For individuals finding it difficult or impossible to live independently after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), or other neurologic, catastrophic or challenging diagnosis, including those...
Continue Reading »When an individual sustains a catastrophic injury such as a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a mild brain injury (MBI), trauma of some type, multiple trauma, neurological injury such as a stroke, a spinal cord injury (SCI) or a traumatic amputation, the first critical step is to obtain acute care. It’s probably fair to say that […]
Continue ReadingIrrespective of its innovative uses in post-acute rehabilitation, which we will discuss, therapy clay and clay therapy were immortalized in music almost 55 years ago. In 1961, the great singer, Gene McDaniels had a tremendous hit with a song entitled, A Hundred Pounds of Clay. The song reached number three on the Billboard chart and number […]
Continue ReadingSequencing, at its most basic, is the ability to plan the order of tasks correctly to achieve a stated goal. Sequencing can involve reading, listening, expressing thoughts, describing events or contracting muscles in an orderly and meaningful manner. In the context of NeuLife Rehab’s innovative post-acute rehabilitation, sequencing also refers to the ability to plan […]
Continue ReadingThe human brain is divided into five primary lobes: 1. Frontal 2. Parietal 3. Occipital 4. Temporal 5. Limbic Some neurologists and researchers also identify a sixth lobe that is buried deep within the brain, called the insular cortex. It is located deep within the folds of the brain (the sulcus) that separate the temporal […]
Continue ReadingThis may seem like an unlikely topic for a blog for catastrophically injured individuals. The injury could have been a: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) Mild brain injury (MBI) Motor vehicle accident (MVA) Multiple trauma Neurological injury Spinal cord injury (SCI) Traumatic limb amputation Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Work-related accident At NeuLife Rehab in Mount Dora, […]
Continue ReadingIt is the mission of NeuLife as an organization to provide a comprehensive program of neurologic rehabilitation to support and promote the improvement of the quality of life for our patients.
As with all NeuLife provisions and specialized services, clients and designated family members and/or legal guardians participate in the referral, assessment and admission process. All services provided and those offered to our clients are arranged and coordinated by our care coordinators and are all-inclusive in a comprehensive per diem specific to each client.
