Neurological Rehabilitation
Our specialized neurological rehabilitation services help patients recover and manage conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nerves with evidence-based treatment plans.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Structured rehabilitation after stroke — regaining movement, balance, and independence.
Parkinson's Disease
Movement, balance, and gait training to stay active and independent with Parkinson's.
Vertigo / BPPV
Vestibular assessment and repositioning treatment for spinning dizziness and imbalance.
Bell's Palsy / Facial Palsy
Facial muscle retraining and care during recovery from facial nerve weakness.
Peripheral Neuropathy
Balance training and safe exercise for nerve-related numbness and weakness in the limbs.
Asthma & Cystic Fibrosis
Specialized respiratory physiotherapy to improve breathing and chest clearance techniques.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Personalized therapy focusing on sensory integration and motor skills development.
Brachial Plexus Injuries
Specialized rehabilitation for injuries affecting the network of nerves controlling the shoulder, arm, and hand.
Cerebral Palsy
Comprehensive therapy for children and adults with cerebral palsy to improve movement and daily function.
Muscular Dystrophy
Specialized care for progressive muscle weakness with focus on maintaining function and quality of life.
Neurological Physiotherapy
Expert assessment and treatment for a wide range of neurological conditions affecting movement and function.
Sensory Processing Disorders
Specialized therapy for difficulties with processing sensory information affecting daily function.
Spina Bifida
Personalized rehabilitation programs for this congenital condition affecting the spine and spinal cord.
Tension Headaches
Effective treatment for headaches related to muscle tension, posture, and stress.
Toe Walking
Specialized therapy for children and adults who walk on their toes instead of with a heel-toe gait.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Specialized therapy for balance disorders and dizziness related to inner ear dysfunction.
Neurological physiotherapy is rehabilitation for people whose movement problems come from the brain, spinal cord or nerves rather than from the joints. In practice, in Jaipur, most of this work is after a stroke (what families usually call paralysis or "lakwa") alongside Parkinson’s disease, Bell’s palsy, vertigo and nerve injuries. The goal is stated plainly: recover as much independent function as possible, and make daily life safer and easier for both the patient and the family doing the caring.
This work matters because of neuroplasticity, the nervous system’s capacity to reorganise and relearn. That capacity is real. It is strongest in the early months after a stroke, and it responds to repeated practice of meaningful tasks. It is not unlimited, and it does not respond to passive treatment. Someone lying in bed having their limbs moved by someone else is not driving recovery; someone practising standing up from a chair forty times a day is.
This is also where honesty matters most. Recovery after a significant stroke varies enormously and nobody can predict at the first visit how far it will go. What can be said is that starting early, practising often, and training the family properly are the factors most consistently associated with better outcomes, and that the alternative, waiting to see what returns on its own, reliably produces stiffness, contractures and avoidable dependence.
Who This Helps
People after a stroke, at any stage. Early after discharge, or months and years later where recovery has plateaued or new problems like stiffness and shoulder pain have appeared.
Families caring for someone with paralysis or weakness on one side, who need to be shown how to transfer, position and assist safely without injuring themselves or the patient.
People with Parkinson’s disease, where specific work on gait, freezing, balance and large-amplitude movement makes a practical difference to falls and independence.
People with Bell’s palsy or facial weakness.
People with vertigo, dizziness and balance problems, including BPPV, which is often treatable in a small number of sessions.
People with peripheral nerve injuries or neuropathy affecting strength, sensation and balance.
People after spinal cord injury or spinal surgery with neurological involvement, working on mobility, transfers and independence.
Older adults whose balance and walking have declined and who are falling, where the cause is neurological rather than simply age.
What a Session Looks Like
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History and reports: the diagnosis, imaging and discharge summary, current medication, and (most usefully) what the person could do before and what they can do now. Bring the hospital paperwork.
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Neurological assessment: muscle tone and spasticity, strength, sensation, coordination, balance in sitting and standing, and transfers. Where a stroke is involved, we look carefully at the affected shoulder, which is vulnerable to painful subluxation if handled poorly.
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Functional baseline: rolling, sitting up, sitting balance, standing up, standing balance, walking with or without an aid, and the specific daily tasks the family identifies as most limiting.
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Goal setting with the patient and family together. Goals are concrete (getting to the bathroom without help, sitting up unaided, walking to the gate) because those are what change daily life and what motivate practice.
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Treatment: repetitive, task-specific practice of the actual goal movements, strength work for the muscles that support them, balance and gait training, tone management through positioning and stretching, and safe use of aids and orthoses where needed.
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Family training, and this is not an afterthought: safe transfer technique, positioning to prevent contractures and pressure areas, how to assist without doing the work for them, and the home programme. Home physiotherapy across Jaipur is available where travelling is impractical, which after a stroke it often is.
Safety & Contraindications
This treatment is not suitable for everyone. Tell your physiotherapist about your full medical history — it is screened for at your first assessment.
- •New stroke symptoms are a medical emergency, not a physiotherapy appointment. Sudden facial droop, arm weakness, speech difficulty, sudden severe headache, sudden visual loss or sudden imbalance. Call emergency services immediately. Time lost is brain lost.
- •Physiotherapy begins once the medical condition is stable and the treating doctor is content, and it works alongside neurology and medical management throughout.
- •Uncontrolled blood pressure, new cardiac symptoms or signs of infection mean medical review before exercise is progressed.
- •Difficulty swallowing, choking or recurrent chest infections need medical and speech-therapy assessment; feeding is not managed by physiotherapy.
- •Pain, swelling, warmth or redness in one calf in a patient with reduced mobility needs urgent assessment for a blood clot before any hands-on treatment.
- •New or increasing weakness, changes in bladder or bowel control, or a sudden loss of previously regained function need prompt medical review rather than more exercise.
- •Modern Physio does not prescribe medication and has no imaging on site; diagnosis and drug management stay with your neurologist or physician.
Expected Timeline
Recovery is generally fastest in the first three to six months after a stroke, which is why starting early matters. That window is not a deadline. Meaningful gains continue well beyond it, particularly in strength, balance, walking quality and confidence.
Neurological rehabilitation is measured in months, not weeks, and depends on the severity and location of the injury. Anyone offering a confident prediction of the endpoint at a first appointment is guessing.
Progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s are managed rather than resolved: the aim is maintaining function, reducing falls and adapting the programme as the condition changes, with periodic review rather than a course that ends.
Vertigo caused by BPPV is the exception in this category. It often improves markedly within one to a few sessions of repositioning treatment, though it can recur.
Progress is re-measured against the functional baseline at agreed intervals. Where it stalls, the plan changes or you are referred back. Continuing unchanged is not a plan.
Evidence Base
Rehabilitation after stroke, including physiotherapy for movement and mobility, is a core part of recovery and should begin as early as the medical condition allows.
NHS: Stroke recoveryStroke requires emergency medical treatment; sudden facial, arm or speech symptoms need immediate emergency care.
NHS: StrokePhysiotherapy uses movement, exercise and education to restore function after illness and injury.
NHS: PhysiotherapyFrequently Asked Questions
How soon after a stroke should physiotherapy start?
As early as the medical team allows, often in hospital and continuing straight after discharge. Early rehabilitation takes advantage of the period when the nervous system is most adaptable, and it prevents the stiffness and contractures that develop while waiting.
Will the paralysis fully recover?
It varies enormously with the severity and location of the stroke, and no honest clinician will predict it at a first appointment. Many people regain substantial function; some regain partial. The aim is the maximum independence achievable for that person, and you will be given a realistic picture as recovery reveals itself.
It has been two years since the stroke. Is there any point?
Yes. The fastest recovery happens early, but strength, balance, walking quality and confidence continue to improve with training well beyond that. Late-stage rehabilitation also treats the secondary problems (stiffness, shoulder pain, falls) that commonly develop.
Can treatment happen at home?
Yes, and after a stroke it often should. Travelling is difficult, and practising in the actual environment where the person lives (their bathroom, their stairs, their bed) makes the training directly relevant. Home physiotherapy is available across Jaipur.
What can the family do?
A great deal, and family training is a core part of the programme rather than an add-on. Safe transfers, correct positioning, encouraging active practice, and running the home programme are what most determine progress between sessions.
Do we still need the neurologist?
Yes. Physiotherapy works alongside neurology and medical management, never instead. Modern Physio does not prescribe medication and has no imaging on site; where medical review is needed, you will be told and referred.
Dos and Don'ts
Do
- Start as early as the medical team allows. The early months are when the nervous system is most responsive.
- Practise little and often through the day rather than in one long daily session; repetition is what drives relearning.
- Support the affected arm when moving or transferring; never pull on it. A painful subluxed shoulder is a common and preventable setback.
- Change position regularly to protect skin and prevent contractures, particularly for anyone spending long periods in bed or a chair.
- Let the person do as much of each movement as they can, even if it is slow. Assistance should be the minimum necessary.
- Learn safe transfer technique properly; carers are injured doing this badly far more often than people realise.
Don't
- Do not wait to see what returns on its own. Waiting produces stiffness and contractures that then have to be treated as well.
- Do not rely on passive movement alone. Someone else moving the limb does not drive recovery, active practice does.
- Do not pull on the weak arm to help someone up. It is the single most common cause of shoulder damage after stroke.
- Do not stop prescribed medication, including blood pressure and blood-thinning drugs, to "test" progress.
- Do not do everything for the person. Doing too much removes exactly the practice they need.
- Do not ignore a new loss of function that had returned, that needs medical review the same day.
Prevention & Self-Management
Two different things are worth preventing here: a first or further stroke, and the secondary complications that follow neurological injury. Both are substantially modifiable.
- Stroke risk is reduced by controlling blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, stopping smoking, and staying physically active. The medical side belongs to your doctor, and the activity side is something rehabilitation directly supports.
- After a first stroke the risk of another is higher, which makes medication adherence and activity more important, not less.
- Prevent contractures with daily stretching and positioning; a joint that stiffens is far harder to restore than to maintain.
- Prevent falls: balance training, a safe home layout, adequate lighting, appropriate footwear and grab rails where needed.
- Protect skin with regular position changes and daily checks in anyone with reduced sensation or mobility.
- Protect the affected shoulder with correct handling and positioning from the very first days.
- Keep some form of activity going long term. Function gained in rehabilitation is lost again if practice stops entirely.
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This content was reviewed for medical accuracy by Dr. Surabhi Bansal, BPT, MPT (Ortho) with 14+ years of clinical experience.
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Our Neurological Rehabilitation Approach
Neurological conditions require specialized treatment approaches that address both physical limitations and daily function. Our therapists at Modern Physio Jaipur use evidence-based techniques tailored to each patient's specific needs.
- Comprehensive neurological assessment
- Individualized treatment planning
- Motor relearning and functional training
- Balance and coordination exercises
- Gait and mobility training
- Sensory integration techniques
- Adaptive equipment recommendation
Why Choose Modern Physio for Neurological Care?
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Specialized Expertise
Our physiotherapists have specialized training in neurological rehabilitation.
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Evidence-Based Approach
We use the latest research and techniques for neurological conditions.
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Comprehensive Care
We address physical, functional, and quality of life aspects of neurological conditions.
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Family Involvement
We work with families to provide education and home program support.
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Real Reviews From Our Patients
Verbatim reviews from patients treated at Modern Physio, sourced from Google and Practo.
Stroke Rehabilitation My father had a stroke and needed neurological physiotherapy in Jaipur. We came to Dr. Surabhi at Modern Physio and she was extremely knowledgeable about stroke rehab. She used balance training, gait retraining, and hand coordination exercises. My father improved much faster than we expected. Truly the best neurological physiotherapist in Jaipur. Neck Pain & Cervical Spondylosis I work at a desk for long hours and developed severe neck pain and cervical spondylosis. Dr. Surabhi Bansal at Modern Physio Jaipur gave me traction therapy, dry needling, and a home exercise program that made a huge difference. Within 2 weeks, the stiffness reduced a lot. She is the top physiotherapist in Vaishali Nagar for neck and cervical problems.
I had an foot drop and paralysis in legs .i was unable to walk than i found modern physio in vaishali nagar . its been 1 month i ma coming here form treatment And feeling so better
as a makeup artist my work involves a lot of bending and that ended up hurting my back really badly i got severe muscle spasms and it got so bad that my nerves got irritated i couldn’t feel my legs properly couldn’t stand and my legs just couldn’t support my body weight it honestly felt like temporary paralysis and was really scary that’s when dr. surbhi came into the picture she understood exactly what was wrong and started my treatment right away within just 5 days i was able to stand on my own again she didn’t just treat me she also supported and comforted me when i needed it the most and that really meant a lot
My mother suffered a paralysis episode, and I urgently called Dr. Surabhi for a home visit. She responded promptly, conducted a thorough assessment, and initiated physiotherapy sessions. Within a month, my mother showed significant …
I am 67 years old. I had paralysis for six months. Since then, I have had foot drop. I had difficulty walking. I learned about Modern Physiotherapy. I have been receiving treatment there for the last one month. I am feeling much better and walking has also become easier. Thank you, Mam.