...Abstract ...

Aims: Neurological injuries have increased in recent years, neurological physical therapies are really important in the rehabilitation of these patients. The objective is to identify the most important techniques that the physical therapist used in the neurological rehabilitation and how these help to improve the quality of life.

Methods: In different country there have been several studies which demonstrated that the rate of neurological injuries cases increased in the population. Two hundred and fifty questionnaires were sent to patients suffering form neurological injury in four hospitals in Chile to measure the different techniques used in their rehabilitation and if these techniques improve their quality of life.

Results: Two hundred questionnaires were return from four hospitals. 60% of the patients reported that the physical therapies used in their treatments rehabilitation applied the techniques described in the Concept Bobath, in the Kabat Concept, in the Le Metayer method, the equivalence motor, the training of the balance and the mobilization of the articulations. 80% of the patient reported that the treatment of their injuries with physiotherapy techniques helped them to improve their quality of life.

Conclusions: The most important thing in rehabilitation is that the patient has the desire to do the treatments. The physical therapist helps to reach a motor development which allows the patient the maximum functional independence in activities of daily life as best as possible. These treatments improve the quality of life and the encouragement of the patients to address the rehabilitation.

Keywords: Neurological physical therapies, techniques, physical therapist.

Neurological Physical Therapy Outline

Neurological physical therapy, treat patients who had a neurological injury to have an appropiate motor development or reach a motor development which allows them to achieve maximum functional independence in activities of daily life, to achieve this are used a series of physical techniques, which have as purpose reverse the deterioration caused by a series of pathologies.

In the presentation, I’ll talk about the most important treatments of neurological rehabilitation, this differents tratments are really important, because they avoid muscle atrophy, joint pain and decrease in mobility product of the prolonged bedrest. Without this we cann't improve the quiality of life of the pacients, which’s one of the important aim in rehabilitation.

Myself...

My name is Lilian Hernández, I'm 19 years old, I was born in October 23 and I'm studying Physical Therapy in Universidad de Chile. I live with my mother and my little brother, he have 16 year old, so he isn’t so younger, but he always be my little brother.
I do not live with my father, but some weekend we meet, I have a good relation with him.
I studied in Saint Gabriel's School until I was 14 years old, then I changed school to Cambridge College Antonio Varas, where I met with wonderful people and I made good friends.
I’m scout since I was 10 years old, I really like the things we do. I learned too many things and the people there taught me I have to be always better. Every Saturday I go to scout, now I’m with the youngest girls, with Lobitas and it’s a big challenge.

I love the music, I listen all kind of music, but I never learned to play an instrument. In the last summer I tried to play the guitar, but I don’t progress.

I'd like to travel to Europe in the future. That’s a little about my life, I hope you enjoy reading.