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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!

Time to Talk Day - Neuro OT and speech & language therapy

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Time to Talk Day - Neuro OT and speech & language therapy

Are we rubbing SALT into the wounds of brain injury survivors who have speech problems on Time to Talk Day - and if not, why not?

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Time to Talk Day - The Power of Small: how the still, small ‘inner voice’ of calm can aid mental health after brain injury.

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Time to Talk Day - The Power of Small: how the still, small ‘inner voice’ of calm can aid mental health after brain injury.

How the still, small, ‘inner voice’ of calm can aid mental health after brain injury.

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Music Therapy and Neurorehabilitation

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Music Therapy and Neurorehabilitation

Lose yourself in the music that has uplifted brain injury survivors and their families – 26 sounds (and a singing bowl!) to fine-tune neurorehabilitation.

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Crafts to support neurological occupational therapy and brain injury rehabilitation

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Crafts to support neurological occupational therapy and brain injury rehabilitation

Occupational therapists have been using craft activities as tools to facilitate physical, cognitive and social development since the founding of the profession in the early 1900s.

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Happy New Henry!

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Happy New Henry!

Happy New Henry! Occupational therapist, Louisa Hasseldine proves cerebral palsy (CP) is no barrier to bearing fruit - both professionally and personally!

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Chris’s incredible cooking progress with OT Zoe post brain injury

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Chris’s incredible cooking progress with OT Zoe post brain injury

How a Gordon Ramsey recipe with a peppering of OT helped turn a severely brain injured tree surgeon into a multi-tasking kitchen master.

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The lived experience of brain injury and chronic illness vividly depicted on Human Rights Day by celebrated UK artist, Ananya Rao Middleton

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The lived experience of brain injury and chronic illness vividly depicted on Human Rights Day by celebrated UK artist, Ananya Rao Middleton

If you find yourself gazing, eyes wide with wonder, at Ananya Rao Middleton’s vivid artwork, you are far from alone.

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Providing neurological occupational therapy within the COVID-19 stay at home rules: Over 200 activities for brain injury survivors and their families!

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Providing neurological occupational therapy within the COVID-19 stay at home rules: Over 200 activities for brain injury survivors and their families!

Self-distancing or self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t have to bring an end to enjoyable activities that boost neurorehabilitation

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Rebuilding parental skills post brain injury

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Rebuilding parental skills post brain injury

Building a grotto and playing Santa for his 3-year-old triplets was a Christmas wish for brain injury survivor, Matt – but it took an OT ‘elf’ proficient in chimney construction to make it come true…

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Holding onto your dreams post brain injury

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Holding onto your dreams post brain injury

How do you hold on to dreams, purpose and faith while living with a brain injury? Krysalis blogger, Annie Ricketts reflects on her own experience to find answers.

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The 12 Days of an OT Christmas

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The 12 Days of an OT Christmas

Help yourself to some seasonal OT cheer! Our 12-day Krysalis Christmas countdown is stuffed with good spirits sharing their tales of joy to make others smile.

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Planning for Christmas when you or a loved one has a brain injury

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Planning for Christmas when you or a loved one has a brain injury

So how do you start planning for Christmas when you or a loved one has a brain injury? The starting point may surprise you ...

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Occupational Therapy Week 2020 - My OT Angels

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Occupational Therapy Week 2020 - My OT Angels

Heartfelt reflections of a brain injury survivor recalling the value of occupational therapy during OT week 2020. #ChooseOT

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How to enjoy a daily dose of exercise despite brain injury

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How to enjoy a daily dose of exercise despite brain injury

There’s a wealth of scientific evidence showing how exercise benefits us, find out all about them here.

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Reflecting on the ‘lived experience’ of stroke survivors

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Stroke rehabilitation

The largest ever survey of the lived experience of stroke in the UK has confirmed neuro occupational therapy and other mental health support services are crucial to recovery.

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