Physiotherapy
Staying flexible, having more precise gestures, better coordinating 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 maintain a flexible gait, your physiotherapist will make you perform balance games or movements on tiptoe. 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 shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand movements.
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 rest periods. The costs are covered by Social Security as part of the treatment protocol established by your doctor.
speech therapy
With the disease, 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 every day in front of someone. To work on your facial expressions, smile, puff out 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 rehabilitate through activities of daily living: getting dressed, doing your shopping, etc. He can also advise you on the useful arrangements to make in your home. In the public, the consultation is supported by the hospital. In the private sector, 1 hour at home costs around €46.
