Neuro-rehabilitation

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What is neuro-rehabilitation?

Neuro-rehabilitation helps patients to recover from different neurological deficits, which can occur due to the following neurological disorders:

Stroke
Myopathy
Neuropathy
Traumatic brain injury
Degenerative disorders, such as:
- Parkinson's disease
- Alzheimer's disease
- Motor neurone disease
- Multiple sclerosis

In neuro-rehabilitation, a multidisciplinary team of professionals work together to assess and tailor a programme suited for your individual needs, conditions and social support.

Our team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists aim to provide you with a comprehensive assessment and management programme. This programme aims to help you resume good quality daily life and personal independence.

Why do you need neuro-rehabilitation?

Neuro-rehabilitation is designed to rehabilitate you and allow you to live a normal, active and independent life.

What can you expect from neuro-rehabilitation?

Neuro-rehabilitation consists of a variety of rehabilitative therapies that will be recommended based on your individual needs.

It may include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy, among other therapies.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists may design exercise programmes to help regain normal muscle functions and movements. Physiotherapy is also used to teach methods of safely moving from one place to another and involve rehabilitation for:

Ambulation (walking)
Correction of abnormal walking patterns
Stair-climbing

Occupational therapy

Occupational therapists help retrain basic daily activities such as showering and getting dressed.

They may also recommend suitable assisting appliances and focus on any cognitive (thought) problems.

Speech-language therapy

Speech therapists suggest techniques to overcome communication disorders.

They also focus on any cognitive problems that affect memory, orientation and thinking abilities.

Why choose Gleneagles Hospital?

At Gleneagles Hospital, your recovery is our priority. Established in Singapore for more than 60 years, we work as a team to offer comprehensive support in neuro rehabilitation. With a tailored treatment plan, we seek to restore quality of life and function.