Getting up and moving
Bed to sitting, sitting to standing, walking to the kitchen: each step named, counted and practised in order.
Acquired brain injury
Brain injury: movement and thinking, practised together
After a brain injury the hard part is often not the movement itself but starting it, sequencing it and keeping attention on it. Saying the task out loud and counting it through is a way of planning with your voice, and it’s at the heart of how Conductive Education is taught.
What we practise together
Routines, practised step by step
Planning a task
Making a drink, getting dressed, leaving the house. The steps are set out, said and done, until the sequence holds without prompting.
Balance and walking
Turning, doorways, stairs, uneven ground outside, with the right support and a rhythm to move to.
Hands
Both hands in real jobs: cutlery, a phone, keys, a pen, with attention held on the task.
Attention and fatigue
Short, structured tasks with clear starts and finishes, and rests built in. Fatigue after brain injury is planned for.
Confidence
Goals are set so that they can be reached, then raised, so each small success is something to build on.
A typical hour
We start with a short set of movements lying down or sitting, each one said out loud and counted, to settle attention and bring both sides into play. Then a short standing set. Then one task from your own day, worked through step by step with the words and the count, with whoever supports you at home joining in. You finish with a short written programme in the same words, and, where a case manager or NHS team is involved, a note of what we worked on.
With your team, and with case managers
Brain injury usually means a team: the NHS community service, a case manager, sometimes solicitors. We fit in with that. With your permission we share goals with everyone involved, we write reports to the standard case managers and solicitors need, and we invoice accordingly. For children and young people we also visit school and work with staff there.
We visit people with a brain injury at home across Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Stourbridge, Birmingham and the surrounding area.
Before you get in touch
Questions people ask
How soon after the injury can we start?
Once the NHS team is happy for you to work with someone at home. Often that’s after inpatient rehab ends; sometimes it’s much later. We’ll talk to them, with your permission, before the first visit. Every brain injury is different and we can’t promise particular results, but there’s usually something worth working on, and we’ll be honest with you about what’s realistic.
What if concentration is the main problem?
That’s common, and it’s exactly what the structure is for. Tasks are short, said out loud, and counted, so attention has something to hold on to. Sessions are shaped around how long you can focus, not the other way round.
Can a case manager arrange and pay for this?
Yes. We can work with case managers and solicitors on brain injury claims, with reports and invoices to the standard they need. See prices and funding.
Can family be involved?
Yes, please. The people who are there every day learn the same words and counts, which is what makes the routines carry on between visits.
Is this the same as physiotherapy or occupational therapy?
No. Conductors are specialist educators. Conductive Education works alongside NHS physiotherapy and occupational therapy, and we’re glad to share goals with your NHS team.
Start with a free phone chat
For the person themselves, a family member, or a professional referring. Fifteen minutes, no obligation.