Miran - Neurophysiotherapy and Pilates

We have been trained to believe that if one is affected with a neurological disorder, it’s the complete end of the world and they have to resort to living with the disability that it brings along, as if it’s one of the many irreversible changes of life. I have met numerous patients with such conditions, all having different perspectives on their conditions which has a direct effect on the outcome of therapy.  ‘ Am I going to be normal, again?’  ‘Will I be how I was before I got this disease?’ ‘ Will I ever be able to play my favourite sport?’ ‘Am I always going to be dependent for my day to day activities?’ These are the most common questions asked by patients when they first learn about their condition. The answer to all these questions is a very straightforward yes. They will be independent, but with a mindset shift in what is considered normal. A new normal is established and it comes with different abilities. A patient with an Incomplete Spinal cord injury used to ...

I have been a neurophysiotherapist since more than 13 years, and I have seen a lot of changes and improvement in the way we see patients with neurological conditions and their life. After my bachelors, I started working in a reputed hospital, I saw patients with stroke, Parkinsons and other neurological conditions being treated the same way as patients with knee pain, back pain and ankle injuries. The focus was achieving the range of motion, getting them pain free or getting the tone normalised. At that moment I questioned myself , is our body made only for being pain free and moving freely? I didn’t get any answer at that time until I completed my masters. The treatment protocol wasn’t wrong, but according to me it wasn’t fulfilling or achieving the goal fully.  I went for my masters in 2012, and had a great exposure to research, clinical applications and patient centred care. It changed my perspective to physiotherapy and its application. When I came back in 2013, there was no Ne...