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Learning Difficulties Physiotherapy
Learning Difficulties includes many different conditions which can affect a person physically and their ability to perform gross motor tasks. This can be frustrating for the individual and prevent them from participating in activities which they may enjoy. Learning Difficulties Physiotherapy aims to promote independence and facilitate a person to reach their full potential. People with learning difficulties can come across the following problems:
- Running
- Walking
- Jumping
- Skipping
- Writing
- Riding a bike
- Buttoning shirts
Learning difficulties physiotherapy can help to improve some of the above. The Physiotherapist will provide a comprehensive assessment and discussion on goals which the patient and families / carers would want to achieve. The learning difficulties physiotherapy team will provide treatments and strategies to work on goals which may improve some of the problems commonly experienced which are listed above. The treatments which can be provided by a learning difficulties physiotherapy team are:
- Exercise therapy (stretching and strengthening)
- Manual therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Co-ordination rehabilitation
- Balance exercises
The experience of the learning difficulties physiotherapist will assist the patients to achieve goals which are important to them. Learning difficulties physiotherapy is a specialised area of physiotherapy which requires experience and training to be competent in assessing and treating patients.
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