Brain Injury (TBI)/ABI

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) or acquired brain injury (ABI) is brain damage caused by a significant external force, such as a blow to the head or serious car accident. 

TBIs can range from mild to severe and can cause temporary or permanent problems that can affect an individual’s life. At Breaking Boundaries your Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist will take an individualized approach to your rehabilitation to make sure you are working on goals that are meaningful to you. 

Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology services for brain injury include: 

• Improving functional tasks such as sitting, standing, walking and running.
• Improving vestibular functioning if a person has sustained an injury to this system.  
• Contracture prevention and management.
• Fatigue management and pacing strategies to maximise quality of life.
• Incorporating cognitive and brain training tasks into therapy to train brain networks.
• Getting you back to family life, reintegrating back into your social networks, assisting with return to work and return to sport

We can work on helping you improve your function and assist with prescribing assistive technology that helps you reach your goals and live your life to the fullest.