The Brain & Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
is set to revolutionise the recovery process of brain disorder
sufferers, with the opening of the country’s first Assisted-Exercise
Therapy (AET) Centre.
For many of the UK’s 3 Million brain disorder patients,
exercise is out of the question, making depression and obesity
common side-effects – until now.
The clinically-supervised facility, BodyBASIC, is being launched
on Wednesday 15th March. It has been custom-designed in conjunction
with medical experts to make exercise both possible, and easy,
for this group. Research has shown that exercise is a key
factor in their long-term recovery.
Patients undergo an initial assessment with a neuro-physiotherapist,
who ‘prescribes’ an individual programme of Assisted
Exercise Therapy suitable for their condition. A series of
state-of-the-art, power-assisted machines will then do all
the work for them.
Each machine is designed to exercise more than one part of
the body at the same time, halving the time it takes to see
results. Just two half hour sessions each week will get results.
As well as being ideal for those who’ve suffered traumas
such as stroke, brain injuries and spinal tumours, AET is
also suitable for any individual who finds exercise a struggle,
such as those who are overweight, depressed or suffering neck
/ back problems.
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