Physiotherapy
Stay flexible, have more precise gestures, better coordinate your movements … this is what physiotherapy can be used for. The sessions consist mainly of joint flexibility, muscle stretching, rhythmic movements coupled with breathing exercises. To keep your gait flexible, your physiotherapist will have you perform balancing games or tiptoe movements. To walk at a good pace, he can make you step over obstacles placed at regular intervals on the ground. To make writing easier, it will show you movements of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.
You can make an appointment with the “physiotherapist” as soon as the disease has been diagnosed. It is possible to follow sessions 2 to 5 times a week with periods of rest. The costs are covered by Social Security as part of the treatment protocol established by your doctor.
Speech therapy
With illness, the voice becomes monotonous, weak and slow. Your face also has fewer expressions. Speech therapy has one goal: to reduce these disorders so that communication with others is easier. You can also do some exercises at home. For example, read a few pages of a book aloud each day in front of someone. To work on your facial expressions, smile, puff up your cheeks, wrinkle your nose… The costs are again covered by Social Security as part of the treatment protocol established by your doctor.
Occupational therapy
The occupational therapist will help you re-educate yourself through activities of daily living: getting dressed, doing your shopping, etc. He can also advise you on the useful arrangements to be made in your home. In the public, the consultation is taken care of by the hospital. In the private sector, 1 hour at home costs around € 46.
