LimbPower announces date for 2015 Advanced Rehabilitation Clinic
LimbPower, the National Disability Sports Organisation dedicated to helping amputees and the limb impaired reach their sporting potential, are holding another Advanced Rehabilitation Clinic following the success of the initiative launched last year.
The 2015 Advanced Rehabilitation Clinic will take place on Wednesday 15 April at Roehampton University, and is designed to help primary amputees build confidence, strength, stability and empower them in the early stages of their quest to improve their mobility.
LimbPower’s Advanced Rehab Clinics aim to bridge the current gap that exists between the rehab offered by the NHS, and the ability to participate in sports, fitness and lifestyle activities. Current services teach amputees how to walk using their artificial limb and offer training on basic techniques. But there is much more that could be done to aid amputees in the early stages of rehabilitation, which in turn can have a huge impact on their quality of life.
Research shows that participation in physical activity enhances the lives of amputees. By reducing the risk of medical interventions such as knee and hip replacements and even improving life expectancy.
For 2015, the Advanced Rehab Clinic will include a separate programme for carers, partners and case managers. To ensure that this important support network are equipped with right the information to assist in the ongoing rehabilitation of the amputee.
Kiera Roche, LimbPower Founder said:
'Back in 2006 I attended a running clinic where I was taught the basic techniques of running, but what really opened my eyes were the day-to-day benefits of the stability exercises and leg strengthening exercises I was taught to improve my gait and balance. We have used these techniques within our own successful ‘Learn to Run’ clinics since then, but the Advanced Rehab Clinics will allow us to reach those new amputees who are yet to even consider sport as something for them and help them to get the most from their prosthetics.'
The one-day course will be a mix of educational and practical training sessions focussing on core stability, proprioception of the artificial limb, gait training exercises and general health and fitness. The course will encourage new amputees to take control of their own rehabilitation and well-being, and equip them to take part in any sport or activity they choose.
