The brain, spinal cord and the central nervous system control movement and sensation. Neurological Physical Therapy encompasses specialized comprehensive evaluation and treatment of individuals with movement problems due to disease or injury of the nervous system.
The neurological physical therapists at Tahoe Forest Hospital utilize these specialized evaluation and treatment techniques to help individuals with movement problems due to disease or injury of the nervous system. Some examples of injuries and diseases commonly treated include:
- Amputation
- Balance disorders
- Brain and or spinal cord tumors
- Brain injury
- Dystonia
- Guillian barre syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Parkinson’s disease
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Vestibular disorders
