. Hannah works with our multidisciplinary team to facilitate therapeutic activities and rehabilitation on the ward, in the gyms and in the community.
Neurologic Music Therapy at Royal Bucks
At Royal Bucks, we offer Music Therapy as part of our holistic and dynamic approach to treatment, preparing a person-centred care plan for each patient. In partnership with Chiltern Music Therapy, we have been delivering Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) to our patients since 2015. NMT is the therapeutic use of music applied to sensory, speech and language, cognitive, and motor injuries after a neurologic event or diagnosis.
Dolphin game technology, MindPod, may repair the brain of stroke patients
The game gives patients a jolt which stimulates more effective brain repair. It is like neuro-animation and uses motion-sensitive cameras to track movements made by the person's arm.
Exoskeletons, hydrotherapy and their real place with Spinal Cord Injury Individuals
Should you or should you not be buying Exoskeletons? Or would it be more beneficial to take the plunge into hydrotherapy? Looking through different people’s eyes and collaborating on decisions like these will mean the best “right” decision will be made for each and every individual.
MindMotion GO
With virtual reality becoming a real driving force in neurorehabilitaion, we have partnered with MindMaze to undertake an exciting new pilot programme. Utilising the MindMotion GO device which is already available at Royal Bucks, we have worked in partnership to enhance the patients recovery journey and enable them to [...]
Exoskeletons
Exoskeletons aren’t necessarily a new concept, however advances in technology have resulted in a range of products that are designed for clinical and personal use to allow spinal injured patients the chance to stand and walk. There are currently four types of exoskeletons available in [...]
The Royal Buckinghamshire, first centre in UK to purchase the Indego®
With a global increase in the use of exoskeletons for individuals that have sustained a spinal cord injury, the market has seen a range of new manufacturers working to develop technology that is more effective, easier to use and most importantly transferable from clinic to home. One [...]
Bionic power at the Royal Bucks
The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital is using exoskeletons to challenge the limitations caused by severe injuries and neurological conditions, as NR Times reports. Exoskeletons can restore the ability to walk, and enhance quality of life in many other ways too, says Eva Sobonova, head physio at the [...]
