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16 years of MS-like symptoms: I have been walking our dog every day again, something I hadn’t been able to do for four years. I am starting to enjoy my life again | APEX NEURO Review
16 years of MS-like symptoms: The biggest moment for me has been walking our dog Jesse every day again, something I hadn’t been able to do for four years. I am starting to enjoy my life again.
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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): tremors and training
FND tremors have been one of the most persistent symptoms Jai experiences. Rob and Jai worked intensively to begin to understand the weakness, changes in gat and co-ordination and tremors, beginning with electrical stimulation aiming to improve the communication between her brain and body. They were then able to progress into the gym, which will become an important maintenance strategy — this helps them pinpoint a specific weakness which likely ties into the full picture of h
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Functional Neurological Disorder and Freezing
Functional Neurological Disorder and Freezing | One of the primary Functional Neurological Disorder challenges Lynn has faced with her is a freezing response, especially when under pressure. Laura starts by working through specific areas in Lynn’s body to understand responses and patterns associated to her FND.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Walking Sticks to Walking Independently in 3 days
Multiple Sclerosis: Walking Sticks to Walking Independently in 3 days
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Functional Neurological Disorder: Learning to Control Involuntary Movements
Functional Neurological Disorder: regaining control over voluntary movements | It is vital for Ellies’ body not to respond in this way for her to walk. The brain receives a lot of information from the feet when they touch the ground, without this it’s hard for her to know where she is in space, where to place her feet, if she’s landing correctly etc. Luke and Ellie start to work on changing these patterns - at first seated, then when this is repeatable they can move to standi
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What’s possible in 5 days of Multiple Sclerosis rehab at APEX NEURO?
What’s possible in just 5 days of Multiple Sclerosis rehab?
Improving foot drop: increasing control and ability to lift the foot
Improved gait and balance: as communication between the brain and body improves, stability follows
Increased muscle contraction and control - key for walking
Reducing spasticity - important to improving range of motion and reducing discomfort
All of this progress with a condition that rarely is believed to be able to improve?!
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Functional Neurological Disorder: Regaining muscle control and sensation
Julia travelled from Spain to work with the APEX NEURO team after a lack of resolution for FND symptoms (dystonia, tremors, seizures and loss of motor function/muscle control) which started after hitting her head.
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Multiple Sclerosis: improving hand function and dexterity
Multiple Sclerosis: improving dexterity in the hands and fingers 👋🏼
Kosta has found it harder to use a keyboard - changes in dexterity and slowing in the fluidity of his movement in his fingers making it harder to type and do fine motor movements. The muscles often spasms and make it hard to control the hands/fingers.
Rob and Kosta work on improving the communication with the muscles involved in fine motor skills and dexterity so Kosta can open and close his hands with
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FND: Overcoming freezing (freezing of gait), start/stop hesitation and improving walking - learning to cross a doorway
FND: Overcoming freezing (freezing of gait), start/stop hesitation and improving walking - learning to cross a doorway | Gait freezing and start/stop hesitation is common with FND - typically when anxiety peaks, or changing surface. Lynn found she frequently froze in doorways or when crossing a threshold.
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Functional Neurological Disorder: learning to use the stairs
Functional Neurological Disorder: learning to use the stairs
Rachel has shared some of her FND journey including walking with a crutch to climbing rocks on the beach unaided with her children 🫶🏼 One of the most common things we work on after building improved walking ability is learning to safely and confidently use the stairs again.
Notice all of this work is without any support from the electrical devices, this is all Rachel.
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Regaining Control: How Neuromuscular Re-education Helps With FND Hand Tremors and Dystonia
Regaining Control: How Neuromuscular Re-education Helps With FND Hand Tremors and Dystonia
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) affects how the brain and nervous system send and receive signals, often resulting in a vast array of symptoms including tremors, dystonia, and loss of voluntary muscle control. APEX NEURO specialises in working with Functional Neurological Disorder and FND-related movement disorders using our unique methodology combining direct current electric
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Multiple Sclerosis: Building Strength
Multiple Sclerosis: Building Strength
After improving the ability to contract and control the muscles in the clinic, we transition into the gym to teach Rhyiza the machines and techniques to build muscle and strength at home. Our approach is like a relay race. We do the ‘heavy lifting’ to start the race - getting the brain and body to communicate more effectively. At a certain point, we can pass the baton to the client to build on this work at home (usually via our Remote
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Learning to stand: Multiple Sclerosis (progress update)
Judy previously achieved standing independently for the first time (see her excitement on the first clip!) Now the foundations are built, Luke and Judy progress to no help from the electricity - this is all Judy’s body!
We don’t want our clients to depend on the devices we use. They act as a tool to achieve a better foundation (improving the communication between the brain and body) but at a certain point we transition to working without help.
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Motor Neurone Disease Upper Limb and Bulbar Symptoms: 2 days at APEX NEURO
MND Upper Limb and Bulbar Symptoms: 2 days at APEX NEURO | Nichol travels from Germany to the UK to work with Laura on a number of MND symptoms. She continues the work we do in the clinic at home on our Remote Support Programme
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Functional Neurological Disorder: Real-World Rehabilitation "I can't remember the last time I walked to a shop"
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) APEX NEURO real-world rehabilitation - “I cant remember the last time I walked to the shop”
3 days together and Luke and Caroline were able to progress not just to walking outside (taking on all the external stimulus such as the cold which previously caused Caroline to convulse) but to walk together to the shop which was a monumental achievement in just a few days work.
We are doing this all without any devices, just through coaching.
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Medically unexplained symptoms "at APEX NEURO everything is a breath of fresh air, their knowledge, willingness to keep learning with you, their perseverance, care, and expertise has been everything"
[My child was] left with "medically unexplained symptoms" by "medical professionals" in the NHS who have lacked every ounce of care, compassion and treatment over the past year. But here at Apex Neuro everything is just a breath of fresh air their knowledge, their willingness to keep learning with you, their perseverance, care, determination, positivity and expertise has been everything. My child has felt heard, she feels like people really care.
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APEX NEURO Review: Multiple Sclerosis (5 day intensive programme)
APEX NEURO Review: Multiple Sclerosis (5 day intensive programme) I left feeling more confident and hopeful about my mobility than I have in a long time and already seeing positive changes and real progress. Looking forward to improving more through the remote programme from Ireland.
Thank you, Rob, for your patience, understanding, and unwavering support — it has truly made a difference and means more to me than I can put into words.
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Multiple Sclerosis: walking rehabilitation
Multiple Sclerosis walking rehab: intense spasticity following HSCT lead Eddie to reach out to APEX NEURO after seeing the work we do with MS.
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Functional Neurological Disorder: drop attacks, tremors & dystonia
Functional Neurological Disorder: drop attacks, tremors & dystonia | 5 day FND intensive working through a number of FND symptoms. Hannah and Luke work through breaking patterns than were causing drop attacks, dystonia (muscle contractions and involuntary movements) and tremors in her hands. Over 5 days they develop strategies for Hannah to implement at home, particularly to help her gain control over her hands, standing and walking unaided.
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