Information for Clients, Carers and Families
Physical Changes After Brain Injury
The most common physical difficulties after brain injury include:
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Reduced muscle strength and power
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Reduced range of movement - e.g. due to tightness in muscles
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Reduced coordination
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Sensory changes may include loss of sensation but also hypersensitivity in touch/ smell/
taste/hearing/sight.
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Pain
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Fatigue - feeling tired more easily, may need to have naps through the day, find concentrating difficult
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Balance problems - may be an increased risk of falls, can sometimes look like a drunk person trying to walk
All of these can impact on mobility and ability to carry out every day activities.
How Case Management Services can help?
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Assist with your transition from hospital to home
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Find new accommodation if you are unable to return to your old home
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Arrange for an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to carry out an assessment of you or your
home
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Recommend any adaptations or equipment you may need to aid your mobility or enable you to carry
out day-to-day tasks.
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Arrange for you to work with a therapist or rehabilitation assistant to utilise this equipment.
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Provide a Rehab Assistant to attend a gym and assist you to follow a programme or attend a class
Useful Websites
Case Management Services Ltd
www.headway.org.uk
350A Lanark Road West, Currie
Edinburgh, EH14 5RR
www.childbraininjurytrust.org.uk
www.nhs.uk
T: 0131 451 5265
www.caseman.co.uk