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Neurological Teaching CentrePatient
Patricia McConville (Multiple Sclerosis)
MNC has altered my life. I have suffered from MS since 1978 and throughout the years have become more and more disabled. After 4 years with Catherine at the clinic, I have regained an upright position in my wheelchair and full use of my right hand and arm.
I can now use conventional cutlery, write with my right hand, cook and do many other household and personal tasks all after 17 years of full dependent on others.
Cliff (Stroke)
Lets say I learned about the Manchester Neurotherapy Centre (MNC) through the NHS community physiotherapy that was treating me at the time. You may ask why she told me. My assumption is that there are great shortcomings in the quality and type of physiotherapy that is available to stroke patients within the NHS despite the Government's notion that stroke services is at the cutting edge in the North West. I will also assume that this is due to lack of training in the bobath technique. In addition, they were at a stage when they did not know what to do next to help me.
Arlindo (Stroke)
I am 59 years old and I had a stroke on 29th of February of the present year that affected the left side of my body.
After three months in a hospital, where I could recover the movements of my leg, I began treatments in a clinic under Bobath concept.
The therapists of this clinic learned Bobath method with therapists of Manchester Neurotherapy Centre (MNC) - Lynne Fletcher and Linzi Meadows, and when I asked them about what would be the best for me they suggested that I should be treated in MNC.
Ricardo (Stroke)
My name is Ricardo Ferreira, 50 years old, I am portuguese and I live in Setúbal – Portugal.
Two years ago (12th May 2006) I had a stroke. It was a very severe stroke in the basilar artery.
I had several injuries: A tracheostomy (during one month and a half); a PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, to eat (during three months); hemifacial paralysis; my mouth doesn't open; hemiplegia; ataxia; problems with movement, balance, vision, hearing.
After the hospital I started my rehabilitation. I have treatment everyday.
Marco (Guillain-Barré)
During a holiday with my wife and son in October 2007, I was diagnosed with the the most severe case of the Guillain Barre Syndrome. I spent 3 months on the Intensive Care Unit of the University hospital in Newark, USA. After the hospital I spent 3 months in the Kessler Rehabilitation Centre in New Jersey, USA.
In April 2008 we came to Manchester, where I was first admitted to the Salford Royal Hospital as a requirement by moving from the USA to the UK.
Paula (Stroke)
When I started coming to the Manchester Neurotherapy Centre four years ago I hadn’t had any physiotherapy for 3 years so although I was fully mobile lots of things needed "working on".
I began by attending weekly sessions and these went so well that I gradually began to improve, which increased my confidence. Even taxi drivers who dropped me off and picked me up commented on the progress I'd made, which made me feel really good.
Pamela (Back Injury)
Approximately 4 years ago, in my mid-fifties, I had a bad fall which resulted in a back injury that left me with restricted movement and prone to painful muscle spasm. The situation progressively deteriorated further and at my lowest point I was in constant pain, developed a limp and could barely lift my left leg more than 2" off the ground. Getting in and out of the car, climbing the stairs and stepping over our doorstep at home became monumental tasks. I stopped driving as a result and felt thoroughly depressed with the whole situation.
Stephen (Brain Haemorrhage)
I have been attending the Manchester Neurotherapy Centre for about 2 and a half years after suffering a massive sub-arachnoid double brain haemorrhage 10 years ago when I was just 19 years old. I was in a coma for 3 months and the medical staff had given my chances of survival as virtually nil.
I was in different hospitals for 2 years and at a rehab unit at Withington Hospital for 18 months.
W M Johnson (Stroke)
Nearly two years ago I had a number of small strokes, and the brain scan that the consultant neurologist Dr Kellett arranged showed brain damage in the area which controls walking. He termed the resultant condition gait apraxia. The only treatment he could prescribe was Sinemet to help with a resulting Parkinsonism. He also suggested that local physiotherapy would be helpful. Unfortunately there was a long waiting list for treatment and subsequently Dr Kellet recommended we approached M.N.C. where I was assigned to Karen Saunders BSc(Hons) MCSP, the specialist neurophysiotherapist.
Stuart (Acquired Brain Injury)
On 9th December 2005 I was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained a serious brain injury resulting in the paralysis of my right side. After 6 months in hospital I was discharged and had regular physiotherapy as an outpatient at Leicester General. In September 06, although the physios there felt I was capable of further improvements they also felt that they had reached the limit of their expertise.
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