Caitlin Reid is a young physiotherapist who has also experienced a traumatic brain injury. She shares her story to inspire neuro therapists to give the power back to the patient. In this episode we chat about what it's like to be a young person in a neuro rehab setting, how to adapt programs to different personalities, and about learning to become a better coach and motivator. Caitlin also shares what's she's changed in her practice after her experience.
1.30 - Introduction
1.49 - Career pathway
2.56 - Brain injury story
5.20 - Being in PTA
6.00 - Sharing experience for good
7.20 - Empowering your patients
9.29 - Physios as motivators and coaches - adapting language
14.06 - Uncertainty in rehab and recovery
15.42 - Dealing with dense hemiplegia
16.53 - Therapy scheduling, fatigue
19.44 - Being a young brain injury survivor
20.44 - Benefits of rehab outdoors
22.11 - Therapy content - Goals-based intervention
24.02 - Setting targets and PBs
24.47 - Principles of neuroplasticity in Caitlin's rehab
28.20 - CIMT + Body Schema
30.08 - Motor imagery, Mirror therapy & Returning to netball
33.31 - Caitlin's key message - empowerment
34.25 - What Caitlin has changed in her practice

Links
Caitlin’s Twitter

Concentric Rehab

Papers and References

Principles of Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity

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