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We are passionate about neurological rehabilitation; our neuro OT blog has been designed to help us share our collective wisdom to influence, educate and spark moments of discussion and reflection.

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

Christmas planning post brain injury

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Christmas planning post brain injury
It is her 19th attempt at a stress-free Christmas and the word ‘dread’ is already in her head. Krysalis blogger, Anne Ricketts unwraps the reality of festive planning post-brain injury.

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Road safety week 2019 - Prevention is better than cure

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Road safety week 2019 - Prevention is better than cure
They are a major cause of brain injury and an ‘unbearable’ number of deaths. As the UK’s Road Safety Week launches today, we ask: how do we prevent road crashes?  

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How Neuro OT transformed me four years after a brain injury

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How Neuro OT transformed me four years after a brain injury
International business woman, Anne Ricketts sustained a traumatic brain injury in a horse-riding accident in July 2000. Here, she reveals how Occupational Therapy helped her find her way back.

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Neuro Occupational Therapy - reflecting on the complexities of the Christmas period

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Neuro Occupational Therapy - reflecting on the complexities of the Christmas period
It is a gift that keeps on giving! Krysalis Clinical Director, Jo Throp examines how Neuro OT keeps spirits lifted throughout the Christmas festivities. 

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Ronny Part 1: Stoical self-reliance was stifling Ronny’s life six years after a motorbike accident left him brain injured.

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Ronny Part 1: Stoical self-reliance was stifling Ronny’s life six years after a motorbike accident left him brain injured.
He wasn’t one to accept help...but could our Neuro OT crack this case? 

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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.

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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… 

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The Krysalis OT80 (2019): Around the OT world in 80 ways!

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The Krysalis OT80 (2019): Around the OT world in 80 ways!
Join us as we look at 80 ways around the world that occupational therapy has advanced brain injury rehabilitation

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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. 

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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? 

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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.   

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Carrie on Christmas

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Carrie on Christmas
‘Carrie’ on Christmas: it’s Turkey time! He’s the ‘stuffing’ that dreams are made of for spinal injured Carrie Gregory - Turkey the lurcher; rescue pound hound turned therapy hero! 

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Humanising the approach to brain injury care.

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Humanising the approach to brain injury care.
Yes, Tea and Sympathy, but with a Big Slice of Empathy: we look at the humanising approach to brain injury care that is proving palatable all round…

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Family Matters - Recognising the complex needs of families living with brain injury

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Family Matters - Recognising the complex needs of families living with brain injury
Having and belonging to a family is something we all share, the word itself will conjure up a vast array of emotions. The meaning of family, the ‘form and shape’ of our families and the experience of being part of our own family unit is unique to each of

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The Road Not Taken – Family and Acquired Brain Injury

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The Road Not Taken – Family and Acquired Brain Injury
If we could only be like Dorothy from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz when Acquired Brain Injury strikes our family; just three quick heel clicks, a fervent wish and, in an instant, we’d be back in our old life before it was swept away.

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