Recovery After Intensive Care: What to Expect at Home
26 October 2026 • 12 min read
Coming home from intensive care is often harder than people expect. What is normal, how to pace your recovery at home, and when to get help quickly.
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Practical, plain-English guides on occupational therapy home visits, adaptations, equipment and independent living - written by the Mobile Occupational Therapist team.
Parkinson's Turning in Bed and Getting Out of Bed: What Helps
25 October 2026 • 14 min read
Why turning over and getting out of bed gets so hard with Parkinson's, and the techniques, bed set-up and equipment that make nights easier and safer.
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Dementia Refusing to Wash: How to Help Without a Battle
25 October 2026 • 12 min read
Why washing and showering become frightening with dementia, and practical, gentle ways carers can help someone stay clean without a fight.
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Post-Polio Syndrome: Pacing and Protecting Your Energy
25 October 2026 • 12 min read
Post-polio syndrome brings new weakness, fatigue and pain decades after polio. A plain guide to pacing, protecting tired muscles, aids, warmth and home changes.
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Hand Exercises for Arthritis: Gentle Movements That Help
25 October 2026 • 13 min read
Simple, gentle hand exercises for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, how much to do, the pain rules that keep you safe, and when to see your GP or a hand therapist.
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Living With Huntington's Disease: Daily Life and Safety at Home
25 October 2026 • 13 min read
Huntington's disease changes movement, thinking and mood, and everyday tasks change with them. Practical ways to make home safer and days more workable.
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Getting Up From a Chair: Easier Ways and the Right Chair Height
25 October 2026 • 13 min read
Struggling to get up from a chair, or helping someone who is? Simple sit to stand steps, why low soft chairs are so hard, and how to help without pulling.
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Muscular Dystrophy Home Adaptations: Planning Ahead as a Family
24 October 2026 • 12 min read
Home adaptations for muscular dystrophy can take a long time to arrange. How families can plan equipment, housing and school changes ahead, at their own pace.
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How to Give a Bed Bath: Washing Someone in Bed With Dignity
24 October 2026 • 14 min read
A practical guide for family carers on washing someone in bed: what to get ready, the usual order, turning safely, checking skin and keeping dignity.
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Cerebral Palsy Occupational Therapy: Everyday Skills for Children
24 October 2026 • 14 min read
How cerebral palsy affects everyday life for children, from sitting and eating to dressing and school, and what an occupational therapist does alongside physio and speech therapy.
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Executive Dysfunction: Practical Strategies for Adults
24 October 2026 • 12 min read
When you know what to do but cannot make yourself start, it is not laziness. What executive dysfunction is, and practical strategies that help adults at home and work.
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Down Syndrome Fine Motor Skills and Self Care: A Parent's Guide
24 October 2026 • 13 min read
How low muscle tone, loose joints and smaller hands shape everyday skills in children with Down syndrome, and practical ways to build independence at home.
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