56 year old woman who was diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome and then had a Stroke 4 days later (acute right sided frontoparietal bleed) in November 2022. She came to Hobbs Rehabilitation and stayed at Blenheim Court care home for 3 weeks from 18th September 2023 to participate in 3 weeks intensive rehabilitation.
• Left sided weakness (upper and lower limb)
• Left lower limb distal sensory loss (foot)
• Left sided inattention
• Spasticity in left upper and lower limb
• Soft tissue shortening left upper limb (shoulder, wrist and fingers) and lower limb (ankle)
• Reduced mobility and balance (risk of falls)
• Mild higher level executive functioning (e.g. planning more complex tasks and learning new tasks)
• Assistance of one carer 3 times a day to assist with washing, dressing, meal prep and other household tasks. Her husband would also assist in between the carer visits
• Unable to access upstairs bathroom or bedroom
• Unable to access or mobilise outdoors e.g. around local shops
• Inpatient intensive rehabilitation at Blenheim Court care home for 3 weeks
• Use of some neurotechnology – LiteGait and OMEGO
• She mainly had physiotherapy and occupational therapy for 3 hours per day on average but she also had a review for speech and language and rehabilitation medicine consultations. She is coming back to our centre in December for a physiotherapy review/treatment session and to receive botox injections from our rehabilitation medicine consultant
• Improved confidence with walking. Reduced effort and better quality of walking
• Able to prepare simple meals and drinks independently
• Able to get herself washed and dressed independently
• Feels more confident to access her local shops to do some food shopping
Very friendly and welcoming clinic. Everyone worked so well as a team to improve my walking technique and strength. I went to the supermarket, made my lunch which I have continued to do at home and I now wash and dress myself thanks to the occupational therapy team at Hobbs! After 3 weeks of intensive therapy I feel like a different person, and my confidence has really improved all round,
