Aqua therapy refers to water-based treatments or exercises by a...
Treatment
Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) Systems
Arguably, the most well-known alternative communication system would be that...
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
The use of NMES with functional activity or training is...
Functional Mobility
Disability, or limitation in the ability to carry out basic...
Gait Rehabilitation / Re-education
Walking is something we take for granted but includes not...
Geriatric Rehabilitation
Disability, or limitation in the ability to carry out basic...
Modified Barium Swallow (MBS)
Modified barium swallows (MBS) are also known as videofluoroscopy or...
Motor Relearning
The Motor Relearning Programme (MRP) is a treatment approach that...
Myofascial Release
Myofascial Release is a safe and effective hands-on technique that...
Paediatric Rehabilitation
Welcome to the start of your child’s rehabilitation journey. You...
Physical Rehabilitation
Physical rehabilitation, is a discipline concerned with the evaluation, treatment...
Spinal Cord Injury Interventions (Spinal Unit)
The back (vertebral column) consists of 24 vertebrae or bones...
Swallowing Therapy
Modified barium swallows (MBS) are also known as videofluoroscopy or...
Upper Limb Evaluation / Assessments and Treatment
At RHP rehabilitation therapy emphasizes functional activity in training, and...
Vocational Rehabilitation
The simplest definition of vocational rehabilitation was described as “Whatever...
Weight-bearing Therapy
Weight bearing therapy is one of the fundamentals of both...
Motor Relearning
The Motor Relearning Programme (MRP) is a treatment approach that was developed by the Australian physiotherapists Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd. It is a task-oriented approach to improving control of movement, focusing on the relearning of daily activities. It is strongly based on theories in kinesiology.
The programme is composed of guidelines for evaluating how well a patient performs and improves on 7 specific daily movement behaviours, namely:
- Upper limb function,
- Oro-facial function,
- Sitting up from lying,
- Sitting,
- Standing up and sitting down,
- Standing and Walking
In Motor Relearning, the patient must always be actively participating in the activity (without resistance) and given some opportunity to make mistakes.
Motor Relearning focuses on task-oriented strategies. Task-oriented therapy is therefore an important element of learning. It makes intuitive sense that the best way to relearn a given task is to train specifically for that task. MRP theory describes the ways in which motor patterns can be acquired and modified through learning.
At Rita Henn and Partners, our therapists make use of a combination of therapeutic approaches in our rehabilitation programme which includes motor relearning.