Fresh Thinking

We are passionate about neurological rehabilitation, our resources page has been designed to help us share our collective wisdom to influence and educate people and to spark moments of inspiration and points of discussion.

If you are interested in, or have been affected by brain injury, if you love occupational therapy or anything neurological you are very welcome… come on in and join us!

Ronny Part 2: How OT helped to reform a principled family man after a motorbike crash

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Ronny Part 2: How OT helped to reform a principled family man after a motorbike crash
Something sets Ronny’s mother ‘turning in her grave’ in the second part of our story of how OT helped to reform a principled family man after a motorbike crash.

Ronny Part 3: Five ways that helped change brain injury survivor Ronny's life

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Ronny Part 3: Five ways that helped change brain injury survivor Ronny's life
Here’s a real high five to OT! In the final part of our series on bike crash casualty, Ronny, our Neuro OT comes up with five ways to help him transform his life… 

Mental capacity - everyday decisions and brain injury

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Mental capacity - everyday decisions and brain injury
What happens when brain injury affects our mental capacity to make everyday decisions, and how can Neuro OTs help in this process?

Brain injury and social skills

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Brain injury and social skills
Brain injury can have a huge impact on a survivor’s social skills, and now scientists are beginning to see why… 

Nutrition and Diet After Brain Injury

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Nutrition and Diet After Brain Injury
Here, in her debut blog marking Malnutrition Awareness Week (14 – 20 October), Anne Ricketts highlights the pivotal role of nutrition in her own brain injury battle. 

Fatigue and Traumatic Brain Injury 

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Fatigue and Traumatic Brain Injury 
It is the most commonly reported symptom in the wake of brain injury, but what can be done to combat fatigue when it strikes without warning and lasts for so long? 

Activity - an occupational therapist's key tool

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Activity - an occupational therapist's key tool
Activity is being tipped as the best means to overcome some of the challenges associated with acquired brain injury (ABI). 

Brain Anatomy – What are Chiari Malformations?

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Brain Anatomy – What are Chiari Malformations?
Chiari malformations (named after their discoverer, Austrian pathologist Hans Chiari) are structural defects in the base of the skull and cerebellum; the part of the brain that controls balance.   

Brain injury pain management and occupational therapy

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Brain injury pain management and occupational therapy
Shedding the light on some of the pain management techniques our expert neuro OT's are using to ease the pain.

Neuro OT and Patient Safety

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Neuro OT and Patient Safety
With life, comes risk - but what can Neuro Occupational Therapists do to help safeguard brain injury survivors from risks at home or in the community?  

NHS 'My Therappy'

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NHS 'My Therappy'
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an app a day keeps brain block at bay!

Epileptic seizures strike one in ten of every traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor - but there may soon be a way to slow them down…

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Epileptic seizures strike one in ten of every traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor - but there may soon be a way to slow them down…
Research involving mice has shown it is possible to reduce the number of seizures after a brain injury.

Neuro rehabilitation - a moral right?

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Neuro rehabilitation - a moral right?
Should neurorehabilitation be a moral right? This leading brain injury light thinks so… 

Brain Injury News in Short

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Brain Injury News in Short
We bring you the latest events and news from all over the world connected to neuro OT, neurological occupational therapy, neurology, brain injury, ABI TBI and rehabilitation in short.
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