Physiotherapy Treatment for
Spinal Cord Injury
At SP Therapy Services, we provide specialist Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) physiotherapy delivered directly in the client’s own home. Our experienced community-based physiotherapists work with individuals across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Yorkshire to rebuild function, restore independence, and support long-term management after spinal cord injury.
We cover a wide service area including Bury, Bradford, Holmfirth, Blackburn, Stalybridge, Barnsley, and surrounding towns.
Rehabilitation can help you reach and maintain your maximum physical potential.
What is a Spinal Cord Injury?
A spinal cord injury occurs when damage to the spinal cord disrupts communication between the brain and body. This can result from trauma (such as road traffic accidents, falls, or sports injuries), or medical conditions such as tumours or infections. Depending on the level and severity of the injury, symptoms may include:
- Paralysis (complete or partial loss of movement)
- Reduced or absent sensation
- Spasticity (muscle stiffness and spasms)
- Balance and postural difficulties
- Loss of bowel, bladder, or sexual function
- Fatigue and reduced stamina
Every spinal cord injury is unique, and rehabilitation needs to be highly personalised to support each individual’s goals, potential, and quality of life.
Our Approach to Spinal Cord Injury Physiotherapy
The physiotherapists at SP Therapy Services understand that a spinal cord injury is a life-changing event that affects both the individual and their family. We provide an exceptional level of personalised physiotherapy, aiming to help clients:
- Maximise their mobility and function
- Improve sitting, standing, or transfer abilities where possible
- Manage spasticity and muscle tone
- Optimise posture and seating
- Prevent secondary complications such as pressure sores and joint stiffness
- Develop strategies for fatigue management
- Support safe use of mobility aids or assistive technology
Our rehabilitation programmes are designed to promote independence and empower individuals to achieve meaningful functional goals at every stage of recovery.
Supporting Clients at Home
Home-based spinal cord injury physiotherapy allows us to:
- Work within the client’s actual living space and adapt therapy to their environment
- Address practical challenges with transfers, wheelchair use, beds, bathrooms, and equipment
- Avoid the fatigue and logistics of travelling to clinic-based services
- Provide consistent, flexible, and personalised sessions that evolve alongside recovery
Delivering therapy at home helps clients regain independence where it matters most — in day-to-day life.
Who We Work With
We regularly support:
- Adults and young people living with spinal cord injury
- Families and carers seeking practical support at home
- Case Managers managing complex rehabilitation and litigation cases
- Solicitors supporting clients involved in legal or compensation claims
- NHS and Social Care professionals seeking additional community-based input
- Our team regularly support the Spinal Injury Groups based in Sheffield and Manchester
We provide clear treatment plans, SMART goals, regular progress reports, and transparent costings to support rehabilitation planning, funding, and litigation processes.
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If you or your client require specialist spinal cord injury physiotherapy delivered at home, we’re here to help.
- What is a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)?
A spinal cord injury is usually a result of trauma to the spine often from a road traffic accident or a fall. This trauma causes a complete or incomplete tear of the spinal cord leading to loss of sensation and muscle power below the level of the injury. Spinal cord damage can also be due to other causes such as tumours and spina bifida.
The aims of neurological physiotherapy treatment will differ in relation to the level of your spinal cord injury, and whether or not your injury is complete or incomplete.
- How does physiotherapy help people with spinal cord Injury?The management of an individual with spinal cord injury is complex and lifelong requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Our specialist neurological physiotherapist help patients with spinal cord injury to improve their mobility, limit the risk of causing further damage to the spinal cord and manage their pain.
