OUR TREATMENTS

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Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy is a recreational therapy that uses water-based exercises to help improve a person’s physical function and wellbeing. Hydrotherapy is a recognised and valuable method for treating individuals with cerebral palsy and is commonly used as a method of rehabilitation.

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Electrotherapy Muscle Stimulation

Electrical stimulation may lead to increases in muscle strength and motor function. Electrical stimulation is provided by Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Unit which is portable, non-invasive and can be used in the clinic or at home by a therapist or parent. 

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Strength and Conditioning

Strength and conditioning aims to stimulate and re-activate the musculoskeletal system, strength develop, and re-educate children in gross and fine motor skills, developing a greater understanding of movement problems and finding appropriate solutions.

 
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Vibration Plate Training

Whole-body vibration is a therapeutic practice where an individual stands, sits, or lies on a machine with a vibrating platform, transmitting vibration frequencies to the body, eliciting muscle contractions by stimulating muscle spindles and motor neurons.

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Sports Therapy

Sport therapy support utilises sports and exercise principles and advanced therapy techniques, to optimally develop physical qualities in children with cerebral palsy, with the aim of progressing the child’s overall physical capacity.

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Sports Massage

Sports massage treatment has many proven benefits for children with cerebral palsy or associated neurological conditions. Sport Massage therapy treatment enhances the strength and conditioning provision, working synergistically towards a more functional movement solution.

 
 
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Online Coaching

Working synergistically in-line with our face-to-face clinic-based therapies, we are now complementing our intensive clinic-based courses with additional support in the form of online strength programming with an allocated Point of Contact Coach (PoCC).

 
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Mobile Therapy

SDR Rehab UK are going mobile, bringing our strength, and conditioning and sports massage services straight to your home. We will provide the equipment for each session; all we require is a suitable space to facilitate our ‘pop up clinic’.

 
 
 
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Why Choose Us

Testimonials

Read about our success stories from past and current clients.

Our Philosophies

Our aim is to enhance the rehabilitation process for every child that attends our clinic

Our Qualifications

Team SDR Rehab UK provide a list of our memberships, qualification's and insurances

 
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ABOUT US

We specialise in being child centred with the focus to physically develop children both pre and post the operation Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR). We work as a Multi-Disciplinary-Team of practitioners to achieve the tangible short term goals put in place with the objective to work towards the longer term.

Our ethos is ‘quality of movement not quantity’. We believe in incorporating interactive fun throughout sessions, engaging young persons minds whilst achieving physical outcomes. Developing strength globally and re-educating muscle signalling pathways to recondition motor-skills, proprioception awareness and develop children cognitively and physically throughout the process.

 

MEET THE TEAM

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Rhiannon Owens

Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach and Sport Massage Therapist

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Gary Dickinson

Lead Sport Massage Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Jade Katz

Strength & Conditioning Coach and Sport Massage Therapist

 
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Hydrotherapy: A recreational therapy using water-based exercises to help impr...
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Hydrotherapy: A recreational therapy using water-based exercises to help improve a person’s physical function and wellbeing. Furthermore, it is a recognised and valuable method for treating individuals with cerebral palsy. In a heated pool water provides a soothing, buoyant environment for cerebral palsy patients, decreasing a patient’s effective weight by 90 percent. This allows cerebral palsy patients’ muscles to relax, moving and exercising more freely in the water while reducing limb mass.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Benefits of Hydrotherapy for CP patients include:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Reducing discomfort: The whole-body pressure provided by water can be effective at relieving pain in the joints and muscles. This can help patients recover from a therapy session and means that they can exercise in the water with less pain. This effect is further amplified when the patient is working in warm water, which allows muscles with high tone to relax providing a better environment for movement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Improves muscle tone and control: Water, while decreasing the weight of the patient, increases resistance as the body moves through it. Simply walking in water provides ten times more resistance than walking on land due to the viscosity of water. This means that even by doing simple movements, patients can experience deep exercise, building muscle and increasing muscle control more quickly and effectively, all without placing undue stress on their joints.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Improved cardiovascular function: When the body is submerged, the heart must pumps more blood to make up for the increase in pressure. Even without exercising or moving, this helps to improve a patient’s cardiovascular fitness and increase their endurance.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Improves flexibility: Water provides support as well as resistance, which can make it easier for patients to work through flexibility training exercises to increase their range of motion. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Hydrotherapy can build confidence and reduce stress!
Hydrotherapy: A recreational therapy using water-based exercises to help improve a person’s physical function and wellbeing. Furthermore, it is a recognised and valuable method for treating individuals with cerebral palsy. In a heated pool water provides a soothing, buoyant environment for cerebral palsy patients, decreasing a patient’s effective weight by 90 percent. This allows cerebral palsy patients’ muscles to relax, moving and exercising more freely in the water while reducing limb mass.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Benefits of Hydrotherapy for CP patients include:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Reducing discomfort: The whole-body pressure provided by water can be effective at relieving pain in the joints and muscles. This can help patients recover from a therapy session and means that they can exercise in the water with less pain. This effect is further amplified when the patient is working in warm water, which allows muscles with high tone to relax providing a better environment for movement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Improves muscle tone and control: Water, while decreasing the weight of the patient, increases resistance as the body moves through it. Simply walking in water provides ten times more resistance than walking on land due to the viscosity of water. This means that even by doing simple movements, patients can experience deep exercise, building muscle and increasing muscle control more quickly and effectively, all without placing undue stress on their joints.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Improved cardiovascular function: When the body is submerged, the heart must pumps more blood to make up for the increase in pressure. Even without exercising or moving, this helps to improve a patient’s cardiovascular fitness and increase their endurance.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Improves flexibility: Water provides support as well as resistance, which can make it easier for patients to work through flexibility training exercises to increase their range of motion. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💧Hydrotherapy can build confidence and reduce stress!
Movement 1: Rotation (twisting) 🧘‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a neonate in utero, we dev...
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Movement 1: Rotation (twisting) 🧘‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a neonate in utero, we develop the ability to twist, arguably the most important primary movement pattern. This rotational movement skill is developed within the safe confines of the womb and helps to prepare our neuromuscular system for upcoming environmental challenges as we learn to navigate life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Movements which occur at the trunk will use various muscles of the anterior apsect (front),sides and posterior (back). These muscle groups allow us to rotate, side bend, flex and extend at our hips. We use these movements every day for the simplest to the more complex of tasks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember movements are multiplanar, they occur from the front, our sides and from behind. It's important to challenge and provide a child with the opportunities to develop correct and functional movements in all planes, utilising all available muscle groups to ensure symmetry and muscular strength is developed concurrently, along with balance and kinaesthetic awareness (understanding where ones limb is in time and space).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let’s keep it simple and work to these basics:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️1. Create movement opportunities in all planes ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️2. You can create any movement with a little imagination⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️3. Develop movements from the floor - de-loading the limbs⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️4. You can create almost all movements through play⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️5. Water based therapies are fantastic, as they reduce body mass⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️6. Progress the movements once your child is confident and able to reproduce a movement controlled, correctly and repeatedly ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️7. Rotational movements at the trunk can be achieved in lying positions, sitting, kneeling, 1/2 keeling, standing and while moving⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️8. Create rotational movements using both left and right sides to reduce muscular imbalances⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Work to the KISS principle: “Keep It Simple Silly”
Movement 1: Rotation (twisting) 🧘‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a neonate in utero, we develop the ability to twist, arguably the most important primary movement pattern. This rotational movement skill is developed within the safe confines of the womb and helps to prepare our neuromuscular system for upcoming environmental challenges as we learn to navigate life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Movements which occur at the trunk will use various muscles of the anterior apsect (front),sides and posterior (back). These muscle groups allow us to rotate, side bend, flex and extend at our hips. We use these movements every day for the simplest to the more complex of tasks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember movements are multiplanar, they occur from the front, our sides and from behind. It's important to challenge and provide a child with the opportunities to develop correct and functional movements in all planes, utilising all available muscle groups to ensure symmetry and muscular strength is developed concurrently, along with balance and kinaesthetic awareness (understanding where ones limb is in time and space).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let’s keep it simple and work to these basics:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️1. Create movement opportunities in all planes ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️2. You can create any movement with a little imagination⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️3. Develop movements from the floor - de-loading the limbs⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️4. You can create almost all movements through play⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️5. Water based therapies are fantastic, as they reduce body mass⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️6. Progress the movements once your child is confident and able to reproduce a movement controlled, correctly and repeatedly ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️7. Rotational movements at the trunk can be achieved in lying positions, sitting, kneeling, 1/2 keeling, standing and while moving⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️8. Create rotational movements using both left and right sides to reduce muscular imbalances⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Work to the KISS principle: “Keep It Simple Silly”
Practice these 5 things and have yourself a POSITIVE-DAY! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈✌🏼💚🌻...
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Practice these 5 things and have yourself a POSITIVE-DAY! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈✌🏼💚🌻😎☀️ MONDAY MOTIVATION 🌈🌻💚😎☀️✌🏼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Don’t let past failures distort your self-esteem.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Remember setbacks are just stepping stones.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Practice kindness towards yourself, focus on self-love and learn to appreciate your differences. ✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Positive affirmations about yourself on a daily basis can help immensely to boost your self-esteem.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Surround yourself with Positive People. ✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #motivationmonday #positivity #instapositive
Practice these 5 things and have yourself a POSITIVE-DAY! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈✌🏼💚🌻😎☀️ MONDAY MOTIVATION 🌈🌻💚😎☀️✌🏼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Don’t let past failures distort your self-esteem.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Remember setbacks are just stepping stones.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Practice kindness towards yourself, focus on self-love and learn to appreciate your differences. ✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Positive affirmations about yourself on a daily basis can help immensely to boost your self-esteem.✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Surround yourself with Positive People. ✅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #motivationmonday #positivity #instapositive
"The only victory that counts is the one over yourself"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Je...
"The only victory that counts is the one over yourself"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jesse Owens (1936) Berlin Games 4 x Olympic Gold Medalist.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jesse Owens, the son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave, achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished. Jesse, gave the world a preview of things to come in Berlin, while at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor on May 25, 1935, he set three world records and tied a fourth, all in a span of about 45 minutes. Jesse was uncertain as to whether he would be able to participate at all, as he was suffering from a sore back as a result from a fall down a flight of stairs. He convinced his coach to allow him to run the 100-yard dash as a test for his back, and amazingly Jesse recorded an official time of 9.4 seconds, once again tying the world record. Despite the pain, he then went on to participate in three other events, setting a world record in each event. In a span of 45 minutes, Jesse accomplished what many experts still feel is the greatest athletic feat in history...setting 3 world records and tying a fourth in four grueling track and field events. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The only obstacles in life are the limitations of your dreams and aspirations. You are the reason you will succeed, you are the gate keeper of your destiny!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #favouriteathlete #legend
"The only victory that counts is the one over yourself"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jesse Owens (1936) Berlin Games 4 x Olympic Gold Medalist.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jesse Owens, the son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave, achieved what no Olympian before him had accomplished. Jesse, gave the world a preview of things to come in Berlin, while at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor on May 25, 1935, he set three world records and tied a fourth, all in a span of about 45 minutes. Jesse was uncertain as to whether he would be able to participate at all, as he was suffering from a sore back as a result from a fall down a flight of stairs. He convinced his coach to allow him to run the 100-yard dash as a test for his back, and amazingly Jesse recorded an official time of 9.4 seconds, once again tying the world record. Despite the pain, he then went on to participate in three other events, setting a world record in each event. In a span of 45 minutes, Jesse accomplished what many experts still feel is the greatest athletic feat in history...setting 3 world records and tying a fourth in four grueling track and field events. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The only obstacles in life are the limitations of your dreams and aspirations. You are the reason you will succeed, you are the gate keeper of your destiny!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #favouriteathlete #legend
Gwilym started attending @sdrrehabuk just before Christmas and since then has...
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Gwilym started attending @sdrrehabuk just before Christmas and since then has shown some fabulous developing qualities, both physically and emotionally. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌟 Gwilym🌟 is our super ⭐️ of the week because he engaged brilliantly during activities with his S&C coach Jade this week, working his little socks off (quite literally) to ensure he ended the weekend on a magnificent PB score of 365 points! Unwrapping Gwilym's competitive side in sessions really does bring out the best in Gwilym. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Gwilym's movement patterns are improving every week, coupled with Gwilym's new understanding on how to perform the different activities correctly, with an enthusiastic cheeky smile, this little-guy has shown us that a positive attitude and the will to beat his coaches in all manner of competitions, is why Gwilym is this weeks SUPER-STAR! ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #superstar
Gwilym started attending @sdrrehabuk just before Christmas and since then has shown some fabulous developing qualities, both physically and emotionally. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌟 Gwilym🌟 is our super ⭐️ of the week because he engaged brilliantly during activities with his S&C coach Jade this week, working his little socks off (quite literally) to ensure he ended the weekend on a magnificent PB score of 365 points! Unwrapping Gwilym's competitive side in sessions really does bring out the best in Gwilym. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Gwilym's movement patterns are improving every week, coupled with Gwilym's new understanding on how to perform the different activities correctly, with an enthusiastic cheeky smile, this little-guy has shown us that a positive attitude and the will to beat his coaches in all manner of competitions, is why Gwilym is this weeks SUPER-STAR! ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness #superstar
The Art of Coaching:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Coaching is a widely recognised profe...
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The Art of Coaching:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Coaching is a widely recognised professional industry, ranging from technical coaches; strength and conditioning coaches, skills coaches, life coaches, rehab coaches to name but a few. What unites these professions are the pedagogical processes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is now a common consensus among coaches that people skills and creating an appropriate environment for the individual is as important as the scientific underpinning of the discipline area. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Getting the best out of a child's coaching sessions (in this instance),is an art, with many considerations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Firstly, lets consider the following 10:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Cognitive behaviour (emotional responses to certain stimuli, understanding and thought processes)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Language and communication (how much does a child understand, need to know, or want to know?)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. What are their interests and hobbies?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. How can we incorporate these within sessions whilst still achieving goals?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. The balance between work versus play.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. The ability to use play as skill acquisition and gross motor development.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. Engagement and focus. Each child's attentional focus will differ largely, mainly due to age, stimulation and level of cognisance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 8. What's the incentive for the child? Rewards, goal setting, competition, (success being one of our biggest motivators).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 9. Recognising when a child is de-motivated, unhappy or tired and adapting the programme to meet the child's needs.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 10. MAKING IT FUN!! A happy child is a child who is keen and eager to return and enjoys each session. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💚🌈💚🌈💚🌈💚🌈💚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sportsmassagetherapy #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrwarriors #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #cpawareness #artofcoaching
The Art of Coaching:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Coaching is a widely recognised professional industry, ranging from technical coaches; strength and conditioning coaches, skills coaches, life coaches, rehab coaches to name but a few. What unites these professions are the pedagogical processes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is now a common consensus among coaches that people skills and creating an appropriate environment for the individual is as important as the scientific underpinning of the discipline area. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Getting the best out of a child's coaching sessions (in this instance),is an art, with many considerations. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Firstly, lets consider the following 10:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Cognitive behaviour (emotional responses to certain stimuli, understanding and thought processes)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Language and communication (how much does a child understand, need to know, or want to know?)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. What are their interests and hobbies?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. How can we incorporate these within sessions whilst still achieving goals?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. The balance between work versus play.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. The ability to use play as skill acquisition and gross motor development.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. Engagement and focus. Each child's attentional focus will differ largely, mainly due to age, stimulation and level of cognisance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 8. What's the incentive for the child? Rewards, goal setting, competition, (success being one of our biggest motivators).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 9. Recognising when a child is de-motivated, unhappy or tired and adapting the programme to meet the child's needs.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 10. MAKING IT FUN!! A happy child is a child who is keen and eager to return and enjoys each session. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💚🌈💚🌈💚🌈💚🌈💚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sportsmassagetherapy #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrwarriors #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #cpawareness #artofcoaching
What is vibration and what are the benefits?? ⚡️⚡️⚡️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whole...
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What is vibration and what are the benefits?? ⚡️⚡️⚡️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whole-body vibration is a therapeutic practice where an individual stands, sits, or lies on a machine with a vibrating platform, transmitting vibration frequencies to the body, eliciting muscle contractions by stimulating muscle spindles and motor neurons.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been reported that this approach can improve the formation and maintenance of neuromuscular junctions — the site where nerve cells and muscles communicate, resulting in enhanced muscle strength, balance and coordination across various neurological conditions; such as stroke, and, or cerebral palsy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Recent bodies of literature published regarding whole body vibration therapy (VT) report a single session of VT to have an acute effect in decreasing coordination deficits, reflex excitability, and spasticity. Therefore, positively affecting gross motor skills, gait, mobility, and strength in patients with cerebral palsy, with lasting effects up to 30 minutes.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Long-term benefits of vibration therapy include:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Increased muscle mass and bone-mineral density⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved gross motor function⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved postural strength and global strength⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved gait and mobility⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Reduced muscle tone and spasticity ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Reduced cerebral palsy related physical disability and sensorimotor difficulties⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Vibration training may enhance an individual’s independence more easily and efficiently by incorporating vibration therapy into therapy practices and strength programmes for optimal neurorehabilitation". NAPA Centre (2020)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #instagood #vibrationtraining
What is vibration and what are the benefits?? ⚡️⚡️⚡️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whole-body vibration is a therapeutic practice where an individual stands, sits, or lies on a machine with a vibrating platform, transmitting vibration frequencies to the body, eliciting muscle contractions by stimulating muscle spindles and motor neurons.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been reported that this approach can improve the formation and maintenance of neuromuscular junctions — the site where nerve cells and muscles communicate, resulting in enhanced muscle strength, balance and coordination across various neurological conditions; such as stroke, and, or cerebral palsy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Recent bodies of literature published regarding whole body vibration therapy (VT) report a single session of VT to have an acute effect in decreasing coordination deficits, reflex excitability, and spasticity. Therefore, positively affecting gross motor skills, gait, mobility, and strength in patients with cerebral palsy, with lasting effects up to 30 minutes.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Long-term benefits of vibration therapy include:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Increased muscle mass and bone-mineral density⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved gross motor function⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved postural strength and global strength⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Improved gait and mobility⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Reduced muscle tone and spasticity ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📍 Reduced cerebral palsy related physical disability and sensorimotor difficulties⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Vibration training may enhance an individual’s independence more easily and efficiently by incorporating vibration therapy into therapy practices and strength programmes for optimal neurorehabilitation". NAPA Centre (2020)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #instagood #vibrationtraining
What do we know about movement patterns? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Firstly, movements are mad...
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What do we know about movement patterns? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Firstly, movements are made up of a sequence of muscular contractions within a kinetic chain. Some movements are normal and other movements may be classed as abnormal, typically caused when an involuntary muscle contraction occurs, these movements may be associated to a neurological condition caused during birth such as Cerebral Palsy. These conditions can have a profound effect on an individual’s ability to produce efficient and effective muscle and movement function. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what does this mean? Simply, we all move in some shape or form, we produce our own version of a movement, whether it’s effective or efficient through a series of muscles and moveable joints, this creates a chain of movement; known as a kinetic chain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are seven primary movement patterns that consist as fundamental movements, these develop in utero and continue through infancy: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Twist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Push⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Pull⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Bend⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Squat⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. Lunge⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. Gait⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the course of the next 7-weeks we will examine each movement individually and explore ways in which we may develop a more efficient way of producing the movements outlined above to support an individual’s ability to gain more functional strength and ultimately independence. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness
What do we know about movement patterns? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Firstly, movements are made up of a sequence of muscular contractions within a kinetic chain. Some movements are normal and other movements may be classed as abnormal, typically caused when an involuntary muscle contraction occurs, these movements may be associated to a neurological condition caused during birth such as Cerebral Palsy. These conditions can have a profound effect on an individual’s ability to produce efficient and effective muscle and movement function. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what does this mean? Simply, we all move in some shape or form, we produce our own version of a movement, whether it’s effective or efficient through a series of muscles and moveable joints, this creates a chain of movement; known as a kinetic chain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There are seven primary movement patterns that consist as fundamental movements, these develop in utero and continue through infancy: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Twist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Push⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Pull⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Bend⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Squat⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. Lunge⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. Gait⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the course of the next 7-weeks we will examine each movement individually and explore ways in which we may develop a more efficient way of producing the movements outlined above to support an individual’s ability to gain more functional strength and ultimately independence. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cerebralpalsy #cpwarrior #strengthandconditioning #lifechangingtraining #cpsport #sportstherapy #strengthdevelopment #coaching #achievinggoals #sdrruk #sportsmassagetherapy #rehabilitation #cpstrength #cpstrengthandconditioning #cpgoals #cpinspiration #sdrchangeslives #sdrsurgery #sdrwarriors #sportwales #disabilitysportwales #paralympics #instagood #power #strength #cpawareness
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