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Bored and alone – circuit training in neurorehab Patients are inactive and alone for more than 60% of the rehabilitation day. They lie in bed bored. In many cases, more therapy is necessary, but is not easily possible under the prevailing conditions in the healthcare system. New concepts are needed. One promising approach is circuit training. Exercising in a group is a lot of fun for patients, promotes social interaction and, above all, is extremely effective. On your marks, get set, go! Jakob Tiebel
The epidemiological development of neurological diseases around the world is dramatic. This is due mainly to the global demographic trend towards an older population. There is a growing number of patients in hospitals and rehabilitation centres today who need to be cared for by specialists from the field of neurology. In addition to patients with common diseases such as polyneuropathy and migraine, neurology primarily treats patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Stroke care is being brought into focus
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in particular because there are increasingly better treatment options due to new therapy alternatives (cf. GBD 2017). According to the WHO, stroke is now the second leading cause of death worldwide, the third leading cause of years of life lost to illness and death, and one of the main reasons for living with permanent disability (cf. GBD 2017, Feigin 2014, Go 2014). The number of people who suffer at least one stroke in their lifetime has risen to 33 million p.a. in the last 20 years (84 per cent, cf. Feigin 2014).
