Neurolab PT

⭐️Plasticity⭐️

Kleim & Jones (2008) highlight principles for activity induced plasticity:
1. Use it or lose it
2. Use it and improve it
3. Specificity
4. Repetition
5. Intensity matters
6. Timing matters
7. Salience matters (relevance of the task)
8. Age matteds
9. Transference
10. Interference

We can all take the time to reflect on our rehab sessions with clients. Are we meeting the above principles and what is the aim of our therapy?
Are we aiming for rehabilitative principles or would compensatory be better given the circumstances and impairments present?

Are we achieving the intensity we need to drive change? Ie 2 hours a day, 5 days a week for the first month post injury (Hubbard et al., 2015)
Or 40mins, 3 days a week at 40-60% heart rate reserve to drive exercise induced neuroplastic changes? (Chaves, et al., 2020).

How can we motivate our clients to achieve the parameters needed to drive neuroplastic change.

What language are we choosing to use, that could feed into maladaptive changes.

☀️Outreach Dates ☀️

Next Clinic
18th and 19th October
Physiotherapy only

29th-30th November & 1st December
Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy

Email to book
[email protected]

🌻 Home Programs 🌻 ….. are always a drag. This is why goal setting is so important with your team, so we can create tailored programs with your input - to do things you actually care about. No one wants the same movements for 6 weeks straight, only to loose sight of the reason for doing them in the first place. Right? Yet it seems everyone wants the piece of paper that tells them to squat 10 times. Then feel defeated when the end of the week comes around and they’ve only managed to move the paper from the kitchen bench to the dining table. I advocate for movement to become part of your routine, to look different each day and be chosen according to how your body feels. Let’s ditch the boring stuff and focus on things that make you, YOU! Hearing you say…. “I stood to chop the veggies each night, I emptied the dishwasher, I walked around the block, and I used my standing desk each day” - brings me joy ! This is better then your program. In my eyes. You won the week 💪🏻 Email me to revamp your program. [email protected]