Author name: Lydia Storr-Meddings

By Shu Xiaoyi, Lead Neurophysiotherapist Cognivate Rehabilitation. Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a chronic functional vestibulardisorder that demands genuinely interdisciplinary care. It challenges traditionalservice boundaries because symptoms sit at the crossroads of vestibular physiology,cognition, emotion and participation in daily life. PPPD in briefPPPD presents as nonspinning dizziness, unsteadiness or “floaty” sensationsoccurring on most days […]

By Katy James, Lead Speech and Language Therapist, Cognivate Rehabilitation When an adult sustains an acquired brain injury (ABI) – whether traumatic or non-traumatic – the effects on communication can be subtle but far-reaching. Many people are familiar with and may easily recognise when someone presents with dysarthria or aphasia, the motor speech and language

By Dr Anita Rose, Consultant Neuropsychologist, Cognivate Rehabilitation Interdisciplinary (IDT) neurorehabilitation brings together clinicians from different disciplines to support a person’s journey to recovery after Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) or neurological illnesses. For case managers, lawyers, clients and their families understanding how different disciplines work together, rather than in parallel, can be challenging at times.

By Lydia Storr-Meddings, Chief Operating Officer, Cognivate Rehab Being Chief Operating Officer at Cognivate, a community-based neurorehabilitation team, means I sit behind the scenes of client care. Rather than focusing on delivering therapy, it’s about ensuring the right people, resources, and systems are in place to make rehabilitation possible. My work spans quotes, invoicing, therapist

Having launched two community neurorehab teams a generation apart after career plotlines took me away from the clinical frontline for some twenty years, comparison between the experiences has thrown into striking relief some fundamental changes in the rehabilitation landscape which have affected (generally positively) how such services can work and reach more people.  The RNRU