Client Stories

Ellie’s Story – Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

Ellie’s Story – Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

Ellie's story— Following an asthma attack in June of 2023, Ellie was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), affecting her mobility and causing her to experience severe difficulties with standing and complex moments. Her FND required Ellie to need...

Claire’s Story – Vestibular Rehabilitation

Claire’s Story – Vestibular Rehabilitation

​Claire’s Story – Claire attended MOTIONrehab in July 2023 having had a diagnosis previously of Viral Labyrinthitis which caused her to be hospitalised. This resolved but in 2023 she continued to get small relapses in dizziness symptoms, always associated with head...

Frances – Stroke Rehabilitation

Frances – Stroke Rehabilitation

Frances Story - In December 2022, I had a stroke which caused a catastrophic bleed on my brain then had to spend 5 months in hospital and a further 2 months in a care home while my home was being adapted. The prognosis, I had been given by the specialist at the...

Denise’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Denise’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Denise's Story - Denise started therapy with MOTIONrehab at our Leeds clinic in July 2022. She was experiencing weakness on her right side after being treated with radiotherapy for brain tumours in 2018. Denise developed some weakness resulting in a series of falls....

Brian’s Story

Brian’s Story

Brian's Story - Brian had a significant bleed on the brain in 2020. Brian's condition was critical, he was put on a life support machine and had to have a tracheostomy. Brian spent more than five months in hospital before being discharged home. Brian started attending...

Neil’s Story – Intensive Rehabilitation for Stroke

Neil’s Story – Intensive Rehabilitation for Stroke

Neil's Story - Neil had a Stroke in 2018 which left him with left sided weakness. In July 2021, he came to MOTIONrehab Hull to start an Intensive Rehabilitation Programme. Neil's motivation was to improve his walking quality and to regain some function in his left...

Ava’s Story – Functional Neurological Disorder

Ava’s Story – Functional Neurological Disorder

Ava’s Story - After investigations following symptoms such as arm and leg weakness, seizure activity and jerking movements Ava was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Ava began having treatment with MOTIONrehab in September...

Andy’s Story – Intensive Rehab For Parkinson’s Disease

Andy’s Story – Intensive Rehab For Parkinson’s Disease

Andy’s Story – Andy attended MOTIONrehab Leeds, completing an 80-hour intensive neurorehabilitation package in 6 weeks. Andy has Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Symptoms of Parkinson’s can include a tremor often starting in the arm; stooped posture; shuffling walking...

Jason’s Story – Intensive Rehab Following a Spinal Cord Injury

Jason’s Story – Intensive Rehab Following a Spinal Cord Injury

Jason’s Story - Jason attended MOTIONrehab Leeds, completing his 80-hour intensive neurorehabilitation package in 8 weeks consisting of 4 hours per day over 3 days. He sustained an incomplete Spinal Cord Injury following an accident where he fell backwards and landed...

Christine’s Story – Hull

Christine’s Story – Hull

Christine's Story - I left hospital following a total left knee replacement on March 29th.2022. The hospital advised me, on leaving, to organise Physiotherapist appointments within a few days of my return. I had been advised by a friend to contact the physiotherapist...

Bryan’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Bryan’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Bryan's Story - Bryan recently completed a course of  intensive rehabilitation at MOTIONrehab's Hull clinic, which comprised of 80 hours therapy spread over 6 weeks.   Following a Spinal Cord Injury and problems with long-term back pain, Bryan was looking to...

Mrs P’s Story

Mrs P’s Story

Let's take a moment to share the success of one of our clients Mrs P has been working with MOTIONrehab for a number of years and continues to surprise and excel. In her most recent session with neurological physiotherapist Tom, she has achieved her goal of being...

Izzy’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Izzy’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Izzy's Story Izzy was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder in April 2020. After a gradual deterioration in her mobility, Izzy joined us at MOTIONrehab in October 2021 for an initial assessment. This led into the start of an Intensive Rehabilitation Package...

Kirsty’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Kirsty’s Story – Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Kirsty was a student nurse at university in her final year when she fell very ill in November 2019. Kirsty needed to have a large tumour removed from her brainstem and her cerebellum in an emergency lifesaving operation in February 2020.  Since then, Kirsty...

Daniel’s story

Daniel’s story

Dan had a stroke in June 2021. Dans wife Rebecca was told he would never walk again. However, Dan and Rebecca were determined for Dan to recover and after a period of rehabilitation with the NHS they joined us at MOTIONrehab for an Intensive Rehabilitation Package in...

Emily’s Story

Emily’s Story

Emily's story. One year on! Emily has Cerebral Palsy and Functional Neurological Disorder. When we first met Emily, she had been housebound for approximately eight years after a period of ill health that resulted in her needing two carers five times per day to...

Audrey’s Story

Audrey’s Story

Audrey's Story. After a period in Hull Royal Infirmary where Audrey had two operations for treatment of a bleed on the brain, my aunty was discharged and entered St Mary's Care Centre, Anlaby on the 24th of June 2021. At that time, she had very little speech and...

Eva’s Story

Eva’s Story

Eva's Story. Eva started her journey with MOTIONrehab at our Hull clinic after being diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This initially presented as a tremor in her right upper limb. Eva had seen other health professionals including physiotherapists...

Rowland’s Story

Rowland’s Story

This is Rowland's Story.In July 2018, Rowland was out playing golf when he collapsed with a weakness to his right side. He was taken by ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary where he was diagnosed with a stroke. He remained on the Stroke Unit for a number of weeks. During...

Josh’s Story

Josh’s story... In 2018, Josh sustained multiple injuries after being involved in a high-speed head on collision. Josh sustained many injuries to his lower limbs including soft tissue damage, multiple fractures in both legs which required surgery, fractured ribs,...

Emily’s story so far…

Emily’s story so far…

Emily's story so far. Emily was born with Cerebral Palsy, but was able to walk independently, occasionally using elbow crutches for support where needed. Emily was living away from home, studying Geology at University and was fully independent with her daily...

Tina’s Story –  Hydrotherapy following Spinal Injury

Tina’s Story – Hydrotherapy following Spinal Injury

During a family holiday in Spain in 2016, Tina was involved in a road traffic accident. The vehicle she was travelling in was hit and Tina sustained life changing injuries. When Tina was brought back to the UK she spent time in Pinderfields Spinal Injury Unit in...

Emily’s Story – Speech and Language Therapy Following  Stroke

Emily’s Story – Speech and Language Therapy Following Stroke

Emily, 71, had a stroke which altered her speech and her ability to make herself understood to both people who were familiar with her and strangers. She was upset about the way people spoke to her, as she had no difficulties with understanding or knowing what she...

Ms Rey – Intensive Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation Programme

Ms Rey – Intensive Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation Programme

Ms Rey is a 29 year old female. In October 2017, she was working full time as a head chef when in she developed symptoms of numbness across her face and around her mouth. Ms Rey experienced visual disturbance and left side weakness and was admitted to hospital unable to walk and use her left hand and arm

Christine’s Story

Christine’s Story

In April 2017, I suddenly developed lower back pain after lifting heavy suitcase.  I continued to struggle to lift and bend over the following week due to aching and stiffness. Approximately one week later I woke during the night with terrible pains in my legs...

Sandra’s Story

Sandra’s Story

In April 2017, Sandra was paralysed below the neck and was diagnosed with Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis. Sandra spent five months in Inpatient Rehabilitation at Castle Hill Hospital as well as spending some time at Pinderfields Hospital. Sandra's...

Barbara’s Story

Barbara’s Story

Barbara suffered a Stroke 10 years ago leaving her with right sided weakness or hemiparesis. Following her initial period of rehabilitation Barbara had made a good recovery. She was able to return to driving and walking unaided. Barbara contacted MOTIONrehab® in...

Sue’s Story using the SaeboGlove

Sue’s Story using the SaeboGlove

Sue came to MOTIONrehab 6 weeks after her stroke to look at ongoing rehabilitation for her right hand. She was a keen pianist and was unable to play the piano after her stroke. Sue engaged well with hands on physiotherapy which included stretches, weight-bearing...

Janet’s Story – Updated

Janet’s Story – Updated

This is an update about Janet's rehabilitation with MOTIONrehab® following her suspected stroke 15 years ago.  Vicky our Therapeutic Exercise Instructor started to work with Janet following a chance meeting at the supermarket in 2015. When Vicky met Janet she was...

Dave’s Story

Dave’s Story

>   Prior to my Spinal Cord Injury I was a very active person. After retiring from playing semi-professional football I took up running and cycling and would do both 4 times a week, running for an hour or so each time and cycling for 2-3 hours. However during...

Craig’s Story

Craig’s Story

My son Craig suffered a horrific brain injury; everyone barring his family had given up on him. The only input he had was from myself and his siblings which was a physical and emotional struggle but worth it. Then along came Sarah and her colleague Jessica from...

Lisa’s Story

Lisa’s Story

When I was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis in 2012, I was paralysed from the neck down. Doctors were unable to say how well I would recover, and couldn't promise that I would be able to walk again. We knew of the expertise of Sarah Daniel so we...

Theresa’s Story

Theresa’s Story

Theresa was in a car accident in 2007 and sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury and multiple injuries. She was in a coma for nearly 4 months. Theresa had ongoing rehabilitation until Feb 2015 when she moved to Leeds. Theresa started having physiotherapy with Jess Noble...

Sam’s Story

Sam’s Story

Sam was a fit and healthy young Physiotherapist working for the NHS when, in 2013, he was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour. Complications during surgery to remove the tumour left him with nerve damage and tragically, Sam was left without the use of his arm. Since...

Janet’s Story

Janet’s Story

Janet had a suspected stroke fifteen years ago leaving her paralysed down the left side from the shoulder. Following this she had some physiotherapy and learned to walk hitching her hip with the aid of an extremely heavy calliper.  Janet then experienced...

Gary’s Story

Gary’s Story

In May 2015, Gary, a 42 year old professional golfer, had a fall from his bike. He had no obvious injuries except for some shoulder pain the following day. A few days later, whilst in the pub with friends, Gary collapsed. He suffered a severe stroke, paralysing his...

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