Neuro-Functional Training Programme (NFTP): engaging and empowering people with a neurological condition

Abstract

Introduction: Neuro-Functional Training Programme (NFTP): An enhancing primary care initiative that supports self care in patients with a neurological condition, thus engaging and enpowering people. Problem Statement: The NFTP was established by Cork South Lee PCC Physiotherapy in February 2013 as a 4 fold initiative: 1) To facilitate discharge planning of our complex Neurological patients. These include young patients with Acquired Brain Injury, discharges from the National Rehabilitation Hospital and people with congenital conditions. 2) As a wait list management initiative- long review wait list for our progressive neurological patients. 3) Enhancing primary care and community services- ensuring a seamless and integrated passage of care from acute to community. 4) To address barriers that the neurological population experience in relation to exercise participation Context: Primary care Physiotherapists aim to optimise exercise participation thereby enhancing long term self management, preventing secondary complications and supporting self care. The NFTP is a 12 week programme that takes place in Leisureworld Gym, Cork. Aim: The aim of the NFTP is to enable patients with a neurological condition to exercise in a supervised setting. Physiotherpists devise a tailored programme that is specific to their functional impairments and limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]