What is a movement disorder and how does it affect me?
Movement Disorders encompass a range of conditions that affect the ability to control and coordinate body movements, leading to symptoms like involuntary movements, tremors, muscle rigidity, and difficulties with posture and gait. Examples of conditions include Huntington’s Disease, Ataxia, Dystonia and Multi system atrophy.
How can GNC help?
- Manual Therapy to support pain, mobility and function (massage, dry needling, mobilisation)
- Equipment prescription; gait aids, standing frame, wheelchairs
- Range of motion and mobility training
- Strength training
- Balance and falls prevention
- Hydrotherapy
- Improved movement quality through task-specific training
- Cardiovascular training
- Strength and mobility training
- Fatigue management
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (RT300 Bike)- managing secondary complications
- Hydrotherapy
- Falls prevention
- Gait training (harnessed or overground)
- Home Environment Modifications
- Accommodation and Supports
- Cognitive and behavioural support
- Functional retraining including home safety assistive technology
- Carer and family training
- Upper limb rehabilitation
- Assistive technology prescription
- Wheelchair, seating and positioning
- Pressure care management
- Vehicle Modifications
- Carer training
- AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) assessment and prescription
- Speech, language, and communication assessment and retraining
- Social communication support relating to participation in kinder, school, programs and workplace.
- Swallowing assessment and management strategies
- Cognitive-communication rehabilitation
- AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) assessment and prescription
- Communication Partner Training (CPT) for swallowing and communication
- LiteGait
- Saebo
- AAC – Neuronode
- RT 300 Upper Limb and Lower Limb FES Bike
- Theratrainer
- InterX
- X-Sensor Pressure Mapping System
- Vesticam googles
- BiSSkiT software: Biofeed in Strength and Skill Training for swallowing