Neuro-Physiotherapy

East Cheshire NHS Trust Neuro-Physiotherapy Out-Patient Service is located in the Neuro-Physio Gym on the ground floor at Macclesfield District General Hospital.

The Neuro-Physio Out-Patient Service provides physiotherapy advice, assessment and treatment for adult neurological patients.

We provide specialist neurological physiotherapy and advice to patients (and their family/carers) living in East Cheshire who have a neurological condition and require intervention to maximise their independence and function.

We provide treatment in the Neuro-physiotherapy gym and occasionally we will see patients at work or a place relevant to their goal.

We are a resource of information and support for patient carers and professionals working with patients with neurological conditions.

The staff deliver high quality specialised evidence based confidential care, and our main of objective is that patients are treated with respect and dignity.
We work alongside our multidisciplinary team members and liaise with health professionals in the community.

Conditions we treat include:

• Stroke
• Acquired brain injuries
• Spinal cord injury
• Guillain Barre Syndrome
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Transverse myelitis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Cerebral Palsy
• Polyneuropathies
• Ataxias
• Multi-systems atrophy
• Muscular dystrophy

We achieve this by:

• Completing a detailed assessment
• Working with you to set goals around your main priorities
• Discuss with you the treatment plan and deciding on the best method of achieving your goals by selecting and implementing the most appropriate treatment options for you
• Evaluating the effectiveness of your treatment and modifying the treatment programme as your needs change
• Health Promotion for example, working with the community leisure services and local activity group sessions to devise personal exercise programmes
• Self-Management advice enabling confidence to manage your condition in everyday living
• Discharge planning when you have finished your therapy, we will provide advice/exercises designed to help maintain or improve your skills.
  Further treatment your GP, Consultant or health care professional may refer you back into the service for further neuro-physiotherapy.

Some examples of the Services that the Neuro-physiotherapy Out-Patient department can provide are:

• Movement re-education
• Gait training Assessment of walking aids
• Muscle strengthening Advice about managing muscle tone
• Positioning/posture advice
• Exercise programmes
• Fatigue management
• Balance training
• Transfer training
• Carer education
• Neuro-muscular electrical stimulation
• Functional Electrical Stimulation
• Collaboration with orthotics service to help provide effective splints
• Group Programmes
• Balance Exercise
• Group Upper Limb Exercise Group
• Parkinson’s High Intensity Interval Training Group

Group Programmes

• Group Programmes
• Balance Exercise
• Group Upper Limb Exercise Group
• Parkinson’s High Intensity Interval Training Group

Other Information
Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothes allowing freedom of movement.  You may bring a relative or friend to act as a chaperone, or the department can arrange one for you (with prior notice).