TREATMENTS

The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital has a purpose built 8.5 metre hydrotherapy pool heated to 34º C with suitable facilities for wheelchair users as well i.e. hoists for transfers and accessing the pool. It has resistance jets which can be used for a variety of more challenging exercises as well as jet massage.

OUR PROCESS

Hydrotherapy is a therapy programme that utilises the properties of water, designed by a specialist-trained therapist specifically for an individual to improve function. Warm water promotes circulation and provides a supportive, assistive and relaxed environment in which a person can carry out exercises or movements that are potentially harder or more aggravating on land. It also gives varying degrees of resistance, which can improve muscular strength and cardiovascular fitness.

CONDITIONS TREATED

Conditions treated with physiotherapy include, but
 are not limited to:

• Stroke
• Cerebral Palsy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Head Injury
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Downs Syndrome
• Chronic Pain
• Joint Problems

We work with adults of all abilities by focusing on every aspect of their daily life. Our aim is to enable everyone to be as independent as possible in their daily activities within the environments that they live, work and play.

By assessing carefully each person’s needs, a programme of therapy is planned and implemented working very closely with team members from other disciplines within the Centre to ensure that their work is as effective as possible.

OUR PROCESS

We assess each patients needs to evaluate a decicated programme of therapy that offers a range of treatments from improving the quality of movement to maximise independence and recovery, to just maintaining movements, joint range and posture, according to the type of condition

Treatment is a mixture of individual and group time, according to need. After an initial assessment, intensive therapy is provided, depending on day to day progress.

CONDITIONS TREATED

Clients who may benefit from Occupational Therapy: Clients with difficulty in undertaking their normal every day activities due to neurological problems, for example:

• Stroke
• Head Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury

Progressive Neurological Conditions such as:

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Motor Neurone Disease

Physiotherapy specialises in movement and function, rehabilitation of spinal injuries, neurological conditions and complex disabilities. Our Physiotherapists work with our patients to help them get to as near their former function as possible, showing them that life does go on, albeit differently, and encourage them to realise their full potential.

OUR PROCESS

The patient receives an assessment from our inter-disciplinary team, and a programme is designed specifically for their needs. Our efforts will range from improving the quality of movement to maximise independence and recovery, to just maintaining movements, joint range and posture, according to the type of condition Treatment is a mixture of individual and group time, according to need. After an initial assessment, intensive therapy is provided, depending on day to day progress.

CONDITIONS TREATED

Conditions treated with physiotherapy include, but
 are not limited to:

• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke
• Head Injury
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy

The provision of the correct seating requirements which maintain good posture, meet any pressure needs and meet the mobility needs of an individual is essential to ensure effective and efficient performance in mobility and all aspects of a person’s daily life.

At the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital we run a weekly Seated Mobility Clinic. This is usually held on a Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the clinic is to assess an individual for seated mobility and posture requirements and make recommendations for any equipment that you may require. This may include a wide variety of equipment such as standing facilities, powered chairs, all terrain access or sports wheelchairs.

OUR PROCESS

During the assessment we will first gather personal, pertinent information such as height, weight, details of injury and associated disabilities and details about your home and/or work leisure circumstances and your usual routines. This information helps to set the scene. We will then gather other information such as measurements across your hips and leg length. This information is useful for determining the size of any equipment e.g. wheelchair. We will also review your seated posture, drawing pictures of how you are sitting. This helps to determine if any special seating equipment is required to ensure that you sit in a good posture and that this posture is maintained. We will also undertake a review of your pressure areas, undertaking specific assessment using specialist tools. This is instrumental in prescribing the correct pressure cushion that you may require.

Following the assessment we will make recommendations for the type of equipment which we believe will best suit your needs. You can then have opportunity to trial the items from our range of assessment chairs and cushions. If we don’t have anything in stock, we will endeavour to source the items as soon as possible for you to trial.

We will also complete a formal report of the assessments and if necessary for UK residents we can complete a prescription from for your Local Authority Wheelchair Services in order for equipment to be obtained in this way.

Speech and Language Therapists (SLT) assess and treat speech, language, communication and swallowing problems. This involves working closely with other specialists such as nurses, doctors, dieticians and occupational therapists as part of our dedicated multidisciplinary team.

Speech and language therapy can be delivered on an inpatient basis as part of an intensive rehabilitation programme, and on an outpatient sessional basis.

OUR PROCESS

We’ll take the time to understand the right blend of therapy required to create a unique programme of care that’s designed around your needs.

CONDITIONS TREATED

SLTs assist adults who have the following types of problems:

• Difficulty producing and using speech
• Difficulty understanding language
• Difficulty using language
• Difficulty with feeding, chewing or swallowing
• A stammer
• A voice problem

These problems may have been caused by a range of disabilities or diseases including:

• Stroke
• Head injury
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Motor Neurone Disease
• Respiratory Difficulties
• Dementia
• Head, neck or throat cancer