• Admissions and Referrals
• Clinical Services
  • Spinal Surgery
  • Adult Rehabilitation
  • Paediatric Rehabilitation
  • Medical Devices/ Neurostimulation
  • Respiratory Ventilation
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Urology
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Radiology
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Priority Dental
  • Outpatients
  • Discharge Co-ordination
• Education
• Research
• Clinical Guidelines
• Patient Information

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy forms part of the interdisciplinary management of patients under the care of the NSIC and has a role in the acute care, rehabilitation, re-admission, follow up, education and paediatric services. Modalities include:

• Respiratory techniques and interventions.
• Joint management including:
  1. Joint mobility
  2. Splinting
  3. Muscle strengthening
  4. Re-education
• Pain management including:
  1. Acupuncture
  2. Musculo-skeletal skills
• Hydrotherapy
• Sports Therapy
• Rehabilitation including:
  1. Balance training
  2. Transfers
  3. Wheelchair skills training
• Gait re-education including:
  1. Functional electrical stimulation
  2. Partial body weight support treadmill training
• Orthotics assessment and prescription
• Posture and seating reviews
• Community liaison and visits
• On going assessment and review

The physiotherapy service organises the NSIC team participating in the annual Inter Spinal Unit Games, enabling patients to try a variety of sporting activities, participate competitively as well as meet and learn from elite disabled athletes.

The physiotherapy service organises training events for physiotherapists and other MDT members involved in managing spinal cord injured patients outside of the specialised SCI setting. Courses include:

• Wheelchair Masterclass
• Acute management
• Rehabilitation