Rehabilitation research and development (R&D) is key to providing high-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation and achieving the best possible health and functional outcomes for each individual in our care. Strengthening rehabilitation research is not just important for us; it is a worldwide priority1.
At STEPS, we complete our own in-house audits and service evaluation projects to ensure that we are meeting national and international rehabilitation standards and providing high-quality, effective services that meet our clients' needs. As part of our clinical team’s continuous professional development, clinical case studies are regularly reflected upon and learning shared within the team. A monthly journal club led by the R&D team also provides an opportunity for our team to stay up to date with new relevant rehabilitation research.
Alongside these projects, we collaborate with external partners, such as product companies and Universities, on a range of projects from providing feedback on products to influence design, to participating in ethically approved clinical research.
At STEPS, we provide specialist rehabilitation opportunities not available elsewhere; therefore, our knowledge often offers a unique perspective that can be of interest to the wider rehabilitation community. We believe collaboration and knowledge sharing are central to improving the lives of those with neurological and complex injuries and actively look for opportunities to do this. As listed below in more detail, we have had the fortune to share our knowledge and experience at conferences both here in the UK and internationally.
A Selection of Knowledge Shared at Regional and International Conferences
We are grateful to all our clients who have allowed us to (anonymously) share part of their rehabilitation journey at these conferences.
Conference Presentations 2024
The development of a Multisensory Group for the treatment of people in a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness: a case series. WNFR 13th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, Vancouver, Canada
Collaboration between the NHS and private sector: can we work together to improve rehabilitation and quality of life for those with Spinal Cord Injuries? A private sector perspective. MASCIP 26th Annual Conference, Loughborough, UK
Conference Presentations 2023
Setting up a Robotic RehabHub with Fourier Intelligence Solutions: An Evaluation of the Clinicians’ Experience. British Society of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK
Benefits of Technologies in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. Hugh James Spinal Injuries Conference 2023, Cardiff, UK
Applying Neurotechnology to Clinical Practice – Novel Solutions and Success Stories. MiNT UK Conference, London, UK
Case study: An example of the clinical application, reasoning and outcomes of use of technology. Rehab Week, Singapore
Conference Workshops 2025
Meeting Everyone’s Needs: Integrating the “Best” Lower Limb Rehabilitation Technology to Meet the Diverse Needs of Patients in an In-Patient Complex Trauma Rehabilitation Setting. Rehab Week 2025, Chicago, USA
Conference Workshops 2024
A Case-Study Centred on Clinical Patient Data (Part 1). International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, La Granja, Spain. Run jointly with Sarah Lim, Fourier Rehab
From Concepts to Clinics: Technology Innovation Workshop (Part 2). International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, La Granja, Spain. Run jointly with Sarah Lim, Fourier Rehab
Conference Workshops 2023
How Advancing Technologies Complement Clinical Practice in Specialist Residential Rehabilitation: An Exploration of Practical Application and Protocol Development. Rehab Week 2023, Singapore
Conference Posters
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More In One Place - Rethinking the Typical Interdisciplinary Team in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation. A Case Study
Sheppy, J., Keenan, R., et al. (2025, June 17-18)
BABICM Annual Conference, Coventry, UK
Solution-focused hypnotherapy and memory retrieval in post-traumatic retrograde amnesia - a case study
Sheppy, J. (2024, May 22-25)
World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, Vancouver, Canada
Managing behaviours that challenge in an in-patient neurorehabilitation setting to improve functional outcomes following a traumatic brain injury
Smith, H., Morton E., et al. (2024 Nov 6-8)
BSPRM Annual Scientific Conference, Coventry, UK
Exceeding expectations in spinal cord injury rehabilitation with an extended holistic interdisciplinary team: A Case Study.
Wright, H., Hartley, A., Fakayode, J., Bracken, D., Forde, A., Jones, B., Sheppy, J., Keenan, R., Bhide, R., Cahill, C., Carr, M., Warden, J. (2024, Sept 22-25).
ISCOS 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium
Assessment and Treatment of Post Traumatic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) of a Polytrauma Patient in a Rehabilitation Centre with Access to an Extended Holistic Interdisciplinary Team: A Case Study
Wright, H., Hartley, A., Smith, H., Warden, J., Sheppy, J (2024, June 29 )
ACPIVR Conference and AGM, Birmingham, UK
Acuhypno - A new therapeutic intervention in rehabilitation
Sheppy, J., Warden, J., Hartley, A. (2024, May 22-25)
13th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, Vancouver, Canada
Academic Publications
Hartley A., Bingham K. (2023). Setting up a Robotic RehabHub with Fourier Intelligence Solutions: An Evaluation of the Clinicans’ Experience. Abstracts of the BSPRM Annual Meeting July 2023. Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice 12; doi:10.1177/27536351231196944
References
- World Health Organization. Strengthening rehabilitation research and evidence. Accessed July, 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.who.int/activities/strengthening-rehabilitation-research ↩︎