At Hobbs Rehabilitation, we believe rehabilitation should extend beyond the clinic environment. Our therapists work with adults and children to adapt sports, hobbies, and outdoor activities around new injuries, neurological conditions, or physical challenges, helping them continue doing the things they enjoy while working towards meaningful rehabilitation goals. By incorporating adaptive sport and activity into therapy, we create opportunities for progress that feel engaging, motivating, and relevant to everyday life.
Across all Hobbs Rehabilitation services, our team can use sport and activity-based rehabilitation to develop strength, mobility, confidence, independence, and transferable functional skills. At Chedington, these opportunities are expanded further through access to specialist adaptive equipment, including adaptive cycling and paddleboarding, alongside a wider range of outdoor and adventure-based activities. This unique environment allows individuals to challenge themselves in new ways, break down barriers to participation, and discover what is possible beyond rehabilitation.
Our clinicians use a wide range of activities and sports in therapeutic ways to support patient goals, for both adults and children, adapting familiar sports or introducing new activities for amputees and people with neurological conditions.
Develop breath control, postural stability and fine motor accuracy with air rifle shooting.
Build focus, control and shoulder stability through archery practice.
Let your creative side flourish with arts & crafts while developing fine motor skills, coordination and concentration.
Put practical outdoor skills to the test while building problem-solving and resilience.
From experienced to beginners, improve lower limb conditioning and independence using adaptive bikes.
Improve balance, postural control and confidence with our horses at Chedington
Our outside spaces provide the perfect environment to develop fine motor skills and sensory engagement.
Promote patience, concentration and sensory awareness through fishing in calm environments.
Improve balance and coordination through paddleboarding in our hydrotherapy pool or open water.
Build strength, planning skills and grip endurance through progressive climbing challenges.
Whether in a hydrotherapy pool or open water, swimming supports strength, mobility and breathing control.
Improve balance, reaction timing and core strength through surfing activities.
Support cardiovascular fitness, mobility and mental well-being through trail walking.
Develop fine motor skills, strength and planning ability through practical woodwork projects.
These are just some examples, if you have other ideas, we’re happy to explore them.
At Hobbs Rehabilitation at Chedington, rehabilitation extends far beyond traditional therapy. Adaptive sports and outdoor activities are integrated alongside hands-on therapy and neurotechnology to create engaging, goal-focused rehabilitation programmes for both adults and children.
Individuals can access a wide range of activities, including cycling, paddleboarding, archery, air rifle shooting, fishing, trail walking, surfing, rock climbing and equine therapy. Creative and practical activities such as arts and crafts, gardening, bushcraft and woodwork also provide valuable opportunities to develop physical, cognitive and functional skills. Every activity is adapted to the individual, ensuring rehabilitation remains meaningful, challenging and enjoyable.
Adaptive sport and activity can be incorporated into rehabilitation programmes across Hobbs Rehabilitation. Our therapists work creatively to adapt activities around an individual’s goals, interests and abilities, helping them return to meaningful participation following injury or illness. Depending on the location and available facilities, this may include adapted golf sessions, climbing activities, wheelchair skills training, community access work and sport-specific rehabilitation designed to support confidence, independence and recovery.
For those looking for a more immersive rehabilitation experience, Hobbs Rehabilitation at Chedington offers a range of dedicated retreats and experience weeks throughout the year. From adaptive sports and intensive children’s therapy programmes to Parkinson’s therapy retreats, each combines expert rehabilitation, meaningful activities and access to specialist facilities within our 500-acre countryside setting.
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Get in touch to start planning your therapy retreat. Email chedington@hobbsrehabilitation.co.uk to express your interest or to find out further information.
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You will be contacted to determine your needs and assessment location
Your therapist will recommend the best course of treatment
Once you have booked you will be ready to start your treatment plan.
Your programme may include adaptive sport and outdoor activities alongside hands-on therapy and neurotechnology, all tailored to your goals and recovery.
At Chedington, this is delivered as part of your programme, alongside hands-on therapy and specialist neurotechnology.
At our other centres, adaptive sport and community-based activities are also used where appropriate, using local environments and available resources to support functional, real-world rehabilitation.
Our adaptive sport and outdoor activities programme is available at Hobbs Rehabilitation at Chedington, as well as at selected Hobbs Rehabilitation centres where appropriate facilities and resources are available – find your nearest centre.
Alternatively, call us on 01962 779796 to talk with our team or fill out our enquiry form on our contact page.
We accept self-referrals and referrals from Consultants, General Practitioners, other Health Care Professionals and Case Managers.
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