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Rehabilitation after a stroke
Fast intervention is crucial following a stroke. Our rehabilitation team will make sure you or your loved one get treatment as early as possible at this crucial time, helping to prevent long-term damage and ensure as speedy a recovery as possible.
Why choose us for stroke rehabilitation?
When it comes to stroke recovery, every minute counts. At The Wellington Hospital's Acute Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, you’ll find fast access to expert care, and a stroke rehabilitation programme designed to speed your recovery and help you take the first steps back to a full life.
When it comes to your recovery, our expert physiotherapists, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, music therapists and speech therapists will work together tirelessly, to ensure you can enjoy as full a life as possible.
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Personalised care to fit your needs
We’re London's largest private neurological rehabilitation facility, and since we opened our doors more than two decades ago, we’ve established an international reputation for delivering the very best, fully personalised rehabilitation programmes.
What that means for you is the combined expertise of leading consultants fully focused on your care, as well as:
- Access to full range of medical specialities to diagnose and manage acute stroke
- Rapid response team specialising in acute stroke care
- Personalised rehabilitation plans tailored to your needs
- State-of-the-art stroke recovery equipment
- Multidisciplinary team of stroke specialists
- Seamless transfer from acute care to ongoing rehabilitation
Our approach to stroke rehabilitation
From early intervention, to onward care and discharge, our approach puts you at the centre, with fully personalised treatment plans that include a combination of acute medical care and longer-term neurological rehabilitation.
- Early intervention: Quick action to prevent long-term complications
- Comprehensive assessment: Evaluating the full impact of your stroke
- Tailored treatment: Developing a personalised stroke recovery plan
- Continuous monitoring: Adapting your care as you progress
- Family involvement: Supporting your loved ones throughout your recovery
Multidisciplinary working
Our dedicated MDT combines extensive expertise with a collaborative approach to ensure the best rehabilitation outcomes for you.
Expert stroke rehabilitation services
Our multidisciplinary approach means that, as a patient, you’ll receive up to five or six therapies daily, all aimed at ensuring you have the best recovery possible. These include, but are not limited to:
Occupational therapy
Our highly experienced private occupational therapy team works with adults and children to help develop or regain key life skills affected by a range of conditions, supported by a specialist neurological rehabilitation unit. Get in touch.
Neurological physiotherapy
Physiotherapy helps improve mobility caused by a neurological condition or injury such as head trauma or stroke. Our dedicated MDT combines extensive expertise with a collaborative approach to ensure the best rehabilitation outcomes for you.
Speech & language therapy
Our Speech and Language Therapists address communication and swallowing difficulties caused by neurological conditions. They help patients with language comprehension, expressive communication, and cognitive changes and provide strategies, communication aids, and tailored swallow rehabilitation programmes.
Cognitive rehabilitation
To address memory and thinking skills.
Neuropsychology
Understanding brain function and behaviour. Our neuropsychologists examine how neurological disorders and brain injuries can change behaviour or influence emotional responses.
Advanced stroke recovery technology
Nothing is more important to us than our patients’ rehabilitation and recovery. That’s why we invest so heavily in state-of-the-art technology. In fact, many of our patients choose us precisely because they know they’ll have access to the latest assistive technologies. These include:
- Robotic gait training systems
- Assistive technology for upper limb recovery
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Computer-assisted cognitive training
- Specialised stroke rehab gym equipment
Your stroke rehabilitation team
Unlike most therapist-led rehabilitation units, we have the clinical expertise of our entire private hospital network to draw on. That means we’re able to offer you complex, multidisciplinary care across any clinical specialty, as well as the highest level of ICU support. Depending on your needs, your team may include:
- Stroke neurologists
- Neuro-rehabilitation consultants
- Specialist rehabilitation nurses
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech and language therapists
- Neuropsychologists
- Music therapy
- Dietitians
Hear from Dr Bal Athwal
Dr Bal Athwal responds to frequently asked questions about stroke, from symptoms, to risk factors, to recovery.
Your recovery is our priority
Book your free clinical assessment today.
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