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At Intense Therapies, we specialise in providing expert neurological physiotherapy and rehabilitation services for individuals with neurological conditions and complex disabilities.

11/10/2026

October is CMT Awareness Month in the UK. 💙

Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) affects the peripheral nerves and can cause weakness and muscle wasting, particularly in the feet and lower legs, making balance and walking more challenging.

In the first part of this reel, our patient walks with a three-wheeled walker, using a high-stepping, step-to gait.

With bilateral ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs), he is then seen walking without the walker, with improved foot clearance, better trunk control and greater confidence and independence.

The key message: orthotic support needs to be tailored to the person. Their strength, alignment, walking pattern and goals. Assessment, fitting and ongoing review by an orthotist, alongside personalised physiotherapy, can make a meaningful difference to everyday mobility.

Every person with CMT has different support needs. At INTENSE Therapies, we assess each person’s movement and work with the wider team to support their mobility and independence.

A special thank you to for their ongoing work raising awareness, supporting individuals and families affected by CMT, and advocating for better understanding of the condition.

Learn more from CMTUK:
https://www.cmt.org.uk/about-cmt/

📩 Get in touch to discuss personalised neurological rehabilitation.

08/10/2026

Reaching for a cup takes more than grip strength. ☕

After a stroke, reaching and grasping can be difficult because the shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers need to work together.

For this patient, movement analysis identified weakness and difficulty selectively controlling:

* Shoulder flexion — lifting the arm forwards
* Shoulder external rotation — turning outwards at the shoulder
* Elbow extension — straightening the elbow
* Wrist and finger extension — extending the wrist and opening the hand

Our treatment focuses on repetitive, targeted reaching practice tailored to these specific difficulties, with the aim of improving strength and movement control for everyday tasks.

Repetition matters. So does choosing the right movement to practise.

At INTENSE Therapies, we analyse each person’s movement to shape an individual rehabilitation plan, working towards meaningful functional change and greater independence.

📩 Get in touch to discuss personalised stroke rehabilitation.

05/10/2026

Everyday care is a crucial part of rehabilitation.

At INTENSE Therapies, we work closely with carers and families to provide clear, practical guidance that helps daily routines feel safer, more consistent and more therapeutic.

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, we create individualised care plans around each person’s specific needs, challenges and rehabilitation goals. This may include guidance for walking and transfers, eating and drinking, facial and swallow practice, personal care tasks, upper-limb rehabilitation, fatigue management and weekly activity planning.

By training carers in therapy-led techniques, we can help create more opportunities for meaningful practice throughout the day and outside of our formal therapy sessions.

The aim is simple:
safer care, confident carers, consistent practice and greater opportunity for functional progress.

Rehabilitation doesn’t stop when the therapy session ends. 💙

02/10/2026

Continuous learning is an important part of how we develop as a team and keep evidence-based practice at the centre of our work.

At our September in-service training, Jo Keating, one of our specialists neurophysiotherapist delivered “The Resilient Network: How Neuroplasticity Powers Rehabilitation” virtually to the full INTENSE Therapies team.

Jo explored the relationship between neuroplasticity and motor learning, linking these principles to two INTENSE Therapies case studies. Together, they demonstrated both the positive outcomes that can be achieved through repetition and intensity, and how maladaptive plasticity can sometimes limit progress.

The session also built on Jo’s external professional contribution: she represented INTENSE Therapies by presenting the same topic at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) forum.

Our in-service training programme reflects our commitment to continuous professional development, internal knowledge-sharing and ongoing upskilling across the whole team helping us continue to learn, question and apply evidence to rehabilitation practice.

Follow .therapies for more from our team, our learning and our approach to specialist rehabilitation.

21/09/2026

Vestibular migraine can cause persistent dizziness, imbalance, motion sensitivity and difficulty tolerating busy visual environments, sometimes even without a headache.

At INTENSE Therapies, we provide a specialist vestibular rehabilitation service for people with complex dizziness and balance disorders. Treatment begins with a detailed vestibular assessment and is individually tailored to your symptoms, triggers, tolerance and functional goals.

In this session, we are working on eye and head coordination using saccadic eye movements with opposite head movement, supported by real-time visual feedback from the Motion Guidance laser system.

Our specialist vestibular rehabilitation focuses on improving movement tolerance, visual sensitivity, balance and confidence in everyday life.

If you are experiencing vestibular migraine, persistent dizziness, motion sensitivity or imbalance, contact INTENSE Therapies to discuss a specialist vestibular assessment.

15/09/2026

Specialist neurorehabilitation and neurophysiotherapy across London and Essex.

This Rehabilitation Awareness Week, INTENSE Therapies is proud to support and amplify the campaign.

Timely, high-quality neurological rehabilitation can help people rebuild movement, manage the effects of neurological conditions, regain confidence and improve their independence and quality of life.

Our individualised rehabilitation programmes are delivered through:

🏠 Home visits
🏥 Clinic appointments
💻 Virtual neurorehabilitation
🤝 Coordinated multidisciplinary care
💚 Family and carer support

We provide specialist support for people living with stroke, acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, functional neurological disorder and a wide range of other neurological conditions.

Every person’s journey is different. Our focus is on helping each individual work towards the goals that matter to them, improve everyday function, rebuild confidence and experience a better quality of life.

Because timely rehabilitation should not be a privilege. It should be available to everyone who needs it.

Speak to .therapies to learn more about specialist neurological rehabilitation in your area.

10/09/2026

From struggling to walk around the house… to walking around the block. 💙

Feedback like this means so much to our team.

Stroke rehabilitation is rarely about one single challenge. Mobility, communication, confidence, independence and the impact on family life can all be part of the journey. That’s why having the right multidisciplinary support around a person can make such an important difference.

In this patient’s rehabilitation, our specialist neurological physiotherapy and speech & language therapy teams have worked alongside him and his family, adapting treatment as his needs and abilities have changed.

We’re incredibly grateful to his family for trusting INTENSE Therapies with his care and for allowing us to share these kind words.

Most of all, we’re delighted to see the progress he is making. From those difficult first steps around the house to getting outside and walking around the block, every gain represents a great deal of determination, consistency and hard work.

There is still a journey ahead, and we feel privileged to be walking alongside him. 💙

INTENSE Therapies provides specialist neurological rehabilitation, physiotherapy and speech & language therapy for people following stroke and other neurological conditions across London, Essex and surrounding areas.

07/09/2026

Dystonia Awareness Month: Learning in Practice 🧠

September is Dystonia Awareness Month, and for the INTENSE Therapies team, it was a fitting opportunity to turn awareness into continued learning and clinical practice.

Our therapists attended the Physiotherapy for Cervical Dystonia study day at Queen Square, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), organised by Dystonia Europe.

It was an excellent day of specialist teaching alongside practical workshops with people living with dystonia — developing our skills in the assessment, clinical reasoning and physiotherapy management of cervical dystonia.

And after a full day of learning, it was also great to spend some time together away from the clinic, connect as colleagues and enjoy the evening. Continuous professional development is important, but so is having a strong team behind the therapy.

Learning. Applying. Sharing. Continuing to improve the rehabilitation we provide.

With thanks to Dystonia Europe and Dystonia UK for their ongoing work in education and awareness. 💚

01/09/2026

Small adaptation. Big functional impact.

In MND, rehabilitation is often not about restoring lost function — it is about maintaining independence, safety and quality of life for as long as possible.

As this patient’s trunk control weakened, she began to fear falling forwards when using the commode, making toileting feel increasingly unsafe. A simple, appropriately fitted torso support belt provided the additional postural stability she needed to continue using the toilet with greater confidence and security.

The same challenge was affecting her powered wheelchair outdoors. Uneven surfaces, sudden movements and the natural jerks of wheelchair driving created a fear of losing trunk control. Using the torso support on her wheelchair has helped provide that extra stability, allowing her to feel safer and more confident when getting out into the community.

Sometimes the intervention is technically very simple, but its impact is anything but small.

Maintaining toileting. Maintaining mobility. Maintaining confidence. Maintaining participation.

That is a fundamental part of MND management: adapting as needs change and preserving meaningful function and quality of life for as long as possible.

26/08/2026

15 months ago, he relied on a standing aid for transfers and was largely bed and chair bound.

His goal was simple but hugely meaningful: to return to France and walk through his apple orchard again.

After 15 months of consistent neurorehabilitation with INTENSE Therapies, regular 2–3 sessions per week, intensive home practice and incredible support from his wife and carer, he achieved it. 🍎🌳

His programme combined selective strengthening, repetitive task practice, walking retraining, NMES, Bioness, Saebo technology, Theratrainer tigo, taping and Bobath-informed facilitation, all driven by regular goal setting and progression.

But the biggest factor was his commitment.

He consistently tolerated around 3 hours of focused motor practice and up to 6 hours of purposeful activity each day, exactly the kind of repetition and intensity that supports motor learning and neuroplastic change.

What once seemed almost impossible became possible through perseverance, repetition, teamwork and meaningful rehabilitation.

We are exceptionally proud of him, his family, carers and the therapists who have supported this journey.

A reminder that recovery does not always follow a short timeline. With the right person, the right rehabilitation and enough repetition, meaningful functional change is achievable.

Address

73 Cherry Tree Rise, Buckhurst Hill
London
IG96EZ

Telephone

+447872056562

Website

http://www.intensetherapies.co.uk/

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