Yearly Archives: 2015

National Parkinson Conference Abstract Accepted

It was fantastic news to receive the email last week announcing Connect Neuro Physiotherapy's first abstract submission has been accepted to present a poster presentation on the following title at Australia's National Parkinson's Disease conference; The value, impact and accessibility of online eHealth neurological physiotherapy The poster presentation will discus each of the elements; value, [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00April 1st, 2015|

MS and Exercise Public Talk – Auckland, NZ 26th March

This talk is designed to educate you on the latest evidence based rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis. You will be introduced to the main principles of exercise specific to MS and how to practically implement them. The latest evidence is directing a significant change in the historical approach to MS and exercise. Gilly Davy from Connect [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00March 15th, 2015|

MS..Why so HOT and how to cool down

There is currently quite a bit of research going on regarding WHY people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are affect by the heat. Heat sensitivity can be a common problem for people with MS. When the core body temperature starts to rise above 37.5 degrees C, there is a disruption in the conduction of nerve impulses. [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00March 15th, 2015|

PD Warrior Instructors Courses

PD Warrior is a revolutionary new exercise approach that has the potential to slow down the progression of your Parkinson's Disease as well as improve your quality of life. As a certified instructor, the clinical lead and co presenter of the PD Warrior course I can firmly say that this approach can significantly change someone [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00February 13th, 2015|

What does a neurological orthotist do?

Do you know to the full extent what a neurological orthotist does and how the input in your rehabilitation can be absolutely vital for you to maximise your outcomes. I have had the pleasure of working alongside Bernard Badorrek from Orthomotion for several years now and I am often inspired by his analysis skills and [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00January 30th, 2015|

Online Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

When most people think of physiotherapy, they think of sporting injuries, sore backs, someone running out onto a sports field with an ice bucket etc. Well physiotherapy is much more diverse than that with many different areas of specialty, all striving towards improving quality of life. Here at Connect Neuro Physiotherapy we provide neurological physiotherapy, [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00January 21st, 2015|

Why is clinical supervision so important?

The world of physiotherapy and medicine is moving at a phenomenal rate with increasing levels of research, interventions, technology and accessibility.  To keep up to date and to ensure you are delivering the best clinical practice you can, you need to be challenged, driven and open to change. Clinical supervision is designed to inspire you [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00January 16th, 2015|

Want to change the quality of life for someone…become a neurological physiotherapist

It is a common starting point to ask someone what they do for work, you often find you get a varied response, those really interesting answers of something usually, or something you have never heard of. What is most interesting is the small number of people who turn round with a smile on their face [...]

By |2018-02-23T13:43:47+11:00January 16th, 2015|
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