case studies - STEPS Rehabilitation

Aquatic Physiotherapy in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: a case study and technical article on aquatic treatment.

Aquatic Physiotherapy Aquatic physiotherapy is one of the oldest therapeutic modalities used in the treatment/management of physical dysfunction, but despite an extensive research base it remains underused in rehabilitation. (Becker, 2009). Aquatic physiotherapy is a therapy programme utilising the properties of water, designed by a suitably qualified physiotherapist specifically for an individual to maximise function, […]

Kevin's Story – Car accident leading to severe brain injury.

Kevin Bateman was 34 years old when, in February 2018, a lorry crashed into his car on the A38 causing him to sustain a life-threatening brain injury. It was only the previous week that he and his girlfriend, Vicki, learnt they were expecting their first baby. At the time of the accident they had yet […]

Ben’s Story – Accident at work resulting in below knee amputation.

Ben Amis suffered a life changing injury when an accident at work in July 2015, left him with a crushed foot. This case study provides an account of his rehabilitation journey since his amputation surgery and his plans for the future. Accident at work resulting in below knee amputation Ben was 30 years old when […]

Sarah's Story - Rehabilitation following a stroke.

Sarah Mellers suffered a basal ganglia stroke in December 2017 at the age of just 47. At the time of her stroke, Sarah was working full time as a teaching assistant and treasurer of a football club. The stroke came as a huge shock to Sarah, her husband David and their two sons (aged 19 […]

Yvonne's Story - Rehabilitation following a stroke.

Yvonne was an active 83 year old living independently in her own home, enjoying walking, golf and a good social life in Cumbria. She had just enjoyed a weekend in Edinburgh with her daughter Clare and was due to be spending the day with her 2 younger sisters which she did every Wednesday. They had […]

John's Story - Bicycle accident resulting in Spinal Cord Injury

John Leather suffered a life changing spinal cord injury when he was knocked from his bicycle in July 2019. The accident resulted in him sustaining a complicated fracture to his right shoulder and paralysis from T7 (from the bottom of his ribcage). This case study, written in January 2020, provides an account of his rehabilitation […]

Shaun’s Story – Spinal cord injury following a motorbike accident.

Shaun was involved in a serious motorbike accident on the seafront in Great Yarmouth on the 15th April 2018. He was 32 years old and at the time was working as a mechanic and doorman of the pubs and clubs in the area. Immediately after the accident, Shaun was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke’s […]

Alison’s Story – Amputation following an accident

In a previous life Alison was an Astro Physicist working in research, before deciding to make a career change and start her own landscape design and build business. The next 10 years were difficult for Alison, she was diagnosed with Osteoporosis and her mother was diagnosed with cancer and then Alzheimers. Alison was just coming […]

Dr Ed Hudson returns home following 9 months of intensive rehabilitation at STEPS.

Dr Ed Hudson returns home! Ed was only 23 years old when he was knocked off his bike by a motorist in Nottingham in February 2018. Despite being a low impact collision, Ed sustained a fractured and dislocated neck (C4/5) which required extensive surgery. He arrived at STEPS in September 2018 to start his rehabilitation […]

Patrick’s Story – Multiple Sclerosis

Patrick lives in Dublin. He has Multiple Sclerosis. 15 years ago Patrick had a spinal fusion following a horse riding accident, soon after the operation he noticed he was starting to stumble when playing tennis. Then, while on holiday in Jordan 8 years ago, he suddenly lost all the feeling in his right leg from […]

Lucy's Story - Spinal Injury

In November 2016, Lucy gave birth to her first child, Ellena. She was 29, fit and healthy and working as a dental nurse. Two weeks after Ellena was born, Lucy visited her GP with heavy bleeding. A scan revealed she’d retained placental cells in her womb but was reassured that they would fall away naturally. […]

Ed's Story - Spinal cord injury following a cycle crash

Ed Hudson was just 23 years old when he was knocked from his bike by a motorist on a suburban street in Nottingham in February 2018. A newly qualified Doctor of just 8 months, he was on his way to work his shift in general surgery at Nottingham University Hospital. Despite being a low-impact collision, […]

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