What is Parkinson’s Disease and how will this condition affect me?
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement. It is characterised by tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. While the exact cause is unknown, Parkinson’s results from the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain, leading to motor symptoms and sometimes cognitive changes.
How can GNC help?
- Manual Therapy to support pain, mobility and function (massage, dry needling, mobilisation)
- Vestibular function therapy
- Equipment prescription; gait aids, standing frame, wheelchairs
- Range of motion and mobility training
- Balance and falls prevention
- Standing and gait training (harnessed or over ground)
- Hydrotherapy
- Functional electrical stimulation
- Task-specific training in line with Activities of Daily Living
- Cardiovascular training
- Strength training
- Fatigue management
- Functional Electrical Stimulation
- 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.
- Voice assessment and therapy
- 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