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17 articles on this topic. Practical, person-centred notes from the Axon Neuro team.
Safe, practical speech and language exercises to practise at home between SLT sessions, plus what speech and language therapy involves in reablement.
A room-by-room checklist to help carers reduce falls at home for someone with a neurological condition, removing hazards and building safe, confident habits.
Practical mealtime support for dysphagia after stroke or brain injury: posture, pacing, food textures, reducing choking risk and when to involve an SLT.
Understand spasticity after stroke or brain injury and how families can help with positioning, gentle stretching and daily care alongside the therapy team.
Practical ways families can support a relative with Parkinson's day to day, with movement changes, freezing, slowness and confidence, without taking over.
Practical, everyday ways to stay independent with multiple sclerosis: pacing energy, managing heat sensitivity, planning daily tasks and setting up your home.
What an occupational therapist contributes to reablement, from everyday function assessments to equipment, adaptations and graded activity.
How rebuilding hobbies, interests and social contact can support identity and wellbeing while regaining independence after a neurological condition.
Why sleep can change after a brain injury and practical, non-clinical steps that may help, with clear pointers on when to speak to a GP.
Practical memory strategies after a brain injury, from phone reminders to written prompts and environmental cues that support everyday tasks.
Practical home adaptations and everyday equipment that can make daily life safer and more independent, and how assessments and funding for aids work.
Practical, gentle ways to plan around cognitive fatigue so that energy goes towards the things that matter most during reablement.
How a phased, person-centred return to work can be planned after a brain injury, including reasonable adjustments, talking to an employer, and pacing.
Practical ways for carers to protect their own wellbeing: spotting carer strain, arranging respite, asking for a carer's assessment, and where to get help.
A gentle guide to pacing and planning energy through rehabilitation so it goes to the things that matter most, across body and mind.
A plain walkthrough of what a reablement visit and a typical week actually look like, and what a support worker does alongside the person.
What can make the move home from hospital feel steadier, from the first days back to who to contact and how reablement supports the transition.