Design for Living…with a neurological condition
Society has new found design expectations based on lifestyle brand such as Apple - but this is not generally reflected in the products on offer to improve mobility or day to day activities like bathing, eating and dressing. Great brands exist, with great design, and we want to bring them together for the Neuro Heroes community. What well designed kit do you love?
Neuro Heroes: Three years on
Neuro Heroes started with six people giving group physio a go over Zoom during lockdown. Have things changed? Just a bit! We’re growing and loving our thriving community, that are at the heart of everything we do.
Neuro Heroes has brought joy into exercise for me with MS
Susan had been living with MS for 15 years before starting Neuro Heroes sessions. Here she tells us she is so much fitter now than she was two years ago, and now enjoys exercise, having not made time for it in the past.
Parkinson’s - my journey so far
Here one of our PD Heroes Patrick writes about his Parkinson’s diagnosis, finding his way to Neuro Heroes and the positivity this has brought to his life.
Can education, activity and access to specialist services in people with Cerebral Palsy change lives?
Adults with Cerebral Palsy do not access specialist services to the extent that adults with other neurological conditions do. What difference can seeing an expert in CP make to people’s daily lives, and why is physiotherapy input important?
Neuro Heroes win award!
Neuro Heroes has won the Person-Centred Care Award at Parkinson’s UK’s national industry awards, 2021
Is exercise good for people living with Multiple Sclerosis?
Until very recently people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) were told that exercise could make symptoms worse and increase their fatigue. We now know, from years of research, that exercise doesn’t just help with MS symptoms, but it can actually help to slow the progression of the disease.
IWD 2021: Reflecting on exercise inequality during Covid-19
Neuro Heroes reduces exercise inequality during Covid-19 by providing expert-led virtual group classes for people living with neurological conditions