Physiotherapy considerations for the neurological patient

Time to consider the needs of your neurological small patients. With neurological compromise comes significant alteration to biomechanics, proprioception, and the needs of effective rehabilitation. The range of neurological presentations requires specific physiotherapeutic input to optimise function and recovery. This webinar will consider strategies for proactive management of neurological cases with some easy classifications to target rehab appropriately. We will review the rehab environment and the importance of recumbency support, pathology in relation to altered biomechanics and effective support options to optimise independence, comfort, and engagement with rehabilitation. We will consider the range of neurological presentations and the effective use (and mis-use) of basic physiotherapy techniques to support rehabilitation.

Sarah Conley

Veterinary Physiotherapist

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Following graduation from Manchester Metropolitan University with an MSc in Physiotherapy in 2012 Sarah worked as a Chartered Physiotherapist in both acute and primary care settings within the NHS working with predominantly neurological and musculoskeletal patients. Since 2016 after completion of a Post Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the University of Liverpool, Sarah has worked as a Veterinary Physiotherapist at Davies Veterinary Specialists seeing a diverse range of small animal case presentations both within the hospital inpatient setting and outpatient referrals. Sarah has a specialist interest in vestibular and acute neurological rehabilitation.