Neurorehab
The Occupational Therapist provides an inpatient service for
children who have experienced a brain injury or spinal injury.
The multidisciplinary neurorehabilitation team is consultant led
and consists of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy,
Occupational therapy, Psychology, dietetics, play therapy, music
therapy and nursing team, as well as a discharge planning
coordinator.
This may include children who have had the following:
- Open or closed traumatic brain injury
- Non- traumatic brain injury such as
Tumours
Infection
Anoxia
Stroke
AVMs or
- Those experiencing new symptoms or complications arising from a
pre-existing neurological or developmental condition.
The role of the Occupational therapist working with a child with
an acquired brain injury includes:
- Assessment of low awareness and minimally consciousness
- Assessment of the impact of injury on child's physical and
cognitive abilities within their normal developmental
milestones
- Assessment of child's social and environmental circumstances,
which may include the need of some local home visits
- Provision of a rehabilitation programme to include:
-Provision of appropriate sensory input and regulation to
maximise awareness in low and minimally responsiveness and provide
advice to both staff and patients
-Maximising potential , enhance participation and independence
through practice and where necessary provision of adaptive
strategies in all performance areas such personal care, daily
living activities, play, leisure and school
-Targeted ongoing therapy to improve function in upper
limbs, participation in play/school/self-care tasks and cognitive
functioning
-Promote 24 hour postural and tone management to include
provision / referral for sleep, and or seating equipment and upper
limb splints
- Provide advice and or arrange equipment provision, including
specialist buggies/wheelchairs to maximise safety during home leave
as (part of overall rehabilitation) and discharge
Website link:
https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/
https://www.stroke.org.uk/finding-support/information-about-stroke-childhood
http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/
