Niche Neuro Therapy SERVICES

It encompasses improving:

• Transfer skills - turning over, getting onto-off the ground, getting in-out of different chairs or the car, and includes adaptive transfer skill techniques.
• Walking - with or without equipment/aids, e.g. crutches, hiking poles, leg orthoses.
• Running and sports - or any other active-lifestyle leisure activities.
• Arm movement - pressing, pushing, pulling, reaching, grasping, holding and releasing objects.

As well as:

• Facilitating accessibility by use of equipment, and collaboration with local community private or government services.

Therapies including:

• Education - movement science, pain science, nervous system regulation skills, support worker educational and exercise program training. 
• Exercise - task-specific training, graded motor imagery, interval training, vestibular and balance training, strength and conditioning.
• Dry needling - advanced skill areas, including pecs and thoracic spine.
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation - i.e. e-STIM, FES, TENS.
• Small equipment prescription - i.e. crutches, frames, exercise bands, slide-board etc.
• Large equipment prescription - Please note: I do not prescribe wheelchairs myself, however, I am available to collaborate with OT's for wheelchair MAT assessments. 

Assessment and referrals:

• Spasticity assessment and Botox referrals.
• Gait assessment and Orthosis referrals - e.g. AFO’s (GRAFO, PDE), KAFO’s.
• Allied Health and Specialists referrals - e.g. respiratory care, OT, Speech Therapy etc).

Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a framework for service delivery that shifts the question from "What is wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?". TIC fosters transparent collaborative communication, creating trust and giving people agency over their therapy options and decisions, so they can make informed choices about how they want to live their lives. [It] is a strength-based service delivery approach "that is grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma, that emphasises physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both providers and survivors, and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment". (Hopper, Bassuk, & Olivet, 2010, p.82). 

Trauma informed values are: Safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment.