Disclaimer:
Different Strokes Portsmouth does not trade with or have any contracts with the organisations listed here - they are shown purely for your interest and convenience.
If you decide to contact and / or engage the services of any organisation listed here you must understand you are making an individual contract of your own choice.
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Different Strokes HQ
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Emsworth Stroke Club
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The Stroke Association The National organisation for Stroke; in particular over 65s
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Different Strokes HQ
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Wikipedia article on Stroke from
Wikipedia, the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet |
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The Stroke Association The National organisation for Stroke; in particular over 65s
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Benefits from Gov.UK | Find out about benefits from Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits Includes tax credits, eligibility and appeals
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Reflex Pain Management See a manufactured folding mirror-box, used for therapy |
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Headway aims to promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and to provide information, support and services to people with a brain injury, their families and carers. Link to Headway's local service area
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Post-hospitalisation is an uncertain time for Stroke Survivors and advice is sometimes difficult to access. Here is one example of where professional help can be found within your local community.
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Therapy Directory: If you are looking for professional support for therapy |
Hobbs Rehabilitation provides specialist inpatient and outpatient neurological rehabilitation across the South of England. |
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Virtual reality physiotherapy treatment | Wendy Powell, a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth, has created a rehabilitation programme which uses a specially-adapted treadmill with virtual reality screens. See an article from the Daily Mail at http://www.dailymail.co.uk with our Group member, Andy Long, trying it out.
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Secret Millionnaire | See a video extract from Channnel 4's Secret Millionnaire documentary where Di Summers receives surprising, shocking but very pleasing news for Different Strokes Portsmouth.
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Travel and leisure | |
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RBL family holiday breaks |
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TripBuzz |
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Accessible Travel UK http://www.accessibletravel.co.uk/ Accessible travel disabled holidays experts for immobility and elderly |
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Langstone Sailability offer a range of boating opportunities for people with disabilities. See http://www.langstonesailability.org.uk/ They are based at Langstone Sailing Club just by Langstone Bridge leading to Hayling Island. |