What Is Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation?
The brain and nervous system’s ability to learn and reorganize is called “neuroplasticity.” For relearning to occur, movements must be repeated and practiced, just as when learning to play a musical instrument or learning a new sport. This reshaping of the brain and the formation of new connections occur throughout life. After injury or disease affecting the nervous system, there is a window of opportunity during which the brain rapidly reorganizes itself to compensate for damaged areas. It is generally believed that this window lasts for approximately the first two years. After this period, the brain continues to form new connections, but at a slower rate.
Why Is Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation Important?
The goal of rehabilitation after stroke is to stimulate the reorganization of the nervous system (neuroplasticity) in order to relearn lost or impaired movements. The role of neurological physiotherapy is to help individuals relearn movements that have been lost or disrupted. However, the key to adopting newly learned movements is practice.
For this reason, it is essential that individuals have the opportunity to repeat and practice movements in order to strengthen new neural connections. Achieving this solely through traditional physiotherapy and exercise can be difficult. Rehabilitation technologies developed over the past decade have provided powerful tools for the mass practice and repetition of movements. Neur-On Clinic was established to deliver the high-repetition rehabilitation required for improved outcomes and faster recovery through its advanced technological rehabilitation platform.