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IAB Neuro Rehab IAB Neuro Rehab provides specialist neurological rehabilitation, including: Physiotherapy, OT + SALT

11/10/2026

Minimal voluntary movement should never mean minimal attention. 💪🏼

What’s worse than a challenging upper limb rehabilitation session? Ignoring the arm altogether.

This session focuses on building proximal control within the hemiplegic upper limb—working around the shoulder and trunk, introducing supported loading and engaging the whole body.

Everyone deserves a starting point with their upper limb rehabilitation. Recovery looks different for each person, and progress isn’t always about reaching or grasping. It can also mean:

▪️ Improving comfort and managing pain.
▪️ Addressing spasticity with an individualised management plan.
▪️ Building tolerance to supported, purposeful activity.
▪️ Activating the traps, rhomboids and upper quadrant to ensure the arm during walking so discomfort or positioning doesn’t become another barrier.
▪️ Making everyday care, dressing and movement easier.

We can work towards these goals while continuing to explore opportunities for active control.

Progress takes patience, skilled assessment and practice that is meaningful to the individual. The pace and extent of recovery vary—but limited movement is never a reason to overlook the upper limb.

Let’s keep building and find everyone’s place to start.

Let’s go 💪🏼

Super pleased Chris allowed us to share these videos, it helps spread the awareness to the wider community of the importance of upper limb rehabilitation!

07/10/2026

One session. A positive step towards easier everyday movement. 💙

This video shows an improvement in sit-to-stand during a single physiotherapy session with a person living with Parkinson’s.

Getting out of a chair is a movement we repeat throughout the day—and one that matters for independence.

At IAB Neuro Rehab, we focus on meaningful tasks and tailor rehabilitation to the person in front of us. Today’s progress gives us something to build on through continued practice.

📩 Get in touch to discuss specialist neurological physiotherapy.

We’ve won! 🏆💙IAB Neuro Rehab has been named Neurological Rehabilitation Service of the Year – Worcestershire at the Cent...
05/10/2026

We’ve won! 🏆💙

IAB Neuro Rehab has been named Neurological Rehabilitation Service of the Year – Worcestershire at the Central England Prestige Awards 2026/27!

Our patients’ outcomes will always mean more to us than any award ever could. Supporting someone to move with greater confidence, regain independence or achieve a goal that matters to them is what makes our work worthwhile.

But having our service recognised means a huge amount to us, and we’re proud to celebrate this moment.

Thank you to our patients, their families and everyone who supports IAB Neuro Rehab. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your rehabilitation journey.

We look forward to helping more people achieve positive outcomes, continuing to improve our service and moving forward with our patients at the heart of everything we do. 💙

24/09/2026

A step out of the house. A huge step towards greater independence. 💙

Previously needing a pulpit frame, our patient is now making his way out of his home using a quad stick, with his wife alongside supporting him. Behind this moment is a huge amount of hard work, determination and practice.

Independence means having more choice and control over everyday life. Being able to leave your home, take part in familiar routines and do more for yourself can mean so much after a neurological injury or illness.

At IAB Neuro Rehab, we specialise in complex neurological rehabilitation, tailoring treatment to each person’s goals and their home environment. Practising the transfers, doorways and everyday tasks that matter to them helps turn progress in therapy into meaningful changes at home.

A milestone worth celebrating—and a real credit to his efforts and his wife’s support. 👏

“There were tears! Happy ones.” 💙When Nina contacted IAB Neuro Rehab, she had little hope that her mum would regain her ...
22/09/2026

“There were tears! Happy ones.” 💙

When Nina contacted IAB Neuro Rehab, she had little hope that her mum would regain her mobility following seizures. Living with advanced dementia and being unable to follow instructions made the situation feel even more difficult.

Iain visited her in her care home, exploring her movement and explaining how sensory processing could affect her mobility. Supporting Nina to understand and use the approaches from the assessment was an important part of the visit.

Five days later, Nina shared:

“She can now walk a few steps without assistance and only 5 days in we are amazed by the improvement.”

But another part of her review means just as much:

“This assessment has helped me as much as Mum.”

Helping families feel more confident in supporting their loved ones is a valuable part of rehabilitation. Thank you, Nina, for sharing your family’s experience.

Shared with permission. This is one family’s experience; progress is individual.

To discuss support for yourself or a family member, message IAB Neuro Rehab.

14/09/2026

An absolute inspiration… Chris Attwood.

Walking across that finish line at the Worcester 10km with Amy by your side was a truly special moment. It was a pleasure to be there to support you.

The strength, resilience and determination from this amazing man is incredible.

We have only been involved in a small part of Chris’s journey, and all credit goes to his brilliant family, the amazing NHS teams involved, and everyone else who has supported him along the way.

Chris is not finished yet, and we are excited to continue supporting him through the next stage of his journey.

Chris and Amy are also raising money for the incredible NHS teams who have been part of his recovery, helping fund much-needed equipment.

You can read Chris’s full story and donate here:

https://gofund.me/d2f2e620f

We look forward to seeing all the progress still to come.

Let’s go Chris and Team Attwood. 💪🏼

Amy Willetts

09/09/2026

What can happen with joined-up working, amazing family support, dedication, and the correct neuro rehab plan following Guillain-Barré syndrome.

This patient journey shows the value of having the right people around the person, clear goals, consistent rehabilitation, and a family fully committed to supporting progress every step of the way.

A brilliant example of what can be achieved when rehabilitation is collaborative, individualised, and focused on meaningful change.

We look forward to seeing the continued progress.

Walking more doesn’t always mean walking better. 👣Walking is a complex task. It relies on strength, balance, postural co...
27/08/2026

Walking more doesn’t always mean walking better. 👣

Walking is a complex task. It relies on strength, balance, postural control, weight transfer, coordination, sensation, confidence and endurance all working together.

If the underlying problem hasn’t been identified, simply practising more walking can sometimes reinforce the same inefficient movement pattern.

Someone may be managing with:
• Shuffling
• Reduced foot clearance
• Knee hyperextension
• Circumduction
• Poor weight transfer

But the real driver could be weakness, reduced trunk control, poor single-leg stability, limited range, spasticity, altered motor control or sensory loss.

That’s why neurological rehabilitation should go beyond simply walking up and down.

The aim is to understand why walking is difficult, target the contributing factors and then build those improvements back into meaningful, real-life walking.

The goal isn’t just more steps.

It’s walking that is:
✔ Safer
✔ More efficient
✔ More independent
✔ Less effortful
✔ More adaptable in everyday life

At IAB Neuro Rehab, specialist neurological physiotherapy assessment helps us break down the movement problem and identify what needs to change.

📧 [email protected]
📞 0800 669 6650
🌐 www.iabneurorehab.co.uk

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15/06/2026

Busy few weeks at IAB Neuro Rehab 👊

Lots of hard work, lots of challenges overcome, and plenty of goals being achieved.

The best part of our job is seeing people realise they are capable of more than they thought possible.

Huge credit to all of our patients for the effort they’re putting in every single week. The progress speaks for itself.

Let’s keep building. 🚀

MS BrainInjury Physio

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